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Hollywood, CA: The Oliver Press at the Wetzel Publishing Company, 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Flexible red leatherette wraps. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Red flexible leatherette wraps; 3 by 3.75 inches; 174 pages. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling wear; top corner of the title page excised.. A compilation of evangelical sermons delivered in the distinctive Southern Black dialect collected by Reverend Oliver, a prominent white Presbyterian Christian evangelist hailing from Kansas City and later relocating to California, meticulously curated and transcribed these sermons from a diverse array of African American preachers. The compilation stands as a testament to the rich tapestry of religious oratory within the African American community, shedding light on the profound cultural and linguistic nuances embedded in these spiritual discourses. Reverend Oliver, in his introductory remarks, underscores the importance of preserving… Read More

Hollywood, Calif: The Oliver Press, 1927. Softcover. Good. First edition. 24mo. (3" x 4"). Flexible red leatherette wrappers with yapped edges. Split at the bottom of front wrap has been mended internally with archival tape, old dampstain on title page and first few leaves, a good copy. A collection of evangelical sermons in the southern Black dialect. Oliver was a well-known white Presbyterian Christian evangelist from Kansas City, who migrated to California. He states in the introduction of this book that he edited and transcribed these sermons from various Black preachers. He also published Black hymns. Exceptionally scarce. *OCLC* locates about a dozen copies. *The Road West: The Steve Turner Collection of African Americana, part 1, # 219.