first edition Cloth
1945 · New York
by Himes, Chester
New York: Doubleday Doran, 1945. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 8vo. Stated first edition of the author's first book. 249 pp. A very good copy in simple black cloth covers lettered in yellow at spine. Lacks the uncommon dustwrapper. Paper a bit toned with age. Front gutter starting to separate. African American literature. (Inventory #: 27803)