One Way to Heaven
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932.
First edition, first printing. 280 pp. Bound in publisher's patterned cloth with blue and silver foil title labels at spine and upper board. Near Fine with light wear,light dust-soiling to top edge. In a Good unclipped dust jacket with fading at spine and small hole near crown. Edge wear with gnawing and color correction at extremities, tidemark and heavy-handed tape repairs at verso. The Harlem Renaissance poet's only novel about class society in New York City. In the scarce dust jacket designed by illustrator, muralist and sculptor Charles Alston (1907-1977). An active member of the Harlem Renaissance, Alston painted murals for the Harlem Hospital and was most famous for creating a bronze bust of Martin Luther King, the first work of art depicting an African American displayed in the White House. Perry 225, Schomburg p. 12. Item #140947959
Price: $4,500