London: Michael Joseph, (1979.) . First UK printing. . Very good+ in very good+ dust jacket (blank bookplate on front pastedown, few spots of foxing on edges of textblock and endpapers, slight wrinkling to upper edge of dj, but overall a tight and straight copy, in an attractive dust jacket.) . This complex novel, the last published by Baldwin during his lifetime, returns to the revivalist world of his first novel, as it follows the stories of three extraordinary individuals (including Sister Julia, a &... more information

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Philadelphia: Franklin Publishing and Supply Co.. Very Good+. 1928 (c.1927). 3rd printing. Hardcover. (decorated green cloth; no dust jacket) [slight browning to page edges, minor darkening of spine cloth, faint spotting on front cover, a bit of wear at corners, but all in all about as nice a copy of this book as you're likely to find; one-time owner's neat signature (and her room number!) on ffep, and there is some discoloration in both gutters from the cloth binding strip]. A lovely copy of t... more information

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New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, (1965.) . First printing. . Very near fine in a like dustjacket (the usual light toning to the pages, price-clipped.) . Autobiography of a man who was a pioneer for African Americans in the entertainment industry - he insisted on being judged "not as a Negro, but as a man." In addition to overcoming the difficulties due to his race, he also had to overcome those resulting from his automobile accident where he lost an eye, and thought his career might also ... more information

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Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1981. Second printing. 4to. Cloth. 1076 p. Charts. Maps. The first systematic and comprehensive review of the numerous ethnic groups who reside in the United States. The editors present the history, culture, and distinctive characteristics of 100 ethnic groups from Acadians to Zoroastrians -- Asians, Native Americans, Europeans, Latin Americans, East and West Indians, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and more. This book was presented to Speaker of the Ho... more information

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New York: Scribner's, 1948. . First printing. . Ex-library, but the only markings in the book are a pocket on the rear pastedown, mostly hidden by the dustjacket flap and a small light stamp on the title page. Overall, a tight copy is a somewhat edgeworn dustjacket. The green spine of the dustjacket has a white rectangle where a label was removed. On the back cover of the dustjacket is a 2 column brief biography headed by 'Zora Neale Hurston writes about herself:' Despite the flaws, this ... more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941. . First printing. . Near fine in a very good dustjacket (slight toning and soiling to endpapers, one small spot on front cover, dj has 1 rounded chip at top edge of front cover, some toning to spine and folds, slit near the spine, price-clipped) Despite the relatively minor flaws, this is an extremely attractive copy of a hard to find book, especially with such a warm and friendly inscription - and especially in the dustjacket. . The very uncommon first edition ... more information

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Atlanta, GA: The Thespian Literary Association. First edition. "This is a letter made over into a little book and sent to special people for special consideration. It was written by Welborn Victor Jenkins, the founder of the Thespian Literary Association. It is important and he wishes those to whom it is sent to read every every word of it." Stiff stapled wrappers, 12 pp., privately printed, no publication date. This is a "call-to-arms" from a well-known African-American editor to his... more information

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New York: Covici-Friede. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dj. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [nice solid copy, some foxing/spotting to endpapers and here and there throughout the book, otherwise just lightly shelfworn; jacket a bit soiled, with a horizontal crease running right across the middle (including the flaps) and a vertical crease in the middle of the spine (it appears as though the jacket had been removed from the book and folded at some point), but other than the crease the jacket shows ver... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Good dj. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . (price-clipped) [solid copy, a couple of bumped corners, light spotting/foxing to first few pages; jacket browned (especially at spine), moderate wear and shallow chipping along top edge, bottom 1-1/2" of spine missing, old internal brown-tape repair at rear top foldover]. (illustrated endpapers, B&W plates) A history of African-Americans in New York City, with emphasis on their contributions to the city... more information

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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1939. . First printing. . Very good in a good only dust jacket (dampstaining to back cover of the dj, and affecting the rear board and spine of the book very slightly, chip missing at top of spine of dj, gift inscription dated in 1942. Despite these flaws, this is a straight and attractive copy of Hurston's rather hard to find last novel and the illustration on the front cover of the dj is striking. ) . Hurston's novel of Moses from an African-American folklore point ... more information

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New York: Random House, (1975.) . First printing. . Very near fine in a very good dustjacket - a hint of fading to the edges of the boards, dust jacket is price-clipped, has a short closed tear on front cover, 2 small chips and a bit of sunning to the spine. . A meaningful and significant autobiography - far more than just a sport story, this is the result of 6 years of Ali working, traveling and talking with Richard Durham. SIGNED on the title page by Ali. Edited by Toni Morrison. 415 pp. ... more information

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New York: Harcourt Brace, 1940. First edition of W. E. B. DuBois' autobiography. This is an ex-library book (from the oldest library building in the United States) with a very rare dustjacket, red topstaining. 8vo. 334 pp. Brown cloth binding. At seventy-two Dr. DuBois wrote a stirring and noble record of his life. He takes us from his boyhood in New England, where he was born of French, Dutch, and African blood and where he lived a polite and serene life in Great Barrington, Masschusetts, to his first... more information

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