[Next Project] The Walls of Jericho by Rudolph Fisher

[Weijia Cheng]

Scans: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594

Transcription: https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and-opportunity-books (I'll be using Neal Caren's Markdown transcription)

The original dust jacket by Aaron Douglas: https://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/gatheroutofstardust/item/11934

Proof that the dust jacket goes with the PD first edition:  https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2015.35.2

[Alex Cabal]

OK sure. Please send a link to your repo.

For the cover, instead of cropping out the tears I suggest you fill them
in with background color. That way we can include the full size cover
instead of cropping it.

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[Weijia Cheng]

https://github.com/weijia-cheng/rudolph-fisher_the-walls-of-jericho

I was able to crop it more or less the way you suggested and restored the tears with the background color. Afterwords, I tried using Gemini to smooth out the colors and fix the smaller cracks that I wouldn't be able to do manually. Do you think it is better with or without the Gemini postprocessing? I could see it going either way.

[Weijia Cheng]

The red color from the Gemini remaster felt a little off so I also created my own tweaked version.

[Alex Cabal]

OK, Robin will manage with David reviewing.

I think the smoothed version looks fine!

On 4/7/26 7:25 AM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> https://github.com/weijia-cheng/rudolph-fisher_the-walls-of-jericho
>
> I was able to crop it more or less the way you suggested and restored
> the tears with the background color. Afterwords, I tried using Gemini to
> smooth out the colors and fix the smaller cracks that I wouldn't be able
> to do manually. Do you think it is better with or without the Gemini
> postprocessing? I could see it going either way.
>
> On Monday, April 6, 2026 at 3:10:35 PM UTC-4 Alex Cabal wrote:
>
> OK sure. Please send a link to your repo.
>
> For the cover, instead of cropping out the tears I suggest you fill
> them
> in with background color. That way we can include the full size cover
> instead of cropping it.
>
> On 4/6/26 7:17 AM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:

> > Scans: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594 <https://
> catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594>
> > Transcription: https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and-
> opportunity-books <https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and-
> opportunity-books>

> > (I'll be using Neal Caren's Markdown transcription)
> >
> > The original dust jacket by Aaron Douglas: https://
> > onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/gatheroutofstardust/item/11934

> <http://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/gatheroutofstardust/

> item/11934>
> > Proof that the dust jacket goes with the PD first edition:  https://

> > nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2015.35.2 <http://nmaahc.si.edu/

> object/nmaahc_2015.35.2>
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[Weijia Cheng]

If a term is in the glossary but doesn't appear in the book, do we still put it into the search key map file? Not sure how to interpret https://standardebooks.org/manual/1.8.7/7-high-level-structural-patterns#7.11.1.2 in this case.

[Alex Cabal]

Why would someone include a word in a glossary if the word doesn't
appear anywhere in the book?

On 4/10/26 6:30 AM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> If a term is in the glossary but doesn't appear in the book, do we still
> put it into the search key map file? Not sure how to interpret https://
> standardebooks.org/manual/1.8.7/7-high-level-structural-
> patterns#7.11.1.2 in this case.
>
> On Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 4:48:11 PM UTC-4 Alex Cabal wrote:
>
> OK, Robin will manage with David reviewing.
>
> I think the smoothed version looks fine!
>
> On 4/7/26 7:25 AM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> > https://github.com/weijia-cheng/rudolph-fisher_the-walls-of-

> jericho <https://github.com/weijia-cheng/rudolph-fisher_the-walls-
> of-jericho>

> >
> > I was able to crop it more or less the way you suggested and
> restored
> > the tears with the background color. Afterwords, I tried using
> Gemini to
> > smooth out the colors and fix the smaller cracks that I wouldn't
> be able
> > to do manually. Do you think it is better with or without the Gemini
> > postprocessing? I could see it going either way.
> >
> > On Monday, April 6, 2026 at 3:10:35 PM UTC-4 Alex Cabal wrote:
> >
> > OK sure. Please send a link to your repo.
> >
> > For the cover, instead of cropping out the tears I suggest you fill
> > them
> > in with background color. That way we can include the full size
> cover
> > instead of cropping it.
> >
> > On 4/6/26 7:17 AM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> > > Scans: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594

> <https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594> <https://
> > catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594 <http://

> catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594>>
> > > Transcription: https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and-
> <https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and->
> > opportunity-books <https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and-
> <https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and->
> > opportunity-books>
> > > (I'll be using Neal Caren's Markdown transcription)
> > >
> > > The original dust jacket by Aaron Douglas: https://
> > > onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/gatheroutofstardust/
> item/11934 <http://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/
> gatheroutofstardust/item/11934>

> > <http://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/gatheroutofstardust/

> <http://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/gatheroutofstardust/>
> > item/11934>
> > > Proof that the dust jacket goes with the PD first
> edition:  https://
> > > nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2015.35.2 <http://nmaahc.si.edu/

> object/nmaahc_2015.35.2> <http://nmaahc.si.edu/ <http://nmaahc.si.edu/>

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[Weijia Cheng]

I have no idea, but the book ends with an "Introduction to Contemporary Harlemese," and the first entry, "ain't got 'em," doesn't seem to show up anywhere in the book. It seems like several of the entries are like that. My sense is that the author wanted people to have a sense of Harlem slang in general even if not all of the terms are used in the book.

[Alex Cabal]

OK, well then they shouldn't be in the search key map file. That file
exists to map keys to instances in the book for search purposes, and if
it doesn't occur in the book, then there's no point in having it in the
key file.

On 4/10/26 12:33 PM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> I have no idea, but the book ends with an "Introduction to Contemporary
> Harlemese," and the first entry, "ain't got 'em," doesn't seem to show
> up anywhere in the book. It seems like several of the entries are like
> that. My sense is that the author wanted people to have a sense of
> Harlem slang in general even if not all of the terms are used in the book.
>
> On Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10:06:12 AM UTC-4 Alex Cabal wrote:
>
> Why would someone include a word in a glossary if the word doesn't
> appear anywhere in the book?
>
> On 4/10/26 6:30 AM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> > If a term is in the glossary but doesn't appear in the book, do
> we still
> > put it into the search key map file? Not sure how to interpret
> https://

> > standardebooks.org/manual/1.8.7/7-high-level-structural- <http://

> standardebooks.org/manual/1.8.7/7-high-level-structural->
> > patterns#7.11.1.2 in this case.
> >
> > On Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 4:48:11 PM UTC-4 Alex Cabal wrote:
> >
> > OK, Robin will manage with David reviewing.
> >
> > I think the smoothed version looks fine!
> >
> > On 4/7/26 7:25 AM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> > > https://github.com/weijia-cheng/rudolph-fisher_the-walls-of-

> <https://github.com/weijia-cheng/rudolph-fisher_the-walls-of->
> > jericho <https://github.com/weijia-cheng/rudolph-fisher_the-
> walls- <https://github.com/weijia-cheng/rudolph-fisher_the-walls->

> > of-jericho>
> > >
> > > I was able to crop it more or less the way you suggested and
> > restored
> > > the tears with the background color. Afterwords, I tried using
> > Gemini to
> > > smooth out the colors and fix the smaller cracks that I wouldn't
> > be able
> > > to do manually. Do you think it is better with or without the
> Gemini
> > > postprocessing? I could see it going either way.
> > >
> > > On Monday, April 6, 2026 at 3:10:35 PM UTC-4 Alex Cabal wrote:
> > >
> > > OK sure. Please send a link to your repo.
> > >
> > > For the cover, instead of cropping out the tears I suggest you
> fill
> > > them
> > > in with background color. That way we can include the full size
> > cover
> > > instead of cropping it.
> > >
> > > On 4/6/26 7:17 AM, 'Weijia Cheng' via Standard Ebooks wrote:
> > > > Scans: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594
> <https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594>

> > <https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594 <https://

> catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594>> <https://
> > > catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594 <http://

> catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594> <http://

> > catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594 <http://
> catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006533594>>>
> > > > Transcription: https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and-
> <https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and->

> > <https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and- <https://github.com/

> nealcaren/crisis-and->>
> > > opportunity-books <https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and-
> <https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and->

> > <https://github.com/nealcaren/crisis-and- <https://github.com/

> nealcaren/crisis-and->>
> > > opportunity-books>
> > > > (I'll be using Neal Caren's Markdown transcription)
> > > >
> > > > The original dust jacket by Aaron Douglas: https://
> > > > onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/gatheroutofstardust/

> <http://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/gatheroutofstardust/>
> > item/11934 <http://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/ <http://
> onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/>

> > gatheroutofstardust/item/11934>
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> <http://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/gatheroutofstardust/>>
> > > item/11934>
> > > > Proof that the dust jacket goes with the PD first
> > edition:  https://
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