The Homesteader
Unknown Maker
A first edition hardcover octavo book with maroon buckram boards and gilt imprints. On the cover, within a gold edged border is text that reads "THE HOME- / STEADER / Oscar / Micheaux." The spine has gold text that reads at top "THE / HOME-STEADER / MICHEAUX." At bottom, under two gold lines are the words "Western / Book Supply / Company." Inside, it has an inscribed frontispiece that reads "Myalle A. Williams / April-1-1918- WJ Williams." There are 533 pages.
Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
1917
Ink on paper with buckram
20.3 x 13.8 x 4.1 cm
2013.118.3
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