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(MUSIC.) Gordon, Taylor. Born to Be. 10 plates. xvi, [2], 236 pages. 8vo, publisher's cloth, minimal wear; in original dust jacket; signed and inscribed on front free endpaper to "George Joel, my first publicity manager." New York, 1929
first edition. Emmanuel Taylor Gordon (1893-1971) was raised as one of the few African-Americans in rural White Sulphur Springs, Montana, and after a move to New York, gained success as a singer in the Harlem Renaissance. This memoir features an introduction by Carl Van Vechten and illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias.
