[Rarebooks] FS: THE BOOK OF AMERICAN NEGRO POETRY Inscribed by James Weldon Johnson

[Charles Agvent]

In our booth-- D-26 --at the New York Book Fair through Sunday and in 
our upcoming catalog to be posted on our home page in the next day or so.

JOHNSON, James Weldon (editor). THE BOOK OF AMERICAN NEGRO POETRY. New 
York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1922). First Edition. "Chosen and 
edited with an essay on the Negro's Creative Genius" by Johnson who has 
INSCRIBED and SIGNED the book on the front endpaper: "To Senator Samuel 
M. Shortridge,/With the sincere admiration of/James Weldon 
Johnson/November 28,1922." Slight foxing to preliminaries, slight wear 
to covers with rubbed spot at the heel of the spine and a smaller spot 
on the front spine edge. Lacking the rare dustwrapper. Very Good or 
better and scarce when signed.
Samuel M. Shortridge was a Republican Senator from California and a 
descendant of Daniel Boone. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1920, 
riding Warren G. Harding's post World War I "Return to Normalcy" 
campaign, and reelected in 1926. (#016959) $1,500.00

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