Moorfield Storey; and the Abolitionist Tradition.
Frontis. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Oxford UP, 1972. vg. More
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Benny Andrews: Selections from a Life in Art
New York: Bill Hodges Gallery, 1997. B/w frontis and color illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Square, slim 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Bill Hodges Gallery, 1997. One of 2000 printed copies. A fine copy Signed by Andrews on title page. More
Benny Andrews: Selections from a Life in Art
New York: Bill Hodges Gallery, 1997. B/w frontis and color illustrations throughout. Unpaginated. Square, slim 8vo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Bill Hodges Gallery, 1997. One of 2000 printed copies. A fine copy. More
The Temper of Our Time.
8vo, cloth backed brds., d.w. N.Y., (1967). Very good. More
Necessities; Racial Barriers in American Sports
New York: Random House, 1989. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. New York: Random House, (1989). More
The New York Conspiracy.
Ed. by Thomas J. Davis. 491pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly rubbed with a few small tears). Boston: Beacon, (1971). More
Slavery and the Making of America
New York: Oxford University Press, 2005. Illus. 4to, black boards, d.w. (New York): Oxford University Press, (2005). Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
Report of the decision of the Supreme court of the United States, and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott versus John F.A. Sandford : December term, 1856
New York: Appleton, 1857. Printed wrappers, sewed. Complete pages 393-633 (240 pages + i page of ads), light toning and some foxing. New York: Appleton, 1857. First Edition This is one of two simultaneous editions, the other published in Washington D.C. A most important case in the struggle for civil rights, wherein it was determined that Black people could never become citizens. This is an excellent copy, preserved in a board slipcase. More
Laughing to Keep From Crying.
New York: Henry Holt, 1952. Small 8vo, 206 pages, handsomely rebound in full green morocco, decoratively gilt spine. New York: Henry Holt, (1952. First Edition. Fine. More
Simple Speaks His Mind
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. 8vo, handsomely rebound in full lime morocco, ornately gilt spine with black leather labels. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1950. First Edition. Fine. The first Simple book. More
Simple Stakes a Claim
New York: Rinehart, 1957. 8vo, gray boards, spine lettered in green & black, crushed at extremes of spine; pages browned as usual due to the cheap paper, d.w.. New York: Rinehart, (1957). First Edition Very good copy in a fine dust wrapper with an un-faded spine. More
The Sweet Flypaper of Life
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1955. Beautifully printed photographic illustrations by Roy deCarava. 98 pages, slim 16mo, pictorial wrappers. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1955). First edition, in the preferred soft cover issue. Landmark collaboration between poet and photographer. More
Black Magic; A Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America.
New York: Prentice-Hall, 1971. Many Illus. 4to, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled, boards warped. New York: Prentice-Hall, (1971). More
Black Magic; A Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America.
New York: Bonanza. Many Illus. 4to, two-toned cloth, d.w. (chipped and dampstained on blank side, head of cloth spine worn). New York: Bonanza, n.d., circa 1972. More
Famous Negro Music Makers.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1955. Illustrated with photographs. 8vo, blue cloth; d.w. New York, 1955. First Edition. Famous Biographies for Young People. Full page presentation, inscribed "Especially for Cornelia Otis Skinner, my hostess at the historic event mentioned on pages 127 & 131, which otherwise I would not have witnessed...New York, Sept. 18, 1955". The event refers to the precedent shattering moment in American musical history when Marian Anderson sang at the Metropolitan Opera. The dust wrapper flap..... More
Beyond Civil Rights; A New Day of Equality
New York: Random House, 1968. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, lightly soiled d.w., edges of corners lightly worn. New York: Random House, (1968). More
In My Place.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1992. Illustrated. 257pp. 8vo, cloth- backed boards. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1992. Fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Lengthy inscription from the author on the half title page. More
Milestones Along The March; Twelve Historic Civil Rights Documents from World War II to Selma.
New York: Praeger, 1965. 8vo, orange cloth, d.w., cloth dampstained. New York: Praeger, (1965). More
Milestones Along the March; Twelve Historic Civil Rights Documents, From World War II to Selma
New York: Praeger, 1966. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. New York: Praeger, (1966). More
The Rise of the Colored Races.
646pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Norton, (1970). vg Presentation copy. More
Neo-African Literature; A History of Black Writing.
8vo, cloth, d.w. New York, (1969). More
The Road to Birmingham
New York: Bridgehead Books, 1964. 8vo, black cloth, lightly soiled d.w. New York: Bridgehead Books, 1964. More
Orbit/ Black Man/ The Lonely One/ Freedom Enough/ Private Beach (and other poems)
San Francisco. Thin 8vo, maroon wove cloth, printed in gilt, without d.w. as issued. (San Francisco: Printed by Hooper Printing & Lithograph Co.) n.d. [ca 1965] Scarce volume of poetry by a black author. Offset from a book mark, otherwise fine. More
Tributes to John Hope Franklin; Scholar, Mentor, Father, Friend
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2003. 98pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, (2003). Fine. More
Spreadin' Rhythm Around; Black Popular Songwriters, 1880-1930
New York: Schirmer Books, 1998. Illus. 435pp. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Schirmer Books, (1998). Very good. More