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[AFRO-LIT] BEIER, Ulli (1922?2011), editor. Black Orpheus: A Journal of African and Afro-American Literature, 21 Volumes. Ibadan, Nigeria: Ministry of Education-The General Publications Section/Longman?s of Nigeria, 1958/1968. 4tos. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Includes Volume 1, Nos. 3-15, 17-22; Volume 2, Nos. 1; and Black Orpheus: An Anthology of African and Afro-American Prose edited by Ulli Beier (1964; FIRST PRINTING). Illustrated with woodblock vignettes, head and tailpieces, and full-page black & white photograph reproductions. Publisher?s silkscreen pictorial wrappers (occasional toning or soiling to covers). CONTENTS FRESH. ?Black Orpheus? is considered to have been one of the world?s most influential literary magazines during its existence and inspiring new writing in English-speaking Africa, described as ?a powerful catalyst for artistic awakening throughout West Africa? (Kate Tuttle, Encyclopedia of Africa, 2010).