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By: Rishadson, Beulah (Beah Richards)
Price: $125.00
Publisher: New York, American Women for Peace: 1951
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 16411
Stapled, beige wraps with image of two women -- one black, one white. This copy has only very light general wear and aging. The booklet, which is 12 pages (unpaginated) is a poem written by Richardson in 1951 and read by her at The Women's Workshop at the American Peace Congress held in Chicago in 1951. Richardson is more well-know under the name Beah Richards which she used for her long acting career and under which later editions of this poem were printed. Richards was... 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
By: Rutling, Thomas
Price: $1,850.00
Publisher: Torrington, N. Devon, Thos. J. Dyer, Printer: ca. 1907
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 16346
Original printed wrappers, chip to backstrip, otherwise minor wear; foxing to title page and frontispiece, otherwise minimal wear to contents.Overall VG.This is a narrative written by a former member of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Rutling was born a slave in Tennesse and experienced the loss of his mother who was sold. He was freed in 1865 and was able to go Fisk in Nashville Tennessee. He became one of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers and stayed with the group until he l... View more info
By: Scott, C. A. (ed. and pub.)
Price: $150.00
Publisher: Atlanta, Atlanta Daily World: 1957
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 16365
This is a large (newspaper-sized) sheet on light card stock used, I think, as a suppement for the 100% Wrong Club in the February 1, 1957 issue of the Atlanta Daily World, at the time Atlanta's African-American newspaper. This supplement has only light edge and corner wear but there is some light toning, a few small, light stains and a horizontal crease that does affect some text. The crease indicates that this supplement was folded into the newspaper. Overall the sheet ... 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
By: Sims, Lowery Stokes, Kathleen Hulser and Cynthia R. Copeland
Price: $15.00
Publisher: New York, New York Historical Society: 2006
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15631
Some light scuffing along edges; book feels unread. About NF. This book was published as a catlog for the exhibit, Legacies: Contemporary Artists Reflect on Slavery, held at the New York Historical Society from June 16, 2006 to January 7, 2007. The catalog features a color plate of a work by each artist in the exhibit. Among the artists are Kara Walker, Betye Saar and Malcolm Bailey. ; Color Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 64 pages View more info
By: Sister Souljah
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York, Times Books: 1994
Edition: 1st Edition, Stated; First Printing
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 15425
Both book and jacket are near pristine, very close to Fine. This book is a semi-autobiographical, semi-hip hop philosophical work on the life and beliefs of rap artist Sister Souljah. Sister Souljah's views were repudiated by Bill Clinton in 1992 when she suggested that there were no good white people. A politician's repudiation of someone who is basically a supporter is now called a "Sister Souljah Moment." Signed copy.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 360 pages; Sig... View more info
By: Smalley, Victor H. (lyrics) and Bernard Adler (music)
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York, F. B Haviland: 1907
Seller ID: 15914
Sheet music has some edge, corner and surface wear with small chips, scuffs and tears. The pages are still together but barely. I am offering this sheet music because of the photographs of Jerry Mills and Lottie Grady, two turn of the century music stars who are now unknown to most people. Mills was billed as a comic singer and dancer who appeared in plays and musicals. Lottie Grady was also a musical star but also appeared in the movie, The Pullman Porter, produced by W... View more info
By: Smith, C. C.
Price: $75.00
Publisher: Cincinnati, Methodist Book Concern (for author): 1912
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15998
This copy has very light edge wear, light rubbing at corners and a number of spots and small blemishes on the cover. It is square and securely bound. The interior has light aging but is still fresh. A former owner's name is on the ffep and his postage-stamp-sized bookplate is on the front pastedown. He has also made a list of page numbers on the pastedown; some passages are marked with a small check in the margin. Jacob Kenoly would probably be unknown except for this bi... View more info
By: Smith, Jessie Carney (ed.)
