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Price: $150.00
Publisher: San Francisco, The Black Panther Party: 1971
Seller ID: 15339
Condition: Very Good+
Pictorial newsprint wraps with black titles and blue border. Expected aging of newsprint; otherwise almost no wear. About near fine except for aging. This issue focuses mainly on the trial of Huey P. Newton. ; Vol. VI, No. 25; B&W Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 19 pages View more info
By: Nichols, J. L. and William H. Crogman
Price: $200.00
Publisher: Naperville, J. L. Nichols and Company: 1920
Edition: Revised and Enlarged; 1st Printing thus
Seller ID: 16795
Brown cloth with black titles and frame. Light wear on extremities and some toning on page edges. Small brown stain on back cover. Square and secure binding with no tears or parting. VG to VG+. This revision of The Progress of a Race by Gibson and Crogman in 1912. This edition has special articles by Mrs. Booker T. Washington, Charles M. Melden, M. W. Dogan and Albon L. Holsey with an Introduction by Robert R. Moton. Besides textual revisions the book seems also to have more illustrations and photographs than the original. This is a very attractive copy of a book that gives a comprehensive lo... View more info
By: Padmore, George
Price: $75.00
Publisher: London, The R.I.L.U. Magazine for the Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers: 1931
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 16137
Condition: Very Good- in Fair dust jacket
The book has a beige, burlap-type coth over boards with black titles. It has relatively light, general wearbut some aging and soiling. The dustwrapper is quite fragile and is parting along the front spine edge. The top inch of the spine is torn away but still present in the Mylar protecter. It is still presentable in Mylar. This book on the history and plight of black workers throughout the world was published by the Red International of Labor Unions, a Soviet Communist organization promoting the unification of black workers worldwide. This is a rather uncommon book in the first edition. ; 8... View more info
By: Parrish, Joseph (committee chairman)
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Philadelphia, For the Society by Merrihew and Gunn, Printers: 1838
Edition: First Edition
Seller ID: 16045
Condition: Very Good
In complete form this pamphlet has 40 pages; this copy has only the first 20 which is the report of Joseph Parrish who was the President of the Society. This pamphlet was originally stitched but the thread is long gone and it has now been tipped together including an old, paper, library cover with a portion of the title written in a calligraphic script. There is also a stamped number on the upper right, probably from the collector who owned this last. The library cover could probably be easily removed. Even though incomplete, this is still an interesting, and uncommon, report on the conditions... View more info
By: Paskman, Dailey
Price: $35.00
Publisher: New York, Edward B. Marks Music Corporation: 1936
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 15640
Condition: Very Good
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-American in origin. This book is a complete minstrel show with both a script and musical numbers. There are some rather poorl... View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: New York, New Outlook Publishers: 1967
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 16416
Condition: Very Good+
Stapled, reddish wraps with white titles and image of Ben Davis. Very light edge and corner wear, square and securely bound, about near fine. This is an account of the life of Ben Davis, an African-American lawyer from Georgia who became an active Communist/socialist in the struggle for African-American rights. Davis was involved as a defense lawyer in the Angelo Herndon case in Atlanta in 1933 and became an outspoken Communist. He eventually moved to New York and was elected to the City Council from Harlem as an avowed Communist. He was tried under the Smith Act and sentenced to prison, essen... View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York, Communist Party USA: 1969
Seller ID: 16440
Condition: Very Good-
Bifold pamphlet with six panels. Cover has photo of Robeson. This pamphlet has some light surface wear, most likely from an old dampstain. It is in overall VG- condition. The pamphlet is the excerpt of a speech by William L. Patterson. It was issued by the Communist Party USA in honor of Robeson's 71st birthday. The pamphlet is not dated but comes from either 1969 or 1970. Relatively scarce with only seven copies listed by WorldCat. ; B&W Photograph of Robeson; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 6 pages View more info
By: Payne, Talmage (Carver Bible Institute)
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Atlanta, Carver Bible institute: ca. 1955
Seller ID: 16122
Condition: Very Good-
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 Bible Institute. Carver began under the leadership of Talmadge Payne and his wife, Grace, from 1943 to 1964. This pamphlet probab... 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
Condition: Good+
Newsprint wraps that have been professionally tipped together since the original 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 information. This was the first year of issue of this periodical and by 1868 it ceased publication and was taken... 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
Condition: Very Good- with no dust jacket
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 important Abolitionist group, there is also a list, quite lengthy, of all who had been elected members of the Society. WorldCat indi... 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
Condition: Very Good+
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 doctor's story of trying to find acceptance 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
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
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 work of fiction. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 374 pages View more info
Price: $150.00
Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton: 1874
Edition: First Edition (?)
