Parks, Gordon

To Smile in Autumn [Inscribed]

Gordon Parks. To Smile in Autumn: A Memoir. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1979. First edition. 
Inscribed by Gordon Parks: "For Aaranetta / and Joe / with Much Love / and warm memories / Gordon /Houston Tex / aug 1994." 
Octavo. 249pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher's white quarter cloth over teal blue paper-covered boards, spines lettered in gilt, front cover in blind, original dust jacket. 
From The Dr. Joseph A. and Aaronetta Pierce Collection of African-American Literature and History. 
Light shelfwear, gently bumped to upper front corner; slight offsetting to endleaves; clipped jacket a bit rubbed and chipped. Very good. Item #2762

Price: $150.00