THE NEGRO IN AMERICAN FICTION; [With] NEGRO POETRY AND DRAMA [Two Volumes] [Signed]
Washington, D.C. The Associates in Negro Folk Education, 1937. First Editions. Octavos, Two Volumes. In Fair condition. In publisher's orange wraps. Both volumes inscribed by Brown, possibly to his wife, Daisy. The Negro in American Fiction. Octavo, [6], 209 pages. Wraps reinforced with thick brown tape along all four edges of front wrap, spine, fore edge of rear wrap, front wrap only held on by the tape, some soiling, general wear, and creasing to wraps, small blue ink spot to gutter of page 15, extending slammer through to 5, inscribed on the title page 'For Daisy / Who saw it / growing / Sterling / June 15, 1938'; Pencil on page 1 reads 'Mrs Dolly Moore Cleveland / youngest son for Sterling H. Brown', some pencil marginalia starting on page 17. Negro Poetry and Drama. Octavo, [6], 142 pages. Front wrap detached but present, some soiling and wear to wraps, inscribed on the title page 'For Daisy / First fruits of the / Fellowship / Sterling", small pencil marginalia correction to page 11. JR Consignment. Shelved in Case 1. More