CULLEN, Countee

The Ballad of the Brown Girl: An Old Ballad Retold

First edition. Illustrations and decorations by Charles Cullen. Spine label a little tanned else fine in remnants of the original cardboard slipcase. Countee Cullen's own copy with his ownership Inscription: "Author's Copy, Countee Cullen." Laid in is a typed letter Signed by Cullen, dated 25 April 1928 on Opportunity stationery (listing Cullen as Assistant Editor), to Carroll A. Wilson, granting permission for Wilson to retain the three books that he sent to Wilson as a trustee of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, along with his application for a fellowship (not present). Wilson's small, attractive bookplate is on the front pastedown. A unique copy of an important work.

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