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[MICHEAUX, OSCAR, 1884-1951] THE CONQUEST ... BY A NEGRO PIONEER
Lincoln, Nebraska: The Woodruff Press, (1913.) 2nd printing. African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux's first book, a self-published novel with a very strong autobiographical influence: Micheaux was a Nebraskan farmer, who eventually lost his land as a victim of fraud. Later, realizing the growing importance of the moving picture industry, he wrote. produced and directed several films with all-black casts, and even financed the films himself. The second printing of this landmark book was just 2 weeks after the first, and is notable both as an early work by an African American who was a pioneer in many different ways, and for its early Nebraska imprint. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author and 15 photographic plates, mostly of scenes of ranching or farming in Nebraska (all plates are present, but 2 are inserted at different pages than indicated in the list of illustrations.) Very good in dark blue cloth with white lettering (lettering rubbed and illegible on the spine), some wrinkling to the cloth (binding flaw.) Uncommon.
Offered for US$ 950.00 by: bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams) - Book number: 32414
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