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SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM Signed Langston Hughes, 1942

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SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM Signed Langston Hughes, 1942

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Langston Hughes signed and inscribed 1st edition Shakespeare in Harlem with illustrations by McKnight Kauffer.
New York: Alfred A. Knoff, 1942.
James Mercer Langston Hughes (American, 1902-1967).
Inscribed presentation copy from the author Langston Hughes in blue ink on front free endpaper TO HELEN MAUER-SINCERLEY-LANGSTON HUGHES, SKIDMORE, NOVEMBER 2,1942.
Thirteen full page illustrations by McKnight Kauffer (American, 1890-1954).
Orange and black cloth.
125 pages.
Condition: interior and binding in good condition, no scribbling or stains, illustrations bright and clean, no dust jacket, title page missing, lacking lower spine (spine ends chipped) lower blank section of colophon at final leaf torn off.
Provenance: private estate.

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SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM Signed Langston Hughes, 1942

Name: SHAKESPEARE IN HARLEM Signed Langston Hughes, 1942
Brand: Edward Mcknight Kauffer
SKU: 75733856
Price: 140 USD
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