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New York: Robbins-Engel, 1927. First. hardcover. very good. Edited by Gordon Whyte & Hugo Frey. Illustrated by Millar of the Roland Company. Slim 4to, patterned floral cloth with paper label on front cover (spine label is lacking, and extremities bumped). New York: Robbins-Engel, (1927). First Edition. Overall a very good clean copy.<br/> <br/>
My Spirituals by Jessye, Eva A - 1927
by Jessye, Eva A
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My Spirituals
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New York: Robbins-Engel, Inc. 1927. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Decorated cloth boards, sunning to edges. Spine sunned with some wear, label has chip to top edge, the letter "y" of My is missing. Light browning to page edges and slight off-setting from illustrations. Eva Jessye received the international distinction of being the first African American to be a professional choral conductor. As such she worked with Gerturde Stein and Virgil Thomson on Stein's "Four Saints in Three Acts," and in 1935 with George Gershwin on "Porgy and Bess." In this capacity she continued to work throughout her life as well as being an adamant, lifelong supporter of civil rights. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 81 pp .
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- Publisher Robbins-Engel, Inc
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1927
- Keywords Gospel, Music, Blues
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