by Henry Dumas
First edition, first printing, wrappered issue
New York: Random House, 1974. First edition, wrappered issue. xxiii, [i], 135 pp. Publisher's wraps. Near Fine, lightly rubbed along edges, shelf worn.
The best-known collection of poetry by the late African American poet and short story writer, posthumously published. He was killed in 1968 on a subway platform by a cop under mysterious circumstances often oddly referred to as "a case of mistaken identity." With the growth of the Black Lives Matter movement in recent years his work has taken on a renewed relevance and popularity.