New York: The Free Press, 1994. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 351 PP. First printing with number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $24.95 intact on front flap. Signed and inscribed by author in the year of publication. Hint of foxing to gutters. More about Race Rebels: Culture, Politics, and the Black Working Class (SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1992. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 243 PP. First printing with complete number line on the copyright page. Contains fourteen studies of original folktales told in Africa and America. PO name on top gutter, else a fine copy. More about African Folktales in the New World
New York: Links Books, 1973. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 5 7/8 X 9 Inches. 130 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. History of the 1971 riot, the most prominent prison revolt in American history. Covers and edges worn and creased. Hint of staining to covers. A nice... More about The Brothers of Attica (FIRST PB PRINTING); The Inmates Spokesman Tells what Happened Inside the...
New York: Collier Books, 1969. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 1/8 X 7 Inches. 212 PP. First paperback printing with original price of $1.25 on front panel. Scarce sociology book from the late 60's when racial tensions in America were just about as high as they are today. "Jukes, Lumbees... More about Almost White: A Provocative Study of America's Mixed Blood Minorities
New York: Dell, 1971. Paperback Original (1st). Original wraps. 4 1/4 X 7 Inches. 214 PP. Stated First Printing copy on the copyright page. "307 exotic recipes from the first ladies of the new African nations" (from front cover). Spine is unbroken. Slight creasing and chip to bottom corner of front cover. A surprisingly rare book. More about The Art of African Cooking: The Original "Soul Food" (SCARCE PAPERBACK ORIGINAL
Washington DC: Center of Military History, 2011. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 6 3/4 X 9 3/4 Inches. 553 PP. Stated "First Printing" copy on the copyright page. Exhaustive history of Colored Soldiers in the Civil War. A tremendous resource. More about Freedom By The Sword: The U.S. Colored Troops 1862-1867
Macon, GA: The Tubman African American Museum, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 9 X 12 1/4 Inches. 187 PP. Large format, profusely illustrated history of Macon's Black Communities. "This book represents a significant milestone for this community. It is a written record of remarkable men and women who have... More about Macon's Black Heritage: The Untold Story (FIRST PRINTING
Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 421 PP. A sharp copy of this autobiography of one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. Original price sticker of $36.72 intact on front cover. More about A-TRAIN: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman
Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Printing & Publishing Co., 1892. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 3/8 Inches. 311 PP. Original decoarated publisher red cloth binding with Jubilee Hall in gilt on front cover. Hint of scuffing. A clean and fresh copy overall. More about The Story of the Jubilee Singers (CONDITION COPY
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 about The Triumph of Jim Crow: Tennessee Race Relations in the 1880's
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 about Stride Toward Freedom (FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING
Unknown: Original Photograph, 1884. Original Photograph. Photograph. 4 1/8 X 6 1/2 Inches. Original ID'ed Circa 1884 Cabinet Card. Photograph annotated on the verso: "Gen Hudson - mammy peeking to see if OK & caught in picture - age about 8 to 10 mo's - b. Sept 20, 1883 Son... More about Circa 1884 African American "Mammy" Cabinet Card Photograph
Unknown: Original Photograph, 1890. Original Photograph. Photograph. 4 1/4 X 6 1/2 Inches. Two original Cabinet Card photographs depicting the baptism of a young Black girl by her Pastor. The scene includes dozens of onlookers and at least one horse and buggy. The two photographs look to have been taken... More about TWO Circa 1890 African American Baptism Cabinet Card Photographs
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 about Contemporary Voices of White Nationalism in America (ADVANCE READING COPY
New York: Dutton, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 Inches. 305 PP. Signed and inscribed to author Don Belton on the FFEP. Belton, author of "Speak My Name: Black Men on Masculinity and the American Dream" was famously murdered in 2009. First printing with the... More about The Sun, The Sea, A Touch of the Wind (SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY - Signed to Don Belton