That's Where the Cat's At, Baby, BB Johnson's Third Book in Superspade Blaxploitation Series

First Edition

That's Where the Cat's At, Baby. B.B Johnson. First edition. Paperback Library: New York, 1970. Measures 4.25 x 7 inches. The third in Johnson's Superspade series, the story follows Richard Spade as he helps a black politician get elected despite pressures from neighborhood organized crime. Cover shows photo of a Spade walking through an open door, the cross-hair of a gun fixed on his figure, two women posing suggestively before him. The 1970s saw a proliferation of novels like this one which fall under the pop cultural subgenre of blaxploitation. The term describes work that relies on racial stereotypes for its plot points, although it is often embraced by African American pop culture. Slight shelfwear. Textblock tight and clean. In very good condition.

Item #18244

Price: $125.00