The First Book of Negroes First Edition

Langston Hughes · Franklin Watts, 1952 · First edition, first printing

For a first edition, first printing of The First Book of Negroes by Langston Hughes (Franklin Watts, 1952), the first point to check: Page facing the title page: “First Printing” stated in italics at the foot, below the Canadian publisher line (Ambassador Books).

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How do I know if my copy of The First Book of Negroes is a first edition, first printing?

✓ Page facing the title page: “First Printing” stated in italics at the foot, below the Canadian publisher line (Ambassador Books) ✓ Title page: Franklin Watts, Inc., 699 Madison Avenue, New York · Copyright 1952 ✓ Josephine Baker: her portrait and short biography on the “Well-Known American Negro Women” page (p. 44), removed from later printings ✓ Dust jacket: green, portrait of a young man with a microscope and… The identification points above show each one.

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