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By: Paskman, Dailey
Price: $35.00
Publisher: New York, Edward B. Marks Music Corporation: 1936
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15640
Stapled, red, pictorial wraps with black and red titles and image of stereotyped blackface minstrel. This book has light, general wear with some wear near staples and two bits of writing in pencil on white hat brim. Minstrelsy began around the time of the Civil War and persisted into the 1960's and 1970's. Though racially charged in its conception, minstrel shows were performed by both black and white entertainers and they probably preserved many songs that were African-... View more info
By: Payne, Talmage (Carver Bible Institute)
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Atlanta, Carver Bible institute: ca. 1955
Seller ID: 16122
Tall thin, double-fold pamphlet on slick paper with B&W photograpic illustrations. Some light wear and age-toning with a horizontal crease across mid-line, probably from folding to put in a coat pocket. The crease is flattened. Bit of writing in ink at top of rear panel. Overall, VG- to VG. This pamphlet from the Carver Bible Institute in Atlanta is a catechism of questions about African-Americans and religion. The Carver Bible Institute was an outreach of the Moody Bibl... View more info
By: Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Association
Price: $150.00
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Freedmen's Relief Association: 1865
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 16046
Newsprint wraps that have been professioanlly tipped together since stitching had failed. There is edge and corner wear with some flaking and toning on wraps. The rear wrap is only partly attached and has some loss. This Association used a rather fragile newsprint that has not held up well. This issue gives reports on the Association's work, primarily in the South, and lists many individuals, teachers and missionaries who work in various places in the South. Exceptional ... View more info
By: Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery
Price: $150.00
Publisher: Philadelphia, Merrihew & Thompson (for the Society): 1860
Seller ID: 16049
Toned newsprint with remnant of original wrap laid down to thin cardboard and tipped to pamphlet. This pamphlet has been professionally restitched through the original holes. Please see scan for a clear picture of front wrap -- no text is missing, though it is mainly a remnant. This is the 1860 printing of this pamphlet which had been published a number of times since the beginning of the Society in 1775. Besides the Act of Incorporation and Constitution of this importa... View more info
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Los Angeles, Walter F. Lewis, Publisher: 1950
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 16038
Book has light, general wear and some light aging. No jacket but the front flap is laid in. Square and securely bound; a very attractive copy. This is an African-American doctors story of trying to findacceptance and dignity in American society prior to 1950. Blockson 7855. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 156 pages; Signed by Author View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Garden City, Doubleday & Company, Inc.: 1969
Edition: 1st Edition, Stated; First Printing
Seller ID: 15816
Book has only light wear at corner and spine ends along with a former owner's name in ink on ffep. Light aging, mainly on edges. VG to VG+. Jacket has some wear at corner tips and spine ends with some minor creasing and wear along top edge. VG. This was Pharr's first novel and deals with African-American life on the edge of white society in a Southern city in the 1930's. The main character goes from a small-time numbers dealer to vast wealth. Entertaining and interesting... View more info
By: Pollard, Bud (producer and director)
Price: $75.00
Publisher: New York, Astor Pictures Corporation: 1946
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 15848
This B&W still from the movie Tall, Tan and Terrific shows an unidentified pianist and singer awho are featured in a number in the film. The still has light wear including some very light, flattened crease lines but is still very close to near fine. Tall, Tan and Terrific was a Black Cinema movie starring Mantan Moreland, Monte Hawley and Francine Everett. It had a lackluster plot but featured performances by many early 20th century African-American performers including... View more info
By: Pollard, Bud (producer and director)
Price: $75.00
Publisher: New York, Astor Pictures Corporation: 1946
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 15849
This B&W still from the movie Tall, Tan and Terrific, shows an unidentified couple snuggling on a sofa. The female, who performs a romantic, novelty song in this scene, is likely Lou Swartz; the identity of the male actor, who does not sing, is not clear. This is likely the only image of the two. The still has light wear including some very light, flattened crease lines but is still very close to near fine. Tall, Tan and Terrific was a Black Cinema movie starring Mantan... View more info
By: Pollard, Bud (producer and director)
Price: $125.00
Publisher: New York, Astor Pictures Corporation: 1946
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 15847
This B&W still from the movie Tall, Tan and Terrific shows Mantan Moreland, Francine Everett and Monte Hawley. The still has light wear including some very light, flattened crease lines but is still very close to near fine. Tall, Tan and Terrific was an All-Black-Cast movie starring Mantan Moreland, Monte Hawley and Francine Everett. It had a lackluster plot but featured performances by many early 20th century African-American performers including Moreland, Everett, But... View more info
By: Powell, Colin with Joseph E. Persico
Price: $10.00
Publisher: New York, Random House: 1995
Edition: 1st Edition, Stated; First Printing
Seller ID: 15587
Book appears to be as new. Jacket is close to fine but has some very light shelf wear. Powell's autobiography. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 643 pages View more info
By: Randall, Alice
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company: 2001
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 14615
Both book and jacket have only a hint of shelf wear. This was the somewhat controversial black parody of Gone with the Wind. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 210 pages View more info
By: Randall, Alice
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company: 2001
Edition: Uncorrected Proof; First Printing
Seller ID: 16108
This is a very nice, softcover, uncorrected proof of Alice Randall's parody of Gone with the Wind. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages View more info
By: Reno, Dawn E.
