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Afro-American Poetry:

Hughes, Langston . THE BACKLASH BLUES (in one complete issue of ETC A Review of General Semantics, June 1967)
San Francisco 1967. In ETC., Volume XXIV, No. 2, June 1967, at page 176. Small octavo, wraps. Published posthumously - Hughes died while this issue of ETC was still in press. VG, a bit of wear. (a21486)
$29.00Cullen, Countee P.. THE SHROUD OF COLOR in one complete issue of The AMERICAN MERCURY NOVEMBER 1924
NY 1924. In The American Mercury, Vol. III No. 11, November 1924, at pp. 306-308. Published while Cullen was a Senior at New York University, his first appearance. Included in a complete issue of this Journal. Large octavo, wraps. VG only light wear. (a27831)
$29.00 Hall, Amanda Benjamin . CINNAMON SAINT A NARRATIVE POEM
Boston 1937 first edition Humphries. Several poems contain large sections in Afro-American dialect, most of the poems relate to Black Americans, several poems seem to be set in South or to be about tobacco-growing. Hardcover. Octavo, 153pp., cloth. Good, no DJ. (a3352)
$35.00 Dunbar, Paul Lawrence . OLD ABE'S CONVERSION
Boston 1901. In The Youth's Companion, January 14, 1901 at pp. 40-41. Complete issue, 4to., wraps. Good, folded horizontally, light wear and spltting along fold, spine worn, some soiling. (a43945)
$45.00 Anderson, Edward D. . POEMS IN BLACK AND WHITE WITH SHADES OF COLOR
Henry 1996 2nd. 8vo., 49pp., wraps. **Signed presentation copy from Anderson. Good, some light wear and soiling on cover. (a44871)
$50.00 Lynch, Edie . WITH GLORY I SO HUMBLY STAND
NY 1982 1st Vantage. Lovely poetry and photographic paean to Jamaica. 4to., 4pp. of poetry, 20 photo plates (rectos only), hardcover. Fine in Near Fine DJ, one very tiny hole on edge of front panel. (a54335)
$55.00 Mullen, Edward J. (editor) . LANGSTON HUGHES IN THE HISPANIC WORLD AND HAITI
1977 1st Archon. ISBN 0-208-01634-1. Hardcover. Octavo, 193pp., cloth. Fine in VG DJ, a bit soiled. (a71083)
$65.00 Reynolds, Elizabeth Maria . CIRCLES OF TIMES SURVIVE WHERE MEMORIES DWELL - POEMS (signed)
Jamaica 1986 1st Circles of Time Enterprises. Afro-American. Poetry. Octavo, 96pp., wraps. **Inscribed and Signed by Reynolds. Fine. (a73199)
$55.00