Item #5259 Black Cameos. R. Emmet KENNEDY.
Black Cameos
Black Cameos

Black Cameos

New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1924. Edward Larocque Tinker. First Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. xxv, [2], 210. Illustrated with spot illustrations by Edward Larocque Tinker and 17 transcriptions of spirituals. Decorated endpapers. Bound in orange cloth with lettering and decoration stamped on front board; lettering in relief on spine. Slight age-toning to lower edge of front board and head of spine. In the dust jacket that has chips to head and tail of spine, and slight loss mid-spine. (Please see photo.) A bright copy in scarce jacket. Near Fine / Good+. Item #5259

Kennedy (1877-1941) began recording African-American folklore at age 13. Many of the entries were gathered from his family's domestics; one, a native of Gretna, Louisiana, would collect anecdotes when visiting home, and offer them to Kennedy upon return. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

Price: $90.00

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