Item #001791 The Books of American Negro Spirituals. Including: The Book of American Negro Spirituals and the Second Book of Negro Spirituals. James Weldon Johnson, J. Rosamond Johnson.
The Books of American Negro Spirituals. Including: The Book of American Negro Spirituals and the Second Book of Negro Spirituals
The Books of American Negro Spirituals. Including: The Book of American Negro Spirituals and the Second Book of Negro Spirituals

The Books of American Negro Spirituals. Including: The Book of American Negro Spirituals and the Second Book of Negro Spirituals

New York: The Viking Press, 1969. Soft cover. 8vo [royal]. Very Good. Item #001791

Paperback. Original blue covers. Seperate title pages and pagination. Book I: 187 p.p.; Book II: 189 p.p. Includes sheet music and lyrics of 120 Spirituals collected by James Weldon Johnson [1871-1938] and his brother and collaborator, J. Rosamond Johnson [1873-1954], and arranged for the piano and voice. Songs include: Go Down Moses, Stan' Still Jordan, and Fit de Battle ob Jericho. Light rubbing to edges, extremities. Lower front cover creased and bottom corner bruised. Interior clean. Otherwise a very good copy with an informative introduction by James Weldon Johnson on the origin, history, and significance of the spiritual.

Price: $45.00