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Price: $10.00
Publisher: Athens GA, Signet from New American Library: 1970
Edition: First Edition Thus
Seller ID: 15593
Orange wraps with black and white titles. Light, general wear with some small scuffs on the back wraps as well as two light diagonal creases on the back bottom corner. Spine is neither creased nor cracked and book feels unread. This is a collection of essays and selections about Harlem by well-known African-American authors, like James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Leroi Jones, and several more. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 215 pages View more info
By: Clarke, John Henrik, et. al. (eds.)
Price: $20.00
Publisher: New York, Freedomways Association, Inc.: 1974
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 15602
Yellow wraps with B&W drawing of Bessie Smith along with black and white titles. General light wear on edges and corner but with some soiling.toning on wraps. Square and securely bound with an uncreased and uncracked spine. Civil Rights oriented magazine first published during the 1960's This issue features articles by John Conyers, Donald Bogle and others plus a short story by Alice Walker and political cartoons by Brumsic Brandon, Jr. ; Vol. 14, No. 4; B&W Cartoons; 8... View more info
By: Clarke, John Henrik, et. al. (eds.)
Price: $20.00
Publisher: New York, Freedomways Association, Inc.: 1974
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 15603
Purple wraps with B&W illustration along with black and white titles. General light wear on edges, corners and surface. Square and securely bound with an uncreased and uncracked spine. Feels unread. Civil Rights oriented magazine first published during the 1960's This issue features articles by Jesse Jackson, Clarence Munford, W. D. Wright and others along with poetry by Willard Moore. ; Vol. 14, No. 1; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1-95 pages View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York, Walter Neale: 1928
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 13142
Light blue cloth with tipped on B&W illustration and deep brown titles. Edge and corner wear with loss at top of spine. Streaks on picture on front. General aging and toning on page edges. Book is square and securely bound. ; B&W Illustrations; Musical Notation; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 143 pages; Partly written in dialect with a theme dealing with racial relationships, this book is mainly distinguished by 41 plates featuring musical notation and sample lyrics from song... View more info
By: Committee On House Administration
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Washington DC, US Government Printing Office: 2008
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15685
Book appears as new. Large, fully-illustrated compendium of all African-Americans who have served in the United States Congress. Large, heavy volume will require extra postage. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 803 pages View more info
By: Cook, Will Marion and William Moore
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York, G. Schirmer: 1907
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 15674
Saddle-stitched, pictorial wraps with pale yellow and black tinted image of geese flying with the moon in the background has much edge wears and several tears, a number of which have tape mends. There is a former owner's name (Theda Gschwind) on the front, upper right. Some chipping and tearing on back edge as well as writing in pencil on back. Overall, this copy is in G- condition -- still presentable but with somewhat fragile edges. Will Marion Cook (b. 1869) began as ... View more info
By: Cunard, Nancy
Price: $500.00
Publisher: London, The Utopia Press Ltd.: 1931
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 15863
Stapled, tan wraps with black titles. Statement "Not for Sale" on rear wrap. The staples in this copy have rusted out. The booklet has been professionally cleaned, mainly at the staples, and carefully tipped together. Overall, there is some very light wear and the remnant of a vertical crease through the middle. This account of Cunard's marriage to a black man is quite uncommon. The book is an attack on racist attitudes and lynching, especially in America. This i... View more info
By: Cuthbert, Marion
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York, Friendship Press: 1936
Edition: First Edition Thus
Seller ID: 15968
Pale blue wraps with black titles and black and pale blue image of children. This copy has a good bit of edge and corner wear along with toning and staining on wraps. The titles on the spine are readable but the spine is faded and almost worn away. What is especially interesting about this copy is that I can find no softcover copies for sale and WorldCat does not note any (as best I can tell.) I suspect that the softcover edition was fragile and that few survived since t... View more info
By: Decoy, Robert H.
