VOLUME SIGNED BY AUTHOR LANGSTON HUGHES Tambourines to Glory by Langston Hughes (N.Y.: The John Day Company, 1958). First edition. S...

VOLUME SIGNED BY AUTHOR LANGSTON HUGHES

Tambourines to Glory by Langston Hughes (N.Y.: The John Day Company, 1958). First edition. Signed presentation inscription on front flyleaf: "Especially for Lewis Freedman, with the sincere regards of - Langston Hughes New York, Nov. 30, 1959." Octavo volume with original black boards. Black-on-pink lettered spine. Original pictorial dust jacket.

Langston Hughes, a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, became one of the foremost interpreters to the world of the black experience in America.

Condition: Significant toning throughout all pages. Small tears seen on some of the first pages. Also noted, a stray clipping from another book, found tucked within the pages of this book.

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