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
Baltimore, MD: The Foundation Publishers, 1996. Sixteenth Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 567 PP. Exhautive history of the first African American Fraternity. Founded at Cornell University in 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha claims an alumnus that includes Martin Luther King Jr., Jesse Owens, Thurgoog Marshall, Dick Gregory and... 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
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 651 PP. First edition with original price of $12.50 intact on front flap of DJ. A rather exhaustive look at race relations in late 60's America. Book itself bears a.... 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