![]() ![]() With Betty Beck, Camille Beck, Diane Beck, Misty Beck. A scarce first edition, first printing, of the author's first book. Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp: Directed by Jorge Hinojosa. This title has gone through countless printings, 19 by last count and its first printing, a paperback original, remains a plum for any serious collector. Catapulted into the public eye, Slim became a new American hero, known for speaking the truth whether that truth was ugly, sexy, rude, or blunt. His first book, PIMP, is available in ten languages, and sold more than two million copies by 1973 just five years after its first printing in 1967. Groundbreaking for its authentic and oft-brutal account of the sex trade, the book offers readers an unforgettable look at the mores of Chicago’s street life during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Street Poison: The Biography of Iceberg Slim by Justin Gifford - Hardcover First Edition with Dust Jacket - Black Writer - Rap/Hip-Hop Iceberg Slim Airtight. As of last count, at the time of the author's death in 1992, Slim had sold more than six million books making him one of the most successful African-American writers of the 20th century. Iceberg Slim’s autobiographical novel sent shockwaves throughout the literary world when it published in 1969. ![]() This is the scarce, first edition, first printing of the timeless classic that has gone on to inspire countless writers and artists from hip-hop, to comedy, to film. Written in 1978 and unpublished until now, Doom Fox is a tale of the Los Angeles ghetto that begins just after World War II and spans the next thirty years. Author bio: Roberk Beck, who used the moniker Iceberg Slim, was a major league pimp who enjoyed serious sucess during the 40s and 50s. He was a pimp and this is his story, told without bitterness and with no. Original 95 cents price intact on front cover. Propelled by the story of Joe 'Kong' Allen and his gorgeous, treacherous wife, Doom Fox is the last in Iceberg Slims legendary series of underground novels. Iceberg Slim is the name Robert Beck used in the ghetto. ![]()
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