Captive Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the Americas
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, (2002). Softcover. First edition. Simultaneous paperback. Self-wrappers. 208pp. Illustrated. Fine. More
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, (2002). Softcover. First edition. Simultaneous paperback. Self-wrappers. 208pp. Illustrated. Fine. More
[No place: no photographer, circa 1865]. Unbound. Albumen photograph. Approximately 2.25" x 3.25" on a slightly larger card mount, verso is pink coated paper over card. Very slight fading on the image, overall near fine. A slightly startled Black baby stares with bemusement and awe towards the camera. Evidence of..... More
Chicago: Carter White Lead Company, July, 1912. Softcover. Stapled illustrated wrappers. 16pp. Near fine. Cover illustration of a black baby with a bucket of splilled white painting. More
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania: Vail Memorial Library, Lincoln University, (1966). Softcover. Lincoln University issue (and first edition thus, apparently there exists a 1963 edition, for a Rutgers' University exhibition with different pagination). Octavo. [8]pp. Stapled printed orange wrappers. Stapled a bit rusted else fine. This exhibition was created by H. D...... More
New York: Manhattan Engraving Co., 1874. Engraved certificate. Measuring 7½” x 4¾”. Illustrated with vignette depicting Liberty in a white gown, loosening the shackles of a formerly enslaved Black man who is kneeling on the ground. Engraved text with ornamental border, completed in manuscript: "This is to Certify, That Henry..... More
New Orleans: Public Service Inc., 1956. Unbound. Broadside certificate. Measuring 17.5" x 13". Printed in black and green on parchment-style paper with embossed gold seal. Neatly affixed and probably easily removed, from a contemporary matte. Matte a little toned, otherwise about fine. Signed by half-a-dozen officers or luminaries of the..... More
No. Brunswick, N.J. Harrowsmith, Inc., [circa 1970]. Unbound. Group of 20 unused Christmas cards. Fine with fine accompanying envelopes in a lightly worn cardboard box. Cards depict an African-American boy with his arm draped over the shoulder of a blonde boy; inside has a brief, uplifting holiday message. The cards..... More
Nottingham: R.W. Perkins "City" Printing Office, 1898. Unbound. Large chromolithograph. Satiric broadside calendar issued as an advertisement for an English printing company. Measuring 17.75" x 21.5" (45 x 55cm.) Large illustration with publisher's information and two affixed calendar leaves on gold metal leaf paper (each representing six months of the..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Africa Research Group, [no date, circa 1971]. Softcover. First edition. Small quarto. 38pp. Stapled wrappers. The inside rear cover with a library pockets pasted on, the glue causing staining on the rear cover and the last few pages, just a bit of other wear, about near fine. Prints..... More
[Circa 1915]. Unbound. Circular pocket mirror. Approximately 2" in diameter. Mirror shows tarnish to the silvering but is unbroken, a little rubbing on the image not affecting the portrait, very good or better. Portrait of an African-American man, possibly in Western-style dress. The only pocket mirror portrait of an African-American..... More
Tulsa [Oklahoma]: Randle Studio, 1935. Unbound. Gelatin silver photograph. Measuring 9¾" x 8". Each student identified by full name in the negative. Photographer's imprint in the negative at the lower right corner. Small nicks and tears mostly in the margins, but with one on the right-hand side that bisects or..... More
Kilmarnock, Scotland: John Ritchie, 1937. Softcover. First edition. Octavo. 84pp. Illustrated from photographs. Red printed wrappers (also seen in blue wrappers). Very near fine. More
(Chipley, Florida: circa 1905 - 1910s). Hardcover. A collection of six Real Photo Post Card albums (7” x 5”). Each album contains about 50 postcards laid into corner-slotted paper leaves: a total of approximately 275 gelatin silver postcards and 25 in color. Several intermittent postcards throughout the collection are captioned..... More
Newport, KY: Donaldson Litho. Co., [circa 1920s]. Offset color lithograph. Measuring 20” x 28”. Slight horizontal crease, a few small closed tears at the edges, one small spot in background, two small tape mends on the back of to edge, very good or better. A bright advertising poster of two..... More
Lancaster, South Carolina: Literature Committee, [1952]. Softcover. First edition thus. 16mo. 31pp. Stapled yellow printed wrappers. Owner's ink inscription on rear cover; a very good, bright copy. Uncommon. No holding of this edition located by *OCLC,* which does locate a few holdings of both earlier and later editions. More
Philadelphia: Germantown Community Presbyterian Church, 1995. Unbound. Single leaf folded to make four pages. Photographic illustration of Robeson on front cover, about fine. More
(Richmond: Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, 1998). Hardcover. First edition. Thin quarto. 72pp. Heavily photographically illustrated. Blue cloth decorated in embossed gilt. A few small spots on the boards and a little foxing on the endpapers, near fine. Yearbook for the 53rd Biennial Moveable Conference. Program with photographs of..... More
Lancaster, Pa. The Library System of Lancaster County, [circa 2002]. Softcover. First edition. 12mo. 11, [1]pp. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Very slight wear, about fine. *OCLC* locates a single copy. More
Bordeaux: Imprimerie Moderne, 1919. Softcover. First edition. Octavo. 11, [1]pp. Stapled printed rose colored wrappers. Staples rusted, a bit soiled and toned, about very good. Ownership signature and several notes on the rear leaves by Earnest L. Dean of Flat Creek, Tennessee. Program for an event, with a two-page history..... More
New York: NAACP, [1969]. Softcover. Stapled oblong self-wrappers. Fine and unused. A booklet of ten membership slips, each with a perforated receipt to be given the applicant after the membership form has been filled out. Issued in support of the "Join the Fight for Freedom" campaign of the NAACP. Inside..... More
Philadelphia: 1946. Softcover. Introductory essay on Richard Allen by Charles H. Wesley. Quarto. 24pp. Illustrated from photographs. Stapled printed blue wrappers. Smudging on wrappers, a sound and very good copy. Program, Directory, photographs of clergymen and other officials, etc. *OCLC* locates a single copy (Drew). More
[No place]: (Bro. Robert "Bob" Leake, 1966). Softcover. First edition(?). Preface and conclusion by Bro. Bob Leake. Tall quarto. [4], 12pp. Mimeographed leaves, rectos only. Stapled illustrated blue wrappers. Modest age-toning and a very short tear on the front wrap, else near fine. History and overview of the Prince Hall..... More
[Washington, D.C.]: Miner Teachers College, 1934. Unbound. One leaf folded to make four pages. Slight toning and faint horizontal crease, else near fine. Program for a joint graduation and dramatic presentation, listing the participants. The school was named after Bruce, the first elected non-white senator to serve a full term..... More
(Detroit, Michigan): Prince Hall Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, 1949. Softcover. First edition. Quarto. [56]pp. Heavily illustrated with half-tone portraits and 21 group photos. Stapled printed wrappers. Wrappers with modest wear and soil, cover and preliminary and terminal leaves a bit foxed, small paperclip rust mark no the..... More
Washington, D.C. Department of the Navy / Office of Information, [1970]. Softcover. First edition [issued as "NAVSO P-3067]. Single sheet folded to make six pages. Pictorial cover. A few words of text are neatly underlined on five lines, in blue ink, else text is fresh and clean, faint soil mark..... More