Patterson (Haywood) and Conrad (Earl) Scottsboro Boy
£95
London, Gollancz, 1950.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 16/-.
A scarce first Gollancz edition of this harrowing account from the perspective of one of the black men accused of raping two white prostitutes in Alabama in 1931, written with the aid of author & journalist Earl Conrad, who had met Patterson during his time as Harlem Bureau Chief for The Chicago Defender. The title was reprinted very quickly to meet demand, and as a result first impressions are relatively scarce.
In stock
Cloth slightly tarnished at head of spine with some minor bumping; jacket with some tanning and edge wear, chipped at spine ends and corners.
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