Alfred Knopf. New York. 1929. Third Printing, October 1929. Hardcover, 89 pages + colophon. Bound in purple cloth with gold lettering on the spine and the front cover. Sun fading to the edges of the cover and spine. Binding tight. A few poems are marked with a small asterisk in pencil. (these are poems that the previous owner had heard the author read in person). SIGNED BY HUGHES with a nice inscription on the front endpaper, For Alan Harvey there songs and poems of the Negro workers, sincerely, Langston Hughes. Feb 18, 1931 Fine Clothes to the Jew is Langston Hughes second book of poetry, published originally in 1927 (this 3rd printing is from Oct 1929). The title of the book comes from the poem Hard Luck When hard luck overtakes you / Nothin for you to do. / When hard luck overtakes you / Nothin for you to do. / Gather up yo fine clothes / An sell em to de Jew. / Jew takes yo fine clothes, / Give you a dollar an a half. / Jew takes yo fine clothes, / Give you a dollar an a half. / Go to de bootleg s. / Git some gin to make you laugh� Please email with questions or to request photos. [stored in the safe].

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Fine Clothes to the Jew

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Alfred Knopf. NY

Publication Date

1929

Binding

Hardcover

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1st Edition

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Very Good

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