Price: $35.00
Publisher: New York, Greenwood Press: 1988
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15586
Orange cloth with black titles in red frame. This book has only very light, general shelf wear. Square and secuely bound. Very attractive. The book provides essays by different authorities as well as a selected bibliography on the ways African-Americans have been depicted in various types of American culture from literature to music to film to toys and games. Exceptional resource. Introduction by Nikki Giovanni. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 390 pages View more info
By: SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) and SCLC (Southern Christian Leadeship Conference)
Price: $200.00
Publisher: Atlanta, SNCC/SCLC: 1966
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 16338
Broadside (5.5" X 8.5") with light wear along with horizontal fold in middle and light aging. Overall, about near fine. On January 10, 1966 Julian Bond was denied his seat in the Georgia Legislature because of his invovlement with SNCC which opposed the Vietnam War. On January 14 there was a protest march in Atlanta in support of Bond. This broadside/flyer was produced by SNCC and the SCLC to encourage participation. It was distributed mainly on college campuses. Dr. Mar... View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Atlanta, Southern Regional Council: 1969
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15636
Side-stapled, light gray wraps with titles white and deep brown lettering. Title is on the ffep showing through a rectangular cutout in the front wrap. Overal, this is a very attractive copy of a somewhat epemeral work. The topic of this report is still quite pertinent today as disparities in prison sentences based on race is common throughout the US. ; Special Report, Southern Regional Council; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 16 pages View more info
Price: $20.00
Publisher: Atlanta, Southern Regional Council: 1966
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15637
Side-stapled, light gray wraps with titles white and deep brown lettering. Title is on the ffep showing through a rectangular cutout in the front wrap. Some toning along edges along with a tear on the rear front edge. The topic of this report ideals with possibilities of credit and finance for poor people in the South expecially African-Americans. ; Special Report, Southern Regional Council; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 16 +appendix pages View more info
By: Sperry, Earl E.
Price: $80.00
Publisher: Syracuse, The Onondaga Historical Association: 1924
Edition: First Edition Thus; First Printing
Seller ID: 11910
Brown paper wraps with beige backstrip and black titles on front. Title has been very neatly lettered on spine. Some edge and corner wear with diagonal creasing on corners, but volume is square and securely bound. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 69 pages; Speech and other material related to the rescue of a slave named Jerry before the Civil War. This volume also contains material related to the resue of another slave named Harriet Powell. View more info
By: St. James, Warren D., Ph.D.
Price: $20.00
Publisher: New York, Exposition Press: 1958
Edition: 1st Edition, Stated; First Printing
Seller ID: 15626
Red cloth with black titles. This book is a former library books with the usual stamps and stickers. It is in VG condition otherwise with light, general wear and some aging. It is still square and securely bound, a solid, usable copy. While published through a vanity publisher, this book is actually the dissertation of the author and seems to be a rather thorough study of the NAACP, an organization to which the author was a member. Introduction by Ulysses S. Donaldson. ;... View more info
By: Steward, Austin
Price: $500.00
Publisher: Rochester, Allings & Cory: 1861
Edition: Third Edition
Seller ID: 16401
Illustrated with woodcut plates. Original blind-stamped brown cloth, lettered on spine in gilt. Laid in is a manuscript leaf with period religious reflections. Steward, a fugitive slave from Virginia, settled in Rochester, NY and participated in the underground railway. Somewhat uneasy under the protective laws of New York, he relocated to the Wilberforce Colony in Canada and worked particularly toward the emancipation of slaves from Ohio. He eventually returned to Roche... View more info
By: Stroyer, Jacob
Price: $450.00
Publisher: Salem, Newcomb and Gauss: 1898
Edition: New and Enlarged
Inscription: Signed by Author
Seller ID: 7350
Green boards have some sunning along edgedges as well as along the spine. Looks as if other books were stacked on this one over a long period of time. Otherwise the book is secure and well-bound, no tears or parting. Very light edge and corner wear. Very attractive copy. ; B&W Photo frontispiece; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Stroyer was a former slave who became a well-known preacher in Massachusetts. This memoir was originally published in 1879, but this New and Enlarged version ... View more info
Price: $150.00
Publisher: Washington DC, Thaddeus Hyatt: 1860
Edition: First Edition Thus; First Printing
Seller ID: 16047
Toned, beige newsprint wraps with black titles. Some edge and corner wear with a small chip on back (less than dime-sized) with small amount of advertisement text affected. (Chip is laid in.) Old stain on front that shows up on interior pages but id difficult to differentiate from the general toning of pages. This copy has been professionally tipped together and is in very nice condition despite the problems noted. Sumner's speech on the admission of Kansas was widely pr... View more info
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Big Rapids, Ferris State University: 2005
Seller ID: 16286
This is a white folder from the Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. The folder has very light wear and is about near fine. In the folder are a letter from Director John P. Thorp, two museum cards, a Xeroxed off-print of an article about the Museum and and a very nice, oblong, 11X8 booklet on the Museum featuring many color illustrations and a very informative text on the mission of the museum to document racism in America's past. ; Color a... View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York, The Kulchur Foundation: 1976
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 16010
White wraps with black titles and photographic images. Some light wear and aging with one small stain on front, bottom left. This was the third book by the Afro-Cuban, surrealist poet. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages View more info
