Published by Dover Publications Inc, 2022
ISBN 10: 0486849015 ISBN 13: 9780486849010
Seller: Lazycat Books, Bishop Auckland, DURHA, United Kingdom
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fine: 1st Dover Thrift Edition of the 1926 original.The book does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. There is no obvious damage to the cover the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers. There are no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. It may have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover as well as very minimal wear and tear.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Ed. 109pp, small octavo hardcover, orange paper boards with spotted design over blue cloth spine. 3/4" spot of what appears to be white-out to upper front board, moderate chipping to paper board edges, 2" section of peeling top rear corner of board paper, spotted fading to spine, inner hinges strong, block remains solid and strong, owner name to ffep, bookplate to half-title, interior text clean.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1945
Seller: BookMarx Bookstore, Steubenville, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Family-owned bookshop in Steubenville, Ohio: BookMarx Bookstore. Books shipped within 24 hours. Tenth printing (1945) of the first edition of Langston Hughes' first book (copyright 1926). Scarce. Bound in yellow cloth. Only two similar copies available online are selling for more than $800.00. A lovely short book of short poems, it contains all the sunshine and shadow, desperation and eros of the Harlem Renaissance. A true literary monument. Book in Good condition. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth cover soiled with age and use; some damp staining on bottom spine. Binding strong with a slight cant. Name of former owner inscribed on front endpaper. No other marks observed in text. Some damp staining on bottom of pages near spine. Wartime paper tanning with age and contains the note 'This book has been produced in full compliance with all government regulations for the conservation of paper, metal, and other essential materials.'.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 109 pages; VG-; bound in yellow and orange polka-dot paper covered boards over black cloth spine, faded titling to spine; some rubbing and wear, particularly along extremities; paper peeling from lower fore corner of front board; foxing throughout; JR consignment; shelved case 2. Hughes' first book. 1362016. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1931
Seller: Oddfellow's Fine Books and Collectables, Topeka, KS, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; Fifth Printing. First printed in 1926. Ex-library from the Topeka Public Library with the usual markings. Light rubbing at cover edges. Binding very slightly strained but remains undamaged. Text is unmarked though it shows signs of repeated reading. The jacket is rubbed at all edges and folds with loss at the corners and spine ends. Jacket was previously taped to the covers leaving a tape stain on the end pages. ; Inscribed, dated March 3, 1932, and signed by the author on the front endpage. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 109 pages; Signed by Author.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition, Fifth Printing. Octavo, 109 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine tan with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$2.00." Moderate shelf wear. Severe chipping to dust jacket, along with age-toning and rubbing. Word "The" torn on front cover and head of spine. Front flap detached. Tearing along spine and fore edge of rear flap. Age-toning and some scattered foxing throughout interior pages. Shelved in Case 0. Langston Hughes' first book. First edition, fifth printing; review of "Fine Clothes to the Jews" on rear cover, which was published in 1927. 1374451. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. F. THE WEARY BLUES,Inscribed and Signed. Not a first and no dj. Signed by Author(s).
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1945. 109 pages. First edition, 10th printing. Original DJ with $2.00 price intact on flap with corresponding tenth printing stated on flap, too. Classic DJ illustrated by Mexican painter and New Yorker cover caricaturist, Jose Miguel Covarrubias.Book is tight. Binding and hinges are sound. Yellow cloth panels stamped in blue. Evidence of foxing along page edges and panels. Original DJ is bright and attractive. Open chip at crown, and shallow chipping at heel. Small closed tear on upper rear edge of DJ. Vintage bookplate of the previous owner with small address label of his Washington DC address, back when zip codes were only two digits long! This landmark title is Langston Hughes' first published book of poetry. Uncommon in original DJ. VG/VG with all flaws noted.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1947. 109 pages. First edition, 11th printing. Original DJ with $2.00 price intact on flap, with stated eleventh printing on flap, matching this printing. Classic DJ illustrated by Mexican painter and New Yorker cover caricaturist, Jose Miguel Covarrubias. Book is tight and clean. Binding and hinges are sound. Yellow cloth panels stamped in blue. Panels are bright and clean as are pages and endpapers. A 1951 gift inscription neatly written along edge of FFEP. Original DJ is bright and attractive with a couple of small open chips and a small closed edge tear on rear. This landmark title is Langston Hughes' first published book of poetry. Uncommon in this condition, in original DJ. NM/VG+.
Published by ALFRED A. KNOPF, NY, 1926
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
HARD BACK LT ORANGE MULT. Condition: very good. 1ST ED 1ST PRI. General wear, rubbed extremities, tight binding, previous owner markings FEP, foxing Author's first book DATE PUBLISHED: 1926 EDITION: 1ST ED 1ST PRI 109.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1926
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Langston Hughes on the front free endpaper and inscribed, "For Mrs. Nettie Pierce - with sincere regard April 26, 1943." Bound in publisher's original patterned crepe paper over boards; blue cloth spine lettered in gilt. Very Good+ with slight lean to binding, toning to spine and light rubbing to gilt and light wear to ends. Minor soiling and toning to boards with fragile crepe paper rubbed through at edges. Lacking the scarce dust jacket but with clipping of front panel tipped-in at rear terminal blank; former owner's details at rear pastedown. The Harlem Renaissance poet's first book of jazz poetry. Signed copies of the first printing are scarce.