Said the Devil to His Wife and Other Poems

Chicago: Nornmandie House, 1944. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY PUBLISHER Norman W. Forgue in pencil at copyright page - " Design, typography by Norman W. Forgue . Printed at his Norman Press" and additionally SIGNED " Norman W. Forgue " in ink at the first blank rear end paper. Near Fine in original red cloth covered boards with black lettering and rules to the front and black lettering to the spine, faint soiling to boards. Lacking the dust jacket. SCARCE with 2 Forgue signatures. Norman W. Forgue was an African- American bookmaker, typographer, and founder of several private presses, including At the Sign of the Gargoyle, The Black Cat Press, The Norman Press, and Normandie House..