Carolina Chansons Legends of the Low Country
first edition 1 vols. 12mo
1922 · New York
by Heyward, Du Bose, & Hervey Allen
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922. First Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. Original cloth-backed boards, paper label on front cover. Minor discoloration to boards, spine gilt faded, else fine. First Edition. 1 vols. 12mo. First Book. Heyward's first book (it was Allen's fourth). He and Allen were among the founders of the Poetry Society of South Carolina, "which had a strong influence on the rebirth of literature in the South." (Kunitz & Haycraft). Heyward would later write a novel, Porgy, which became a play and then an opera (Porgy and Bess) with music by George Gershwin. Bruccoli, First Printings of American Authors v.3, p.153; Seven Gables, First Books 136 (Inventory #: 39626)