Publication Date: 1972
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Softcover with pictorial black and white boards, black and white lettering across covers and along spine. Two blue pen marks on front cover: a small circle at center left and "carwile" written discreetly at center bottom. No text or illustration obscured. Faint fading along edges. Corner, crown and foot of spine lightly bumped. No date on title page. Copyright page dated only 1972. 162 pages. Four instances of underlining in blue pen throughout text. Four page numbers written in blue pen around title on title page. No text obstructed. Front attached endpaper inscribed "Mr. Carwile, Here's a whole book devoted to this bussin' business. Hope you'll enjoy reading it. Merry Christmas to you. Jim Doherty" in blue pen. Howard Carwile, the former owner to whom this is inscribed, is mentioned several times throughout this book. He was a city councilman in Richmond from 1966-73, a Virginia delegate from 1974-75, and a longtime trial attorney. Carwile opposed busing in schools, a major racial justice issue of the time. Pages otherwise bright. Binding neat and tight. Please email us with questions or to request photos. Signed by Author(s).