Appalachee Red
New York: Dial Press, (c. 1978). Benny Andrews. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis and other illustrations (by Benny Andrews), 283p. Hardcover. dj. 23 cm. INSCRIBED on separate pages by Raymond and Benny Andrews. His first novel. More
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The Romantic Adventures of Rosy, the Octoroon, with Some Account of the Persecution of the Southern Negroes during the Reconstruction Period
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
Sore Foots
Washington: Libratterian Books, 1972. 1st ed. Hardcover. 260p. Cloth. dj. 22cm. Minor foxing on jacket, cloth, and edges. Laid in is the Publisher's form letter to a potential reviewer, a photograph and other publicity material. A novel by an African American author. More
Boy at the Window
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
Autographs for Freedom
Boston: John P. Jewett and Company; Cleveland: Jewett, Proctor, and Worthington; London: Low and Company, 1853. 1st ed. Hardcover. viii, 263p. Original blindstamped green cloth. 19cm. Minor, partially reglued split in front joint. Cover has some cover fading (mostly on browned backstrip) and modest number of small spots. Former owner's..... More
The Hindered Hand: or, the Reign of the Repressionist
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
The Refugees: A Sequel to "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Austin, Texas: Published for the Author, 1892. 1st ed. Hardcover. 179p. plus (7) p. advertisements. Original gray cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and backstrip. 19cm. Corner bumped. An uncommon anti-black novel. More
The White Face
New York: McBride, (c. 1943). 1st ed. Hardcover. 317p. dj. 20 cm. Jacket price-clipped and has some moderate soiling and wear on rear panel and some wear at ends of backstrip and along other edges. His first novel. Offord was born in Trinidad and came to the U.S. after college..... More
From Superman to Man
n.d. J. A. Rogers, (c. 1917). 1st ed. Hardcover. 128p. Original reddish brown cloth. 19 cm. Cover soiling and wear. Also appears to be spotted but it is really extensive loss of cover color. Former owner's name stamp (F. H. Carmand). Bookseller's stamp (Youngs Book Exchange and Novelties N.Y.) on..... More
Slaves Today: A Story of Liberia
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
Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life among the Lowly ... Illustrated by E. W. Kemble
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1892. E. W. Kemble. Hardcover. 2 volumes. frontises (portraits), lviii, 309, ix, 382p. Original maroon cloth. 18 cm. Ends of backstrips lightly rubbed (some fraying). Tissue guards present for full-page Kemble illustrations. No jackets. More
Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins
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
As We See It
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
As We See It
Washington: Press of C. F. Sudwarth, 1910. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), 233p. Cloth (darkened). 22cm. Corners worn. Ends of backstrip heavily chipped. No Jacket. INSCRIBED by Waring on the Front free endpaper to Washington's Metropolitan Club -- their institutional stamp is lightly embossed on the title-page). A novel which..... More
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