February 2021 Catalogue

B a u m a n R a r e B o o k s B l a c k A m e r i c a n a 2 0 2 1 6 Inscribed Presentation First Editions Of The Award-Winning Muskhogean Trilogy 4. (ANDREWS, BENNY) ANDREWS, Raymond. Muskhogean Trilogy. COMPRISING: Appalachee Red. Rosiebelle Lee Wildcat Tennessee. Baby Sweet’s. New York, 1978, 1980, 1983. Three volumes. Octavo, original half brown, tan, and green cloth, dust jackets. $2200. C lick for M ore I nfo First edition of each novel in Raymond Andrews’ famed yet elusive Muskhogean Trilogy, presentation copies inscribed by him, with each work containing numerous full-page illustrations by his brother, renowned artist Benny Andrews. An exceptional inscribed set, rarely found together. Andrews, the son of Georgia sharecroppers, won the prestigious first James Baldwin Prize for his first novel, Appalachee Red . It became the anchor for his acclaimed Muskhogean Trilogy, which included Rosiebelle Lee Wildcat Tennessee (1980) and Baby Sweet’s (1983). “Andrews’ unique style owes a great deal to the cadences of rural southern speech,” and each novel “is imbibed with… vibrant characters who “find their own voices through his exuberant prose… these are real people, living their lives with no apologies” ( Oxford Companion , 17-18). A fine inscribed set of Andrews’ exceedingly scarce trilogy. Inscribed By Maya Angelou 5. ANGELOU, Maya. Amazing Peace. New York, 2005. Small quarto (5 by 6-3/4 inches), original white paper boards, dust jacket. $300. C lick for M ore I nfo First edition, second printing, of Angelou’s lyrical Christmas poem, which she read at the 2005 lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.,” inscribed: “S— T—, Joy from your Mom S— T— & Maya Angelou.” At the death of Maya Angelou in 2014, President Obama paid tribute, saying: “Today, Michelle and I join millions around theworld in remembering one of the brightest lights of our time—a brilliant writer, fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman” ( New York Times ). A fine copy.