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New York: Macaulay, 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 262pp. Brown cloth with title stamped in black. Professionally recased and rebacked, preserving most of the original spine, the corners neatly refurbished, and the hinges seamlessly tightened, thus a presentable very good copy, lacking the original dust jacket but housed in a lightly worn custom clamshell case. A very nice presentation copy, Inscribed by McKay to silent film actor and director James Cruze: "To James Cruze - In anticipation of another story being especially written for submission to him. Sincerely, Wallace Thurman." Both Thurman and Cruze were from Utah, outsiders in their communities. In *Down in the Dumps: Place, Modernity, American Depression*, Thurman is quoted as writing to playwright and producer William Jourdan Rapp in June, 1929: "Met James Cruze, who is quite anxious to see a script of Harlem... [Cruze] has long wanted to do a first class colored movie and showed me countless stories he has considered.… Read More

New York: Macaulay Company, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. 262pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] Brown cloth with title stamped in black on the front board and backstrip. There is a small open tear to the cloth along the front joint, and the underlying boards are just beginning to peek through at the bottom fore-edge corner of the front board. The front hinge is a little weak, and the text block is cracked a few times. There is a previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper. Thurman's first published novel offers a frank portrayal of prejudice within the black community, and was divisive among the public and critics alike. Thurman was already fairly well known within the "Harlem Renaissance," but the publication of this work would announce his talents to a wider audience, and would help to cement his reputation as a writer who would take on unpopular (and sometimes uncomfortable) subjects.

The Macaulay Company, 1929. First edition, first printing. Small inked name, front flap of dust jacket adhered to front pastedown, small discoloration and some soft creases to spine, publisher's name lower spine rubbed out, very good to near fine with hinges firm, in custom mylar cover.. Brown cloth titled in black, no dust jacket in mylar cover.

Macaulay, New York, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Size: 7 3/4' x 5 1/2". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Brown cloth with black lettering over boards, fore-edge deckled, 262 pages. Wallace Henry Thurman (August 16, 1902 – December 22, 1934) was an American novelist active during the Harlem Renaissance. He also wrote essays, worked as an editor, and was a publisher of short-lived newspapers and literary journals. He is best known for his novel The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life (1929), which explores discrimination within the black community based on skin color, with lighter skin being more highly valued. Spine cocked, light wear at spine ends, previous owner's name in ink on front free end paper, a few instances of light smudges, protected in clear mylar jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already… Read More

New York: The Macaulay Company, 1929. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. 262p. Original brown cloth, lettered in black on backstrip and front cover. 19 cm. Ends of backstrip worn with some chipping and fraying along top and modest fraying along the bottom. Cover corners rubbed with minimal loss of cloth. Internally sound and clean. No jacket. Harlem Renaissance novel about the fixation on gradations of color within the African American community.

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. .

New York: The Library of America, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 867pp; Blue cloth boards with gilt titling to spine, ribbon bookmark, decorated endpapers, boards square, clean & bright, text unmarked, binding is tight, VG condition. Five novels from the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. Includes: Cane by Jean Toomer; Home to Harlem by Claude McKay; Quicksand by Nella Larsen; Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset; The Blacker the Berry by Wallace Thurman. Library of America No. 217.