Collection of three items, highlighted by Robeson’s personally owned and profusely annotated hardcover copy of the book Spoken Italian: For Travelers and Tourists, published in Boston by Little, Brown and Company, 1946, signed on the first free end page in blue ballpoint, “Very good book. P. Robeson, 155 W. 136th St., c/o Rev. B. C. Robeson, Please Return,” and heavily annotated throughout in Robeson’s hand, including numerous comments and linguistic comparisons. Also includes: a Playbill from the Sam S. Schubert Theatre’s 1943 presentation of Othello, 6.5 x 9, 36 pages, signed on the front cover in fountain pen by Robeson, Jose Ferrer, Uta Hagen, and James Monks; and a TLS by the ‘dean of Afro-American composers,’ William Grant Still, one page, March 30, 1940, concerning the publication of his ‘Scherzo.’ In overall fine condition.
