Cullen countee 1903 1946 (6 risultati)

Condizione: FINE. First printing. A book which looks at Cullen's role in the Harlem Renaissance and at his work as a novelist and playwright, in addition to focusing on his poetry. Frontispiece portrait. Chronology. Notes and references, index. 145 pp. Fine in black cloth with gilt lettering on spine (as new).…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 24p. Photocopy stapled at left side. 28cm. Small stain on last page. We don't know who produced this study guide for Cullen's 1942 children's book. It is clean and bright suggesting that it wasn't done in the 1940s or else was later reprinted. Includes 160 short answer questions and a few questions calling for somewhat longer answers.…

First Edition. Two copies in different binding variants (one a later issue) of the poet's second collection. Crown 8vo (190 x 127mm): xi,[1],89,[1]pp, illustrated throughout. First Printing (with "first edition" and "G-B" on copyright page): Publisher's black cloth over brown and black marbled paper-covered boards, beige paper labels printed in black to front cover and spine, top edge stained copper, fore-edge rough-trimmed; neat owner's signature dated 1927 and bookseller's ticket (Post Street Book Shop, San Francisco) to paste-downs. A handsome copy (several lines neatly underlined), tightly bound and clean throughout. Later issue (with "C-C" on copyright page): Publisher's black cloth over blue and orange marbled paper-covered boards, lime-green paper label printed in black to front cover, beige paper label printed in black to spine, top edge stained orange, fore- and bottom edges rough-trimmed; bookseller's ticket (Whaler Book Shop, New Bedford) to front paste-down. Virtually pristine. Both copies wanting the dust jacket. Perry 2. When Cullen published Color, his first collection of poetry, in 1925 at the age of twenty-two, he was already the most famous Black writer in America. While still highly praised, Copper Sun "disappointed some who found the romantic themes and conventional poetic forms that had contributed to his early fame increasingly out of step with the growing interest among black artists and intellectuals for folk forms and racially conscious subjects. It did not help Cullen's reputation then or later that he asked to be judged as a poet and not a "Negro poet", though the nuances of his argument about the relation of race to art were sometimes ignored or misunderstood." (Literary Encyclopedia) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Later printing. illustrations (by Charles Cullen), xi, 89p. Original marbled boards backed in black cloth. Mounted title labels on backstrip and front cover. 19cm. No jacket. SIGNED ("Cordially Countee Cullen") on front free endpaper which also has the red name stamp of a former owner. Poetry. His second book. A limited edition consisting of 100 numbered and signed copies was also published.…

Condizione: Near Fine. 22 x 15 cm. On plain beige stationery. Return address 2190 Seventh Avenue New York, NY. Brief letter "Thank you for purchasing my book One way to Heaven. I am genuinely happy when one of my books makes a new friend. If you will send your copy of my book to the address above, I shall be very happy to autograph it for you. Yours very sincerely, Countee Cullen." No envelope. Signed.…

Condizione: Near Fine. 17 x 26 cm. On plain beige stationery. Return address 41 Grand View Blvd. Tuckahoe 7, New York, NY. No pamphlet or envelope present to identify the recipient. Text: I have read the pamphlet and I find it quite stimulating. You do command a certain strength with your words but I believe that you are holdiong back what is truly in your heart when you commit pen to paper. Criticism is not one of my strong points. You may have a better chance of sending it to a publishing house such as Johnson Publishing Co. in Chicago. Mr. John Johnson you will find is a very fair judge of grammatical structure. Remember: in order for a writer to succeed I suggest three things -- read and write -- and wait. With every good wish, believe me, Yours sincerely, [Signed] Countee Cullen.". Signed.…