Cavalcade of the American Negro
Chicago: Diamond Jubilee Exposition Authority, 1940. Very Good. Item #12454
Chicago: Diamond Jubilee Exposition Authority, 1940. First Edition, wrapper issue. Octavo. 95 pp. Black and white frontispiece by Troy. Illustrated wraps. Wraps toned and edgeworn with curling and creasing at corners. Remnants of previous owner's stamp to front wrap. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
WPA publication produced in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the end of slavery for the American Negro Exposition, or the Black World's Fair of 1940.
[Brewer 847].
Price: $60.00
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