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The Black Christ by CULLEN, Countee - 1929

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The Black Christ by CULLEN, Countee - 1929

The Black Christ

by CULLEN, Countee

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New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1929. Cover labels rubbed; jacket lightly toned and with a few small spots of wear at extremities but generally in very well-preserved condition. 8vo. xiii, [1], 110, [1] pages. Frontispiece and decorations by Charles Cullen. Original quarter black cloth, blue boards, gold title labels on front cover and spine. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Presentation copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For John / Amitiés / Countee." The recipient was John Trounstine, a friend from Cullen's days at Harvard, and New York literary agent who at various points represented Arna Bontemps, Erskine Caldwell, Langston Hughes, Dorothy West, and Richard Wright.

  • Bookseller Riverrun Books & Manuscripts US (US)
  • Book Condition Used - Cover labels rubbed; jacket lightly toned and with a few small spots of wear at extremities but generally in very well-preserved
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Harper & Brothers
  • Place of Publication New York & London
  • Date Published 1929

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The Black Christ

by Cullen, Countee

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  • Hardcover
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Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1929. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Cullen, Charles. Blue boards. Black cloth spine. Paper label on cover and spine heavily rubbed. Top edge and leading edge faded. Corners bumped. Paper cover boards has light chip on bottom edge. Bookplate on front pastedown. Several pages have pencil underline and xxx's near title. A few margin notes such as ! and double lines. Lacking DJ
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