New York: George Braziller, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 3/8 Inches. 501 PP. Stated "First Editon" on the copyright page. Original price of $5.95 intact on front flap. Includes four short stories from "The Ways of White Folks" as well as poems, song lyrics, selections from his..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 245 PP. "The first book of Negro folklore from the North. All the tales were gathered in Michigan. But the storytellers came to Michigan from every state in the South." (from the DJ) Includes..... 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
New York: R. Spalding, 1865. First Edition. Cloth. 5 5/8 X 8 3/4 Inches. 86 PP. Important original 1865 book that features the first printing of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted..... More
New York: John S. Taylor, 1839. First Edition. Cloth. 4 3/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 348 PP. Lemuel Haynes is noted as possibly the first African American to minister to a white congregation in America. Appiah & Gates (Africana, 1999) note that Haynes "was born to a black father he..... More
New York: Garland Publishers, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 309 PP. First edition of this important study of Black culture in Boston prior to the Civil War. "Enormous reservoirs of hope, charity, energy, and faith fueled black Bostonians in their collective efforts for socioeconomic advancement;..... More
New York: Minton, Balch & Co., 1934. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. 304 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed "For Commander A.A. Marstetter with my appreciation of his kindness and courtesy / John H. Craige / 14 November, 1934" directly on..... More
Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press, 1977. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 216 PP. Includes a history of the Harlem Renaissance movement as well as studies of Ellison, Wright and Langston Hughes among others. Ink price of $12.50 to front flap. Hint of scuffing to..... More
New York: The World Publishing Company, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 196 PP. Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $6.95 intact on front flap. Signed by Charles Evers, Medgar's brother, on the front pastedown. Slight toning throughout. Boards toned..... More
Goodrich's Landing, LA: Original, 1863-64. Original Letters. Important collection of six war-date letters written by Union Brigadier General John Parker Hawkins while in command of Colored Troops at Goodrich's Landing, LA. Goodrich's Landing was the name for the cotton plantation owned by Henry Goodrich that was siezed by Union troops..... More
Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 348 PP. First printing copy with correct number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed "To Dorothy" by author on half title-page. More