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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. 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 financial support of several private patrons and took two years to develop and publish his first novel, Not Without Laughter. In line with his previous work which sought to depict the "low life", that is, the real lives of blacks in the lower social-economic strata, the semi-autobiographical novel follows the story of a black boy named Sandy growing up in a small Kansas town in the 1930s. Sandy's mother works as a housekeeper for a wealthy white family, while his father is constantly traversing the country in search of work. Hughes said that a good portion of the novel's characters and settings were based on his memories of growing up in Lawrence, Kansas: "I wanted to write about a typical Negro family in the Middle West, about people like… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 324 pages. In Good minus condition with no dust jacket. Bound in publisher's decorated light brown cloth with black titling to spine. Moderate shelf wear and rubbing, spine with toning and some staining, head and tail both fraying, bumping to corners, small line of worming to front cover. Interior with some mild age toning and finger smudges, bookplate to front pastedown offsetting onto front free end paper. Stamp reading 'first edition' to copyright page. JR Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. Langston Hughes' debut novel, released in 1930, is a semi-autobiographical story about an African-American family living in Kansas during the 1910s. The setting and many of the characters are based on Hughes' experiences growing up in Lawrence, Kansas. This first edition, first printing copy is inscribed by Hughes on the front free end paper in his characteristic green ink, and dated September 29, 1959. 1361993. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

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.

New York: Library of America. Fine. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover set in slipcases. Loa # 217 & 218; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1715 pages; 2011 Library of America # 217 & 218. Subscriber's version. Two volumes slipcased HC still in publisher's shrinkwrap. 1st printings. Prior owner was a subscriber of LOA from the very first book published and received all editions immediately upon publication. This 2 volume set essentially new, still sealed. Fine ... Oversize book likely to require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .

Knopf, 1930. Hardcover. Good. 1930. First Edition. 324 pages. No dust jacket. Beige cloth. Light foxing and noticeable tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters and hinges ; binding slightly loose but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with noticeable staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.

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.

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. Ex-libris card laid in with 'bird pecking its own back' symbol used in book and previous owner's name 'Sue Shaddeau' printed along with 'presented by John Wood' printed (Westvaco public Afairs manager) and 'bird pecking its own back' symbol used within book. Also laid in business card from the same John M. Wood. Book is in very good plus slipcase with 'patterned paper covered' design matching the book cover. [334 pp.]

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. .

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

Westvaco Corp, 1997. Limited edition, privately published. 8vo, pp. 326. Foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Illustrations on endpapers and frontis from The Migration Series, by Jacob Lawrence. Patterned paper over boards wtih cloth spine, in a box covered in black cloth and the same paper. Ribbon marker. As new.

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

Westvaco corporation. Limited. Hardcover. Used Very Good/Good. Mass Market and Trade Paperback: May have light edge wear and minor creasing. Might have prev. owner name. Otherwise clean and tight. Hardcover: jacket will have light edge wear and/or chipping. Book may have inscription/prev. owner's name, and light spine or corner bumping. Small tear on the spine of the bookcover.

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.