The Children of Ham by Claude Brown (1976) Hardcover 1st Edition / 1st Printing

The Children of Ham
by Claude Brown

NY: Stein and Day. 1976. First Edition. 8vo, Hardcover. Lime paper-covered boards over an orange cloth backstrip, titled in gilt on the spine. 224pp. Author's facsimile signature in gilt decoration on lower edge of front board. The book is unmarked in Fine condition. The dustjacket has two closed tears to the upper edge of the front panel, about Near Fine.

From the author of MANCHILD IN THE PROMISED LAND. This is the tale of NYC kids in between the Civil Rights and Hip-Hop era who each tell their tale- They are graffiti artists, thieves, numbers runners, ex-prostitutes and junkies who live together to escape their wino stepfathers and addict mothers.