Daddy Was a Number Runner [Inscribed by Author]

Title: Daddy Was a Number Runner Author: Meriweather, Louise Publication: New York : The Feminist Press, 1986. Description: First Feminist Press edition of this classic novel by Louise Meriwether about life in Harlem in the 1930s, told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old girl. Warmly inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "To Cheryl, my lovely sister hostess, with love, Louise Meriwether, 9/88." In color pictorial card wrappers. 8.5 x 5.5 inches; 234, [2] pages. Marginal marking and underlining throughout. Mild edgewear and sunning, with a small nick on the front cover near the spine. Very Good. First published in 1970, Daddy Was a Number Runner was Meriwether's first novel. Meriwether did not receive as much acclaim as other authors of her time, though she was well-admired by her peers. James Baldwin and Nellie McKay wrote the foreword and afterword, respectively. The novel is now considered an important contribution to the Black literary canon. Meriwether passed aw