<I>Ceremonies in Dark Old Men</I>
date: label: Date
content: September 1969
name: label: Written by
content: Lonne Elder III, American, 1927 - 1996
label: Published by
content: Farrar Straus Giroux, founded 1946
label: Printed by
content: Crane Duplicating Service, Inc., American
notes: label: Description
content: A galley proof titled, Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, written and owned by Lonne Elder, III. The proof has a light green cover and a plastic, spiral binding. Stamped diagonally at the top of the front cover in black ink is “UNCORRECTED PROOF.” Printed in black ink at the center of the cover is “LONNE ELDER III” and “CEREMONIES / IN / DARK OLD MEN.” Printed at the bottom center of the cover is the publisher's logo of three geometric fish with "FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX / NEW YORK." The proof contains 118 double-sided pages with black printed text. The inside of the cover has a label from the publisher with [A SET OF GALLEYS] printed at the top. The label has been completed with typed black text and gives the publication date as "9/69" and the price as "4.95 / 1.95." The first page contains a message about the creation of the galley proof from the printer, "CRANE DUPLICATING SERVICE, INC." with an addresss on Cape Cod in Barnstable, Massachusetts.
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place printed
content: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Drama (Theatre)
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Literature
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lonne Elder III Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.82.4
objectType: label: Type
content: galley proofs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Lonne Elder III
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 × 5 3/4 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 14.6 × 1.3 cm)