The Ways of White Folks By Hughes, Langston

First published collection of short stories by Hughes, written while he was living in Carmel, California. Considered one of his major works. The book is signed in green ink on the half title page. Orange and black cloth over boards with titles in black. The book has certainly been read, but is still solid. There is some edge and corner wear to the boards and the spine is a little faded. The front gutter is slightly loose but the binding is tight and the interior is clean. The dust jacket has wear along the edges and folds and some small closed tears, but the colors are still bright. There is an interesting notice on the front flap that a cheaper edition will not be issued before the Spring of 1935 and only after that if this edition sells widely. I do not know if this was common practice. ; Small 8vo 7?” – 8″ tall; 248 pages; ; Signed by Author