Nigger Heaven
$800.00 USD • Used
Yellow cloth with design of vines in black and orange. Black paper label on spine shows some insect damage to edges. Square with a secure binding, no tears or parting.Heavy, rag, cream colored dec...
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Yellow cloth with design of vines in black and orange. Black paper label on spine shows some insect damage to edges. Square with a secure binding, no tears or parting.Heavy, rag, cream colored deckle edged paper. This is # 151 of 205 copies, signed by Van Vechten. Pages are uncut. VG to VG-. No dustjacket. Sticker from Holliday Bookshop in NY on rear pastedown. Controversial novel, especially title, by this white writer and photographer who was heavily involved with the Harlem Renaissance. "The book and not the title is the thing," James Weldon Johnson insisted with regard to Nigger Heaven, and the book is indeed a nuanced and vibrant portrait of "the great black walled city" of Harlem. Nigger heaven was a term used in the 19th century to refer to the church balconies, which were segregated for African Americans, as the white members of the congregation sat below. ; Small 8vo 7" - 8" tall; 287 pages; sold ABE 8.11.16 sale ; Signed by Author
Product Info
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Year: 1926
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Signed
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