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HUGHES, Langston (1901–1967). Fields of Wonder. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1947. 8vo. Original publisher’s teal cloth, yellow top edge; original unclipped dust jacket (spine panel toned with light chipping at extreme ends, closed tear to rear panel near head). FIRST EDITION, written while Hughes was a visiting writer in residence at Atlanta University, containing over 70 poems including “Border Line” that was submitted by Hughes for the 1962 anthology Poet’s Choice. INSCRIBED BY HUGHES TO MARIUS FLOTHUIS: “Especially for / Marius Flothius / with my thanks for your excellent / musical settings / of my poems, / Sincerely / Langston Hughes / New York, November 1, 1955.” Marius Flothuis (1914–2000) was a Dutch composer who set six of Hughes’ poems to music. A WONDERFUL ASSOCIATION COPY. –– [Laid in with:] a brochure for Hughes’ “The Rhythms of the World” and a one–page carbon copy of Hughes’ short poem “Cross”.