Things That I Do In The Dark, Selected Poems. Inscribed To William. Jordan, June; Kunstler, William, Inscribed To Antiquarian & Scholarly

With a Warm Presentation Inscription to the Attorney who Defended the Chicago Seven Jordan, June [1936-2002]. Things that I Do in the Dark, Selected Poems. New York: Random House, [1977]. xvii, [1], 203, [2] pp. Hardcover in lightly edgeworn dust jacket, negligible faint stain to fore-edge of dust jacket, presentation inscription to William Kunstler to front free endpaper. $350. * First edition. Jordan was an important African American and LGBTQ poet, essayist, teacher and activist. Her inscription to the distinguished civil-rights attorney, activist (and former poet) Kunstler [1919-1995] reads "1978/ For/ William Kunstler,/ Attorney, freedom fighter, Brother:/ wishing you and your family/ all love and peace and/ joy, always./ Respectfully/ and with love,/ June Jordan/ 7/17/ N.Y.C."