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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. 402 pages with illustrations. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2") issued in green with silver lettering to spine. 1st first edition. In 1981, Gordon Parks turned to fiction with Shannon, a novel about Irish immigrants fighting their way up the social ladder in turbulent early 20th-century New York. Parks' writing accomplishments include novels, poetry, autobiography, and non-fiction including photographic instructional manuals and filmmaking books. Parks also wrote a poem called "The Funeral". A self-taught pianist, Parks composed Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1953) and Tree Symphony (1967). In 1989, he composed and choreographed Martin, a ballet dedicated to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. Parks also performed as a jazz pianist. Parks was also a campaigner for civil rights; subject of film and print profiles, notably Half Past Autumn in 2000; and had a gallery exhibit of his photo-related, abstract oil paintings in 1981. Condition: Previous owner's stamps on front end paper and paste downs, corners gently bumped and rubbed. Jacket corners and spine heal rubbed. Jacket corners rubbed, closed tear at spine with crease, edge wear with some closed tears else a very good copy in like jacket.