The Pickaninny
New York: Vantage Press, (c. 1973). 1st ed. Hardcover. 177p. Hardcover in original binding. Two different djs -- one over the other but in no particular order. 21 cm. Perhaps the author was ambivalent or unhappy with the first design, whichever that was, and so a second jacket was produced. The jackets are different in a few ways, most importantly in the illustration which appears on the front panel. Both jackets are Near Fine. INSCRIBED to "Hazel" on front free endpaper by Artis. We have seen copies of this book with one of the other of these jackets. We don't know why both jackets are on this copy. This mix of racism, romance and greed appears to be the author's second novel. His first novel ("The Last Rope") was published as a paperback in Oakland, CA in 1969. OCLC lists two Danish holding of a 1971 book in Danish by a Charles Artis which appears to be a Danish translation of "The Last Rope." We are not aware of any later books by this African American author. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #92071
Price: $400.00