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[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. JONES, Lois Mailou. -- SENGHOR, Leopold Sedar. Poems. SIGNED. 
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[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. JONES, Lois Mailou (1905-1998), illustrator. -- SENGHOR, Leopold Sedar (1906-2001). Poems. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1996.

Large folio. Illustrations by Lois Mailou Jones with original prospectus laid-in. Original purple cloth gilt; publisher's folding case.

LIMITED EDITION, number 195 of 300 copies, SIGNED BY SENGHOR AND JONES. Leopold Sedar Senghor was a poet and cultural theorist who from 1960-1980 served as the first president of Senegal. His poetry was widely revered, with his poem "A l'appel de la race de Saba" about the entry of Italian troops into Addis Adiba during World War II one of his most beloved. In 1978 he was awarded the Prix mondial Cino Del Duca, one of the most prestigious international literary awards.
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