(BUSINESS DIRECTORIES) Samuel L Jackson editor The Vanguard

Sale 2663 - Lot 81

Price Realized: $ 688

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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

(BUSINESS--DIRECTORIES.) Samuel L. Jackson, editor. The Vanguard: A Tri-Annual Register of the Elite of African Descent. 80 pages. Octavo, 8 x 5½ inches, no wrappers (issued thus?); staples removed, moderate wear, several tears, with some loss to pages 29-30. New York, [March 1938]

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A business and residential directory issued at the tail end of the Harlem Renaissance. The bulk of the listings are in and near Harlem, with a small section for nearby Jersey City. "Registration is limited to those who have fixed domiciles of long standing, enjoy reputation for moral character, have achieved a measure of economic success and intellectual development." Among the notables we have spotted are Mercedes Gilbert (page 26), James Van Der Zee's G.G.G. Studio (page 59), Hall Johnson's Negro Choir (page 67), and sculptor Augusta Savage as head of the Vanguard Club (page 37). None traced at auction.