HURSTON ZORA NEALE John Redding Goes to Sea

Sale 1961 - Lot 233

Price Realized: $ 862

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

FIRST PUBLISHED WORK HURSTON, ZORA NEALE. John Redding Goes to Sea, appearing as a short story in Stylus, Howard University's literary magazine, in issue Volume I, Number 2 (May 1921). Small 4to, original pictorial wrappers; small inked owner's stamp on front cover. Washington, 1921

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Story of John Redding and his urge to wander from home. His mother uses all manner of charms to dissuade him from his quest. The story is an early demonstration of Hurston's recurring "Hoodoo" theme. The story represent Hurston's first appearance in print.