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Lot 5
Sale 5724 - Books and Manuscripts
Feb 17, 2022
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Live / Philadelphia
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[African-Americana] Du Bois, W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk, Essays and Sketches
Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1903. First edition, first printing (with April 18 printed on verso of title-page). 8vo. viii, (ii), 264, (2) pp. Original black cloth, stamped in blind and in gilt; top edge gilt, other edges trimmed. A fine copy.
A beautiful example of one of Du Bois's most famous works, and a landmark in the history of sociology and African American literature.