first edition Cloth
1951 · New York
by Langston Hughes
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1951. Cloth. Very Good +. The uncommon 1951 stated 1st edition of this extended appreciation-in-verse of "contemporary Harlem" and the music that served as its soundtrack. Solid and VG+ in its dark cloth, with bright titling along the spine. A touch of light spotting to the front panel, minor offsetting (where a small newspaper clip had been laid-in) at pgs. 64-65, otherwise very clean. Lacking its original dustjacket. Thin octavo, dedicated by Langston Hughes "to Ralph and Fanny Ellison"
(Inventory #: 20739)