Nigger Heaven
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Fourteenth Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 286. Glossary of "negro words and phrases." Black cloth, titles stamped in yellow with blue decorations on the cover and spine, publisher logo stamped in blind on the cover. Title page printed in blue and black. Mild spine lean, tail edge dampstained, spine rubbed. In the color illustrated dust jacket. Jacket spine with modest dampstain, edges a tad rubbed and chipped, spine head tape reinforcement verso. Please see photos. Good+ / Good. Item #5815
Ever controversial, this novel of the Harlem Renaissance was a best-seller. Having established himself as a successful novelist, Van Vechten went on to become a photographer, famous for artist portraits. The striking art deco dust jacket illustration, uncredited, is a notable exemplar of the genre's form. Dust jacket is preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.
Price: $275.00