If the Sands of the Seas Were Pearls
Jerome H. Remick & Co., 1914. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Item #107685
6 pages. The multi-talented Johnson was an early black leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),in which organization he served as executive secretary from 1920 to 1930. Johnson established his reputation as a writer, and was known during the Harlem Renaissance for his poems, novel, and anthologies collecting both poems and spirituals of black culture. In his spare time, he wrote songs like this one, in partnership with Will Marion Cook, one of the leading African American composers of his day. He wrote the lyrics for 'Lift Every Voice and Sing', which later became known as the Negro National Anthem. Two copies, both very good or better. One, with a list of salon and concert songs numbered 7823 on the final page, and the other with an ad for All Aboard for Dixie Land on the back cover, with the ID number 9609. The former is probably the first issue. Uncommon. Housed in a custom cloth case. [JSP01].
Price: $200.00