Color

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A hardcover first edition book of poetry titled Color, written by Countee Cullen. The book has a bright yellow cloth bound spine and front and back printed paper covers in a geometric pattern of red, white, yellow, and blue shapes. At the top of the front cover is a yellow square with a thin black inner border and the title [COLOR] in large black text followed by the author [COUNTEE CULLEN] in slightly smaller text. On the flyleaf is a handwritten poem by an anonymous author, written as a letter to Countee Cullen, and signed “The Faun.” This is followed by the half-title, title page, copyright, dedication, acknowledgements, and table of contents. A preface in the form of a poem titled “To You Who Read My Book,” precedes the poems, which are organized into three sections, “Color,” “Epitaphs,” “For Love’s Sake,” and “Varia.

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