Inscribed first printing of Gaines's powerhouse second novel — with warm and lengthy inscription to Yvette Le Roy, owner of Liberty House, a Harlem bookshop in operation between 1968 and 1979.
Very good plus in very good jacket.
Price: $650.00
"No matter what a person does, there ought to be somebody on his side at the last moment."
In exploring the dynamics of power, segregation, and love on a Southern plantation, OF LOVE AND DUST notably captures a consequential moment in time, depicting the dramatic ramifications of interracial love affairs the same year that LOVING V. VIRGINIA would be passed by the Supreme Court, legalizing interracial marriage.
This copy boasts a wonderful inscription from Gaines — who would continue to achieve acclaim with works like THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN (1971) and A LESSON BEFORE DYING (1993), which earned him a MacArthur Genius grant — to Yvette Le Roy, owner of Liberty House, a Harlem bookshop in operation between 1968 and 1979, which hosted readings and gatherings by many emerging African American writers who would become major literary figures, including Gwendolyn Brooks, Jayne Cortez, and Toni Morrison. An excellent association, serving as testament to Le Roy's invaluable role in nurturing Black literary talent.
First edition. New York: Dial Press, Inc, 1967. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original grey cloth, lettered in black to spine. In original unclipped ($4.95) color typographic jacket designed by Paul Bacon. [4], 284 pages. Inscribed to "Dear Yvette — / Wasn't it lovely having / so many of the brothers / and sisters together — and / all of them having such / a wonderful time? / Please keep in / touch — / Ernie Gaines / Oct 1, 1992 / N.Y." Jacket with moderate edgewear, toning to spine. Book with light toning and rubbing at board edges, faint foxing to textblock top and fore-edge, else sound.
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