contributes his poem 'Storm Ending' and a short vignette 'Nora' (subsequently re-titled 'Calling Jesus'), both of which were subsequently incorporated into his classic Harlem Renaissance novel 'Cane', to an issue of the periodical 'The Double Dealer'. Vol by JEAN TOOMER - 1922

The Double Dealer. Vol. IV, No. 21, September, 1922. First edition. 4to. Paginated 110-162pp. Card wrappers, marred only by one or two of tiny miscellaneous blemishes and some light creasing to the top right-hand corner, impacting all leaves. A short staple-tear to the first leaf. Loose promotional inserts laid-in. A very good copy of a most uncommon periodical, this issue marks not only Toomer's first appearance in print, but also Thornton Wilder's (writing hear as 'Thornton N.Wilder', and contributing his short two-part vignette 'Sentences'), plus additional contributions from Arthur Symons (his essay 'A Paradox of Posters'), Edmund Wilson (his poem 'Stucco and Stone'), Edward Sapir (his poem 'Optimist'), and others. 'The Double Dealer' was born in response to a 1917 essay by H.L.Mencken in which the author criticized the South for its lack of fine culture. Founded by Julius Weiss Friend, Basil Thompson, Albert Goldstein and John McClure, the New Orleans-based 'Double Dealer' published some of the very first print appearances of both Faulkner and Hemingway, and is also noted for publishing uncharacteristically high numbers of African-American and female writers. It ran monthly from January 1921 through May 1923, with irregular publications between November 1923 and May 1926, with a circulation of approximately 1,500 copies. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced].. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.