Philadelphia: A. H. Sickler & Co., 1893. Fifth edition [so stated]. Hardcover. illustrations, 130, [2]p. Rebound. Old, rather unattractive staining which is most visible on outer leaves. Title-page missing a piece the size of the left half of a dime along right edge (no loss of text). More about Life and Adventures of James Williams, a Fugitive Slave. With a Full Description of the...
Lincoln Ridge, Ky. Lincoln Institute of Kentucky, 1920. Paperback. photos, 16p. Wrapper. 19cm. Inked note on front and on one text leaf. Published quarterly. Lincoln Institute was created by the trustees of Berea College to provide both a junior college and a high school for African Americans after the Kentucky... More about The Lincoln Institute Worker, Vol. XIV, No. 4 (October, 1920
Paperback. Undated mid-19th century document listing 32 slaves bought and sold by Mr. Henry. Listing Name of slave, cost, sales price, and profit. No location given. One and one-half pages on a large single sheet which had been folded to form four pages. 32cm. Three horizontal folds. Written in a.... More about List of Negroes on Hand at Beginning of Trade and Afterwards Acquired & Held & Prices...
Chicago: Literati International, 1988. Paperback. 128p. Wrapper. 22cm. Published quarterly. More about Literati Chicago, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Summer/Fall 1988
Los Angeles: 1968. Paperback. Full size 32-page weekly newspaper published in four sections. 58cm. Folded. Some chipping and wear but complete and intact. African American newspaper. Articles in the Sports Pages look forward to O.J. in the Rose Bowl and report that the UCLA Bruins led by Lew Alcindor have... More about Los Angeles Sentinel, Vol. XXXV, No. 52 (December 26, 1968
St. Louis: St. Louis Lutheran Society for Better Race Relations, 1947. Paperback. 8p. Folded softcover leaflet. Narrow 23cm. (folded). Yellowed. Small, mostly marginal, burned spot (cigarette?) on each page. Below title: Devoted to the Discussion of Race Relations from the Evangelical Christian Viewpoint. More about Lutheran Race Relations Bulletin, No. 18 (May 1947
[Philadelphia]: Sun Co, [ca. 1980]. Paperback. illustrations & photos (mostly portraits), (36)p. 23cm. Cover has some uneven browning. Biographical sketches of African American doctors. More about Marking One Hundred Years of Achievement in Medicine [cover title
Cincinnati: 1871. Paperback. 60p. [325-384]. Disbound. No separate wrapper present. 24cm. Foxing. Includes an article titled, "Colored Masons, And Bro. L. V. Bierce, P. G. M." by "Cosmopolite" (pp. 325-329). More about The Masonic Review, Vol. XXXIX, No. 6 (August 1871
New York: 1922. Hardcover. photos, 29p. Gray boards. Small mounted gilt illustration on front. 19cm. No Jacket. Laid in is a printed invitation to join a party traveling by railroad from New York to attend the Founder's Day Exercises at Tuskegee at which the statue would be unveiled. More about A Memorial Pilgrimage: Issued in connection with the Unveiling of the Heroic Statue of Dr. Booker...
1946. Paperback. 6p. Wrapper. 23cm. Browned. The members of the quartet were Nathan Gentry, Marion Crockett, Oliver Neal, and John Reagans. More about Miles Chapel C. M. E. Church Presents Midwest Wonder Quartet, Friday, March 15, 1946, Arkansas...
Boston: Published at 25 Cornhill [by John A. Collins], 1842. Paperback. pp. 98 - 128p. Original yellow wrapper. 19cm. Modest cover wear. Pages slightly browned. Short-lived abolitionist periodical. Collins, the editor/publisher, had served as general agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and had been involved in persuading Frederick Douglass to... More about Monthly Offering: To the Contributors and Collectors of the Weekly Contribution Plan. Vol. II,...
Nashville: Social Science Institute, Fisk University, 1943-1947. Paperback. 30-65p. per issue. Wrappers. 26cm. Condition varies a bit but generally sound and clean. Vol. 3, Nos. 1-2 is a double issue. Title of Vol. IV, No. 10 shortened to Events and Trends in Race Relations: A Monthly Summary. More about A Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations. Twenty-one Issues.; Includes: Vol. 1,...