Seller ID: 16726
Condition: Very Good
Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration. This copy has some moderate corner wear but is otherwise bright and attractive with some light interior aging. A name and date (E. Coolidge, 1874) are barely visible on the black endpapers. Book is square and binding secure. This is, I think, the first edition of the book on the Fisk Jubilee Singers first tour in Great Britain. The Jubilee Singers were formed in 1871 and travelled in the US to raise money for Fisk. In 1873, they travelled to Great Britain where they sang for, among many others, the Royal Family. This is the Hodder and Stoughton editi... 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 Mantan Moreland, Francine Everett, Monte Hawley, Butterbeans Bradford, Rudy Toombs and others. Stills from these all-black-... 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 Moreland, Monte Hawley and Francine Everett. It had a lackluster plot but featured performances by many early 20th century A... 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, Butterbeans Bradford, Rudy Toombs and others. Stills from these all-black-cast movies are difficult to find.Here is the plot fr... 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
ISBN: 0679432965
Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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: Prince Hall Masonic Temple Asociation
Price: $100.00
Publisher: Chicago, Douglas National Bank: 1923
Seller ID: 16465
Condition: Very Good+
Prince Hall is the oldest African-American Masonic order in the US. It's founder, Prince Hall, became involved with Freemasonry before the American Revolution. This is a $100 Mortgage Bond from the time of the construction of the Price Hall Masonic Temple in Chicago in 1923, payable at 6% interest, or $3 every six months for five years. The coupons are still attached though each has been punched, and there are punches where there are spaces for signatures of the President and Secretary of the association. Condition is VG with light wear on the folds. ; B&W Illustrations; Thin Small 4to 9" - ... View more info
By: Randall, Alice
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company: 2001
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 14615
ISBN: 061810450X
Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
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
ISBN: 061810450X
Condition: Near Fine
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
ISBN: 051756095X
Condition: Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
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 much more. ; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 150 pages View more info
By: Richardson, Beulah (Beah Richards)
Price: $125.00
Publisher: New York, American Women for Peace: 1951
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Seller ID: 16411
Condition: Very Good+
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-known under the name Beah Richards which she used for her long acting career and under which name later editions of this poem were printed. Richards was nominated for an Oscar in Guess Who's Coming for Dinner and one an Emmy for a guest appearance on the TV show, Frank's... View more info
By: Robeson, Paul
Price: $20.00
Publisher: New York, Political Affairs Reprints: 1976
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 13326
Condition: Very Good
Stapled self-wraps wir=th black titles and photo of Robeson. Light edge and corner wear with toning along edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 14 pages; Reprint of article that originally appeared in the April, 1976 issue of Political Affairs magazine. The article was from a speech Robeson gave in Chicago in1950. Political Affairs began as a Communist publication but became a more-generalised Marist/leftist journal. This is an interesting bit of political ephemera showing Robeson's connections to Communism. View more info
By: Robeson, Paul
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York, Political Affairs Reprints: 1976
Edition: Reprint
Seller ID: 16436
Condition: Near Fine
Stapled self-wraps wirth black titles and photo of Robeson. This copy has only a hint of wear. Reprint of article that originally appeared in the April, 1976 issue of Political Affairs magazine. The article was from a speech Robeson gave in Chicago in1950. Political Affairs began as a Communist publication but became a more-generalized Marxist/leftist journal. This is an interesting bit of political ephemera showing Robeson's sympathies toward Communism. ; Cover B&W Photograph of Robeson; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 14 pages View more info
By: Robeson, Paul
Price: $25.00
Publisher: New York, New Century Publishers: 1950
Seller ID: 16437
Condition: Near Fine
Stapled, deep brown and white wraps and titles. This copy has what looks like light mottling but actually is part of the printing process. See scan. There is very little wear and/or aging. This small pamphlet presents the text of a speech that Robeson gave at a banquet sponsored by the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on November 10, 1949. This speech was given after the attacks on Robeson supporters at Peekskill, NY. ; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 15 pages View more info