Price: $100.00
Publisher: Los Angeles, Holloway House Publishing Company: 1971
Seller ID: 16062
White wraps with black and blue titles and picture of man in circle. Light, general wear with a slightly rolled spine which has reading creases. Two small numerical stamps on top edge. Still an attractive copy of this attack on the black preaching establishment. VG to VG+. DeCoy's first book was The Nigger Bible. This book does not state an edition, but during the 1970's Holloway House stopped making edition statements. This is likely to be a first but could be a later p... View more info
By: Demerson, Bamidele Agbasegbe
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Dayton, Dayton Visual Arts Center: 1997
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15632
This small catlog has only very light, general wear. This is a catalog for an exhibition in Dayton, Ohio of Davis's work. It celebrated the artist's 60th birthday, Many nice illustrations. While the book is unpaginated, it has 16 pages. ; Color Photographs; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; Unpaginated pages View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Hamilton, Gallery Association of New York State: 1986
Edition: Second Printing
Seller ID: 15634
Stapled, beige wraps with darker brown and black titles and B&W illustration. This catalog has very light, general wear. It was originally published for an exhibition at the Schomburg Center in New York. This second printing was for the travelling exhibition. Very nice copy with many illustrations. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 35 pages View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Ballentine Books: 1989
Edition: 1st Softcover Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15601
Book has some edge and corner wear along with some light, even age toning on interior page edges. This is a large book and has the general feel of having been read. Though the spine is not creased and book is square and securely bound with no tears or parting.. Overall, a solid copy of this massive biography of Robeson. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 802 pages View more info
By: Duvalier, Doctor Francois ("papa Doc") , John E. Pickering, trans.
Price: $300.00
Publisher: Port-au-prince, Presses Nationales: 1968
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 13561
Deep blue plastic-like covers with no titles. Book has some interior toning, mostly on endpapers and there is a 1/2" start on the front hinge. Otherwise, near fine; square and securely bound. Jacket has some very light edge and corner wear along with some staining or soiling here and there. Overall a solid and attractive copy. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 167 pages; Signed on ffep by Duvalier. A book that defines irony -- Papa Doc Duvalier, who ruled... View more info
By: Eady, Cornelius
Price: $35.00
Publisher: West Orange, Warthog Press: 1980
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15241
Tan wraps with black titles and deep red illustration. Some light, general wear and light aging. This was Eady's first book. The illustrations were by his wife Susan Micklem. Eady's later book, Brutal Imagination (2001) was a Finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 55 pages View more info
By: Enzinga, Netfa
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Los Angeles, Holloway House: 1979
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15189
This copy has light, general wear with some slight creases or impression marks on edges. Typical Holloway House page toning. Square and securely bound. seems unread. This is supposedlt a true story, and Netfa Anzinga is a real person. Interesting description of Idi Amin and his attitude toward women. Holloway House #BH662. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 217 pages View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: (Chicago), (Exhibit Suppy Co.): ca. 1950
Seller ID: 15692
This Exhibit-style card has very minor wear alon with light and expected aging on reverse. This appears to be an Exhibit Supply Company card but I do not know how to make an exact determination. It is not marked. Lovely photo and facsimile autograph of Dandridge. ; B&W Photographs; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 1 pages View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: (Chicago), (Exhibit Suppy Co.): ca. 1950
Seller ID: 15693
This Exhibit-style card has very minor wear alon with light and expected aging on reverse. This appears to be an Exhibit Supply Company card but I do not know how to make an exact determination. It is not marked. Wonderful photo and facsimile autograph of Bailey. ; B&W Photographs; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 1 pages View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: (Chicago), (Exhibit Suppy Co.): ca. 1950
Seller ID: 15694
This Exhibit-style card has very minor wear alon with light and expected aging on reverse. This appears to be an Exhibit Supply Company card but I do not know how to make an exact determination. It is not marked. Wonderful photo and facsimile autograph of Vaughn. ; B&W Photographs; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 1 pages View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: (Chicago), (Exhibit Suppy Co.): ca. 1950
Seller ID: 15695
This Exhibit-style card has very minor wear alon with light and expected aging on reverse. This appears to be an Exhibit Supply Company card but I do not know how to make an exact determination. It is not marked. Lovely photo and facsimile autograph of Washington. ; B&W Photographs; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 1 pages View more info
By: Fair, Ron
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Stuttgart, Peter Schlack Verlag: 1977
Edition: 1st Limited Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15907
28 folded leaves, numbered and signed edition fine limited edition (#599) paperback in plastic overlay on dark stiff paper covers, black cloth tape spine. Book is in English though I think there was another in German. Fair is an African-American poet from Chicago, known for his novel Cornbread, Earl and Me. His poetry, like this book is rather austere and avante-garde. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; Unpaginated pages View more info
