HALF A MAN. The Status of the Negro in New York.
New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good- condition. Item #017348
xii, 236 pages of text including an index. Original blue hardcover binding is rubbed at the extremities, with a minor cup ring on the front cover, and other minor shelfwear. No dustjacket, but protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. The front inner hinge is weakened. There is moderate to heavy soiling and staining scattered throughout the text, most of which is in the margins, but some of which is in the text. A few pages have creases at the corners. The front endpapers are stamped with a previous owner's name: J.A. Yeatman. This is a highly uncommon first edition of this publication.
Price: $475.00