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Signed by Joyce Carol Oates who edited the collection. The collection also includes her essay "They All Just Went Away." 2000. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo., 596 pp. Near fine in near find dust jacket.

Six insightful, tragic, yet sometimes even laugh-out-loud funny stories, that Betye Saar chose to illustrate with six glowing multi-colored serigraphs of incredible depth and power. Zora Neale Hurston, one of America's foremost writers is here matched with Saar, one of America's most important artists. The stories take place from the time of slavery to 1930's and 1940's Harlem and small-town Florida. They range from courtroom drama to misadventure and comedy.Afterword by Betye SaarSix serigraph prints by Betye Saar.Edition limited to 300 numbered copies.Each signed by Betye Saar.Betye Saar chose the paper, handmade of cotton and cinnamon as well as the deep brown ink for the text. She then wrote the Afterword! Not yet finished, she designed the binding of bark and brown leather. The book is protected by a lined and hinged box, covered in brown linen the color of the leather and the type.One volume, 11-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches. As the publisher, we unconditionally guarantee that all books are authentic… Read More

Philadelphia: J.P. Lippincott Company, 1938. First edition of Hurston's personal experiences in Haiti and Jamaica. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, 26 illustrations. Boldly signed by Zora Neale Hurston. In very good condition. Rare and desirable signed.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1935.