first edition Softcover
1939 · New York
New York: University Place Book Shop, 1939. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. [24]pp. Stapled printed self-wrappers. Modest age-toning on the relatively cheap paper stock, else near fine. A catalog issued by a pioneering bookseller of African-American material. The bookseller was at the address listed on this catalog starting in 1939. A first edition of Phillis Wheatley's poems could be had from this catalogue for $20. (Inventory #: 561231)