Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2002. With a handful of b/w illustrations. 322 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (2002). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, lightly scuffed along edges. More

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1861. Woodcut engraving. Sheet measures 15 7/8" x 21 1/2" This striking double page engraving from Harper's Weekly depicts various scenes of American home life, for both white and African-Americans. Six vignettes feature family and community life in rural America, showing groups of people participating in "The Apple Cut", "Quilting", "Husking Corn", and "Raffling". Two vignettes in the center of the page depict "The Dance" and "The Breakdown", featuring black and white Americans playing music and..... More