The Pepper Trees: A Cycle of Three Stories
YOUNG, Kathleen Tankersley
Published by The Modern Editions Press, (New York, 1932
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First edition. Octavo. 18pp. Lithograph frontispiece by Stefan Hirsch. Sewn printed decorated wrappers. A fine copy. Limited to 100 numbered copies Signed by Kathleen Tankersley Young (of a total edition of 110 copies). Issued as Pamphlet Four in "Pamphlet Series One." Prints a cycle of three stories: "The Pepper Trees," "The City Under the Mountains," and "Winter Lie Down in This Street." According to the Princeton University Library Manuscript Division citation for their Kathleen Tankersley Young correspondence: "Kathleen Tankersley Young was an African-American poet, active during the Harlem Renaissance. She served as an editor for The Modern Editions Press [which also published Paul Bowles' rare first book, *Two Poems*], and co-editor of *Blues: A Magazine of New Rhythms*. Young died unexpectedly in April 1933 as per the September 1933 issue of *Latin Quarterly*. Seller Inventory # 499731
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Pepper Trees: A Cycle of Three Stories
Publisher: The Modern Editions Press, (New York
Publication Date: 1932
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Fine
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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