Two Vols.: The Life of Langston Hughes Volume 1: 1902-1941 I, Too, Sing America; Volume II: 1941-1967 I Dream a World
New York Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986 & 1988. Second and First Printings. Two volumes, hardcover with dust jackets. Two vols. 8vo. Vol. I: Pp. 468. Vol. II: viii, 512. Both volumes illustrated with substantial sections of black-and-white photographs. Notes. Indexes. The first volume bound in black half-cloth over cream paper-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine; the second bound in black half-cloth over blue paper-covered boards, gilt lettering on spine. Both with a photo-illustrated dust jacket, prices intact on front flaps, the second volume dust jacket with a slight snag at head of spine. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #6054
The first volume is a second printing; the second volume is a first printing. Rampersad's authoritative biography of the Harlem Renaissance figure who was so much more than just that: poet, novelist, playwright, social activist and a lifelong force for the betterment of his people. Dust jackets are now protected in removable, clear archival sleeves.
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