Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1995. Second Edition. Octavo. 735 pages. No dust jacket, as issued (?). Black boards with spine stamped in white and front stamped in white with red label. Light wear to corners. Sticker to rear board. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A...... More
Washington, DC: Howard University Press, 1986. First Edition. Octavo. 201 pages. Black and white photographs. Unclipped dust jacket is lightly chipped along edges; sticker to rear panel; and some toning to edges. Red patterned boards are stamped in black at spine. Light wear to corners, front board moderately bowed. Binding..... More
Boston: Hertel, Jenkins & Co., 1907. First Edition. Octavo. 379 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout and all accounted for. Red cloth; front ruled in black, stamped in white, now faded almost entirely to clear. Title stamped in black with title blind stamped. Heavy wear and soiling to..... More
![Hue and Cry [Signed]. James Alan McPherson](/pictures/thumb/5922.jpg?v=1579031153)
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1969. Stated First Edition. Signed by McPherson without inscription on dedication page. McPherson was the first African-American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Hue and Cry is his first collection of short stories. Octavo. 275 pages. Ex-library. Unclipped illustrated dust jacket..... More
![Black American Music: Past and Present - Second Edition [Signed]. Hildred Roach](/pictures/thumb/5919.jpg?v=1579031488)
Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 1992. Second Edition, Second Printing. Quarto. 367 pages. Black and white illustrations. Signed by author on front free endpaper without inscription. Additional inscription from author's cousin reads, "Dear Carol, / The author, Hildred Roach, has signed this / book. She is Professor of..... More
New York: Dial Press, 1945. First Edition. Octavo. 218 pages. Illustrated dust jacket with original "$2.50" price present. Grey boards with spine stamped in black and gilt. Powell represented Harlem as Congressman from 1945 - 1970. This book recounts instances of economic discrimination against African Americans, and begins..... More
![Black Fire: A Story of Henri Christophe [Roland B. Scott copy]. Covelle Newcomb, Avery Johnson](/pictures/thumb/5892.jpg?v=1578514792)
New York: Longmans, Green and Co., 1943. Second Printing. Octavo. 276 pages. Unclipped dust jacket with Avery Johnson wrap-around illustration. Beige boards stamped in black on spine with figure holding a machete stamped on front. Dust jacket is chipped at spine ends with rubbing along edges. Spine is..... More
![Contributions of Black Women to America [2 Volumes]. Volume 1: The Arts, Business & Commerce,...](/pictures/thumb/5891.jpg?v=1578517449)
Columbia, SC: Kenday Press, Inc., 1982. First Edition. Large Octavos. 591 + 472 pages. Photographic dust jackets are creased along edges with some chipping. One larger, quarter-sized chip to bottom of rear panel of volume 2. Black cloth boards are stamped in gilt at spine and front. Light wear to..... More
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1992. First Edition. Signed by Jones on title page to Carol Joy Smith. Octavo; 250 pages. Illustrated unclipped dust jacket. Black boards in black cloth with spine stamped in silver. Carol Joy Smith was Director of the National Advisory Committee on Black Higher..... More
New York: Thunder's Mouth Press, 1989. First Edition. Signed by author on title page without inscription. Octavo. 211 pages. Unclipped illustrated dust jacket with a touch of shelfwear to edges. Gray boards stamped in silver at spine. Corners are lightly rubbed; one small dent at bottom of spine..... More