Cullen countee cullen charles illustrator (4 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 96 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.03 inches. In Stock. Cullen, Charles (illustratore).

Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. (8), 11, (1)pp. Unopened. Quarter black cloth with paper spine label over yellow boards. Title and each leaf of text within a woodcut border. Illustrated with one double-page plate. The boards are soiled and the paper spine is a bit chipped. Though internally clean and unopened, this copy lacks the original slipcase. Countee Cullen uses the traditional structure of the medieval ballad to retell a legend about an English lord who must choose between a Black bride and a white one, with deadly results. In a letter, the author described the poem as "quite a gruesome affair with no less than three murders in it. It is founded on an old song which every colored Kentuckian knows." (OCLC) Countee Cullen (1903-1946) was an African-American poet and part of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1925 he won the Witter Bynner Poetry Prize and this book is dedicated to Witter Bynner.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 89 pages. In Very Good condition. Quarter bound in black cloth with boards covered in decorative paper. Spine with paper label. Covers protected with a mylar wrapper. Mild shelf wear and scuffing. Spine label age toned. Upper edge of text block dyed orange. Front free endpaper inscribed by Countee Cullen. Pages clean. CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. 1345660. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.…

First Edition. First edition, limited issue. Signed by Countee Cullen on the colophon at front, copy 124 of 128. xiii, 111 pp. Bound in publisher's quarter cloth, silver title label, internal bookmark. Near Fine with wear to title label and some glue staining around it, lacking dust jacket. A signed copy of a major collection by the Harlem Renaissance poet. Signed.…