New York: McGraw-Hill, (1968) dj. Hardcover - An early copy, by the original publisher, of this controversial collection of essays and open letters written from California's Folsom State Prison by Cleaver (who later became an important leader of the Black Panthers.) A book wich was one of the most important in the Black Power movement of the 60s and 70s. Introduction by Maxwell Geismar. 210 pp.

New York: Coward-McCann, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Tennessee-born author's first novel, arising in part out of his experience teaching in a Los Angeles high school. Winner of the Thomas R. Coward Memorial Award in Fiction. From the dj: "Far more than a suspenseful story of murder and its solution, [this novel] is a probing examination of life in an American ghetto and of people, both good and bad, black and white, who would like to see changes made - either through violence ot peaceful means." 256 pp. Striking red and green dustjacket by Charles Milolaycak.

New York: Coward-McCann, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Tennessee-born author's first novel, arising in part out of his experience teaching in a Los Angeles high school. Winner of the Thomas R. Coward Memorial Award in Fiction. From the dj: "Far more than a suspenseful story of murder and its solution, [this novel] is a probing examination of life in an American ghetto and of people, both good and bad, black and white, who would like to see changes made - either through violence ot peaceful means." 256 pp. Striking red and green dustjacket by Charles Milolaycak.

New York: Coward-McCann, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - One of the most influential books of the Black Power movement, a book which is a condemnation of both the racism of white America and of the injustices of the prison system. It remains to this day essential reading; the injustices continue. Introduction by Jean Genet, translated by Richard Howard. 320 pp. Photographic endpapers.