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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 300pp. + ads. Decorated maroon cloth. A few faint soil marks on the cloth, small smudge on front fly, else a very good copy with the text fresh and clean, lacking the dust jacket. White headed the NAACP for a quarter of a century. Warmly inscribed by White to author Theodore Stempfel: "For Theodore Stempfel, With the admiration and affection of his friend. Walter White." With Stempfel's attractive contemporary bookplate. Stempfel translated a number of works on the American "Turnerbund" movement, a gymnastic union with early roots in Germany, that in the 19th Century was a proponent of socialism and the abolition of slavery.

Alfred A. Knopf, London., 1926. First U.K. edition. Octavo. 300 pages. The author was a civil rights activist who led the NAACP from 1929 to 1959 and played a leading role in the Harlem Renaissance. The novel, the author's second, centres on the theme of ''passing'' for white.Small ink spot on front pastedown. Covers slightly bumped at the corners. Spine partially faded. Very good. Loosely inserted are the remains of the dustwrapper: three large pieces retaining most of the design by E. McKnight Kauffer. This U.K. edition is very scarce.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. The volume has pushed spine ends, lightly bumped corners and the spine is light-mildly toned. The top page edges have some faint water spots and occasional soiling. The text leaves are gently toned and there is an ink name on the top of the front pastedown.

New York: New York, Knopf, 1926, 1926. 1st . Hardcover. Very good. First Edition. Decorated front and back endpapers. Decorated spine and front cover. Front and back inner hinges broken but otherwise good condition.

New York Ny: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 300 Pp + 4 Pp Ads At Rear. Red Cloth Printed In Orange, Orange-Red And Green. First Printing, With 1926 Date On Title Page. Spine Worn, Tiny Frays At Top Edges, And Lettering Weak; Front Hinge Broken Before Half-Title. Walter Francis White (1893 - 1955) Was A Civil Rights Activist Who Led The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (Naacp) For A Quarter Of A Century, 1929-1955, After Joining The Organization As An Investigator In 1918. He Directed A Broad Program Of Legal Challenges To Racial Segregation And Disfranchisement. He Was Also A Journalist, Novelist, And Essayist. He Graduated In 1916 From Atlanta University (Now Clark Atlanta University). In 1918, White Joined The Small National Staff Of The Naacp In New York At The Invitation Of James Weldon Johnson. He Acted As Johnson's Assistant National Secretary And Traveled To The South To Investigate Lynchings And Riots. Of Multiracial,… Read More

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1926. Moderate wear at corners, faint stains on back cover, binding a bit loose (hinges fine), inscription on front pastedown. Nice copy.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket.