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African American Lit, Hughes

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	HUGHES, LANGSTON. One-Way Ticket. Poems. Signed by Langston Hughes. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1949. First Edition with "First Edition" stated and with "This is a Borzoi Book, Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc." on the copyright page. Note: only 3,500 copies of the first edition were printed. This copy is signed, "Sincerely, Langston Hughes" in blue fountain pen on the front endpaper. Illustrated by Jacob Lawrence. "This is the first collection of poems on Negro subjects that Langston Hughes has made since "Shakespeare in Harlem."...Here the man Carl Van Vechten called, "the Negro Poet Laureate" brings together happy lyrics, dirges, dramatic coliloquies, and love songs that are the distillation of a rich human understanding." An attractive copy in the original bright yellow paper-covered boards and finely-woven black cloth spine which is stamped in red gold with a few touches of light flecking. With slight bumping to the corners and to the top of the rear panel. In the original dustjacket which has the price of "$2.75 net" printed in red at the top of the inside front flap. The front panel is printed in red with yellow and white lettering, and it is very clean and bright with some light chipping along the bottom edge. The rear panel and the spine are darkened and soiled with one stain that has transferred a small brown circle on the rear boards of the book. Overall, a good plus copy signed by the author. USD 650.00 [Appr.: EURO 433.75 \| £UK 390.75 \| JP¥ 57367] Book number: 6978 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	HUGHES, LANGSTON. One-Way Ticket. Poems. Signed by Langston Hughes. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1949. First Edition with "First Edition" stated and with "This is a Borzoi Book, Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc." on the copyright page. Note: only 3,500 copies of the first edition were printed. This copy is signed, "Sincerely, Langston Hughes" in blue fountain pen on the front endpaper. Illustrated by Jacob Lawrence. "This is the first collection of poems on Negro subjects that Langston Hughes has made since "Shakespeare in Harlem."...Here the man Carl Van Vechten called, "the Negro Poet Laureate" brings together happy lyrics, dirges, dramatic coliloquies, and love songs that are the distillation of a rich human understanding." An attractive copy in the original bright yellow paper-covered boards and finely-woven black cloth spine which is stamped in red gold with a few touches of light flecking. With slight bumping to the corners and to the top of the rear panel. In the original dustjacket which has the price of "$2.75 net" printed in red at the top of the inside front flap. The front panel is printed in red with yellow and white lettering, and it is very clean and bright with some light chipping along the bottom edge. The rear panel and the spine are darkened and soiled with one stain that has transferred a small brown circle on the rear boards of the book. Overall, a good plus copy signed by the author. USD 650.00 [Appr.: EURO 433.75 \| £UK 390.75 \| JP¥ 57367] Book number: 6978 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	HUGHES, LANGSTON. Something in Common and Other Stories. Signed and Inscribed by Langston Hughes. New York. Hill and Wang. 1963. First Edition with "First American Century Series Edition February 1963" stated on the copyright page. First Edition in Wrappers. This copy is a signed/presentation copy: "For JoyÃÃSincerely ÃÃLangston New York, May, 4, 1963" inscribed in blue ink on the front free endpaper. Joy was presumably Beatrice Joy Chute, a novelist and short-story writerand former president of the PEN American Center and who died in 1987. She was an adjunct professor English at Barnard Collect and taught creative writing there until her death. A copy of her obituary from the New York Times, 9/15/87 is laid in. A clean, tight copy in wrappers published with "American Century Series" and "$1.75" at the bottom of the front panel. With a slight spine slant and creasing along the spine. USD 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 300.25 \| £UK 270.5 \| JP¥ 39716] Book number: 6979 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	HUGHES, LANGSTON. Something in Common and Other Stories. Signed and Inscribed by Langston Hughes. New York. Hill and Wang. 1963. First Edition with "First American Century Series Edition February 1963" stated on the copyright page. First Edition in Wrappers. This copy is a signed/presentation copy: "For JoyÃÃSincerely ÃÃLangston New York, May, 4, 1963" inscribed in blue ink on the front free endpaper. Joy was presumably Beatrice Joy Chute, a novelist and short-story writerand former president of the PEN American Center and who died in 1987. She was an adjunct professor English at Barnard Collect and taught creative writing there until her death. A copy of her obituary from the New York Times, 9/15/87 is laid in. A clean, tight copy in wrappers published with "American Century Series" and "$1.75" at the bottom of the front panel. With a slight spine slant and creasing along the spine. USD 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 300.25 \| £UK 270.5 \| JP¥ 39716] Book number: 6979 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.

