On View
Cultural Expressions Gallery
Exhibition
Cultural Expressions
Written by
Chesnutt, Charles W., American, 1858 - 1932
Published by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, American, founded 1880
Produced by
Riverside Press, American, 1852 - 1971
Date
1899
Medium
ink on paper with gold, cloth, cardboard and acetate film
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 7 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 1/16 in. (18.1 × 12.4 × 2.7 cm)
Description
This book is a first edition, first printing of “The Conjure Woman," a collection of seven short stories, all set in "Patesville," North Carolina and told through the view point of the character Uncle Julius: The Goophered Grapevine, Po’ Sandy, Mars Jeems’s Nightmare, The Conjurer’s Revenge, Sis’ Becky’s Pickaninny, The Gray Wolf’s Ha’nt, and Hot-foot Hannibal. The book has a tan cloth binding. The front cover has three illustrations set in in red blocks at top center of the cover. From left to right the illustrations include a white hare, an elderly bald man with a beard, and a white hare. Title of book, [THE CONJURE WOMAN], is embossed beneath the red blocks in gold serif typeface and author's name, [CHARLES · W · CHESNUTT], centered at bottom of the front cover, also in gold serif typeface. The spine text is all printed in gold serif typeface. The text along the top third of the spine reads [THE / CONJURE / WOMAN]. The author's name [CHARLES W · / CHESNUTT], is embossed on the center of the spine and the name of the publishers [HOUGHTON / MIFFLIN CO] is embossed across the bottom of the spine. The book is two hundred and twenty-nine pages and includes a title page and contents page.
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place depicted
Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place printed
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Type
hardcover books
Topic
American South
Folklife
Hoodoo
Language
Literature
Race relations
Religion
Stereotypes
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.280
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59c3315ef-5924-4117-a9dc-4aef06ac81cd

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