Washington DC: GPO, 1912. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 7 3/4 X 11 3/4 Inches. Original 1912 text rebound in period library binding with title stamping to front cover. From the personal collection of Dr. Leonard Campbell of Macon, GA. Campbell notably testified in the 1962 trial against the two... 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: Ballantine, 1958. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 190 PP. Original first issue of the paperback with title over black background. Price of 50 cents on front cover. Ballantine #F411K. Spine remains unbroken. A high-grade copy of this 20th century classic. Hint of wear to edges and slight toning. 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 Nationalism... 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
Boston, MA: Pilgrim Press, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 1/4 X 7 3/4 Inches. 31 PP. Scarce original civil rights publication. Articles include: Justice for the Negro, Scottsboro Boys in Fourth Trial, Brotherhood Fails in Harlem, Need for Anti-Lynching Legislation and What Does the Negro Want? Several... 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: The Associated Publishers, Inc., 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/8 Inches. 306 PP. Signed and inscribed by Taylor directly on the ffep. Signed, "To Rev. John L. Coleman, with the best wishes of Alrutheus A. Taylor. June 24, 1941." Original publisher green cloth... 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
San Francisco: Jon Lewis, 1969. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 7 7/8 X 7 7/8 Inches. Signed by Lewis on the inside front cover. Original prospectus for the portfolio (with handwritten address change) laid-in. Accompanied by a letter in the hand of Lewis stating that Grove Press had accepted... More
New York: New Currents Publishers, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 5 X 7 1/4 Inches. 16 PP. Important civil rights era tract on the evils of racism that are at play in American business. A concise look at how a system of oppression is preventing a truly equal society. Self-wrappers. 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
Atlanta, GA: Nobel Peace Prize Dinner, 1964. Ephemera. Single Sheet. 5 1/4 X 4 1/8 Inches (folded dimensions). Single sheet, folded. Scarce original January 27, 1965 engraved invitation to attend the dinner in Atlanta honoring Martin Luther King Jr., the 1964 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. "You are cordially... 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
