Copper Sun

Published by Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, NY, 1927

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Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA)

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B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The covers have marbled paper to both front and rear, with a black cloth spine. The paper label on the spine is in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown page. (Elinor Tay Mighell - found in the San Francisco Social Register). The copyright page includes First Edition, and the code G-B (July, 1927) The price clipped dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and and chips, especially to the spine ends . There is some foxing (both spots and tidemarking) to the reverse of the dust jacket that is starting to show through on the front). "The Harlem Renaissance was influenced by a movement called Négritude which represents "the discovery of black values and the Negro’s awareness of his situation". Cullen saw Negritude as an awakening of a race consciousness and black modernism that flowed into Harlem. Cullen's poetry "Heritage" and "Dark Tower" reflect ideas of the Negritude movement. These poems examine African roots and intertwine them with a fresh aspect of African American life. Countee Cullen's work intersects with the Harlem community and such prominent figures of the Renaissance as Duke Ellington and poet and playwright Langston Hughes. Ellington admired Cullen for confronting a history of oppression and shaping a new voice of "great achievement over fearful odds". " (from Wikipedia).…

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Bibliographic details

Title
Copper Sun
Author
Cullen, Countee
Publisher
Harper & Brothers, Publishers, New York, NY
Publication year
1927
Condition
Very Good+
Dust jacket
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Illustrator
Illustrated by Charles Cullen
Edition
1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing.

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S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 25 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer/compiler of price guides, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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