Washington, D.C. Jerusalem Baptist Church, 1993. Hardcover. First edition. Quarto. 113, [1]pp. Illustrated from photographs. Glossy photo-illustrated boards. Small ink mark on front cover else fine.Fine. Elaborate anniversary book of a black church, printing a congratulatory letter from Presdient Bill Clinton in facsimile, another from Eleanor Holmes Norton, and several..... More
Philadelphia: Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Germantown, 1996. Hardcover. First edition. Quarto. Black cloth gilt. 208pp., illustrated. Small gift inscription, still fine, issued without dustwrapper. Uncommon, despite its recent vintage. More
Pittsburgh: Renaissance Publications, 1996. Softcover. Quarto. 143, [1]pp. Photographically illustrated wrappers. Offsetting, perhaps from a clipping, inside front cover and a small tear on the edge of the front wrap, else near fine. Numbers and addresses of black owned and frequented businesses, professionals, and churches. More
Clarksburg, West Virginia: 1944. Softcover. Quarto. [8]pp. Stapled photographically illustrated wrappers. Owner's name on front wrap, staples oxidized, corner chipped but present at bottom of the front wrap, a sound and very good copy of a cheaply printed program. Program for the state championship tournament for segregated schools. The former..... More
Philadelphia: Baptist Ministers' Wives... 1983. Softcover. First edition. Quarto. Gold stapled wrappers. 92pp., illustrated. Near fine. Scarce. More
[Nashville]: The A.M.E. Book Concern, (1946). Hardcover. Revised edition. Octavo. 448pp. Publisher's cloth gilt. Moderate overall wear, ink squiggle on front fly, hinges a little tender but holding, about very good. More
![Abolitionist plaque]: How Sweet Is Liberty](/pictures/thumb/440422.JPG?v=1575648753)
[No place: circa 1825?]. Unbound. Small embossed paper mache(?) or embossed card illustration plaque of the figure of a kneeling slave painted in black, white, and blue, which is surrounded by an oval metal frame that is hand painted in gold and lavender with the sentiment "How Sweet Is Liberty"..... More
Philadelphia: African Methodist Episcopal Book Concern, 1946. Hardcover. Later printing. Rear hinge cracked, staining to the front board, a well-used, good or better copy. Surprisingly scarce - *OCLC* lists only four copies. More
[No place]: American Dance Festival, 1988. Softcover. First edition. Folio. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Stapled illustrated glossy wrappers. Signature of G. Parker. More
![The American Negro [in] The Annals. Volume cxxxx. November, 1928](/pictures/thumb/424013.JPG?v=1530126412)
Philadelphia: The American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1928. Hardcover. First edition, hardcover issue. 359pp. Frontispiece woodcut. Publisher's red cloth gilt. Owner's name front pastedown, else near fine. Contributors include by Horace Mann Bond, W. E. B. Du Bois, E. Franklin Frazier, Charles S. Johnson, James Weldon Johnson, Alain..... More
Philadelphia: The American Academy of Political and Social Science, November, 1928. Softcover. Tall octavo. 359pp. Printed gray wrappers. Small tears and chips and first couple of leaves, modest dampstain tidemark on spine, very good or better. A full issue of *The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social..... More
Montgomery, Ala. W.W.Screws, State Printer, 1875. Softcover. First edition. Octavo. [8]pp. Stapled buff printed wrappers. Lightly soiled, near fine in printed wrappers. Brief report on expenditures, births, deaths. More
Georgia: The Atlanta University, 1919. Softcover. First edition. Octavo. 16pp. Stapled gray wrappers. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Pages partially unopened at the top edges, light foxing throughout, a near fine copy with oxidation to the staples. "Atlanta University and the War: Soldier Training." Account of soldier preparedness training..... More
St. Joseph, Missouri: 1912. Unbound. Single leaf folded to make four pages. Upper corner of first page torn away, affecting three letters only on p.[2], repaired with later paper and tissue on verso, else about very good. Under the supervision of a former slave, William Henry Jones, Bartlett - called Colored..... More
New York: Norton, 1992. Softcover. First edition, Uncorrected Proof. Edited by Ishmael Reed and others. Top corner slightly worn else fine in wrappers. Selections from the American Book Awards, with some emphasis on black and Native American writers. Contributors include J. California Cooper, Terry McMillan, John Oliver Killens, Paule Marshall..... More
New York: Norton, 1992. Softcover. Advance Excerpt. Fine in stapled wrappers. Issued to publicize both the fiction and poetry anthologies, this excerpt prints an Ishmael Reed essay. More
![Birthday Card]: Lawzy! How Ah'd jes' lak to "Ankle Ovah" an' - wish yo' a Happy Birthday](/pictures/thumb/84543.JPG?v=1564157577)
Boston: Rust Craft, (No date - circa 1950). Unbound. Small greeting card. Approximately 3.5" x 4.5". Sender has written a brief note on the back of the card, else fine with original envelope. Cute, of its sort. More
Detroit: Black Workers Congress, [1974]. Softcover. Tall octavo. 59pp. Printed newsprint self-wrappers. Modest age-toning, else very near fine. More
(Hoboken): John Wiley & Sons, (2000). Hardcover. First edition. small quarto. 470pp. Illustrated. Fine in fine dustwrapper. More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Branch of the B.P.P., [1969]. Unbound. Mechanically reproduced Illustrated flyer on yellow paper. 8.5" x 11". About fine. General denunciation of the police, black lackeys, etc. and quoting Minister of Defense, Huey P. Newton. The address given became the B.P.P. Branch headquarters in early 1969. More
Washington, D.C. R. Benjamin Johnson, 1985. Hardcover. Octavo. 217, [1]pp. Illustrated from photographs. Red cloth gilt. Gilt a little rubbed, else fine. Advance Review Copy with letter from the publisher laid in. More
(Hoboken): John Wiley & Sons, (2005). Hardcover. First edition. small quarto. 388pp. Illustrated. Fine in fine dustwrapper. More
Unbound. Two typed pages, stapled. Lightly soiled with some wear and a small stain to the bottom edge, folded once, else very good. More
![Blacks and the Law [in] The Annals. Volume 407. May, 1973](/pictures/thumb/424014.JPG?v=1530126413)
Philadelphia: The American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1973. Hardcover. First edition, hardcover issue. 267, [3]pp. Publisher's red cloth gilt. Pages a little toned else about fine. Contributors include A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., William H. Hastie, and many others. More
![Broadside on cloth, supplied title]: Shoe Shine Boys Playing at Dice](/pictures/thumb/415232.jpg?v=1491329325)
[No place: no publisher, circa 1900]. Unbound. Broadside printed in color on cloth, possibly a chromoxylographic process. Measuring 22.5" x 22.5". Very slight wear at extremities, faint old folds (largely now flattened out), slight age-wear but still near fine. The cloth is lightly tipped at the top onto foam core..... More