"'FAITH' IN THE FIGHT OF BLACK MEN FOR FREEDOM"
WRIGHT, Richard. Bright and Morning Star. New York, 1941.
First separate edition of one of Wright's earliest and most provocative looks at "racial injustice and violence in the American South," based on rumors he heard as a young boy about a Black woman who "avenged the murder of her husband" by shooting the white men responsible, a handsome copy in fragile original wrappers. $950.
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“YOU STOLE MY WISDOM AND IT HAS BROKEN YOUR NECK”
STEPHENS, James. The Crock of Gold. London, 1912.
First edition of James Stephens’ masterpiece, beautifully bound in full pictorial morocco-gilt by Bayntun Riviere. $600.
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"WHAT IS LOVELY NEVER DIES, BUT PASSES INTO OTHER LOVELINESS"
ALDRICH, Thomas Bailey. Writings. Cambridge, 1897-1908. Nine volumes. Autograph edition, number 86 of only 250 large-paper copies signed by Aldrich on the limitation page. $450.
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