Freedom Ride (frst printing) One Activist's 15 year account as a Freedom Rider

Peck, James & James Bladwin (foreword) & Lillian Smith (introduction)

Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1962

About this Item

Simon & Schuster, New York. 1962. 160 pages. First edition, first printing stated. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are sound. Minor light soiling to orange cloth; minor sunning along edge. Endpapers show light soiling. Previous owner's name and date stamped to front endpaper. Original DJ with $3.50 price intact on flap. DJ shows light soiling. DJ shows a couple of open chips along top edge. Tiny chipping at heel. Peck, an American activist in the Civil Rights Movement, is the only person who participated in both the Journey of Reconciliation in 1947 and the first Freedom Ride of 1961; which earned him fifty three stitches in the head. He was arrested more than sixty times as an activist. This is Peck's fifteen year account as a Freedom Rider. VG/VG-.

Seller Inventory # 003724

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Freedom Ride (frst printing) One Activist's 15 year account as a Freedom Rider
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York
• Publication Date: 1962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1 kilogram
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition
  • African-American History & Black Interest
  • Biography