NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978. First edition. viii, 141pp. Orange boards backed with purple cloth; blind-embossed front boards; gilt spine titles; dust jacket. Mild sunning along tops of boards, else near fine in a very good jacket, unclipped, with several small edge chips and light fading to spine.
Signed and inscribed by Thomas to the dedication page. Inscribed first edition of this collection of short stories by the New York-born writer Piri Thomas (1928-2011), noted for his successful autobiography Down These Mean Streets (1967), and for the influence he exerted on the Nuyorican literary movement.
