Hughes, Langston; Courlander, Harold [owner]

SIMPLE SPEAKS HIS MIND [Inscribed]

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.

1409463

Shelved Dupont Bookstore

Price: $5,000

NOTES

Harold Courlander was a prolific and much-awarded novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist specializing in African, Caribbean, and African-American cultures.