Price: $20.00
Publisher: New York, Crown Publishers Inc.: 1986
Edition: 1st Edition, Stated; First Printing
Seller ID: 16284
Book has almost no wear and some light aging, mainly on endpapers; jacket has toning around edges and some very minor wear. While pricing information in this 1986 guide is dated and all the photoa are B&W, the book is still an exceptionally good source of information on African-Americana with a very informative text. The book, unlike many others, does not focus on just racially stereotyped items but considers more serious collectibles including books, photographs and muc... View more info
By: Rose, Al
Price: $15.00
Publisher: New York, Schirmer Books: 1979
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15581
Book has only very light shelf wear. Jacket has some edge and corner wear with some slight scuffing and creasing along tob front edge and damage, tearing and creasing, at base of spine. See scan. Very thorough biography of Blake with an excellent assortment of photos. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages View more info
By: Rudd, Dan. A. and Theo. Bond
Price: $200.00
Publisher: Madison, The Journal Printing Company: 1917
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15399
Deep green cloth with gilt titles and decorations on front and spine. (There were apparently several variants in the color of the cloth none of which takes pecedence.) This copy has some edge, corner and surface wear along with an area of small dark stains on the front. See scan. There is a small (2 1/2 X 3 1/2) rectangle of paper pasted to the top right corner of the rear pastedown. This and a small area of light discoloration at the bottom of the spine may indicate tha... View more info
Price: $85.00
Publisher: Detroit, Ramon S. Scruggs: 1937
Edition: First Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 15260
Letter has very light aging and mailing folds. About near fine. Ramon S. Scruggs was the first African-American in Detroit to rise to the upper levels of business management, working in the upper echelons at both Michigan Bell and AT&T. He became nationally known and worked diligently for Civil Rights into the 1970's. Before joining Michigan Bell, Scruggs worked for the Detroit Urban League and for the Detroit YMCA. This letter reflects his interest in Civil Rights as he... View more info
By: Sessions, B. J.
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Jacksonville, Jean-Aubrey Ideas, Inc.: 1984
Edition: 1st Edition, Stated; First Printing
Seller ID: 15904
Book has only very light, general wear and aging -- in tiny ding on bottom right corner, along with light aging. Spine is neither creased nor cracked and book appears unread. Signed twice by author, with name only at half title and with inscroption at colophon. Stated First Edition of this collection of poems by Jacksonville Florida poet, Bettye Sessions. ; B&W Line Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 74 pages View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Athens, Society for Georgia Archaeology: 2007
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 16144
This copy has only very light, general wear. The Table of Contents is listed in the second scan. Early Georgia is a large format magazine devoted to Georgia archaeology. This issue focuses on archaeological work on African-American sites in the state, including: St. Simons Island, Savannah, Gwinnett County, Hephzibah and others. Many illustrations. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 101-182 pages View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Athens, Society for Georgia Archaeology: 2008
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 16145
This copy has only very light, general wear. The Table of Contents is listed in the second scan. Early Georgia is a large format magazine devoted to Georgia archaeology. This issue focuses on archaeological work on African-American sites in the state, including: Richmond Hill, Ossabaw Island, Bryan County, Milledgeville, Springfield and others. Many illustrations. ; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 96 pages View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Derby, Onyx Publishing Co.: 1953
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 15915
Stapled, red, white and blue wraps with black and white photographs. Some edge, corner and surface wear with minor damage at top of spine. Overall, a solid and attractive copy. Rhythm and Blues was a music magazine aimed at the African-American market of the early 1950's. It featured articles on performers along with song lyrics and many photographs. A few of the performers featured in this issue are Art Tatum, Johnny Ace, The Ink Spots, Leslie Uggams, Rose Murphy, Dorot... View more info