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	HUGHES, LANGSTON. One-Way Ticket. Poems. Signed by Langston Hughes. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1949. First Edition with "First Edition" stated and with "This is a Borzoi Book, Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc." on the copyright page. Note: only 3,500 copies of the first edition were printed. This copy is signed, "Sincerely, Langston Hughes" in blue fountain pen on the front endpaper. Illustrated by Jacob Lawrence. "This is the first collection of poems on Negro subjects that Langston Hughes has made since "Shakespeare in Harlem."...Here the man Carl Van Vechten called, "the Negro Poet Laureate" brings together happy lyrics, dirges, dramatic coliloquies, and love songs that are the distillation of a rich human understanding." An attractive copy in the original bright yellow paper-covered boards and finely-woven black cloth spine which is stamped in red gold with a few touches of light flecking. With slight bumping to the corners and to the top of the rear panel. In the original dustjacket which has the price of "$2.75 net" printed in red at the top of the inside front flap. The front panel is printed in red with yellow and white lettering, and it is very clean and bright with some light chipping along the bottom edge. The rear panel and the spine are darkened and soiled with one stain that has transferred a small brown circle on the rear boards of the book. Overall, a good plus copy signed by the author. USD 650.00 [Appr.: EURO 433.75 \| £UK 390.75 \| JP¥ 57367] Book number: 6978 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	HUGHES, LANGSTON. One-Way Ticket. Poems. Signed by Langston Hughes. New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1949. First Edition with "First Edition" stated and with "This is a Borzoi Book, Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc." on the copyright page. Note: only 3,500 copies of the first edition were printed. This copy is signed, "Sincerely, Langston Hughes" in blue fountain pen on the front endpaper. Illustrated by Jacob Lawrence. "This is the first collection of poems on Negro subjects that Langston Hughes has made since "Shakespeare in Harlem."...Here the man Carl Van Vechten called, "the Negro Poet Laureate" brings together happy lyrics, dirges, dramatic coliloquies, and love songs that are the distillation of a rich human understanding." An attractive copy in the original bright yellow paper-covered boards and finely-woven black cloth spine which is stamped in red gold with a few touches of light flecking. With slight bumping to the corners and to the top of the rear panel. In the original dustjacket which has the price of "$2.75 net" printed in red at the top of the inside front flap. The front panel is printed in red with yellow and white lettering, and it is very clean and bright with some light chipping along the bottom edge. The rear panel and the spine are darkened and soiled with one stain that has transferred a small brown circle on the rear boards of the book. Overall, a good plus copy signed by the author. USD 650.00 [Appr.: EURO 433.75 \| £UK 390.75 \| JP¥ 57367] Book number: 6978 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	HUGHES, LANGSTON. Something in Common and Other Stories. Signed and Inscribed by Langston Hughes. New York. Hill and Wang. 1963. First Edition with "First American Century Series Edition February 1963" stated on the copyright page. First Edition in Wrappers. This copy is a signed/presentation copy: "For JoyÃÃSincerely ÃÃLangston New York, May, 4, 1963" inscribed in blue ink on the front free endpaper. Joy was presumably Beatrice Joy Chute, a novelist and short-story writerand former president of the PEN American Center and who died in 1987. She was an adjunct professor English at Barnard Collect and taught creative writing there until her death. A copy of her obituary from the New York Times, 9/15/87 is laid in. A clean, tight copy in wrappers published with "American Century Series" and "$1.75" at the bottom of the front panel. With a slight spine slant and creasing along the spine. USD 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 300.25 \| £UK 270.5 \| JP¥ 39716] Book number: 6979 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.
	HUGHES, LANGSTON. Something in Common and Other Stories. Signed and Inscribed by Langston Hughes. New York. Hill and Wang. 1963. First Edition with "First American Century Series Edition February 1963" stated on the copyright page. First Edition in Wrappers. This copy is a signed/presentation copy: "For JoyÃÃSincerely ÃÃLangston New York, May, 4, 1963" inscribed in blue ink on the front free endpaper. Joy was presumably Beatrice Joy Chute, a novelist and short-story writerand former president of the PEN American Center and who died in 1987. She was an adjunct professor English at Barnard Collect and taught creative writing there until her death. A copy of her obituary from the New York Times, 9/15/87 is laid in. A clean, tight copy in wrappers published with "American Century Series" and "$1.75" at the bottom of the front panel. With a slight spine slant and creasing along the spine. USD 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 300.25 \| £UK 270.5 \| JP¥ 39716] Book number: 6979 Click here to order or inquire at Brainerd F. Phillipson, Rare Books.