J. Mason Brewer. Warren E. Roberts, preface. R. L. Tobin, illustrator. Worser Days & Better Times: The Folklore of the North Carolina Negro. Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1965. First edition. Inscribed by J. Mason Brewer. Octavo. 192pp (indexed). Illustrated with drawings by R. L. Tobin. Publisher's black quarter cloth over green paper-covered boards, spine lettered in white, green top-stain, original dust jacket. From The Dr. Joseph A. and Aaronetta Pierce Collection of African-American Literature and History. . Light sunning to board edges; price-clipped jacket toned and creased. Very good.