Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 269 PP. Early study of the Black female by Sociologist Robert Staples. Staples reaches into the study of the woman in America, but even deeper to see the struggles of the Black woman in America. His..... More
Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 483 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed by author directly on the half title-page. Exhaustive history of the struggle for Civil Rights in the Volunteer state since the early..... More
College Station, TX: Texas A&M University Press, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 Inches. 437 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $45.00 intact on rear cover. The first account of the African-American struggle to wear the Naval Academy's "Blue &..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 372 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Hint of wear to DJ edges. A few blemish lines to front panel. A very..... More
New York: Vintage Books, 1969. Early Edition. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 154 PP. Stated "Third Printing" of this classic counterculture anthem. Hoffman was already a noted anti-war and Civil Rights statesman, but this book cemented his name with Woodstock. Light scuffing to covers and a hint of..... More
New York: The Third Press, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 3/8 Inches. 281 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Davis' own writing about her trial for murder and kidnapping as well as her life as..... More
New York: Mentor / New American Library, 1970. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 X 7 Inches. 304 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Includes work by Malcolm X, Dick Gregory, DuBois, Douglass, Hughes, Hayden and many more. Ink to first few pages. Closed tear to front cover..... More
Tulsa, OK: Christian Crusade Publications, 1967. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 224 PP. Infamous attack on Martin Luther King Jr. in which Bales describes King as a Anarchist and a Communist. Bales was opposed to Integration and used his position of power at Harding University..... More
New York: Dell, 1964. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 6 3/8 Inches. 141 PP. One of the most important books on race and culture to come out of the 60's! Stated "First Dell Printing - August, 1964" on the copyright page. Original price of 50 cents on..... More
New York: WCC Books, 1965. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 Inches. 254 PP. Stated Second Printing. Original price of $4.95 intact on the front flap. Signed and inscribed by Huie to Jerry Harper on the half title-page. Following the journalistic success of his coverage of the Emmett..... More
New York: Vintage Books, 1964. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 1/8 Inches. 370 PP. Collectible condition copy of the early Civil Rights era classic. With endorsements by Malcolm X and Ralph Abernathy amount others, this book lays out a frank discussion of the "American dilemma" and..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 411 PP. Stated "First Edition" with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact. Signed twice by author. Signed and inscribed, "June 2005 / Paonia Co..... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 8 5/8 Inches. 257 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact. Signed, "To My Friend, Manuel Vazquez: From his admirer and supporter. In the name of Unity & Justice - Whitney Young..... More
New York: Random House, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 454 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Signed by author and poet Robert Penn Warren on bookplate affixed to the FFEP. Impressive and important..... More
New York: Stein & Day, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 191 PP. First printing copy signed and inscribed by author on the FFEP. Wolff is widely known for the work he did with the Atlanta Braves and for being the former owner of..... More
Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 286 PP. Exhaustive study of the shifting status of "blacks" in Tennessee in the 1880's. DJ a bit worn at edges and folds. A hint of scuffing to front cover. More
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Advance Reading Copy. Original wraps. 5 7/8 X 8 7/8 Inches. 283 PP. "Beginning in the early 1990's a new voice began to be heard in America - the voice of white nationalism." From the Preface. A brief look at the rise of White..... 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
Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2015. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 6 X 9 Inches. 250 PP. First printing of the paperback edition with the full and complete numberline to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by author, "To Mary Ann, Thanks so much for your support!..... More
Boston: Skinner House Books, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 8 1/2 X 9 Inches. 651 PP. Oversized paperback original. Foreword by William Sinkford, the first black President of the Unitarian Universalist Assocation. A history of the UUA and it's work to end racism in both their congregations and..... More
Washington DC. Archive. Archive of materials from former Democratic National Committee (DNC), Director of Campaign Materials / 1965 Inaugural Parade Committee member Burnhart Muller. Muller was instrumental in organizing the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, NJ as a memer of the internal staff of the event. He was..... 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
Washington DC: National Press Books, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 285 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $21.95 intact on front flap of DJ. Slight foxing to gutters, else fine. 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
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