Mid Century 8vo Book, w.e. Burghardt Dubois's the Souls of Black Folks, Limited and Autographed Edition - 2 Pieces

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Du Bois, W. E. Burghardt. The Souls of Black Folks: Essays and Sketches.

New York: The Blue Heron Press, 1953, … Read more Du Bois, W. E. Burghardt. The Souls of Black Folks: Essays and Sketches.

New York: The Blue Heron Press, 1953, Jubilee edition, author signed, print run of unstated limitation. 8vo; 746 pp. Quarter black cloth, spine stamped with silver gilt title, sunned with chipped crown, eggplant floral pattern boards, corner tip wear, tipped in signature plate adhered to front free endpaper, light age-toned text, protective polyvinyl wrap. Good.

Measures: 5.75 x 1 x 8.25 inches.
Approx. weight: 1 pounds.

Note: In 1949, in order to bypass an unofficial publishing ban on his work during the anti-communist Red Scare, Du Bois acquired the original plates for The Souls of Black Folk because the book had fallen out of print. Mainstream publishers refused to reissue his masterpiece due to his political activism and era anti-communist hysteria. An exact reprint, in exception to new preface by Du Bois, and 'Comments' by his wife, Shirley Graham. (Bornstein, 2006)

Included: One gelatin silver print or original vintage press photographic reproduction, 1 inch tear at upper left corner, slight creases and ear marks, from the archives of the Star Tribune depicting William Du Bois shaking hands with Frederic Joliot-Curie at a Paris peace conference in 1949. Provenance: Star Tribune archives, Minneapolis, MN. Good.

Measures: 6 H x 9.75 W inches. See less