London: M. Joseph, 1963. First edition, second printing. Small octavo in white DJ, 415 pages, 20 cm. Very mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gently rubbed corners, front-rear corner extremely gently bumped and sunned, extremely light soiling to front free endpaper and front pastedown, bright pages in tight binding, half-inch tear to front DJ-rear edge, quarter-inch tear to rear DJ-top edge, quarter-inch tear to rear-top corner, two less than quarter-inch tears to DJ spine head, sunned DJ spine and light sunning to front DJ, six small dot-tears to front DJ, faint soiling to DJ, else Near Fine(-) in Good DJ. Hardcover.This masterly story of desire, hatred and violence opens with the unforgettable character of Rufus Scott, a scavenging Harlem jazz musician adrift in New York. Racism -- United States -- Fiction.
