(New York: Harlem Commonwealth Council, Inc., 2003). Hardcover. First edition. Foreword by Ruby Dee. Introduction by A. Peter Bailey. Oblong quarto. 128pp. Illustrated with black and white portraits. Near fine in rubbed and edgeworn, very good dust jacket with some wrinkling in the lamination at the spine and bottom edge..... More

New York: The Schomburg Center, 1986. Softcover. Exhibition program. Small octavo. Single sheet folded three times to make nine pages. Hint of edgewear, else fine. A guide for an exhibition presented on the life of Arthur Schomburg issued in celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Schomburg Center for Research..... More

Albion, Michigan: Golden Rule Publishing Co., [1928?]. Softcover. Later printing (dated Oct. 9, 1921 at the close of the text). Slim 16mo. 32pp. With several illustrations. Wrappers with light wear and soil, staples oxidized, and the first leaf with a small, faint marginal stain, a nice, very good copy. Inside..... More

Jackson, Mississippi: The Author, 1983. Unbound. Author vita , Typed Note Signed, and publicity photograph. Vita is a narrow octavo of 24 pages in stapled wrappers, illustrated in black and white. The TNS is a single octavo sheet of "Mrs. Finnish James Alexander Sr." letterhead with a typed address beneath—interestingly..... More

Chicago: Childrens Press, (1989). Hardcover. Third printing. Small quarto. 240pp. Ex-library, with a label on the spine, stamps and labels on the front pastedown, title page, and rear fly. Corners and spine ends gently bumped, sunned along the spine and edges, very good. More

New York: The Viking Press, (1956). Hardcover. Third printing. 312pp. Some fading on the top stain, slightly bumped corners, and foxing on the endpapers thus very good in a good only dust jacket with chips, a tape repair on the spine, and creasing. More

Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, (1986). Hardcover. First edition. 353pp. Price sticker on front pastedown, else fine in a near fine dust jacket with a lightly sunned spine. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "Best wishes + enjoyed our talk - Bill Andrews 2-6-89". Advance Review..... More

New York: Humanities Press, (1966). Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. 120pp. Very near fine in very good dust jacket with small tears and modest staining at the extremities. Inscribed by the author: "March 1966. For Sid - warmest regards, Herbert." More

Newark: Newark Preservation and Land, 1980. Softcover. First edition. Octavo. 162pp. Illustrated. Printed perfectbound wrappers. Slight soiling and fait stains, else near fine. Memoirs of Black Newark, New Jersey before the Second World War. Inscribed: "To Helen, Best wishes, William M. Ashby." Very scarce and presumably very limited distribution. More

Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society, 1947. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. Edited with an introduction by John Hope Franklin. xxv, 138pp. Illustrated. Pictorial cloth. A bit of rubbing at the spine ends and on the rear board, very good. Tipped to the front fly is a post card note autographed by..... More

New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (1968). Hardcover. Early reprint. 206pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Foxing on the page edges and owner name on the front free endpaper thus very good in a very good dust jacket with fading on the spine, tiny tears, and creasing. Inscribed by the..... More

New York: St. Martin's / Marek, (1985). Hardcover. First edition. xx, 690pp. Cloth spine over papercovered boards, gilt spine lettering. Small stains on the bottom page edges, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a little wear at the spine ends and a tiny tear at the..... More

New York: Freundlich Books, (1984). Hardcover. First edition. 329pp. A touched bumped at the spine ends, near fine in near fine dust jacket sunned on the spine and a couple light creases. Inscribed to Graham Hodges, a prolific editor and author, particularly of books related to the Black experience: "For..... More