Arthur D Spingarn (3 results)
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Language: English
Published by The Department of Publicity: Fisk University, Nashville, TN
- Softcover
Seller: Second Edition Books, Butte, MT, U.S.A.Second Edition Books
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Good. No date listed, published sometime after April 21-23, 1939. Tight stapled binding, clean interior. Cream wraps have mild edge wear and creasing, moderate soiling, paper remnants on front edge. Text is unmarked, mild foxing and staining to inner wraps and outer page edges. A Biographical Sketch, An Ap…preciation of James Weldon Johnson (Spigarn), My Friend: James Weldon Johnson (Van Vechten), and The Negro in American Literature (Brown). Unpaginated.
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Published by The Department of Publicity, Fisk University, 1940
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: No Alternative Books, Greenfield, MA, U.S.A.No Alternative Books
Contact seller4-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A rare original copy of a collection of writings honoring James Weldon Johnson, famous writer and civil rights activist, after his death in 1938. Includes two inlaid photographs, pasted to pages along their top edges: one is a portrait of Johnson, and the other is a photo of J…ohnson reading "The Creation" to Mrs. Johnson and a group of students gathered in their living room on Fisk Campus. The book begins with an biographical sketch of Johnson and a timeline of his life. The rest of the book is comprised of 3 pieces written for "the Sunday evening program specially planned in [Johnson's] honor" on April 23rd, 1939 at Fisk University: (1) "An Appreciation of James Weldon Johnson" by Arthur D. Spingarn, (2) "My Friend: James Welden Johnson" by Carl Van Vechten, and (3) "The Negro in American Literature" by Sterling A. Brown. The book is softcover with a stapled binding and is in Fair condition. There are stress lines in gutters on some pages, eminating from binding. The paper underneath the 2nd photo, and adjacent pages, are lightly foxed. Binding staples rusted. Previous price in pencil on corner of ffep. The fore edge of text block is roughly cut, with some pages having nicks in this edge. Some pages have bumped corners. Otherwise, the text is in great condition - pages are bright, clean and clear of writing, markings, highlighting, etc. The cover is heavily worn. The cover split down the spine, and was repaired with scotch tape on the outside of the spine and inside of the front and back hinges. Cover corners and edges heavily worn, creased over in spots, with small chunks missing on top/bottom of spine. Cover has many dampstain blemishes and other surface soiling, and is darkened/toned.
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Published by Paris: New-Story, 1951
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Philip Smith, Bookseller, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Philip Smith, Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerSoft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued). 1st edition. Near Fine. 8vo, 120pp, printed wrappers. Nice copy of the sixth issue of this important postwar magazine of writing. Includes The Butcher by Terry Southern, writing by Malvina Reynolds, other interesting content. Unmarked copy, about as nice…as could be hoped given the acidic paper stock employed, a bit of inevitable toning and minor wear. Not Signed.
