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[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. DU BOIS, W. E. B. (1868-1963). Darkwater. Voices from Within the Veil. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, [1920].

Estimate: $300 - $400
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$150

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[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. DU BOIS, W. E. B. (1868-1963). Darkwater. Voices from Within the Veil. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, [1920]. 8vo. 276 pp. Publisher's full dark blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in green. Lacks the rare dust jacket. FIRST EDITION OF DU BOIS' FIRST AUTOBIOGRAPHY. 

Condition

Binding quite worn, toned and soiled, front hinge starting, endleaves and text toned and occasionally foxed, a few gutters overopened, title-page chipped at upper corner and with erased pencil markings near upper corner. Fair. 

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This book was quite successful when published, and opened many people's eyes to the problem of racial discrimination in the United States.