8vo (8 x 5 3/8 in.), 142 pp. Bronze Booklet Number 2. Publisher's stiff wrappers (lacking staples).

FIRST EDITION of Alain Locke's acclaimed monograph on the music of the Harlem Renaissance. Considered the "Dean" of the Harlem Renaissance, this volume was the second in Locke's eventual eight volume "Bronze Booklet" series that delved into the music and visual arts of the period. "The Negro and His Music displays Locke's critical skills in full flower. The book sketches a short but sweeping background about the role of music in American culture." (Harris and Molesworth, Alain L. Locke: The Biography of a Philosopher, p. 305).