The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1967. Jacket by Roy Schlemme. First Edition. Hardcover octavo in printed dust jacket. Black cloth with titles stamped to spine in gilt. Red end papers. 594pp. First Edition, first printing, of this simultaneously celebrated and controversial polemic assessing the struggle of black activists, artists, and academics in its moment. The Crisis of the Negro Intellectual, recently republished by NYRB, remains a lightning rod for all takes on the subject, and demonstrated an already-occurring shift towards black separatism at the time of its publication. Very Good, Some dampstaining to outside of boards at bottom edge; else crips and clean; spine ends gently pushed; previous ownership stamp to front endpapers. About Very Good priceclipped dust jacket has some shallow closed tears and edgewear; lightly scuffed; else bright and clean. Item #3842
Price: $40.00