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GOLDEN SLIPPERS: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The very uncommon first edition of this classic anthology - among the contributors are many writers of the Harlem Renaissance: Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Feldon Johnson, Cullen, Jessie Fauset, Claude McKay and others, as well as some traditional poems. Illustrated with drawings by Henrietta Bruce Sharon. Arranged topically. Included are biographies of the poets, and an index of first lines. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Bontemps with the comment "I'm happy to have this little collection find its' way into your excellent library." Biographical notes on the contributors, index of first lines. Stated first edition with the code I-Q indicating a date of publication of September 1941. 220 pp plus colophon.
Condition: Near fine in a very good dustjacket (slight toning and soiling to endpapers, one small spot on front cover, dj has 1 rounded chip at top edge of front cover, some toning to spine and folds, slit near the spine, price-clipped) With only relatively minor flaws, this is an extremely attractive copy of a hard to find book, especially with such a warm and friendly inscription - and even more so in the uncommon dustjacket.