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 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
In Whitest Africa: The Dynamics of Apartheid.
Illus. 8vo, cloth(cover slightly waterstained). New Jersey, (1968). 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
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
Loyalties.
San Diego: Harcourt, 1984. 96pp. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1984). More
In the Minds of Men: The Study of Human Behavior and Social Tension in India.
New York: Basic Books, 1953. xiv + 306pp., short 8vo, blue cloth, d.w.; dampstain to lower corners of front and rear covers. New York: Basic Books, (1953). First edition. Based on the Unesco studies by social scientists conducted at the request of the Government of India. More
We Dissent
New York: St. Martin's, 1962. vii + 211 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; foredge foxed, head of dust wrapper spine chipped. New York: St. Martin's Press, (1962). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Happy Negro.
New York: American Tract, 1825. To Which are added, the Praying Soldier and the Profligate Reclaimed. title vignette of the author meeting a slave. 8pp. 12mo, self wrappers; (large piece of bottom of title page lacking with loss of two words of imprint and a few words of the bottom line of the first page of text, light foxing). [New York]: American Tract Society, n.d., [ca. 1825]. Author was one of the under-secretaries of state for the colonies. "He went..... More
The TV Arab.
Bowling Green: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1984. 146pp. Slim 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, (1984). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
The Mind of South Africa: The Story of the Rise and Fall of Apartheid
London: Heinemann, 1990. xiv + 424 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w. London: Heinemann, (1990). Pages are a bit toned as usual, still a near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author on front free endpaper. More