2 Eliot Asinof Signed Non-fiction Books – "People vs. Blutcher" and "Craig and Joan."
Lot 386. 2 Eliot Asinof Signed Non-fiction Books – "People vs. Blutcher" and "Craig and Joan." Subtitled “Black Men and White Law in Bedford-Stuyvesant,” “People vs. Blutcher” examines in detail the case of a black man who was pistol-whipped by a white policeman in a store in Brooklyn and what it reveals about the justice system. Asinof autographed the first title page of this 1970 hardback book, ex-m+ book, ex dust jacket. His signature is gem mint 10. A mint 9 to gem mint 10 Asinof autograph is on the title page of “Craig and Joan: Two Lives for Peace.” In October 1969, these two 17-year-olds committed suicide as an anti-war protest after attending a Vietnam Moratorium demonstration. Asinof explores the circumstances that led to their decision, community attitudes toward the war, and the effect of their suicides on their New Jersey hometown. Ex book, ex-m dust jacket. The autographs are PSA/DNA Pre-Certified. Minimum Bid $20.