[AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE]. A group of 3 FIRST EDITIONS by Baldwin, Hansberry, and Smith.
Sale 2065 - Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 14, 2024
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[AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE]. A group of 3 FIRST EDITIONS, comprising:
BALDWIN, James. Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone. New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1968. Original cloth (toning to spine); original dust jacket (toning, some very light dampstaining). -- HANSBERRY, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun. New York: Random House, 1959. Original cloth; original dust jacket (rubbing, toning, small tear at upper right corner). -- SMITH, William Gardner (1927-1974). Anger at Innocence. New York: Farrar, Strauss, & Company, 1950. Original cloth.
Together, 3 works in 3 volumes, all 8vo, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally near fine.
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