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Lot 171

Wallace Thurman book- The Blacker the Berry

Estimate: $600 - $900
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Thurman, Wallace- The Blacker the Berry: A Novel of Negro Life, ew York: The Macaulay Company, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth-covered boards stamped in black with design by Aaron Douglas, 8vo; [4], 262pp.

Wallace Henry Thurman (1902-1934) was an important contributor to the Harlem Renaissance through his novels, plays, and editorial projects. The Blacker the Berry was his first novel. ..

Condition

Edges stained, wear to cover, corners bumped and rubbed, collector's stamp inside cover, pages age toned

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