Black Rage
New York: Basic Books, 1968. Hardcover. Third Printing. Inscribed by Grier and Cobbs on the front endpaper. Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped ($5.95), toned and lightly rubbed at the surface and edges. Black cloth with red and purple gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a red top stain, clean internally. Touted as "the first book ever to examine the full range of Negro life from the vantage point of psychiatric knowledge," in which the authors, "tell of the insidious effects of the still-living heritage of slavery; of the almost hopeless struggle of the black boy and girl to achieve the pride of a healthy manhood and womanhood; of love, marriage, and the family; of the sexual myths and fears in both races," among others. Fine / Near Fine. Item #9982
Price: $125.00