first edition Tan pictorial; boards, black titles.
1918 · Boston.
by Harris, Joel Chandler.
Boston.: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1918. 1st Edition.. Tan pictorial; boards, black titles. . Very good, tight and unmarked, no dust jacket.. 18.8x12.5x2 cm.. Illustrated by A. B. Frost & J. M. Conde.. A collection of stories previously published in magazines. Harris was a southern journalist whose title character spoke in a black southern dialect that was a common device in its day, but has been criticized in modern times as unacceptable due to alleged cultural appropriation. weight: 0.7 lb. 8 full-page lithograph plates.
(Inventory #: 356503)