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New York: Covici-Freide, 1929. 8 vo. 236 pp. First edition without other printings on the copyright page. Illustrations by Covarrubias and a foreword by Carl Van Vechten. Brown cloth with orange lettering to the spine and front board. Spine lightly faded. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. In a new, facsimile jacket. Gordon's life story. He was best known for his singing of spirituals, but prior to that he had a fascinating story that included being a member of the only black family in Montana, to being a Pullman porter, and being a member of the Ringling Brothers circus. Rare.
