Item #000010620 Roots; The Saga of an American Family. Alex Haley.

Roots; The Saga of an American Family

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], vii-viii, [2], 1-587 pp. Quarter black cloth over brown paper boards with gold lettering blocked in brown on the spine. Price of $12.50 on front flap of jacket. A fictional biography of Alex Haley's ancestors, following the journey of Kunta Kinte from the Gambia to Annapolis, and the subsequent lives of his descendants. Roots inspired interest in African-American history and genealogy, and spent many weeks on the New York Times best seller list as well as inspiring a blockbuster mini-series, a milestone in the history of American television. Very Good / Very Good+. Item #000010620

Subtle foxing to the textblock and the pastedowns, a moderate concavity to the spine; jacket shows minor edge wear and a crease to the front flap.

Price: $100.00

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