An American Artist in Mexico: Elizabeth Catlett
Seattle: Univeristy of Washington Press, ( c. 2000). Hardcover. frontis, illustrations (some color), index, xvi, (16), 240p. Original orange cloth. dj. 26 cm. More
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Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag, 1960. 1st German ed. Hardcover. illustrations, folding map, 277p. dj. 19cm. Jacket in pieces, missing most of backstrip and heavily chipped on front and back panels. German text. INSCRIBED on endpaper in Langston's characteristic in green ink ("For Amy Spingarn, Simple a longs way from home, Sincerely --..... More
The Sweet Flypaper of Life
New York: Simon and Schuster, (c. 1955). 1st ed. Hardcover. photos, 98p. dj. Original black cloth. 18cm. Cellophane tape reinforcement on front of jacket on and around the backstrip and at base of front panel. Jacket also edgeworn and has some staining and soil. INSCRIBED to R. Gordon Wasson by..... More
Music Cues for "Ask Your Mama" 12 Moods for Jazz
Paperback. [1], 15 leaves printed or mimeoed on one side only. Stapled together at upper left corner. 26 cm. OCLC locates five copies (NYG, BUF, SPI, KKU and KFS). There are also one or more copies in the Hughes papers at Yale. This otherwise unpublished version clearly predates the publication..... More
The Heart of the World
Boston: Stratford, 1919. Hardcover. 82p. Blue cloth. 19cm. Some wear at extremities. Covers spotted and rather soiled. Name on endpaper. Some internal soiling. Last four leaves bound in wrong order (pp. 73-74, 77-78, 75-76, 81-82, and 79-80). African American writer. His first book of poetry. More
Letter to a Constituent in New York City about refusal of the House of Representatives to seat Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. after he was re-elected in the Special Election after Powell had been excluded by vote of the full House of Represebtatives earlier in 1967
Typed Letter signed (presumably by autopen). Original envelope mostly present -- the right end is gone (probably torn off when opened). The letter is addressed to Leo L. Orenstein, who appears to have been a Clinical professor of Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine for over 60 years who resided..... More
Grand Opening New Headquarters: Justice, Freedom, Loyalty, Democracy Americanism Banquet Sponsored by Kenneth Oden Post No. 299 American Legion Fri. Eve. Dec. 15, 1939 at 7 P.M. 2712 St. John St. Flint Mich. [cover text]
[Flint, MI]: 1939. Four-page program. 14 cm. Menu on second page, Program details on the third and Preamble of American Legion Constitution on the fourth. Roscoe Conkling Simmons, a nephew of Booker T. Washington and a popular speaker at African American events, was the featured speaker. More
The Negro in Art: A Pictorial Record of the Negro Artist and of the Negro Theme in Art
Washington: Associates in Negro Folk Education, 1940. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (color), black & white illustrations, 222p. Original green cloth. 31 cm. Moderate cover soil and wear. Backstrip and lettering moderately faded. Bookplate (Fannie [?] Targ). Contents sound and clean. No jacket. More
Autograph Note Signed. Written in pencil. Undated but prior to 1920. Return Address: 204 West 120 Street New York, Dept 19.
Single page. 25 cm. Text: Dear Dr. Russell, Please send a day letter telegram to Senator Warren G. Harding commending me for my stand for human rights and for praising my position for constitutional democracy and say Colored America appreciates me This will help me with the Senator. Thanks. Sincerely..... More
Faces to the Future -- A Negro Family's Outlook.
n.p: U. S. Information Services, 1968. 6p. photocopy. Printed on one side and stapled at upper left corner. 27cm. Identified at top as: USIS Feature. For Use by Newspapers, Magazines, or Radio Stations with or without Credit to USIS. Further identified as F-68-370. USIS-sponsored piece about Albert Gilkesson, an African..... More
![Item #93729 Brownite. Volume Forty [Their college yearbook for 1981]. Morris Brown College](https://mcblainbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/93729.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1695236424)
Brownite. Volume Forty [Their college yearbook for 1981]
Atlanta: Students of Morris Brown College, 1981. Hardcover. photos, 248p. Original white boards. 31 cm. Some cover spotting and soiling (mostly on upper portion of front cover). Contents sound and clean (no writing). Morris Brown is a private HBCU in Atlanta which was founded in 1881 by the AME Church..... More
![Item #92225 John W. Mosley: Photographs 1937-67. [cover title]. John W. Mosley](https://mcblainbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/92225.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1652907065)
John W. Mosley: Photographs 1937-67. [cover title].
