WELCH, Leona Nicholas

Black Gibraltar

San Francisco: Leswing Press, 1971. First Edition. Octavo (22.75cm); glossy, illustrated wrappers; 75,[5]pp; illus. Light dustiness to top edge of text, with slight upward curl to front wrapper; very Near Fine.

The Mobile, AL native's first book, a collection of poems exploring "the themes of Black pride, the search for Black identity, and the universal need for human love and touch." With illustrations throughout the text by Doug Noble.

Price: $25.00

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