The Half Pint Flask
By DuBose Heyward. NY: Farrar & Rinehart, 1929. 1st edition. A supernatural horror novella set off the coast of South Carolina among the Gullah people. A destructive evil spirit is unleashed after a white visitor steals a rare bottle from a black grave.
55 pp. Decorative page borders and 3 full-page illustrations by Joseph E. Sandford. Slender hardcover, 7.75 x 5.25 inches. Black cloth with gold lettering. No dust jacket. VG with light wear. Sound binding and clean text. Old owner signature of Hugh R. Leavell (1902-1976), a physician and Harvard professor of public health.
About the author: DuBose Heyward (1885-1940) was a white Southern writer credited for his sympathetic portrayals of African American characters. He is best known for his 1925 novel Porgy, which was adapted into the opera Porgy and Bess in collaboration with the Gershwins.