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Milner, Christina & Richard. New York: Little, Brown And Company, 1973. First Edition. 8vo. Boards in Pictorial Jacket. Cultural Anthropological Study. Fine/Fine. 330pp, illustrated in b&w. "Pimping is a fascinating life. We don't have the distinction of being movie stars, as far as society is concerned, but we are the greatest actors who ever lived. In most large American cities, a secret little-understood society is flourishing - that of Black pimps and their prostitutes ("ho's"). Foe the pimps who "make it big", there are silk suits, alligator boots, Rolls Royces, and parties where cocaine is served on new hundred-dollar bills and carried to the nose on tiny golden spoons. To gain access to this hidden world during her graduate studies in anthropology, Christina Milner became "Tiger Rose", a topless dancer in a bar in San Francisco's North Beach. For two years, she and her husband Richard immersed themselves in "the life" and earned the confidence and friendship of many of the "Players". Out of this experience comes one of the most fascinating journeys into a secret culture ever written." A bright, most handsome example of the 1973 first edition of this cult classic in a price-clipped dust jacket. 0-316-57411-2 Inventory Number: 026402