New York: British Information Services, 1945. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff green pictorial wrappers. 64pp. Map, numerous drawings. Very good. First edition. Historical overview of Britain's colonizing efforts. Rather biased, naturally. More
N.p. N.p., n.y. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 40pp. Very good. Moderate, even age toning throughout; minor binding traces; lacks outer title page. First edition. Interesting, detailed comparison and contrast of the views of Whig candidate Winfield Scott and Democratic candidate Franklin Pierce on issues of the day -- slavery, of course..... More
New York: Negro Universities Press, [1969]. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth. x, 232pp. Fine. Tight, superb facsimile reprint of this 1905 title from the American Unitarian Association, featuring Kelly Miller discussing Howard University, William G. Frost discussing Berea College, Roscoe Conkling Bruce discussing Tuskegee Institute, H.B. Frissell discussing Hampton Institute, W.E.B...... More
New York: Negro Universities Press, [1969]. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. x, 232pp. Fine. Tight, superb facsimile reprint of this 1905 title from the American Unitarian Association, featuring Kelly Miller discussing Howard University, William G. Frost discussing Berea College, Roscoe Conkling Bruce discussing Tuskegee Institute, H.B. Frissell discussing..... More
New York: The New York Public Library, 1965. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff blue wrappers. 24pp. Very good. Ninth revised edition. Handy brief bibliography. More
Baltimore: J.P. des Forges, n.y. Paperback. Small 4to. Self-cover. 8pp. Fair only. Disbound, with outer leaves slightly soiled and some margins heavily chipped. A Biblical defense of slavery. Fragile copy of this scarce proslavery piece. More
N.p. N.p., n.y. Paperback. 8vo. Self-cover. Very good. 4pp. Mild binding traces, else bright, clean and nice. Apparent first edition of this frustratingly-cryptic pamphlet, likely published in 1861 -- a rousing defense of slavery. The author's simple-minded response to the charge that "Slaveholding is in itself sinful, and therefore immediate..... More
N.p. N.p., n.y., [probably 1863]. Paperback. 8vo. Wrappers. 7pp. Very good. Minor binding traces, else tight and nice. Presumably a Republican attack on the then-gubernatorial candidate, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice. "...the creed which Judge Woodward's party has adopted, is servile, unpatriotic and disorganizing... the Judge's position, in regard to..... More
New York: Pantheon Books, [1999]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and black paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. x, 694pp. Map, illustrations, chart endpapers. Fine/fine. Quite tight and handsome first edition. More
Kalamazoo, MI: Western Michigan University, 1995. Hardcover. Edited by Paul L. Maier. Small 4to. Red cloth, dust jacket. 299pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. First edition of the first volume in "The Alexander Oral History Project," covering the long and illustrious career of Kalamazoo's first black surgeon. Name/address label on front..... More
New York: Facts on File, [1998]. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xi, 308pp. Illustrations, maps. Fine. First paperback edition of this hefty encyclopedia. Unusual to find such an oversize volume in this choice condition. More
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, [1991]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glossy green wrappers. x, 239pp. Frontispiece. Near fine. A tight, attractive first softbound edition of this collection of nine essays by leading scholars in the field. More
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1993. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth spine and orange paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 277pp. Very good/near fine. Erased ownership signature on front flyleaf. Tight 'n' nice first edition of this author's second book, inscribed and signed large and bold by the author..... More
Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society, 1947. Hardcover. Edited by John Hope Franklin. Small 4to. Grey pictorial cloth. xxv, 138pp. Frontispiece. Near fine. First edition, tight and handsome, of this "Occasional Publication" of the ISHL -- issued without dust jacket. Rather uncommon -- the second publication by the late great scholar..... More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1996]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Full black leatherette with light blue spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xvi, 543pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. A superbly tight and handsome second printing of this hefty compilation of reminiscences gathered during the Depression -- 14 of them never before published. More
New York: The American Past, [1980]. Hardcover. Introduction by Archibald MacLeish. Illustrations by Barry Moser. xv, Small 4to. Burgundy cloth spine with gilt lettering and red cloth with paper label, dust jacket. Burgundy cloth over boards slipcase with paper label. 360pp. Frontispiece, 10 full-page illustrations, decorative endpapers. Sewn-in brown silk..... More
Iowa City: The State Historical Society of Iowa, 1969. Paperback. With an editorial addendum "Twenty Years After" by William J. Petersen. 8vo. Stiff brown wrappers. 96pp. Tables. Fine. Probable first edition. More
New York: The New Press, 1997. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and black paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xx, 259pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. Tight, nice first edition of this sequel to "Free at Last." More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, [1992]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. xx, 243pp. Illustrations. Fine. An exceptionally tight and pristine first softbound edition. More
New York: Prentice-Hall Press, [1987]. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth spine with gilt lettering and cream paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xii, 308pp. Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Small non-authorial gift inscription on front flyleaf. Just a book club edition of these (to cite front jacket wrapper) "First-Person Narratives of Escapes..... More
Boston: Beacon Press, 1969. Hardcover. 8vo. Pink (yes, pink!) cloth spine and black paper over boards, dust jacket. xix, 331pp. Good plus/good plus. Red remainder mark across top page edges; pink dust jacket (front and rear panels) quite nice, though pink background of spine quite faded, though black spine lettering..... More
Chicago: Diamond Jubilee Exposition Authority, 1940. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth with yellow spine lettering and front board paper label. 95pp. Frontispiece. Near fine. Spine (only) faintly sunned, else tight and bright and internally fine. Handsome first edition of the seldom-seen clothbound edition of this Works Projects Administration production, with..... More
Los Angeles: National Committee to Abolish the House Un-American Activities Committee, n.y., [ca. 1965]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff grey wrappers. 48pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Probable first (and sole) edition, tight and attractive. Interesting association copy, coming from the private library of noted social protest poet and fine press publisher JOHN BEECHER..... More
New York: Random House, 1998. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xvii, 282pp. Near fine/near fine. First edition of this tale of growing up in welfare poverty in Chicago, signed boldly in black marker by the noted journalist on the title page. More
Detroit: Broadside Press, 1972. Hardcover. Prefaces by Don Lee and George Kent. 8vo. Blue cloth, gilt. 215pp. Illustrations. Very good. Tight and handsome first edition of the reknowned Illinois poet's memoir. From the library of noted Chicago photographer ARCHIE LIEBERMAN (1926-2008) of "Farm Boy" fame. Rather uncommon. More