Washington: Georgetown University Library, 2016. Octavo, 64 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is black without print. Cover illustrated with portraits. Light wear to corners. Illustrated: b&w and color. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Oversized Ephemera Shelves. More
Chicago: Cowles Book Company, Inc., 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 256 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is black with yellow and pink lettering. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$6.95." Mild general shelf wear. Bumping to head and tail of spine and corners of boards. Bumping and chipping to edges of dust jacket. Scuffing to dust jacket. Significant tear to bottom right edge of dust jacket. Spine cocked. Foxing to text block. Shelved in African-Americana. More
Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1957. First Edition. Octavo, 119 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Spine is cream with orange and black. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price partially cut from front flap with only "$3" visible, has mild general age-toning, shelving wear along extremities, a 1in. closed tear along head edge, moderate soiling along covers and open tearing along spine head, head joints, and rear head fore corner. Boards have mild discoloration along front tail edge and moderate shelving wear along extremities; spine moderately cocked. Textblock has moderate age-toning along fore and tail edges, head edge dyed red/pink and moderately sun-faded; mild foxing to endpapers. Shelved Room C. More
![1405637 THE COLLECTED WORKS OF LANGSTON HUGHES [Four volumes]. Langston Hughes](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1405637.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1760976440)
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Large octavo, four volumes. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jackets. Spines black with multi-color lettering. Dust jacket protected mylar covering. Light shelf wear and soiling. Light staining to fore edge of volume three. Light scuffing to fore edge of volume two. Shelved above Essay & Memoir. More
Photograph measures 5 in. x 6.75 in. Condition is Very Good overall. Very light wear. Signed 'Sincerely ~ Langston Hughes in ink along upper edge of photo. Hughes' name in pencil to rear. Shelved showcase. More
New York, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. First Reader's Edition. Octavo, 231 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is tan and yellow with green and black lettering. Wraps have mild shelving wear along extremities, moderate rubbing wear along front head joint, and moderate general age toning and soiling; spine mildly cocked. Textblock moderately age-toned throughout, fore edge has moderate scuffing and small tears along edges. Shelved Room C. More
New York, NY: Simon and Schuster, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 240 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Light green spine with black and red lettering. Boards have mild shelving wear, light bumping along the front fore corners, bending wear along the rear fore corners, chipping along the front fore edge, stains on the front joint, and mild age-toning throughout. Textblock has mild adhesive wear along the pastedowns, mild wear along the edges, moderate age-toning along the edges, and stains along the edges. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 2. More
![1409463 SIMPLE SPEAKS HIS MIND [Inscribed]. Langston Hughes, Harold Courlander](https://secondstorybooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/1409463.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1772041586)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 231 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price clipped. Dust jacket spine missing two large chunks. Repairs done to spine by a previous owner with non-archival tape, holding front and rear covers together. Milder chipping and tearing along top and bottom edges of dust jacket. "$1.95" stamped to front inner flap by a previous bookseller. Age toning to dust jacket. Bound in publisher's green cloth boards with black and gilt lettering to spine. General shelf wear with fraying to cloth at head and tail of spine. Top edge of textblock dyed black. Age toning throughout interior. Inscribed by the author to Harold Courlander on front free endpaper. Inscription reads: "For Harold Courlander, / with gratitude for the fine work you've done in the folk field ~ / Sincerely, Langston Hughes / New York, January 20, 1954." Shelved in Case 2. More
New York: Hill and Wang, 1968. First American Century Series Edition, Eighth Printing. Octavo; x, 245 pages; VG/G+; spine white with gold and black text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price unclipped reading "$4.50", mild shelfwear to dust jacket including small closed tears, a small brown stain to the front cover, mild chipping to the head of the spine, a missing section at the tail of the spine and rear hinge, and adhesive from previous mylar on the inside of the spine and hinges; some foxing to textblock; two blue ink checkmarks on the Table of Contents next to "Simple on Indian Blood" and "Bop", no other interior markings; black and white illustrations throughout; shelved below front counter. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition, Fifth Printing. Octavo, 109 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine tan with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$2.00." Moderate shelf wear. Severe chipping to dust jacket, along with age-toning and rubbing. Word "The" torn on front cover and head of spine. Front flap detached. Tearing along spine and fore edge of rear flap. Age-toning and some scattered foxing throughout interior pages. Shelved in Case 0. More
Philadelphia: A. Waldie, 1839-1840. Octavo, v-vi, 5-100, [6], 7-94, [4], 3-83, [6], 7-114, 137-140 (accidental insertion); 115-119, ix-xii, 17-186, [2], 49-51, mispagination (25), 53-188, [4, plates], 239-345, [4], 193-388 pp. Good; bound in contemporary leather with black spine label and gilt titling, with surface marks and scratches, scattered areas of red paste or paint, wear to spine edges and corners; boards slightly shaken, but binding else tight; text block with some discoloration; foxing and age toning to pages throughout; previous owner name in ink on ffep “David M. Wachter, M.D. Washington University Baltimore, February 6th 1845;” MF consignment. More
