Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 267 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.99 on rear cover. The Christian stance on the issues that face the modern world..... More
Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing Co., 1886. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 6 X 9 1/21 Inches. 4 PP. Very scarce original Vanderbilt University Commencement Day "Programme of Exercieses" for Wednesday, June 16, 1886. Single sheet (folded). The family names listed include those such as Hume, Meade and Crockett -..... More
New York: Whittlesey House, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 364 PP. First printing with $3.00 original price on rear flap. Front flap is clipped, but price is on back as stated. This novel explores the volatile world of the pre-Civil Rights south through..... More
Wheaton, IL: Church League of America, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 9 X 12 Inches. 55 PP. First printing of this extreme right-wing attack on Martin Luther King published less than a month after his assassination in Memphis, TN. The Church League of America put King on trial..... More
Bloomington, IN: IUniverse, Inc., 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/4 Inches. 178 PP. Signed and inscribed directly on the half title-page. Original price of $26.95 intact on front flap. A statistical, business take on the decline of primarily religious values in our culture. More
New York: The Grove Press, 2009. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 299 PP. First printing of the 50th Anniversary "Restored Text" issue. Housed in original publisher slipcase. Afterword by David Ulin. More
Tallahassee, FL: The Naiad Press, 1983. First Thus. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 208 PP. The Volute reprint edition of the 1962 original classic. From the author of 'Odd Girl Out' and 'Journey to a Woman'. One of the classic mid-20th century pulps that featured a lesbian theme..... More
Tallahassee, FL: Meroen Press, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 3/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 344 PP. Signed and inscribed to "Dr. Ruben, My name is William Ashanti Hobbs. I am determined, as a publisher and novelist, to make an impact not only in African-American Literature, but literature..... More
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 8 5/8 Inches. 189 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Housed in original dust jacket that retains the price of $2.50 on the front flap. An early collection of African American folktales from..... More
Nigeria: Evans Brothers, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 56 PP. Signed and inscribed first printing copy of author's first book. Ogundipe-Leslie is a Nigerian poet, author and noted black feminist. Her activism for women's rights in Africa rivals that of any other..... More
Yaba, Lagos: Kraft Books Limited, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 7/8 Inches. 200 PP. Signed first printing in orignal publisher blue buckram binding. Signed by Ebele Eko directly on the title-page. The first book length study of Elechi Amadi, one of the founding generation of..... More
New York: Random House, 1951. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 338 PP. Stated First Printing copy on the copyright page. Original price of $3.50 intact on front flap of dust jacket. An in-depth look at post-war Japan. From the Pulitzer Prize Winning author of..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 270 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Retains original price of $3.50 on front flap of dust jacket. Important early Civil Rights book on the humiliation, segregation and dangers of the..... More
Nashville, TN: Southern Publishing Association, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 4 3/4 X 7 Inches. 48 PP. In the face of food shortages and rising meat prices, the author of this book contends that we should all turn to vegetarianism as a way of both saving money and..... More
Boston: Broadside Free Press, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 11 Inches. 48 PP. Original stapled wraps. A near perfect copy in every way. Original price of $1.00 on front cover. A humorous and mostly rebellious look at the rich and powerful in and around Boston..... More
Union City, TN: Forrester Wood Publication, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Scarce private printing in original DJ. Signed by R.C. Forrester and Betty Burdick Wood directly on the title-page. Betty is the granddaughter of John Carlos Burdick, whose commercial fishing business of..... More
New York: Random House, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 246 PP. Signed "Best Wishes, Carl T. Rowan" directly on the half title-page. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Rowan was an influential government official and noted Civil Rights journalist in the late..... More
Santa Barbara: Capra Press, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 X 11 Inches. 128 PP. A classic look at life when hippies take to the sea. I suppose that seamen are all hippies at heart though... Original wraps a bit worn at edges and corners. "A documentary of..... More
New York: 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. Signed by Deena Schwartzbaum (AKA Lisa Baumgardner) on the lower border of the back cover. Iconic magazine documenting both feminism in the big city as well as the punk revolution taking place in NYC in..... More
San Diego, CA: Greenleaf Classics, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 160 Pages. THE FIRST BOOK WRITTEN ON THE HELL'S ANGELS! Jan Hudson was a pseudonym for George W. Smith, an Angel himself. A scarce counter-culture "iconic" book that chronicles much of the origin..... More