HEYWARD, DU BOSE (EDWIN DU BOSE HEYWARD)
Angel
New York, NY: George H. Doran Company, 1926. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Winifred Lefferts. Cover Art; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The lettering on the spine has noticeable rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The front endpaper has several spots of foxing and finger dirt. The dust jacket has edge wear, several tears, nicks and small chips along with rubbing to the spine and flap joints. The Spine is noticeably toned and soiled. The book is scarce in dust jacket. By the author of Porgy. "Du Bose Heyward was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the city in which porgy is laid, and has lived there practically ever since. His family were of the finest Colonial stock, left impoverished by the Civil War and by the period of Reconstruction which followed." "Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940) was an American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy, which was adapted by his wife Dorothy into a 1927 play. The stage Porgy inspired the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess with music by George Gershwin, which was later adapted into a 1959 film. Heyward also wrote poetry and other novels and plays, as well as the children's book The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (1939).". Very Good+ in Good dust jacket .
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Keywords: Modern Fiction First Edition Du Bose Heyward African Americans Porgy and Bess African American Fiction Winifred Lefferts North Carolina