Lonesome Road: Six Plays for the Negro Theater by Paul Green, 1926 First Edition

Paul Green African American Literature

First Edition

[African American] [Drama] Green, Paul. Lonesome Road: Six Plays for the Negro Theater. New York: Robert M. McBride & Co. First Edition Hardcover no Dust Jacket, 1926. 217 Pages. Measures 5.25" x 7.5". Collection of Six Plays including "In Abraham's Bosom," "White Dresses," "The Hot Iron," "The Prayer-Meeting," "The End of the Row," and "Your Fiery Furnace." North Carolina playwright's third book and second book of plays. Notable for including the first appearance in book format of Green's Pulitzer Prize-winning play "In Abraham's Bosom," centered on an African-American farmer from North Carolina whose efforts at self-improvement are thwarted by segregation. Cover art features vibrant, vintage flower illustrations. Front Flyleaf slightly loose. Overall, in very good condition.

Item #20026

Price: $225.00