New York, Cincinnati, Hollywood: Willios Music Co., G. Schirmer, Edward B. Marks Music Corporation, etc. 1917-1939. Sheet Music. 5 pieces of uncommon sheet music from the early 20th century, all capturing the African-American experience in song, all crisp, bright and VG or better in their wonderful pictorial wrappers. The 5..... More
Montgomery, Alabama: The State of Alabama (Jno. G. Stokes & Co., State Printers), 1868. 1st. The 1868 1st edition of this remarkable piece of post-Civil War --and Reconstruction-- history. In this collection of reolutions and laws passed by Alabama's General Assembly, "the Legislature by Joint Resolution ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment..... More
Massachusetts College of Art and Northeastern University, 1992. Pictorial wrappers. A clean, sharp copy of the catalogue based on the November-December 1992 exhibition at the Massachusetts College of Art. Tight and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Oblong quarto, celebrating the first-rate work of photographer Ernest C. Withers. More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1904. Cloth. 1904 Governmental study of both the Negro population and the Negro farmer at the turn-of-the-century. A solid, VG copy in its navy-blue cloth, with bright silver-titling and ornament to the front panel. Light wear at the spine crown, mild creasing along the fore-edges..... More
New York (Harlem): Canaan Baptist Church of Christ, 1987. Laminate boards. The 1987 1st edition of this uncommon biography of renowned Civil Rights activist and Harlem preacher Wyatt Tee Walker (1928-2018). Clean and Near Fine in its red and black pictorial boards. Octavo, hundreds of photos complementing the text. More
New York: The Dial Press, 1971. Cloth. A bright, clean copy of the 1971 stated 1st printing. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, a number of black-and-white photographs complementing the no-holds-barred narrative. More
New York: Wendell Malliet and Company, 1942. Cloth. SIGNED BY ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, SR. on the frontispiece below his portrait. A solid copy to boot of the 1942 stated 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, VG- example of the fragile pictorial dustjacket, with chipping at the spine ends..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1982. Boards. SIGNED BY ALICE WALKER DIRECTLY ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. A very sharp copy to boot of the 1982 stated (and correct) 1st edition, with the publisher's BCDE code underneath. Solid and VG+ to Near Fine, with a small, discreet former owner inscription..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1976. Original wraps. An Uncorrected proof copy of Alice Walker's 1976 2nd published novel, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR at the copyright page. A crude, scarce format: proof sheets bound in card-stock covers, with the publisher's black-tape spine. Likely very few copies were prepared thus..... More
San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989. Cloth. An immaculate copy of the 1989 stated 1st edition and signed/limited edition. #146 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY ALICE WALKER at the limitation. Clean and Fine in its rich yellow cloth. And in an all-but-pristine example of the publsiher's cloth slipcase. More
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1991. Boards. SIGNED AND DATED (IN YEAR-OF-PUBLICATION) BY AMIRI BARAKA across the title page. A pristine copy to boot of the 1991 stated 1st printing. Tight and Fine in a crisp, Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, edited by William J. Harris. "The most comprehensive selection of..... More
New York: Lee & Low Books Inc., 2017. Keith Mallett. Pictorial boards. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ANDREA LONEY on the Dedication page. An all-but-pristine copy to boot of the 2017 stated 1st edition (and with the appropriate number bar). Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Fine dustjacket. Quarto..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap (A New York Times Book), 1971. Charles Waterhouse. Pictorial boards. A clean, tiht copy of the 1971 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its ictorial boards, with a tiny stamp ("AfroAmerican Book Center") at te foot of the title page. Oblong octavo, nicely illustrated..... More
Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1971. Boards. A solid copy of the uncommon 1971 1st edition in hardback. Tight and VG to VG+ (very light soiling along the spine crown) in a crisp, price-intact, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with mild soiling to the rear panel and upper spine. Octavo, Introduction by the..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1956. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the 1956 stated 1st edition. Solid and Near Fine (tiny name at the front free endpaper) in a crisp, price-intact ($3.75), VG+ dustjacket, with mild rubbing to the rear panel, very light creasing along its edges and..... More
San Francisco: Straight Arrow Press, 1973. Pictorial wrappers. The 1973 revised edition, in its pictorial wrappers, of this uncommon and very important travel guide aimed at the African-American community. Solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers, with mild darkening along the spine. Octavo, published by the ever-interesting Straight Arrow Books..... More
Boston: Small, Maynard & Company. 1899. Cloth. INSCRIBED BY BOOKER T. WASHINGTON TO SAMUEL PUTNAM AVERY (1822-1904), one of the great New York patrons of the arts. ("The Avery Collection, for example, was formed by New York art dealer Samuel Putnam Avery and given to the New York Public Library..... More
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1904. Cloth. The May 1904 correct 1st edition of this very clean copy of Booker T. Washington's sequel to his seminal "Up from Slavery" (1901). Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in its wine-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the front panel and spine..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1906. Decorative Cloth. A bright, sharp copy of the 1906 2nd printing (as indicated at the last page of text by the number "2"). Clean and VG+ to Near Fine in its dark-red cloth, with decorative blindstamping and bright gilt-titling along the front panel..... More
New York: The World Publishing Company, 1971. Cloth. A very notable Association copy: WARMLY INSCRIBED BY GRACE HALSELL (WHO EDITED AND WROTE THE INTRODUCTION FOR THIS BOOK) TO JOHN HOWARD GRIFFIN, THE LEGENDARY AUTHOR OF "BLACK LIKE ME", WHOSE EXAMPLE, ACCORDING TO THE INSCRIPTION, INSPIRED GRACE TO TRY A SIMILAR..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1966. Boards. The 1966 stated 1st printing. A Review Copy to boot, with the FSG Review Slip laid-in. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light chipping along the front panel's top-edge..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1945. Cloth. A notably well-preserved copy of the 1945 stated 1st edition of Chester Himes' first published book. Clean and Near Fine to Fine, with no writing or markings of any kind internally. And in a bright, price-intact ($2.50), VG+ dustjacket, with..... More
Medgar Evers College Press, 1979. Decorative Wrappers. The 1979 1st edition of this uncommon collection of stories and folktales from the "Black World". INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR MARY UMOLU on the title page. A clean, crisp copy. Solid and VG+ in its stapled, patterned wrappers, with a touch of light..... More
New York: Tower Publications, 1970. Pictorial wrappers. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1970 1st paperback edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers. Pocket-sized, (Tower) T-095-86. Tight and well-preserved. More
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2001. Cloth. A solid copy of the 2001 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very light dusting along the edges) in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket. Thick octavo, publisher's tipped-in CD at the rear. More
