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Lot 42

DE VERE, William. Negro Sketches: End?Men?s Gags and Conund...

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DE VERE, William. Negro Sketches: End?Men?s Gags and Conundrums. New York: The Platt & Nourse Co., [1889]. 12mo. Original publisher?s pictorial wrappers (minor dust soiling or tiny chips to edges, early book seller stamp to upper cover, front fly detached, pages brittle and toned as usual). Provenance: Soldier Joe?s Book Shop (rubber stamp). FIRST EDITION of a collection of sketches to be performed by a minstrel group. SCARCE.