Signed Limited Edition of W.E.B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk

W. E. Burghardt Du Bois. THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK: ESSAYS AND SKETCHES. New York: The Blue Heron Press, 1953. Limited edition; no. 915 of "A limited, numbered and autographed edition." Signed by Du Bois on limitation bookplate tipped in on front free endpaper, as issued. Quarter black cloth over patterned paper-covered boards, gilt-lettered spine, and stained top edge. 8vo; xv, [3], [1]-264, [2]pp. Illustrated with musical notations.

8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.

From a Private North Carolina Collection

Bookplate of Howard Fast.

"W. E. Burghardt Du Bois' famous book – published on the fiftieth anniversary of its original issuance." (from the limitation)

Boards with two corners rubbed and extremely subtle edge toning; light scuffing to black cloth, minor wear to spine ends, and slight separation from text block; residue on paste-down; mild wear to page edges, an occasional minute spot, otherwise a pristine interior. Very good plus.