(Elkins Park, Pa ?): [Temple University?], 1987. Paperback. Single sheet folded to produce an unnumbered six-page brochure. Text, mostly by Richard Beards, and reproductions (varying sizes) of four of Motley's black and white photographs. illustrations, 27 cm. Brochure for an Exhibition(s) of Mosley photographs held Feb. 8-28, 1987 at Penrose..... More
History of the Twenty-Fifth Regiment, United States Infantry, 1869-1926
Denver: Smith-Brooks Printing Company, (c. 1927). 1st ed. Hardcover. photos, xvii, 212, (19)p. Original blue cloth. 27 cm. Some spotting and discoloration on back cover. Contents sound and clean. No jacket. Scarce history of this segregated African American regiment. The 25th served in the West, saw action in the Spanish..... More
1892 1940 National Convention National Colored Democratic Association Inc. Chicago July 12-13-14 Program. [cover title]
[Chicago?]: 1940. Paperback. (76)p. Softcover in original wrapper. 29 cm. Light brown stain on front cover with smaller and lighter stains in same spot on first two interior leaves. Wrinkling and soiling on back cover. *William J. Thompkins of Kansas City was President of the Association in 1940; *Bishop Reverdy..... More
Fundraising Letter addressed to Daniel Jo. O'Hara, an attorney at Phelps Dodge, Copper Products and dated June 16, 1967
(1967). Two page typewritten form letter sent to O'Hara, and presumably other people at other companies, seeking donations to support the conference and possible attendance by an African American representative from their company to attend the conference. Includes a couple of inserts and a form for the company to return..... More
Official Report of the Grand Union Meeting Held at the Academy of Music in the City of New York, December 19th, 1859
New York: Davies & Kent, Printers, 1859. 1st ed. Paperback. 92p. Disbound (removed from a bound volume). Softcover. 22 cm. Original front and back covers present. Front cover partially detached. Appears to have been held to condemn John Brown and all other efforts to end slavery while supporting continuation of..... More
Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War
Boston: W. B. Clarke Company, 1906. 1st ed. Hardcover. map, index, ix, 345p. Original blue cloth. 20cm. Modest cover soil. Ends of backstrip and cover corners rubbed (some fraying and modest loss of cloth). Gift inscription in pencil on front free endpaper. Contents sound and clean. No jacket. Letters written..... More
Twelve Years among the Colored People: A Record of the Work of Mount Calvary Chapel of S. Mary the Virgin, Baltimore
New York: James Pott, 1884. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis, illustrations, 174p. Original blue cloth. 17 cm. Extremities rubbed (modest fraying). Spine moderately sloped. Former owner's name. Perry, who was white, became a priest at Mount Calvary (Episcopal) in 1873. More
African Americans Demonstrating in Front of Unidentified Busineses Which Are Apparently Korean-Owned.
Glossy photo. 26 x 21 cm. Photographer and location unidentified. Looks like a photo taken for some publication. Inked caption in bottom margin "Blacks vs Koreans." Demonstration. African-American Man and Woman in front holding signs saying, "Don't Buy Where You Are Denied Respect," "Boycott These Establishments until they Stop Abusing..... More
American Aesop: Negro and Other Humor
Boston: Jordan & More Press, 1926. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis, xx, 183p. Original red cloth. dj. 20cm. Jacket has some edge-wear, a partial imprint of a now-absent paperclip, and moderate soiling. Frontis bound in upside down. Partially unopened. Quite uncommon with a decent jacket. Ethnic humor: "Negro" stories/jokes at pages..... More
Small's Paradise
[New York?]: n.d. [postmarked 1940. Postcard. 9 x 14 cm. Sepia photo with typed lettering at bottom of card " Small's Paradise, 135th Street and 7th Ave, New York City. Postmarked New York 1940 with the sender's short holograph message beneath printed promotional information about the club. Addressed to someone..... More
Uncle Isaac: Or Old Days in the South. A Remembrance of the South
Richmond: 1899. Hardcover. frontis, ills, 245p. Cloth. Small illustration in upper left corner, 19cm. Dialect poetry. More
Photo on Postcard of Seven Young African American Women Lying on the Floor while Studying jointly out of two textbooks. A felt Bennett Pennant Hangs on a Closed Shutter.
[Greensboro?]: n.d. [early 20th century]. Approximately 9 x 14 cm. with rounded corners. A few partial creases are visible. Postally unused. Soiling and several brown streaks on the address side of the card. Photo clear with very good detail. Also visible in the background are a couple of strapped trunks..... More
![Item #93536 The National Negro Market. [cover title]. Research Company of America](https://mcblainbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/93536.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1690999746)
The National Negro Market. [cover title]
New York: Interstate United Newspapers, Inc., n.d. (ca. 1946). Paperback. [3]-14p. Softcover in original wrapper. 31 cm. Cover has some scuffing and edge-wear. Contents sound and clean. Empty card pocket on bottom inside back cover -- we don't know if it ever held anything or was just there for possible..... More
In Re: The Negro and Crime in San Francisco. Final Report Submitted by R. J. Reynolds, Sept 1, 1947
[2], 13p. Typed carbon copy. Stapled blue backing, as with many legal documents. 34cm. Later horizontal fold. Reynolds, an African American lawyer in San Francisco, submitted this report to Edmund G. Brown, the District Attorney for San Francisco. Reynolds argued that the fact that African Americans formed such a large..... More