The Anatomy of Racial Attitudes.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1983. x + 342pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; book slightly askew. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1983). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
RACISM
Hearts and Minds; The Anatomy of Racism from Roosevelt to Reagan
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1982. 512pp. 8vo, 1/2 purple cloth, d.w. New York: McGraw-Hill, (1982). Very good. More
The Recorded Story of Little Black Sambo
New York: Music You Enjoy, 1941. Stiff pictorial boards forming a sleeve for the 78rpm spoken word album. Color lithographed illustrations by Martin Nadle form the 16 page pamphlet inside. New York: Music You Enjoy, 1941. First edition thus. The outer wrappers are rubbed and have a 3 inch tear, very neatly repaired. The record is present, but has a hairline crack -- overall a very good copy of this uncommon edition. One of 6 Listen-Look Picture Books. A re-written..... More
The Story of Little Black Sambo
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1931. Illustrations by the author. Introduction by George C. Harvey. 59 pages. Slim 8vo, original pictorial boards, now re-backed in plain burgundy cloth. Philadelphia: David McKay, 1931. Boards are quite edgeworn and rear free endpaper is torn out; several pages with closed tears in margins. Overall a good copy. More
Race Relations.
New York: Basic Books, 1967. xiv + 434pp. 8ov, cloth, d.w.; lower edge of dust wrapper and rear cover lightly dampstained. New York: Basic Books, (1967). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Humbo the Hippo and Little-Boy-Bumbo
New York: Harper, 1932. 40pp., each with a color illustration, 8vo, pictorial boards; cover quite edgeworn, with some loss of material at the spine ends. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. First edition. A very good (-) copy. More
Penny-Whistle
New York: Macmillan, 1930. Unpaginated, with many accomplished color illustrations, 8vo, yellow cloth with black title; cover with crayon markings pencil marks and stains, with spine re-backed in black. Stains and some small repairs. New York: Macmillan Company, 1930. First edition. A good (-) copy. A boys parents give him a pennywhistle as a present that only plays one note. His quest to find more notes leads him through the jungle, listening to the birds and and animals learning their..... More
A Saint on Death Row: The Story of Dominique Green
New York: Doubleday, 2009. 144 pages, 12mo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Doubleday/Nan Talese, (2009). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Scottsboro; A Tragedy of the American South.
Delanco: Notable Trials Library, 2000. Illus. 431pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue leather with gilt decorations. (Delanco, NJ: Notable Trials Library, 2000). Fine. More
South Africa's Transkei: The Politics of Domestic Colonialism.
Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1967. 2 black & white maps. 200pp. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (torn near top edge). Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1967. Small ownership signature on endpaper of former American ambassador to Zambia, otherwise a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Northwestern University, African Studies, Number Nineteen. More
The Color of Man
New York: Random House, 1968. Profusely illustrated with well-printed b/w photographs. 109 pages. Slim 4to, black cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (1968). A good only copy--considerable foxing to pages and cloth, rear pastedown partially split, previous owner inscription on front pastedown; in a good wrapper, sunned and edgeworn with foxing to verso. More
The Many Worlds of Man.
Profusely illustrated by Stephen Rogers Peck. 305pp. 8vo, two-toned cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Crowell, (1964). Near fine. More
The End of Racism; Principles for a Multiracial Society.
724pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Free Pr., (1995). vg. More
Autographed Letter Signed to a lawyer
New York: 1987. 2 pages (front and back) on "Committee For the Free World" letterhead, 11 x 8.5 inches, New York, April 15, 1987. In this letter, Decter writes to constitutional attorney Howard Meyer in response to his lengthy missive to her. In small part: "...The Boys on the Beach is not homophobic. It is to be sure - an attack on the Gay Rights movement...which is not synonymous with homosexuals, any more than the Black Power movement was co-extensive..... More
Dem Good Ole Times
New York: Doubleday, 1906. 16 color plates by Suzanne Gutherz, decorated by Cora Parker. 150pp., 8vo, decorative cloth; spine faded, edgeworn, corners bumped, front hinge cracked. New York: Doubleday Page & Company, 1906. An internally near fine copy in a very good (-) binding. More
Race and the News Media.
New York: Praeger, 1967. x + 158pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; light wear at head of dust wrapper spine. New York: Frederick A. Praeger, (1967). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Mississippi - An Incident in a Census-Enumerator's Work Among the Negroes - "Shuah You's Got the Babby?"
New York: Frank Leslie's Weekly, 1881. View. Wood engraving. Sheet measures 11" x 15 3/4". Image measures 8 3/8" x 11 3/4" This print was published in the April 16, 1881 issue of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The illustration reflects the idea that the black population, particularly in the South in places where they exceeded half of the total population, was often under-counted. The print is in very good condition. Wear to margins, not affecting the image. Frank Leslie's Weekly..... More
In Whitest Africa: The Dynamics of Apartheid.
Illus. 8vo, cloth(cover slightly waterstained). New Jersey, (1968). More
Josiah Nott of Mobile: Southerner, Physician, and Racial Theorist
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987. Frontispiece. 348 pages. 8vo, green cloth. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1987). A near fine copy. More
Rethinking Social Policy: Race, Poverty, and the Underclass.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992. vi + 280pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, (1992). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Strange Fruit; Billie Holiday, Cafe Society, and an Early Cry for Civil Rights
Philadelphia: Running Press, 2000. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 red cloth, d.w. some scrapes and tears on spine portion, first few pages slightly wavy on bottom margins. Philadephia: Running Press, (2000). More
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
New York: One World, 2021. Lightly illustrated in b/w. 415 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: One World, (2021). First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper, lightly scuffed. More
Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement
New York: Random House, 2001. ix + 561 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (2001). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Rich Man, Poor Man. The Distribution of Income in America.
New York: Thomas Crowell, 1971. 305pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. (d.w. worn) New York: Thomas Crowell, (1971). Very good. More
Workin' on the Chain Gang: Shaking Off the Dead Hand of History
New York: Library of Contemporary THought, 2000. 118 pages, thin 12mo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Library of Contemporary Thought/Ballantine, (2000). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More