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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Hardcover. viii, 340p., lightly soiled, previous owner's name and address pencilled on front free endpaper, first edition, in cloth boards and very worn dj in protective mylar. African-American author. New York City born African American author.

viii+340 pages with bibliography and index. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 3/4") bound in original publisher's grey cloth with red and black lettering to spine and cover within black and red label in original jacket. First edition. Roi Ottley was an American journalist and writer. Although largely forgotten today, he was among the most famous African American correspondents in the United States during the mid-20th century. Condition: Some soiling, spine head chipped, previous owner's name on front end paper, corners bumped. Jacket price clipped, corners, edges and spine else about very good in a good jacket.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Early print (first published in 1948). Octavo. 340pp. Fine in a handsome very good dust jacket and with a couple of tiny nicks and tears. Extensively researched, Ottley checked every source, traveled far and wide interviewing everyone from prominent African-Americans to humble ex-slaves to develop a picture of the race in America from colonial times through the Second World War.

New York, NY: Scribners, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good minus. Stated first edition. Good, rubbed at head of spine. Good minus unclipped dust jacket, with crease, closed tears and chipping at head and heel, at bottom edge, and rear wrap. Light circular sticker trace on front wrap. an American journalist and writer Ottley was among the most famous African American correspondents in the United States during the mid-20th century. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

London: : John Murray,, 1949. . Hardcover first edition -. Very good in gray cloth covered boards with red lettering/no dj. . First UK printing.

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1948.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in gray cloth covered boards with red lettering/no dj. . First printing.

John Murray, London, 1949,. /Dust Jacket Included. 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, 8vo, xii,340pp, owner's name on endpaper, edges foxed and browning, text clean and sound, no inscriptions, Good condition with torn remnants of dustwrapper .

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1948.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in gray cloth covered boards with red lettering, no dj (prev owner's name stamped on front endpaper.). First printing. Selected bibliography, index. 340 pp.

London, United Kingdom: John Murray, 1949. A classic text written by distinguished Negro Journalist and author. Here he traces the strange history of his race in America from the beginning. It grew out of interviews and records in both America and Europe. This work, which details the origin of African American slavery and other historical occurrences, is marked by its fusion of individuals and events, an emphasis upon the human aspect of history without the omission of facts. CONDITION Grey cloth (unworn) 340 pages, bright and crisp internally, foxed to end pages and edges, name stamped inside front twice. DJ has a chip to spine heel and is foxed to inside flaps o/w unworn. . First British. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1948. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 340 pages; Description: viii, 340 p. 22 cm. Bibliography: p. 315-322. Subjects: African Americans --History

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. VG. Hardcover with the shreds of a dust jacket / SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR

[African American] Ottley, Roi. Black Odyssey: The Story of the Negro in America. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 340 pages. Measures 6" x 8.5". Born in New York City in 1906, Black author and journalist Roi Ottley began his career as a reporter for the New York Amsterdam Star-News. He went on to serve as publicity director for the National C.I.O. War Relief Committee and served as a war correspondent in the 1940s. Here he "traces the strange history of his race in America from the very beginning up to the present day. In early colonial times the Negro was a free and often respected individual; as the colonies grew and cheap labor was needed, he was reduced to the status of a slave." The book includes historical moments as well as personal anecdotes from interviews and covers a wide range of events "from the day in 1664 when Maryland became the first colony to legalize slavery, through the dark days of servitude, to the Emancipation Proclamation and the beginning… Read More

NEW YORK NY: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. VERY GOOD+ IN A GOOD D.J.. PUB 1948. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED FOR LUCILLE BLACK BY THE AUTHOR IN NOV 1948 . BOOK HAS SOME MODEST SURFACE CHIPPING AT THE TIPS OF THE SPINE ENDS BUT IS OTHERWISE FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT. D.J. IS MISSING THE BOTTOM 3/4" OF THE SPINE PANEL, SOME LOSS TO THE UPPER SPINE CORNERS, WITH SOME AGE TONING AND SOILING TO THE REAR PANEL, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. STILL A NICE CLEAN UNMARKED COPY WITH LUCILLE BLACK'S BOOKPLATE ON THE FRONT PASTE-DOWN ENDPAPER. .