Songs and Stories From Magnolia Grove
Greenville, Mississippi: Printed by the Delta Star, 1937.
First Edition. Wraps. String tied wraps approx. 9" by 6". [100] pages. Illustrated. Green paper covers with gold string and 2 punch holes on the left margin. Gold border and title on the front cover. "Greensboro" hand written under the author's name on the title page. Light foxing and toning to the title page. Laid inside the booklet is a red, white, and blue patriotic folding card from 1937 with print - "Magnolia Grove Greensboro, Alabama Richmond Pearson Hobson Hero of Spanish-American War" on the front cover. Inside the card is a photograph of Magnolia Grove, birthplace of Richmond Pearson Hobson Memorial Shrine. Opposite the home picture is a photograph portrait of Richmond Pearson Hobson Hero of Spanish-American War in Captain's Uniform." On the back side of the card is a brief history of Magnolia Grove and a biography of Richmond Pearson Hobson. Light foxing to the card. Contents include several poems and a few pictures of period African American stereotypes and dialect. Good. Item #27588
Price: $35.00