The Sweet Flypaper of Life.
Washington: Howard University, 1984. Square 4to, light brown cloth, d.w. Washington: Howard University Press, 1984. Reprint edition, the first in this large format. More
Washington: Howard University, 1984. Square 4to, light brown cloth, d.w. Washington: Howard University Press, 1984. Reprint edition, the first in this large format. More
Washington: Howard University, 1984. Square 4to, light brown cloth, d.w. Washington: Howard University Press, 1984. Reprint edition. Signed by DeCarava. More
New York: 1950. "Penny "post card, addressed to friends in Chicago, bearing a Christmas greeting. New York, Dec. 15, 1950. "RUNNING A DEFICIT/ THIS YEAR-----/BUT NOT IN WISHING/ YOU GOOD CHEER! " With a large signature in ink & colored pencil scroll surrounding the message. Good for framing. More
New York: Braziller, 1958. 501 pages. Thick 8vo, red patterned boards with black cloth spine, (slight lean). d.w. (light edge-wear). New York: Braziller, 1958. First edition. The Selected writings of Langston Hughes -- Novels, Stories, Plays, Autobiographies, Poems, Songs, Blues, Pageant, Articles, Speeches. More
New York: Henry Holt, 1952. Small 8vo, 206 pages, handsomely rebound in full green morocco, decoratively gilt spine. New York: Henry Holt, (1952. First Edition. Fine. More
New York: Braziller, 2004. Woodcuts by Antonio Frasconi. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Thin 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: George Braziller, (2004). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Hill and Wang, 1996. Edited by Akiba Sullivan Harper. 8vo, black cloth backed boards, d.w. New York: Hill & Wang, (1996). First Edition. Out of print published stories in chronological order. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. 8vo, handsomely rebound in full lime morocco, ornately gilt spine with black leather labels. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. First Edition. Fine. The first Simple book. More
New York: Rinehart, 1957. 8vo, gray boards, spine lettered in green & black, crushed at extremes of spine; pages browned as usual due to the cheap paper, d.w.. New York: Rinehart, (1957). First Edition Very good copy in a fine dust wrapper with an un-faded spine. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. Beautifully printed photographic illustrations by Roy deCarava. 98 pages, slim 16mo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1955). First edition, in the preferred soft cover issue. Landmark collaboration between poet and photographer. More
New York: Prentice-Hall, 1971. Many Illus. 4to, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, boards warped. New York: Prentice-Hall, (1971). More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1966. 8vo, dark red cloth, d.w. (price-clipped & worn at the edges). New York: Dodd Mead, (1966). First Edition. More
New York: Knopf, 1959. Illustrated by E. McKnight Kauffer. 8vo, gray cloth, light binding wear; flyleaf dog-eared. New York: Knopf, 1959. First Edition. More
New York: John Day, 1958. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. N.Y.: John Day, (1958). First Edition. Fine. Pristine copy of this novel, with a bright pictorial dust wrapper & photo of Hughes on the back panel. More
New York: Crown, 1956. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 316 pages. 4to, tan cloth-backed boards (edgeworn & soiled). New York: Crown, (1956). A very good(-) copy, internally clean, lacking a dust wrapper. More
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