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FIELDS OF WONDER by Hughes, Langston - 1947

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FIELDS OF WONDER

by Hughes, Langston

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New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. VG. 1947. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 114 pages. Langston Hughes tipped-in signature on front endpaper and loose inscribed by Langston Hughes postcard. Previous owner's bookplate; light wear to dust jacket edges. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .
  • Bookseller Easton's Books, Inc. US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - VG
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Alfred A. Knopf
  • Place of Publication New York, NY
  • Date Published 1947
  • Keywords Poetry, Literature

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Fields of Wonder: A Book of Lyric Poems
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Fields of Wonder: A Book of Lyric Poems

by Langston Hughes

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Knopf, 1947. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Dust jacket worn and chipped, with a large tear on the front.
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by HUGHES, Langston

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NY: Alfred Knopf, 1947. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 115. A very good copy in rubbed and worn price clipped dj. Dickinson 16. Issued in an edition of 2500 copies only.
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by HUGHES, Langston

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NY: Alfred Knopf, 1947. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 115. A fine copy in little nicked dj. Dickinson 16. Issued in an edition of 2500 copies only.
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FIELDS OF WONDER; a book of lyric poems

by HUGHES, Langston

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NY: Alfred Knopf, 1947. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 115. A fine copy in little nicked dj. Dickinson 16. Issued in an edition of 2500 copies only.
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Fields of Wonder

by Hughes, Langston

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Alferd A. Knopf, NY, 1947, 1st ed. 8vo in light green cloth. Slightly faded. EPs a little darkened, Jacket heavily smudged, rubbed. VG- book in a G jacket.. F. Hardcover.
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Fields of Wonder

by Langston Hughes

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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1947. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition Stated. Bold inscription of front endpaper to Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Elmer Rice and his wife, actress, Betty Rice. "For Elmer and Betty, wonderland friends, Sincerely, Langston - Atlanta University, March 4, 1947". Edges of green cloth boards and spine are faded and tanned. Interior is clean and complete with no marks..
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Fields of Wonder

by Hughes, Langston; Marius Flothius [Association]

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 1947 First printing of the first edition, original publisher’s teal cloth, yellow top edge; in original dust jacket; written while Hughes was a visiting writer in residence at Atlanta University, containing over 70 poems including “Border Line” that was submitted by Hughes for the 1962 anthology Poet’s Choice. A presentation copy from Langston Hughes to Marius Flothius: “Especially for / Marius Flothius / with my thanks for your excellent / musical settings / of my poems, / Sincerely / Langston Hughes / New York, November 1, 1955.” Additionally, loosely laid-in is a brochure for Hughes’ “The Rhythms of the World” and a single page carbon copy of Hughes’ short poem “Cross.”
Marius Flothuis (1914–2000) was a Dutch composer who set six of Hughes’ poems to music.
Shallow crimping to cloth spine ends, the very tip of the bottom back corner slightly softened, and light toning to… Read More
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