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

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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-.

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Title
Freedom Ride (frst printing) One Activist's 15 year account as a Freedom Rider
Author
Peck, James & James Bladwin (foreword) & Lillian Smith (introduction)
Publisher
Simon & Schuster, New York
Publication year
1962
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Item weight
1 kilogram
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Seller catalogs
African-American History & Black Interest, Biography, First Edition

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