John W. Luce and Company, Boston
The House of Falling Leaves, with other poems
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Title: The House of Falling Leaves, with other poems
Author: William Stanley Braithwaite
Publisher: John W. Luce and Company, Boston
Published: 1908
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 112
Catalogs: Poetry, New England, Literature
Description: Original black boards with cloth spine, gilt decoration on cover, and paper label for title on spine. Gift inscription on flyleaf. Corners are exposed, and some staining or darkening to spine, but otherwise in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Very light foxing to page hinges. William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite (1878-1962) was an African-American writer, poet, literary critic, anthologist, and publisher in the United States. Born in Boston, his father came from a wealthy British Guiana family and his mother was the daughter of a North Carolina slave. His father preferred that the children be educated at home, and they were raised in a genteel household of means. His work as a critic and anthologist was widely praised and important in the development of East Coast poetry styles in the early 20th century. He was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1918. Hardcover, good condition. 112 pages, octavo.
Author: William Stanley Braithwaite
Publisher: John W. Luce and Company, Boston
Published: 1908
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 112
Catalogs: Poetry, New England, Literature
Description: Original black boards with cloth spine, gilt decoration on cover, and paper label for title on spine. Gift inscription on flyleaf. Corners are exposed, and some staining or darkening to spine, but otherwise in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked. Very light foxing to page hinges. William Stanley Beaumont Braithwaite (1878-1962) was an African-American writer, poet, literary critic, anthologist, and publisher in the United States. Born in Boston, his father came from a wealthy British Guiana family and his mother was the daughter of a North Carolina slave. His father preferred that the children be educated at home, and they were raised in a genteel household of means. His work as a critic and anthologist was widely praised and important in the development of East Coast poetry styles in the early 20th century. He was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1918. Hardcover, good condition. 112 pages, octavo.
