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Hughes (Langston) One-Way Ticket, first edition, signed: Hughes (Langston) One-Way Ticket, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author dated Dec. 14 1949 to title, light marginal toning, original cloth-backed boards, light fading to spine

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One-Way Ticket.: Hughes, Langston. One-Way Ticket. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First edition. Blue cloth-backed boards, blind stamped cover and gilt spine with dust jacket. With six full-page black and white illu

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Inscribed by Langston Hughes: Heading: Author: Hughes, Langston Title: One-Way Ticket Place Published: New York Publisher:Alfred A. Knopf Date Published: 1949 Description: Illustrations by Jacob Lawrenc

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Cabell, James Branch The Way of Ecben: Cabell, James Branch The Way of Ecben Hardcover. New York: Robert M. McBride and Co. 1929. 1st Edition. Fine. First edition. One of 850 numbered copies signed by the author. A near fine copy with ligh

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[AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE]. HUGHES, Langston: [AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE]. HUGHES, Langston (1902-1967). A group of 5 works, comprising: The Weary Blues. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1926. FIRST EDITION. -- The Big Sea. New York and London: Alf

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ONE WAY SONG by WYNDHAM LEWIS antique ILLUSTRATED: London, Faber & Faber Limited, [1933] with original advertising booklet First trade edition, 8vo: 6 by 9" decorations by Wyndham Lewis, publisher's cloth A collection of satirical poetry by Wyndham Le

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First Edition Lolita Vol. One & Two, 1955, Nabokov: First Edition Paperback Lolita Vol. One and Two, 1955, Vladimir Nabokov. Approx. dimensions: 7 in H x 4.5 in W x .5 in D. First edition from 1955. Published by The Olympia Press. Printed in France. We

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A 1st ed., 1st printing of The First Book of Negroes: A first edition, first printing of The First Book of Negroes by Langston Hughes (New York, 1952). According to the catalog sheet from Bauman Rare Books, which accompanies the item, this is "the highly

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Two First Edition Angling Books by G.E.M. Skues: Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream, 1910, 133 pages plus publisher's advertisements, color frontispiece, Fine; The Way of the Trout with a Fly, 1921, 259 pages, 3 plates, 2 in color, one corner slightl

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Simple Speaks His Mind, Langston Hughes, 1950: This is the Simon and Schuster 1950 publication of a collection of stories Hughes first wrote for "The Chicago Defender", gathered in this hardcover edition as "Simple Speaks His Mind" (231 pages). Th

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Langston Hughes First Edition [One Way Ticket]

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Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1949, original half blue cloth and dust jacket, first edition of Hughes' twelfth book of poetry inscribed by him in the month following publication to "George Hughes, Sincerely Langston Hughes, 2-11-49", scarce in original dust jacket, 8-1/2 x 5-7/8 in.. Condition: . Provenance: Bauman Rare Books, New York; Property from a Southern Corporate Collection