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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995. This novel is a rare work of fiction from Langston Hughes, remembered mainly for his poetry. This book first appeared in 1930 and was Langston's first novel. It illumined through his various characters how the ability to laugh can provide the strength to overcome ignorance and racism. The book is republished here as a "First Edition Thus" with a "number line" starting with a "1" to indicate First Printing. This oversized paperback edition is in As New, unread condition, and also features a new Introduction by Maya Angelou and a Foreword by Arna Bontemps from an earlier 1969 edition. The book measures 5 1/4 by 8 inches and includes 299 pages. . First Edition Thus. Oversized Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York:: Scribner Paperback Fiction,, (1995). Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. . 1st trade paperback printing. Originally published in 1930, and a classic of African American literature, this is the story of a young boy's awakening to the reality of black life in a small Kansas town. Includes a new introduction by Maya Angelou and a foreword by Arna Bontemps. 299 pp.

Richmond, VA: Westvaco Corp, 1997. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 326 pages. Hardcover in slip case. Clean, tight copy. Limited edition. Minor wear on slip case. Yellow ribbon marker. Record # 368940

Westvaco, Long Beach, CA, 1997. 1st Edition thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket as issued. Book comes in its original slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 23110. .

Westvaco Corporation. F. 1997. Limited Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. Special privately published limited Christmas edition. A beautifully made book with matching slip case, no DJ as issued. .

Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2001. First Edition. First printing. Octavo; cloth boards; dustjacket; 325pp. Unobtrusive private ink stamp (in the shape of a star) to front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked in a fresh, fine dustwrapper.

NEW YORK NY: WESTCO CORPORATION. FINE CONDITION IN FINE SLIPCASE. PUB 1997. 1ST THUS. HARDCOVER. ISBN: FORWORD BY HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. OF A BOOK ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1930. QUARTER BOUND WITH BLACK CLOTH SPINE WITH GILT TITLES AND AFRICANPRINTED (MEN'S CLOTH, EWE, GHANA) PAPER COVERED BOARDS WITH MATCHINGSLIPCASE, JACOB LAWRENCE ILLUSTRATED ENDPAPERS AND FRONTISPIECE FROM "THEMIGRATION SERIES", AND YELLOW SATIN ATTACHED RIBBON BOOKMARK. ANEXCLELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY OF THIS BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF MODERN BOOKFABRICATION.. Keywords: AFRO-AMER AUTHOR.

New York, New York, U. S. A.: Westvaco Corp., 1997. First Thus . Hardcover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine In Slipcase. Limited Edition. Yellow Marker Ribbon Bound In. The Slipcase In Near Fine With Light Shelf Wear.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. Very Good in a Poor jacket, unclipped ($2.50), large chips to the front panel and missing half of the spine, oversized on the book by about a quarter-inch. Tan cloth, toned at the spine and edges, some rubbing and fraying to the head and foot of the spine. Square and firmly bound with a dark top stain, former owner's signature on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. Hughes's semi-autobiographical debut novel about a Black family living in Kansas in the early 20th century. Scarce in any kind of jacket.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 324 pages. In Good minus condition with no dust jacket. Bound in publisher's decorated light brown cloth with black titling to spine. Moderate shelf wear and rubbing, spine with toning and some staining, head and tail both fraying, bumping to corners, small line of worming to front cover. Interior with some mild age toning and finger smudges, bookplate to front pastedown offsetting onto front free end paper. Stamp reading 'first edition' to copyright page. JR Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. Langston Hughes' debut novel, released in 1930, is a semi-autobiographical story about an African-American family living in Kansas during the 1910s. The setting and many of the characters are based on Hughes' experiences growing up in Lawrence, Kansas. This first edition, first printing copy is inscribed by Hughes on the front free end paper in his characteristic green ink, and dated September 29, 1959. 1361993. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. By the late 1920s, Hughes' work had been, for over a decade, enormously influential on the literature and politics that shaped the Harlem Renaissance. At a time before widespread arts grants, Hughes had gained the financial support of several private patrons and took two years to develop and publish his first novel, Not Without Laughter. In line with his previous work which sought to depict the "low life", that is, the real lives of blacks in the lower social-economic strata, the semi-autobiographical novel follows the story of a black boy named Sandy growing up in a small Kansas town in the 1930s. Sandy's mother works as a housekeeper for a wealthy white family, while his father is constantly traversing the country in search of work. Hughes said that a good portion of the novel's characters and settings were based on his memories of growing up in Lawrence, Kansas: "I wanted to write about a typical Negro family in the Middle West, about people like… Leer más