Sale 2471 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 29, 2018

252 253 252 c   (LITERATURE.) Johnson, Charles S.; editor. Ebony and Topaz, a Collectanea. [3]-164, [2] pages. 4to, pictorial wrappers in gold and black, moderate wear including two closed tears on front wrapper repaired with tape; minor wear to contents; uncut. NewYork: National Urban League, 1927 [400/600] Contributors to this beautifully produced, fragile book include Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Jessie Fauset, and Georgia Douglas Johnson—a virtual “Who’s Who” of the Harlem Renaissance. Highlights include “Suffrage” by NAACP field secretaryWilliam Pickens.The front cover is by Countee Cullen and Aaron Douglas contributed illustrations.The book was published by Opportunity, the Journal of Negro Life. Work, page 394. 253 c   (LITERATURE.) Survey Graphic Number: Harlem, Mecca of the New Negro. Illustrations, some byWinold Reiss. [9], 630-701, [23] pages. Large 4to, pictorial blue and white wrappers, split along fold and re-stapled; minor dampstaining and wear. NewYork, 1 March 1925 [300/400] An important issue of the Survey Graphic celebrating the Harlem Renaissance. Highlights include “Enter the New Negro” by Alain Locke,“The Making of Harlem” by JamesWeldon Johnson,“The Negro Digs up His Past” by Arthur Schomburg,“The Black Man Brings His Gifts” byW.E.B. Du Bois, and much more. The numerous illustrations by Winold Reiss include a portrait of Paul Robeson, “Four Portraits of Negro Women,” and a gallery of “HarlemTypes.” 254 c   (LITERATURE.) Toomer, Jean. Essentials: Definitions and Aphorisms. [72] pages. 8vo, publisher’s black cloth, printed paper labels, spine and portion of rear board faded. first edition , number 481 of 1000 copies signed by the author . presentation copy , additionally inscribed on the front flyleaf:“To Mildred C. Green, Jean, Christmas ‘32, Portage.” Chicago:“Private Edition”, 1931 [300/400]