Margaret Esse Danner (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. THE DOWN OF A THISTLE Selected Poems, Prose Poems, and Songs by Margaret Esse Danner SIGNED & INSCRIBED by African American Poet MARGARET ESSE DANNER " For Al Birdsong / Margaret / Esse / Danner " in blue ink on the blank free front endpaper. Published by Country Beautiful, Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1976. First edition. Hardcover in dustjacket, 144 pages. NEAR FINE CONDITION BOOK, un-price-clipped dustjacket has some small edge chips and the spine is lightly sunned. In 1976 Margaret Esse Danner (1915-1984) published her final major work, The Down of a Thistle, which she dedicated to Black Poet Robert Hayden. Much of her poetry is about the relationship between Black Africa and Black America. Some poems are a homage to Langston Hughes, who also displayed a strong connection to his African heritage and inspired and influenced Danner throughout her life. Her message is one of hope but she did not trivialize the difficulty of being Black in America. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Near Fine brown cloth quarto with bold gilt lettering. Very slight spotting top pagination. In a Very Good + price-clipped dust jacket with modest edgewear. Bright, snug & unmarked first printing. Richly illustrated in black & white.…

First edition. Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket.