Black Smiles or the Sunny Side of Sable Life
Nashville: Blackfoot Studio, 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7. Good. Item #12204
SCARCE turn-of-the-century book of African American folk-songs and poetry in the stereotypical racist black dialect, profusely illustrated throughout. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Red cloth spine. Moderate rubbing and wear to boards and edges with a few small shallow gouges to the rear board. Interior clean with lightly tanned pages. A handsome copy of a scarce and desirable early piece of Jim Crow era Black Americana.
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