New York: Dial Press, (c. 1978). Benny Andrews. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis and other illustrations (by Benny Andrews), 283p. Hardcover. dj. 23 cm. Jacket has modest soiling and edge-wear on rear panel and adjoining flap. Small flaw at head of front cover joint. INSCRIBED on front free endpaper by Raymond..... More
Boston: Meador, (c. 1929). 1st ed. Hardcover. 121p. Original green cloth. dj. 20cm. Jacket has some edge-wear and streaky soiling. The author of this piece of fictionwas thought to be an African American -- authorship being attributed to *Anita Scott Coleman by many. It now seems almost certain that the..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, (c. 1951). 1st ed. Hardcover. 212p. Cloth-backed boards. Partial dj which lacks the front panel and is chipped and worn on backstrip and rear panels. 19 cm. Spine sloped. Backstrip discolorerd at ends. INSCRIBED on front free emdpaper by Dodson ("{For Kermit with the..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1938. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis, xvii, 258p. Original blue cloth. dj. 20 cm. Jacket has modest edge-wear, heaviest at ends of backstrip, as well as a small brown spot and some soiling on back panel. Endpapers unevenly browned. Edited by Benjamin Brawley, who selected 20 short..... More
Nashville: Orion, 1905 [but actually published in 1906. Robert E[ugene] Bell. 3rd ed. revised. Hardcover. 15 illustrations (by Robert E[ugene] Bell, 333p. plus 4p. publisher's adverts. Maroon cloth. Centered black & white illustration, also by Bell, mounted on lower portion of front cover. 19 cm. Covers rather worn -- decorative..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1929. 1st ed, Hardcover. 326p. Original colorful orange and blue ripple-striped covers backed in black cloth. dj. 19cm. Jacket soiled and is missing a large jagged portion on the front panel. Upper fifth of backstrip discolored rendering title and author lettering indistinct. A novel about..... More
Lincoln, Neb: Woodruff Press, 1913. 1st ed. [so stated on copyright page]. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), photos, 311p. Intense blue cloth with gilt lettering on backstrip and front cover. 20cm. Recased (new endpapers). Some bubbling/wrinkling of cloth on back cover. Ends of joints scuffed. Extremities rubbed (minor fraying at cover corners)..... More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Co., (c. 1943). 1st ed. Hardcover. 317p. dj. 20 cm. Minor soiling. Jacket has moderate chipping at ends of backstrip and light soiling. His first novel. Offord was born in Trinidad and came to the U.S. after college. More
New York: Carlton Press, (c. 1965). 1st ed. Hardcover. 138p. dj. 21 cm. A novel. Paulding is listed in various bibliographies of fiction by African Americans but we found nothing else about the racial identity of the Paulding, a Central College (in Pella, Iowa) graduate. The novel focuses on issues..... More
New York: Brewer, Warren and Putnam, 1931. 1st ed. Hardcover. 290p. 19cm. Minor cover soil. Backstrip lightly scuffed and has some uneven fading. Internally sound and clean. No jacket. Schuyler's second and final novel, written to expose the exploitation of native Liberians by the African American ruling class. More
Kansas City: Press of R. M. Rigby Printing Co., (c. 1915). 2nd ed. Hardcover. illustrations, 204p. Cloth. Illustration of Lillian on the front cover. 20cm. Moderate cover soiling but otherwise sound. No Jacket (may never have had one). An uncommon novel set in Chicago. The illustrations were drawn by William..... More
Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1894. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis, illustrations in margins, 432p. Original brick colored cloth. 23cm. Some rubbing along extremities plus some soiling on top edge and minor white paint marks on bottom edge. An attractive copy. An entertaining and rather clever tale that somehow never captivated the..... More
Washington, D.C. Press of C. F. Sudwarth, 1910. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), 233p. Cloth (recased with new endpapers). 22cm. Spine lettering dulled. Ends of original backstrip chipped. Some cover spotting. Scattered foxing. Former owner's name and address (Pottstown, PA) on back of frontis. No Jacket. A novel which involves..... More
