USED, with light wear and aging. Please see description and photos for more details.

THE BIG SEA, by Langston Hughes 1945 [signed] Autobiography Scarce DJ

Product Description

The Big Sea

by Langston Hughes

Hughes' autobiography.

335 pages. 6" by 8.5"

Publishing Info: Alfred A. Knopf, New York 1945

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition, with a VERY GOOD DJ.

• Very scarce with inscription and signature by Hughes on ffep
• Third printing
• Printed on yellow paper as, due to WWII, standard white book paper was unavailable
• Textblock shows a black topstain
• Cover boards are a bit discolored around perimeter
• DJ looks very nice behind Mylar cover and is backed with archival paper
• DJ shows small chips off bottom outside corners, a bit larger chips off top corners
• DJ shows small chips off spine tail and top left head with a .25" by 1.5" chip off top left of front and spine head
• Moderate soiling to back of DJ
• DJ spine is darkened
• Front return of DJ shows a few green marks
• Book may exhibit additional minor signs of age or wear.
• VS20151013

AS IS! Please see photos. More photos available upon request.

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