On My Journey North [Inscribed]

New York: Carlton Press, 1979. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); beige cloth, with titles stamped in black on spine; dustjacket; [8],9-108pp. Inscribed by the author (as Luther Washington) on title page, dated in year of publication. Fine in a Very Good+ dustjacket, unclipped (priced $5.75), with modest wear, some trivial dustiness, and a few tiny tears. African-American author's slightly fictionalized autobiography, recounting experiences of the Great Migration, making bootleg whiskey during Prohibition, including "a pistol-whipping girlfriend...[and] very amusing incidents as L.D.W. narrates his various encounters with homosexuals, especially during his army stint" (from jacket copy). Uncommon, with none for sale in commerce (April 2023), and only 3 found in OCLC (Michigan State, U.Michigan, and Duke). Not in BLOCKSON.