New York: L.H. Stanton, Publications, Inc., [1972]. Softcover. Quarto. 19 leaves photocopied rectos only. Plastic three-hole binder. Wrappers rubbed and modest age-toning, very good or better. Publisher's rate card laid in loosely. Proposal assembled to promote advertising in *National Scene*, a magazine supplement that was used in more than 75... More about An "Open Sesame" for the Black Consumer Market
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 about 123rd Anniversary of the Jerusalem Baptist Church and 25th Anniversary of Pastor R. Clinton...
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 about 125th Anniversary 1871 - 1996 Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Germantown
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 about 1996 Greater Pittsburgh Black Business Directory & Resource Guide
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 about 20th Annual State Basketball Tournament of the West Virginia High School Athletic Union Sponsored...
[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]: 1957. A group of 30 loose black and white snapshot photographs, each measuring approximately 3.5" square, and dated "Sep 57" in print in the margins. Some mild curling and light edgewear, near fine. A collection of 30 vernacular photographs capturing a 1957 African-American parade sponsored by the Improved... More about 30 Photographs of the 1957 Black Elks' Parade in Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Baptist Ministers' Wives... 1983. Softcover. First edition. Quarto. Gold stapled wrappers. 92pp., illustrated. Near fine. Scarce. More about 50th: Baptist Ministers' Wives and Widows Union of Philadelphia and Vicinity
[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 about A.M.E. Hymnal with Responsive-Scripture Readings Adopted in Conformity with the Doctrines and...
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 about The African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymn and Tune Book Adapted to the Doctrines and Usages of...
[No place]: American Dance Festival, 1988. Softcover. First edition. Folio. Unpaginated. Illustrated. Stapled illustrated glossy wrappers. Signature of G. Parker. More about American Dance Festival 1988. The Black Tradition in American Modern Dance
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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 about The American Negro [in] The Annals. Volume cxxxx. November, 1928
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 about The American Negro. The Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science
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 about Annual Report of the Freedman's Hospital, Near Talladega, Alabama for the Year 1874
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 about The Atlanta University Bulletin: February, 1919, Series II, Nos. 33, 34
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 about Bartlett High School. St. Joseph. Missouri. Twenty-fourth Annual Commencement
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 about The Before Columbus Foundation Fiction Anthology
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 about The Before Columbus Foundation Poetry Anthology/Fiction Anthology
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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 about Birthday Card]: Lawzy! How Ah'd jes' lak to "Ankle Ovah" an' - wish yo' a Happy Birthday
Detroit: Black Workers Congress, [1974]. Softcover. Tall octavo. 59pp. Printed newsprint self-wrappers. Modest age-toning, else very near fine. More about The Black Liberation Struggle The Black Workers Congress and Proletarian Revolution
(Hoboken): John Wiley & Sons, (2000). Hardcover. First edition. small quarto. 470pp. Illustrated. Fine in fine dustwrapper. More about The Black New Yorkers: The Schomburg Illustrated Chronology
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 about Black Panthers' flyer): People's No. 1 Enemy Definition of a PIG..."
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 about The Black Resource Guide. The 1985 Edition
(Hoboken): John Wiley & Sons, (2005). Hardcover. First edition. small quarto. 388pp. Illustrated. Fine in fine dustwrapper. More about The Black Washingtonians: The Anacostia Museum Illustrated Chronology
Unbound. Two typed pages, stapled. Lightly soiled with some wear and a small stain to the bottom edge, folded once, else very good. More about Black Youth Internationale World Wide Bulletin: Immediate News Release "Minister Macolm X...
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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 about Blacks and the Law [in] The Annals. Volume 407. May, 1973