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Signed and Inscribed First Edition Shakespeare in Harlem Langston Hughes

Signed and Inscribed First Edition Shakespeare in Harlem Langston Hughes

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Signed and Inscribed First Edition Shakespeare in Harlem Langston Hughes

by Hughes, Langston

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[African American] Hughes, Langston. Shakespeare in Harlem. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. Signed First edition, third printing. Octavo. Black cloth boards and yellow spine. 125 pages total. Original illustrated unclipped dustjacket. Beautifully, boldly signed and inscribed "Inscribed especially for Lucky Millendes with admistration for his happy music--- Sincerely-- Langston Hughes New York July 20th, 1948 " on front free endpaper. This copy is full of drawings by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Hughes first collection of poetry after settling permanently in Harlem, where he would become known as "Harlem's Poet Laureate". Shakespeare in Harlem is a garland of verses about the "dream deferred" to which Lorraine Hansberry refers in Raisin in the Sun. Various characters weave in and out of his verses, as Hughes ponders the life that pours through the streets, bars and tenements around him. Dustjacket's spine missing 1/4 inches on top margin. In very good condition.

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Signed and Inscribed First Edition Shakespeare in Harlem Langston Hughes
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Hughes, Langston
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Octavo
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