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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1948. Book. Illus. by Jacob Lawrence. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition Stated. Boldly inscribed on front endpaper to Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Elmer Rice and his wifre, actress Betty Field. "To Elmer and Betty, the Happiest of Holidays - Sincerely, Langston , New York, 1948". Yellow boards are worn and soiled. Spine is extremely worn/faded. Interior is clean and complete..
One-Way Ticket by Hughes, Langston - 1949
by Hughes, Langston
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One-Way Ticket
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. Yellow boards, black cloth backstrip, gilt-lettering on spine, blind-stamped title on front & unique design blind-stamped on front board and onto quarter-bound cloth, publisher's dark dye on top edges, xvii, 136pp including 6 original b&w block print illustrations. SIGNED, Inscribed & Dated by Author on upper area of front flyleaf: "To Jane Mallendorf (Mollendorf?), Sincerely, Langston Hughes April 15, 1949" and SIGNED by Illustrator, Jacob Lawrence, at lower left of same page. Generally a very attractive, clean copy; spine is moderately cocked with bright gilding & crisp ends, top corners lightly bumped, edges lightly faded, text crisp & clean, perhaps very lightly agetoned but still a nice soft creamy white. Dust jacket is printed on a non-glossy offwhite heavy paper with solid deep soft maroon front panel with pale green title lettering & white reverse author & illustrator lettering, pale green spine panel with maroon lettering, white back panel with maroon & pale green lettering. The spine & back panels show evidence of agetoning, the top edges show a bit of very light bumping & tiny chipping with a bit of light colorchipping at the spine top & top of folds; price is present on the front flap; over-all quite attractive and protected in a clear archival mylar cover which reveals no flaws on the backside. Both author and illustrator were (and remain) recognized as strong social influencers of their day through the expertise of their respective arts, having each received many, many professional accolades & awards. The publisher notes on the front flap, "Mr. Lawrence has caught with aptness and insight the very spirit of Langston Hughe's work. The result is a remarkable unity of text and design.". Signed by Author & Illustrator. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/Near Fine. Illus. by Jacob (Armstead) Lawrence (1917-2000). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Illustrator Jacob (Armstead) Lawrence (1917-2000)
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- Edition First Edition
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- Publisher Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1949
- Keywords ART, BLACK AMERICANA, POETRY, SIGNED
- Size 8vo
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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As new except for tiny spot on side exterior page edges and light surface scratching on the back cover. 255 pages. 8.5" X 11" X .5" (22cm X 28cm X 1.3cm) History of Harlem as cultural center. Illustrated with hundreds of black and white photos of people and cultural ephemera like playbills, tickets to the Cotton Club, and advertising banners about the importance of Black Santa. Part of a project with the Metropolitan Museum of Arts. Nonfiction. History. Photography. African American History. Regional History- New York.
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187 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter purple cloth with gilt lettering to spine over yellow boards and faux signature to cover in original pictorial jacket. Edited by James R McGraw. First edition. Richard "Dick" Gregory was an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, comedian, motivational speaker, author and actor. He became the first black comedian to successfully cross over to white audiences. Condition: Lightly soiled. Jacket corners and spine ends chipped else better than very good in like jacket.
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