Locke (Alain, editor) The New Negro
£1,250
An Interpretation
New York, Albert & Charles Boni, 1925.
First edition, second printing. Large 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards.
A landmark of the Harlem Renaissance, representing the creative endeavours of the New Negro Movement. The anthology portrays the African-American community’s pursuit of civil rights and a new, diverse identity, offering a compelling reflection of the era’s social and artistic transformation.
In stock
Small ownership stamp to title-page and front endpaper, with further stamp and ink name to half-title; some edge-wear to boards, slight fraying to spine at head.
Illustrated throughout, with 27 full-page illustrations and 37 in-text of which 50 are monochrome and 14 are colour-printed, a further 7 illustrated music scores of which 3 are full-page.
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