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London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1954. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (19cm); red paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; x,[2],3-240,[2]pp. Spine ends slightly nudged, upper corners gently tapped (though still sharp), with a hint of foxing to upper edge of textblock; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 12/6 net), moderately shelfworn, spine-sunned, and dust-soiled, with a few tiny nicks and small tears, a 1.5" split to lower rear flap fold, and 2" split and small horizontal tear to lower rear joint; Very Good. The second volume of stories centered around Hughes's character Jesse B. Simple. "This is the story of Simple's courtship of Joyce, a respectable, hard-working, churchgoing girl whose morals have not affected her good times. Unfortunately nobody can afford the three payments necessary to obtain Simple's divorce from Isabel, who also wants her freedom. Finally, Isabel pays two thirds, and Simple painfully accumulates the other third, and hangs… Read More

Victor Gollancz, London., 1954. First U.K. edition. Octavo. pp ix, 240. The publisher's copy, with "Archive Copy" rubber-stamped on the title-page. Spine very slightly bumped at head and tail, otherwise fine in near-fine slightly marked dustwrapper slightly creased at head and tail of spine.

NY: Simon Schuster, 1953. First edition. 8vo,Pp.240. Glazed boards, leaves lifghtly browned. A novel of the Harlem "Rooming-House Set

New York: Simon and Schuster, 193. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very good +/None. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Laminated pictorial boards - fading to the titles and boards, shelf wear. Issued without dust jacket, pages browned as usual with this particular book, printed on highly acidic paper. Publisher's post card laid-in. Overall a nice copy of this title.

Simon & Schuster, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Langston Hughes' short stories of the Harlem everyman Jesse B. Semple, a.k.a. "Simple", were first published in The Chicago Defender which was arguably the most important Black periodical in America at the time. This set includes a vinyl LP read by Ossie Davis. The first three books are first editions; the last two are both 1965 printings. Very good condition overall, some fading to jacket of the first volume

Simon and Schuster . Stated First Printing. Uniform age toning. No DJ as issued. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1953.