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1983. Very Rare Title - This is a 1983 2nd edition, revised from a 1977 hardcover edition which included two additional co-authors: Tony Manno (who died before publication of the book) and Mancel Warrick (father of Dionne and Dee Dee, who died in 1977, after the publication of the first edition.) It appears to be a… Read more about this item

New York: Pantheon Books, 2001. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 164 deckle edged pages From dust jacket: "In this spare and mesmerizing debut work of fiction, (the author) takes us inside the hearts and minds of African Americans whose lives unfold against a vividly evoked Southern rural landscape. As they navigate… Read more about this item

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1966. Text by Lincoln Kirstein Horizontal 8vo size trade paperback; 55 pages with high quality black and white photographs throughout Private Press; New York; 1966 Frances B. Johnston (1864 - 1952) was an American photographer, known in particular for photographing Black and Native American subjects. This publication showcases… Read more about this item

Thorndike, ME: Center Point Publishing, 2008. Large Print Edition 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 271 pages From back cover: "Readers who were moved and horrified by Hotel Rwanda will respond even more intensely to (the author's) unforgettable autobiography. As Rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, (the author) a hotel manager, turned (his… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1965. Stated First Printing 8vo size brown cloth covers with black and gilt title block on spine and black illustration on front cover. 655 pages including index and errata plus two sections of black and white photographs with 77 illustrations, and five in-text maps. Color endpapers are maps. From jacket: "(This)… Read more about this item

Cambridge University Press, 1990. one of the African Studies Series 8vo size trade paperback; 236 pages with some black and white charts From back: "This interpretation of the impact of slavery on African life emphasizes the importance of external demand for slaves - from Occidental and Oriental purchasers - in developing an active trade in slaves within… Read more about this item

Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 1983. 8vo size trade paperback; 308 pages Harold Washington (1922–1987) was the first black mayor of Chicago, Illinois. First elected as mayor in 1983, he was re-elected to a second term, but died in office in 1987. Washington, an attorney by profession, was elected to both state and national offices, serving as… Read more about this item

New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1968. Life in America Series 8vo size hardcover; 182 pages with some black and white photographs Book sections include: From Slavery to Citizenship: 1619-1900 Toward Full Equality: Since 1900 Authors of the various articles include: Richard Wright Martin Luther King, Jr. James Baldwin Malcolm X Booker… Read more about this item

Windhoek, Namibia: Women's Leadership Centre, 2005. Compiled and edited by Elizabeth Ikhaxas; illustrations including the front cover by Inatu Indongo Private Press; 8vo size trade paperback with color illustrated cover; 212 pages with a few black and white illustrations From back: "This book examines the status of women's human rights in Namibia today through the… Read more about this item

Author House, 2010. 8vo size blue clothbound hardcover with photo illustrated dust jacket; 284 pages plus a section of black and white photographs Signed and inscribed on the blank reverse of the fep. From jacket: "(This) is the memoir of a trailblazing African American woman journalist whose life is about "firsts." Carole Simpson was the first… Read more about this item

Foreword by Dee Brestin 176 pages. From back: "Bacall Lee finally gets the desires of her heart - handsome beau, a hard earned degree, and an exciting R&R career. However, as these things detour her focus from the Lord, trouble blazes." Edgewear, light wear to covers. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase… Read more about this item

Saint Paul, MN: Penguin High Bridge Audio, 1993. Brand new and shrinkwrapped 90 minutes on 1 cassette From back: "As a young man in the late 1800s, writer James Weldon Johnson was deeply influenced by the renowned black preachers of the day. In God's Trombones, published in 1927, (the author) transformed his memories of these brilliant… Read more about this item

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1971. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 286 pages with some maps including those on endpaper. Foreword by Edris Makward From jacket: "These 35 selections, almost all autobiographical, portray what it was like to grow up in Africa....describes childhood experiences in tribal Africa, in the often brutal, psychologically disturbing… Read more about this item

Cleveland, OH: World Publishing Company, 1968. From jacket: "This book is an indictment of apartheid...(the authors) have chosen eight men...who have worked in equally varied ways to bring peace and justice to their troubled land...Alan Paton, Nelson Mandela, Albert Lutuli; Robert Sobukwe, Beyers Naude, Nana Sita, Dennis Brutus, Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket covered in mylar.… Read more about this item

New York: Dodd Mead & Company, 1977. From jacket: "I like my boys ag-ile, mo-bile, and hos-tile," Gaither was fond of saying, and apparently they were. In 25 years of coaching at Florida A&M Gaither won 85% of his games and never had a losing season." 209 pages. Ex-library with typical treatments, many blacked out; jacket… Read more about this item

New York: Arno Press and the New York Times, 1968. 8vo size hardcover; Not cumulatively paginated - each publication (listed below) within this volume is paginated individually, our guess is that this volume has at least 1,200 pages with some black and white illustrations and some charts. List of publications in this very heavy volume: the out… Read more about this item

New York: Arno Press and the New York Times, 1968. The Freedmen's Book by L. Maria Child (a reproduction of the 1865 Ticknor and Fields edition.) Contains articles by the following contributors in addition to Maria Child include: Lydia H. Sigourney; Frances E. W. Harper; William Lloyd Garrison; Bernard Barton; Mingo, a slave; Frederick Douglas; Phillis Wheatley; Peter… Read more about this item

Illinois: Northwestern University Press, 1963. Number eleven in the Northwestern University African Studies series. 8vo size green cloth covers with silver titles on spine; 147 pages with some black and white illustrations and sheet music. Contents include: Organisation of Folk Music Musical Types Performing Groups and Their Music Form and Technique of Vocal Music… Read more about this item

Bloomington, IN: Author House, 2009. Signed and inscribed on title page 8vo size trade paperback; 129 pages with a few black and white illustrations. Includes promotional bookmark From back: "Have a cupful of short stories with a dash of adversities, and a spoonful of the truth, served with uplifting and spiritual poems. The author's life and those… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 1970. Allen Weinstein and Frank Otto Gatell 8vo size trade paperback; 308 pages. Contents include: The Civil War and the Blacks 1863-1865 Reconstruction 1865-1877 Decline and Fall 1877-1900 The Progressive Failure 1900-1919 The Need for Identity 1919-1929 Hunger: Depression and New Deal 1929-1941 Hope: The Four Freedoms… Read more about this item