n.p. 1964 (4/30/64). 6-page photocopied memo. Printed on one side. Stapled in upper left corner. Authorship unclear. Outlined situation in Chester, Pennsylvania, where efforts at integration and fair treatment for African Americans was being resisted by the white population. More
Philadelphia: 1874. 8p. Newspaper on decent newsprint. 59 cm. Later vertical fold. Splitting where folds intersect. Modest foxing and light soiling. Unopened along top edge. Announced itself as a Democratic family newspaper based on the principles of Jefferson. Other articles in this issue indicate that opposition to fair and equal..... More
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Art Alliance, (c. 1993). Paperback. [Exhibition Catalog] illustrations, photos, (72)p. Wrapper. Square 23cm. An exhibition catalog. More
Philadelphia: King & Baird, Printers, 1864. 2nd ed. Paperback. 43p. Disbound (removed from a bound volume). No separate wrapper present. More
Philadelphia: King & Baird, Printers, 1864. 2nd ed. Paperback. 43p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23cm. Minor cover spotting. Upper right corner darkened on a few leaves, the darkest of which is also clipped at the tip. Moderate vertical crease. Pictorial image of the school on the front cover. The school..... More
[Philadelphia]: Parallelodrome, Ltd. in association with The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, (c. 1977). Paperback. illustrations, 28 unnumbered pages (including wrapper). Softcover. Oblong (28 x 22 cm. ). Francis Johnson was the first African American to have any of his compositions issued as sheet music. He was also a talented performer..... More
[Philadelphia?]: [SNCC?], n.d. 4 1/2 pages of text printed on one side of 5 photocopied. Held together with a single rusted staple in upper left corner. 28 cm. We don't know how widely or to whom this appeal/account was distributed. According to footnote 77 on page 371 in Matthew Countryman's..... More
![The Philadelphia Independent, [Vol.] 25, [No.] 23 (June 4, 1955](/pictures/thumb/87651.JPG?v=1525108165)
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
n.p. n.d. [1920s or 1930s?]. Paperback. 17 photographs of plans, drawings or photographs. Photos (in corner mounts) one to a page with versos blank. Typed captions beneath each photo. Wrapper. Oblong (33 x 26cm.). Some chipping and tears on cover edges. Light soil. Page wrinkling. An unusual assemblage; could be..... More
Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, 1863. Paperback. 24p. Softcover in original wrapper. 23cm. Vertical crease. Creasing, chipping and dog-earing on outer corners on back cover and most text leaves. Prooeedings of a meeting of the Pennsylvania Freedman's Relief Association. More
Philadelphia: Published for the Trustees by Carey and Hart, 1845. 1st and presumably only edition. Hardcover. [13], [38]-236p. Original leather binding which is rather ornately stamped in gilt. 22cm. Modest cover scuffing, mostly on back cover. Former owner's name on endpaper. All edges gilt. This rather uncommon book consists of..... More
n.p. 1965. Unsigned 3-page photocopied memo for the demonstrators. Stapled at upper left corner. This instruction in non-violent demonstrating in Chester came to us with other material relating to Reverend Lloyd P. Zimmer, a white Episcopalian who served as Urban Missioner for the [Episcopal] Diocese of Philadelphia from 1965 to..... More
n.p. n.p., 1880. Paperback. One and one-half pages in an old notebook, most of which consists of the notes of Jacob T. Gest, a young man from Philadelphia, on the History of the English Language (Writings of Spenser) and on the History of the Public School System in Philadelphia --..... More
Philadelphia: McGill, (c. 1897). 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis, index, 263p. Original cloth. 19cm. Cover sound and tight with some relatively minor spotting. Contents bright and clean with only one small spot on edge of a few pages. Anderson was an important African American minister and educator in Philadelphia. More
London: A. W. Bennett; Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1859. Hardcover. frontis, xv, 144p. Original cloth. 18 cm. Backstrip faded. Modest splitting at head of joints. Front endpaper neatly split at hinge. Almost entirely unopened. Revision of Vaux's "Memoirs of the Life of Anthony Benezet" originally published in 1817. The Indian medal pictured..... More
Philadelphia: Published by the Author, 1862. 1st ed. Hardcover. frontis (portrait), x, 227, 15p. Modern quarterbinding. 17cm. Moderate foxing and some relatively minor staining. Internal library markings. Bound in at the end, as should be the case: Articles of Faith and Covenant of the Shiloh Baptist Church. Philadelphia. 1861. We..... More
n.p. [1933]. Paperback. 8-page pamphlet. No separate wrapper. 21 x 10cm. Moderate wear. "Read at National Medical Assn. Convention, Aug. 16, 1933." Dr. Barnes was a prominent Philadelphia-based African American otolaryngologist. More
Media, PA: American Publishing Company, 1924. Hardcover. 118p. Original blue cloth. 17 cm. Cover somewhat soiled and has somes small spots/stains. Modest brown spotting in text. Stitching exposed between a few leaves. Poetry by an African African American. This appears to have been his only book. A Nov. 26, 2007..... More
![Black Action News, [Vol. 1], Edition #8 (September 13, 1968). Black Action Society, A Student...](/pictures/thumb/91504.JPG?v=1611695120)
[Pittsburgh]: 1968. 8 unnumbered pages, stapled in upper left corner. Staff members not identified. Articles unsigned. Black Action News appears to have been published (at least under this name) somewhat infrequently after the first year or so from 1968 to 1976. Accompanying this is a single-page item describing The Black..... More
25cm. x 31cm. Appealing black and white photo. Pinholes at corners. Modest spotting and wear. Adam Hats, a manufacturer and retailer of low-priced hats, had dozens of stores around the United States. Adam Hats was also a sponsor of boxing matches held at Madison Square Garden and obviously used boxers..... More
n.p. The Committee, (1950). Paperback. 4 items: (1) Slip announcing an emergency meeting for the reinstatement of Dr Lorch. (2) Mimeographed letter from Rotan Lee briefly explaining the case and urging attendance at the meeting. (1)p. 36cm. 4 horizontal creases. (3) List of the Committee members. (1)p. 28cm. 2 horizonal..... More
Philadelphia: n.d. [1971]. Broadside handbill. 14 x 22 cm. Davis, who had purchased several of the weapons used in a fatal shooting in Marin County, fled California and became a fugitive, ending up on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" list. She was captured a couple months later (Oct. 1970) and..... More
Shippensburg, PA: Printed by Beidel Printing House, 1983. Paperback. photos, index, 75p. Softcover in original wrappers. 23 cm. Hinges reinforced with white paper. Loosely organized but clearly written account of the modest population of African Americans in this Pennsylvania town (or Borough). The author appears to be a local white..... More
1942. Cooperating Council of Agencies Serving Negro Youth. What Makes Johnny Bad? A Statement on Juvenile Delinquency among Negroes in Philadelphia. Philadelphia: February, 1942. [15]p. Wrapper included in pagination. Softcover pamphlet. 17cm. Lightly browned. Very Good. More
CIncinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1876. Hardcover. 2 vols. folding plate (of the "Leaden Plate"), index, 582, 580p. Original green cloth, rebacked on Vol. I with most of original backstrip mounted on the new backstrip which has been pasted down on the spine and the and reinforced with both free..... More
