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New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First edition. Frontispiece portrait by Amy Spingarn; printed on handmade paper by Dard Hunter. 8vo. Printed cloth covered board. Title-page printed in brown and black, top edge stained blue, light sunning to spine with abrasion near title, slightly cocked, Sullivan's bookplate to the front pastedown. First edition. Frontispiece portrait by Amy Spingarn; printed on handmade paper by Dard Hunter. 8vo. The First Volume Inscribed by Hughes to his Great Friend and Confidant. Inscribed on the ffep: "To Noel - this novel of a people he understands; with my regard and affection - Sincerely, Langston. San Francisco, May 23, 1932." In March 1932 Noël Sullivan, a wealthy aspiring concert singer and a patron to liberal and artistic causes, sent Hughes a note of his admiration with an invitation to visit him in San Fransisco. Sullivan, whose housekeeper Eulah Pharr had friends in common with Hughes, had recently performed one of Hughes's poems in concert, set to… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First edition of Langston Hughes’ award-winning debut novel. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page in the year of publication to his editor, "For Bernard Smith ~ Sincerely, Langston Hughes July 3, 1930." The recipient, American literary editor and critic Bernard Smith began working at Alfred A. Knopf in 1928 and eventually rose to editor-in-chief and managing editor. He notably edited the works of B. Traven, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, and Langston Hughes, including this, Hughes' debut novel. In near fine condition. An exceptional association copy, inscribed by Hughes to the man that helped publish this very work. Exceedingly rare with only two inscribed copies of this work traced at auction. By the late 1920s, Hughes' work had been, for over a decade, enormously influential on the literature and politics that shaped the Harlem Renaissance. At a time before widespread arts grants, Hughes had gained the… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Very Good in a Poor jacket, unclipped ($2.50), large chips to the front panel and missing half of the spine, oversized on the book by about a quarter-inch. Tan cloth, toned at the spine and edges, some rubbing and fraying to the head and foot of the spine. Square and firmly bound with a dark top stain, former owner's signature on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. Hughes's semi-autobiographical debut novel about a Black family living in Kansas in the early 20th century. Scarce in any kind of jacket.

Alfred A. Knopf. Collectible - Acceptable. New York, London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. 1st edition, 1st printing. 8vo hardcover. Striped cloth with brown ink border and black lettering, top edge dyed black. viii+324pp. Good book. No dust jacket. Cover soiled. Spine toned. Owner's name on front endpage along with residue from a removed bookplate. Several page corners creased. Date stamped on rear pastedown. In polypropylene bag. (Kansas, African American Boys, Fiction) Inquire if you need further information.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. FIRST EDITION. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. Good+, no jacket. Clean text, cloth a bit soiled, cloth at foot frayed, small stain to fore edge. Gift inscription on front flyleaf, bookplate on paste down. A bit grubby but not too bad overall.

New York, New York, U. S. A.: Westvaco Corp., 1997. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine In Slipcase. Limited Edition. Yellow Marker Ribbon Bound In. The Slipcase In Near Fine With Light Shelf Wear.

NEW YORK NY: WESTCO CORPORATION. FINE CONDITION IN FINE SLIPCASE. PUB 1997. 1ST THUS. HARDCOVER. ISBN: FORWORD BY HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. OF A BOOK ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1930. QUARTER BOUND WITH BLACK CLOTH SPINE WITH GILT TITLES AND AFRICANPRINTED (MEN'S CLOTH, EWE, GHANA) PAPER COVERED BOARDS WITH MATCHINGSLIPCASE, JACOB LAWRENCE ILLUSTRATED ENDPAPERS AND FRONTISPIECE FROM "THEMIGRATION SERIES", AND YELLOW SATIN ATTACHED RIBBON BOOKMARK. ANEXCLELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF MODERN BOOKFABRICATION.. Keywords: AFRO-AMER AUTHOR.

Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2001. First Edition. First printing. Octavo; cloth boards; dustjacket; 325pp. Unobtrusive private ink stamp (in the shape of a star) to front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked in a fresh, fine dustwrapper.

Westvaco Corporation. F. 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. Special privately published limited Christmas edition. A beautifully made book with matching slip case, no DJ as issued. .

Wyckliffe, KY: Westvaco, January 1997. Limited. Hardcover . Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Limited edition, privately published, Christmas, 1997. Quarto bound: gold stamped on black cloth spine with patterned paper covered boards. Silk ribbon marker. First published in 1930, Not Without Laughter was Hughes' first novel. End page drawings and frontispiece by Jacob Armstead Lawrence. Lacking original slipcase.

Westvaco, Long Beach, CA, 1997. 1st Edition thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket as issued. Book comes in its original slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23110. .

Richmond, VA: Westvaco Corp, 1997. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 326 pages. Hardcover in slip case. Clean, tight copy. Limited edition. Minor wear on slip case. Yellow ribbon marker. Record # 368940

New York:: Scribner Paperback Fiction,, (1995). Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. . 1st trade paperback printing. Originally published in 1930, and a classic of African American literature, this is the story of a young boy's awakening to the reality of black life in a small Kansas town. Includes a new introduction by Maya Angelou and a foreword by Arna Bontemps. 299 pp.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. This novel is a rare work of fiction from Langston Hughes, remembered mainly for his poetry. This book first appeared in 1930 and was Langston's first novel. It illumined through his various characters how the ability to laugh can provide the strength to overcome ignorance and racism. The book is republished here as a "First Edition Thus" with a "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. This oversized paperback edition is in As New, unread condition, and also features a new Introduction by Maya Angelou and a Foreword by Arna Bontemps from an earlier 1969 edition. The book measures 5 1/4 by 8 inches and includes 299 pages. . First Edition Thus. Oversized Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.