Moscow: Printed [by] Vneshtorgisdat, n.d.[1930s or later]. Single sheet folded to make and 8-page leaflet (of which 2 1/2 are blank). 22 cm. Photo of Natalie Satz on front panel. As described in the leaflet, "The Negro Boy and the Monkey" was a popular play, that had been first presented... More about The Moscow Children's Theatre: The Negro Boy and the Monkey. [caption title
[Little Rock?]: Capital Citizens Council, Julian Miller, Director, n.d. [December, 1957]. Single Sheet Broadside. 22cm. x 36cm. 3 later horizontal folds (probably for mailing). 2 photos (front and side mug shots). Grainy reproduction of photos; some portions of the lettering in her "police record" poorly reproduced. The Capital Citizens Council... More about "Mrs" Daisy Bates Little Rock's "Lady" of the Year (See Police Record Below)...
New London: New London County Historical Society, Inc., n.d. Reprint. Paperback. (24)p. Softcover in original wrapper. 22cm. Late 20th century reprint of an earlier edition of this uncommon slave narrative. More about A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture A Native of Africa, but Resident above Sixty...
New York: American Anti-Slavery Society, 1868. Paperback. 4p. Browned. Two later heavy folds. Some splitting along center fold. Piece of blank margin nibbled. An important abolitionist newspaper. This issue includes on the front page a lengthy letter from Charles E. Moss strongly supporting the candidacy of Grant and Colfax. More about National Anti-Slavery Standard, No. 1466 (July, 11, 1868
1841. Paperback. 4p. Horizontal fold. 47 x 59cm. Discreet evidence of being disbound (removed from a bound volume). Former owner's name in top margin. Two runaway slave advertisements in lower right corner of third page -- one for a 23 year old woman named Camilla Dent who left her infant... More about National Intelligencer, Vol. XLII, No. 6002 (March 25, 1841
Fort Worth, Texas: Good Publishing Co., 1952. Paperback. ills, 56p. Wrapper. 28cm. Top right corner has chew marks along edge. More about Negro Achievements, Vol. IX, No. 9 (September, 1952
Schell City, Missouri: The Church of Jesus Christ, Zion's Retreat, (c. 1970). Paperback. 54p. Softcover in original wrapper. Black plastic comb binding. 22cm. Cover has a big ring mark on back cover. Other smaller spotting on cover and here and there in contents. White Racist Material. More about The Negro and the World Crisis
Washington: Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, 1940-1941. Hardcover. photos, 216p. plus index (3p.). Black cloth. original wrappers (included in pagination) bound in. 28cm. Moderate cover spotting. Lettering on backstrip mostly gone. Internally sound and clean. No jacket (as published). Published nine times yearly -- no summer... More about The Negro History Bulletin, Vol. IV (October 1940-June 1941
n.p. n.d. [1920s or earlier]. Ink and pencil notes/draft for an essay on 19 pages in ruled (19 lines per page) softcover notebook which lacks original front cover and has some staining and wear on the printed back cover. The final 21 leaves in the notebook are unused. Author unidentified... More about Negro History in Petersburg
Wilberforce, OH: 1939. Paperback. 16p. [wrapper included in pagination]. Softcover in original wrapper. 30cm. Vertical crease in center. Slight discoloration on back cover. Uncommon monthly periodical published 1935-1940 in Wilberforce, Ohio, and edited by *Lendell Charles Ridley. More about The Negro Journal of Religion, Volume V, Number 2 (March, 1939
Nashville: Bureau of Public Relations and University Press, Tennessee A & I State University, 1956. Paperback. Each speech separately paginated. Wrapper. 28cm. Two staple holes at top. Backstrip moderately worn. More about The Negro Market in 1956: Five Speeches Delivered at the Third Annual Marketing Clinic, Tennessee...
n.p: n.d. (1946). Paperback. 7p. Pamphlet with stapled covers. 14cm. Brief details about 10 national magazines and 16 of the largest newspapers. More about Negro Newspapers and Magazines: A Selected List. Prepared at Atlanta University for the Atlanta...
Dallas: Texas Centennial Exhibition, (ca. 1936). photos, (4)p. 1 sheet folded. 27cm. Splitting, mostly along later horizontal fold. Later uneven trimming across top has removed almost all of the top margin. A most uncommon promotional piece about African American participation in the upcoming exhibition, which was to include a separate... More about Negro Participation in the Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, June 6 November 29
