Hughes, Langston; Carl van Vechten, ed. — The Weary Blues

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. A new edition, revised with a Foreword by Kevin Young, a reprint of the original, true First Edition, edited by and with an Introduction by Carl van Vechten. Simply bound in tan cloth over boards, sharp and distinct black lettering, vertically, to front cover and spine. Unmarked but for five words underlined and "no more happy negro" written adjacent to a poetic stanza. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn. Gift-quality condition exemplar of a justly celebratory edition of a classic poetry collection. Langston Hughes writes powerfully about African-American toils and travails, their experiences in print when most Black voices were mute and silenced. 91 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good/Fine,