Nashville, TN: Tennessee Book Company, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 185 PP. Samuel Leonard Smith signed and dated on the FFEP. Early history and outlook for Negro education in America. Smith was involved in the supervision and school design for Rosenwald Schools, particularly in the..... More

Richmond, VA: H.H. Price, Printer, 1921. First Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 9 Inches. 151 PP. In 1912, Alexander Watson Holmes became the first Supreme Master of the National Ideal Benefit Society (NIBS), an African American insurance cooperative whose benefits aided the sick and indigent and provided assistence with the..... More

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1944. First Edition. Original wraps. 7 1/4 X 10 1/8 Inches. First appearance of Yerby's first NATIONALLY PUBLISHED STORY - "Health Card" - which won the 1944 O.Henry Memorial Award for best short story! Often overlooked and nearly always marginalized, Frank Yerby was one of..... More

New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1977. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 176 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed to "Mother K" directly on the..... More

New York: Prentice-Hall, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 6 1/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 323 PP. Important early study of the Negro consumer that recognized the current and future power of advertising to this market. An instrumental book that's intent was to increase the social standing of the negro..... More

New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 152 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. DJ price-clipped, but does bear the $4.95 price sticker. A scarce hardcover book in commerce. More

New Haven, CT: Yale University Library, 1955. First Edition. Cloth. 4 5/8 X 6 5/8 Inches. Original two volume set housed in slipcase. Signed and inscribed to "Elizabeth and Kate" on the first page of volume one. Dated in the year of publication. Red cloth bindings clean and sharp. Light..... More

San Francisco, CA: Journal of Black Poetry Press, 1969. First Edition. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 1/8 Inches. The Journal of Black Poetry was an important magazine of the black arts era. The periodical included a note on the inside page announcing that "The Journal of Black Poetry is..... More

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/2 Inches. 721 PP. First printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by Basker to his friend Jonathan Arac on the title-page. Includes an original prospectus..... More

New York: Warner Books, 1975. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 159 PP. If James Bond were a black 6 foot 2 inch beautiful woman, his name would be "Cleo" Jones! Stated "First Printing" copy of the this novelization by Ron Goulart (TekWar, The Phantom et..... More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 159 PP. Scarce first printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. One of many books referenced in 2015's "The Jemima Code" history of African-American cookbooks. Art by Romare Bearden..... More

New York: Random House, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 429 PP. Stated "First Edition" with proper number line to the "2" (Random House) on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Original brown cloth with red illustration and title-stamping..... More

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 7/8 Inches. 169 PP. "Negroes are rquired by law to attend separate schools in 19 states and the District of Columbia." - Introduction Important early 20th century study of the quality of negro education mostly in the..... More