Simple Speaks His Mind

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First Edition. Octavo. 231 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Green boards stamped in black and gilt; dark gray topstain. Toning and minor chipping to edges of price-clipped dust jacket. Mild rubbing to boards; slight lean but binding sound; interior unmarked; a Very Good copy of these stories about Jesse B. Semple, Langston Hughes' "man in the street," originally written in the Chicago Defender.