Tambourines to Glory

Hughes, James Mercer Langston (1902 1967)

Published by John Day Company, New York, 1958

Condition: Very Good Hardcover

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188 pages Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original black cloth with pink inverse lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. Inscribed by the author. First edition. Langston Hughes said of this novel, "Tambourines to Glory is an urban folk tale set against a background of colorful independent, unorthodox churches which have sprung up all over Harlem in the last decade. It is in no sense an attack on organized religion, or on cults as such, but is a fictional expose of certain ways in which religion is misused in large city communities today by various types of unscrupulous leaders who might be called 'gospel racketeers,' preying upon the gullibility of simple people." Condition: Points rubbed, corners bumped, inscribed by Hughes on front end paper, book plate to front paste down, back end paper verso previous owner's name. Original jacket restored by Octavaye Studios, else a very good copy in like jacket. Seller Inventory # L0043

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Title: Tambourines to Glory

Publisher: John Day Company, New York

Publication Date: 1958

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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