The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches

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An English first edition hardcover of The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches by W.E.B. DuBois. The 246-page book has original, plain dark brown-black cloth covers. On the spine in gold is: [THE / SOULS / OF / BLACK / FOLK / DuBOIS / CONSTABLE / LONDON]. There is a frontispiece portrait of DuBois with signature opposite the title page, followed by the copyright and dedication: [TO / BURGHARDT AND YOLANDE / THE LOST AND THE FOUND]. The book begins with a “Forethought” before the index, contains fourteen essays, and ends with an “Afterthought” on the last page.

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