Wpa [Federal Writers' Project], - The Negro in Virginia From 1619 to the Present Day.

New York: Hastings House, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ with light chipping and small loss to DJ spine ends. Small rough spot to DJ front, possibly from removed price tag. Boards with light rubbing to extremities. Slight discoloration to spine. The slightest of bump to one corner. Bookplate. Very light toning to endpapers. Else a very handsome and tight copy. ; Rare among the WPA guides, especially with DJ. Light blue buckram boards with dark blue lettering and spine lettering. Photogravures. Sponsered by the Hampton Institute. The Saturday Review writes: "This story of the Negro in Virginia, free from both bitterness and prejudice and equally free of sentimentality and pretentiousness, is not only one of the most significant books to come from the whole work of the Federal Writers' Project. It is also, I think, on of the most valuable contributions yet made to the Amerian Negro's history.." (Jonathan Daniels). Schoyer 630 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xii, 380 pages. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket.

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