JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON. The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man. Introduction by Carl Van Vechten. 8vo, publisher's 1/4 black and orange cloth, dampstain at top of front cover and on rear cover along rear joint; unclipped dust jacket, dampstained along spine panel extending into front and rear panels, spine panel faded with puncture and shallow chips to tips. The Blue Jade Library edition. Originally published anonymously in 1912, it was also reissued by Garden City Publishing in 1927. New York & London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927