The Life To Live And Other Plainpoems By William Hunter Maxwell 1st Edn SIGNED

Description: Title & Edition: The Life to Live and Other Plainpoems. First Edition, 1937. Hardcover.Author: William Hunter Maxwell (1881 – 1974) was a groundbreaking journalist who founded the first African American newspaper in New Jersey, the “Herald News”. He also worked as Sunday editor at the Newark “Ledger” and as features editor at the Newark “Star-Ledger”. He was the first black writer to hold those positions. Additionally, he was founder of Newark’s Negro Welfare League which became the Newark branch of the Urban League.Publisher: Bruce Humphries Inc., Boston 1937.Bindings: Original terra cotta boards with printed paper labels with good condition dustcverDimensions: 8vo 8” – 9” tall, 114 pages.Condition: Normal age wear. Wear to front corners of cover, Signature & Inscription: East Orange (at top right).To Captain Quintin g. Keith of Camp Kilmer, I most cheerfully inscribe this copy of my book of plainpoem, with the fervent hope that somewhere within these pages, at least some line of thought may meet his pleausre and satisfaction.From the top layer of good wishes, Captain, may you be suppliedWm Hunter Maxwell 5-25-53

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