Every tongue got to confess :; Negro folk-tales from the Gulf states by Hurston, Zora Neale - 2001

New York: HarperCollins, 2001. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Top corners gently bumped, rear corners barely rubbed, very light wear to spine head and foot, bright pages, tight binding, else Very Good(+) to Near Fine(-) in Very Good(+) to Near fine, very lightly soiled jacket. DJ.. Multicolored octavo in white DJ, xxxiv, 279 pages ; 25 cm. African Americans -- Folklore, Black Studies. || Singed by one "Lucy Hurston", a presumed relative of author and possibly three other family members. Four signatures total. || In this book Zora Neale Hurston records the voices of ordinary people and pays tribute to the richness of Black vernacular--its crisp self-awareness, singular wit, and improvisational wordplay. These folk-tales reflect the joys and sorrows of the African-American experience, celebrate the redemptive power of storytelling, and showcase the continuous presence in America of the Africanized language that flourishes to this day. || Contents: Foreword / by John Edgar Wideman -- Introduction / by Carla Kaplan -- A note to the reader -- Negro folk-tales from the Gulf States -- [ch.] 1. God tales -- [ch.] 2 . Preacher tales -- [ch.] 3. Devil tales -- [ch.] 4. Witch and hant tales -- [ch.] 5. Heaven tales -- [ch.] 6. John and Massa tales -- [ch.] 7. Tall tales -- [ch.] 8. Neatest trick tales -- [ch.] 9. Mistaken identity tales -- [ch.] 10. Fool tales -- [ch.] 11. Woman tales -- [ch.] 12. School tales -- [ch.] 13. Miscellaneous tales -- [ch.] 14. Talking animal tales -- [ch.] 15. Animal tales -- Appendix 1. -- Appendix 2. -- Appendix 3. "Stories Kossula told me."