The Book of American Negro Spirituals (Signed)

NY: Viking, 1925. The first edition of this title bound in tan cloth, stamped in dark brown and blue. A minor bit of scuffing to bottom edge of front panel, but overall the book is tight and clean. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "Sincerely, James Weldon Johnson". 187 pages. The book contains the words and music to 61 spirituals; musical arrangemen ts by J. Rosamond Johnson, with additional numbers by Lawrence Brown. Includes Johnson's 40-page preface which begins with Johnson's poem "O Black and Unknown Bards".. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.