I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
New York: Random House [1969], 1969. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [9], 4-281, [1] pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the front board and spine; red topstain. Price of $5.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Ahearn, Collected Books, p. 75. Angelou's first book, an autobiography detailing her life from her earliest childhood memories through the birth of her son in 1944. An important and powerful work describing her perseverance through experiences of racism and domestic violence in the United States. A pleasing copy of this cornerstone work, an important addition to any collection of twentieth-century literature. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #000014427
An ink inscription from a private owner on the free front endpaper.
Price: $675.00