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...
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
Atlanta: American Enterprises, 1954. Paperback. photos, 64p. (numbered here and there). Softcover in original pictorial wrapper. 15cm. Short-lived publication for African Americans which seems to be much like Jet (the magazine). More about The Negro Review, Vol. 1, No. 7 (March, 1954
Chicago: Negro Story Magazine, 1944-1946. Paperback. Softcover in original wrappers. 24cm. Covers show moderate wear (chips, short tears and some streaking). Contents sound. The Editor of this scarce periodical was Alice C. Browning (Faye Gayden was co-editor on the first three of these issues). The four members of the Advisory... More about Negro Story. Three Issues: Vol. I, No. 3 (Oct.-Nov. 1944); Vol. II, Nos. 1 and 2 (Aug.-Sept....
n.p. n.d. Broadside. 21cm. Two vertical folds (possibly for insertion in an envelope). White newspaper editorial, issued here as a small broadside, expressing outrage at the possibility that African African public school students in Virginia might end up using free books since 96% of the $100,000 cost might, by the... More about The Negro Taxpayer and Free Books (From the Lynchburg News). [caption title
Hamburg, Germany: International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers, 1934. Paperback. photos, 32p. Softcover in original illustrated wrapper. 20cm. Text moderately browned. A Comintern publication. While this periodical was generally focused on fascism, communism and conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean rather than the United States, this issue includes... More about The Negro Worker, Vol. 4, No.3 (July, 1934
Hamburg, Germany: International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers, 1934. Paperback. photos, 32p. Softcover in original illustrated wrapper. 20cm. Minor cover wear. Text moderately browned and rather brittle. Dog-earing and chipping in lower right corner. A Comintern publication. This periodical generally focused on fascism, communism and conditions in Sub-Saharan Africa... More about The Negro Worker, Vol. 4, No.5 (September, 1934
Boston: J. Belcher, Printer, 1813. 1st ed. Paperback. 36p. No separate wrapper present. 21cm. Former owner's name. Moderate foxing and browning. Disbound (removed from a bound volume). Generally attributed to Sidney E. Morse, 1794-1871, the brother of Samuel F. Morse, although that would mean that the author was less than... More about New States, or, A Comparison of the Wealth, Strength, and Population of the Northern and Southern...
Brooklyn, NY: Edgar Reeves Artist, 1947. Paperback. ills, photos, 15p. Wrapper (browning in upper margin). 30cm. An African American Baptist magazine. More about The New York Messenger, Vol. 21, No. 11 (November 1947
Harlem Heights, NY: Network Of Black Organizers, 1991. Paperback. illustrations, 64p. Wrapper. 28cm. This was apparently the first issue. More about NOBO: A Journal of African American Dialogue (Winter 1991
Atlanta: Oglethorpe Elementary School, 1963. Paperback. photos (individual photos on four pages of 62 members of the 7th grade class), 24p. Original stapled front cover. 28cm. Printed on one side. Inked list of names on otherwise blank verso of last leaf. Oglethorpe was established as a private laboratory school for... More about The Oglethorpe Reporter. Vol. 4, No. 2 (March-May 1963
New York: World Horizons, (c. 1968). Paperback. photos, record (4 religious songs) in pocket, 23p. Stiff wrapper. 23cm. Extremities worn. Postal markings on back wrapper. Some browning from record sleeve. This is New: The Multi-Media Album, Vol. 3, No. 2 (produced by the Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations of... More about Oh Lord-Our City Is in Flames
Omaha: Educational Publishing, n.d. [1919?]. 1st ed. Paperback. photos, unpaged [32p.]. Softcover in original wrapper. Stapled. Oblong 14cm. Centerfold leaves detached from staples. Mostly moderate general wear including some chipping along right side and creasing and/or chipping at several corners. Modest age-toning. A fragile copy of this most uncommon, short..... More about Omaha's Riot In Story & Picture
n.p. n.d. [1950s?]. Paperback. 10p. Sheets stapled in upper corner. 30cm. Horizontal crease throughout. Mimeographed text printed on one side only. A short story/essay about a child given up by his Japanese mother and whose father was an African American sergeant serving a life sentence at Leavenworth. Author not identified..... More about Only One Father. [cover title
New York: The Onyx Publication, Inc., c. 1967. Paperback. illustrations, 32p. Wrapper. 28cm. Cover soil. Small corner stain. Charlie L. Russell was the editor. We don't know how many issues were published. More about Onyx: a Reflection of Black Thought. [cover title
Canton, Ohio: Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation, (1953). Paperback. photos, illustrations 74p. Softcover in original wrapper. 28cm. Modest scuffing and wear. Contents moderately browned. Bi-monthly. Only five issues were published. Jackie Robinson listed as editor. Monte Irvin in color on the front cover of this issue. More about Our Sports: The Negro's Own Sports Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2 (June, 1953
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Philadelphia: Philadelphia Independent Publishing Company, 1955. 24p. Newsprint (center and outer leaves pink). Splitting along horizontal fold (cellophane tape repair on first leaf). Moderate browning. Headline: Pastor's Wife Kills Self; Family Bitter" in this newspaper which billed itself as "The World's Greatest Negro Tabloid." More about The Philadelphia Independent, [Vol.] 25, [No.] 23 (June 4, 1955
