Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, & Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Films [Signed]
New York: Bantam Books, 1974. Very Good. Item #47060
New York: Bantam Books, 1974. First Bantam edition; preceded by Viking Press hardback in 1973. Mass market paperback (18cm); 364pp. Publisher’s stiff graphic wrappers. Black-and-white photographs throughout. Wrappers bumped, rubbed, and creaseed, especially along spine. Binding sound. Textblock, endsheets, interior pages a bit toned. Signed and dated by the author on first free endsheet. Very Good.
Bogle is a noted film historian with a focus on black history in the entertainment industry. Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies, & Bucks outlines the five titular stereotypes assigned to black screen actors. In 1974, the book earned the Theatre Library Association Award (now called the Wall Award).
Price: $75.00