The New Negro: An Interpretation
New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1925.
First edition, first printing. xviii, 446 pp. Bound in publisher's blue paper-covered boards over buckram spine cloth lettered in blue; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good+ with moderate rubbing and toning to covers, boards exposed at edges. Dust-soiling and light staining to upper edge of textblock, contemporary bookplate and several small abrasions to front endsheet. Contents slightly overopened at several places.
A landmark African American anthology featuring stories, essays, and poetry by the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance movement: Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, James Weldon Johnson, Countee Cullen, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, and more.
Price: $4,500