Tracy, Steven C. — Langston Hughes & the Blues

Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A fine work by a noted Blues performer and who holds a Ph.D. in English Literature, part literary biography and ethnomusicology, showing how much the person and artistry of Ma Rainey, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Memphis Minnie, among others, influenced Hughes' work. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Greyish-blue cloth over boards with silver lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Bibliography, discography and indexes. 305 pp. including an index of song titles.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Near Fine/Near Fine,