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[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. [BREWER, J. Mason (1896-1975), editor]. Humorous Folk Tales of the South Carolina Negro... Orangeburg, SC: South Carolina Negro F

Estimate: $500 - $800
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[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. [BREWER, J. Mason (1896-1975), editor]. Humorous Folk Tales of the South Carolina Negro... Orangeburg, SC: South Carolina Negro Folklore Guild, 1945. 8vo. Illustrated. 64 pp. Publisher's full green cloth, front board lettered in gilt, publisher's unclipped (no price) dust jacket. THE SCARCE FIRST EDITION OF THIS PUBLICATION, INSCRIBED BY THE EDITOR ON THE TITLE-PAGE: "For Frances Coldwell with appreciation J. Mason Brewer 5-17-46". This was no. 1 of the Publications of the South Carolina Negro Folklore Guild.

Condition

Cloth binding toned, rubbed, soiled, endleaves toned (text is on glossy paper); jacket heavily chipped, worn, soiled. A very good copy in a fair dust jacket.

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Brewer was an important folklorist, who specialized in African-Americana.