Search Results: African-American from abookshop

NY: Earl Graves, 1976. Bound in stiff black wraps with a picture of Philly's City Hall on the front panel. The lead story in this edition is "Philadelphia - Blacks in the Big City". Only flaw is a sticker removal mark to bottom corner of front panel. 80 pp.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket - As Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.

Cranford, NJ: National Council on Religion, 1974. Bound in tan wraps, stamped in black (some toning to edges). Inscribed and signed by the author's sister (Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe) who also wrote the preface. 61 pp. . Signed by the Author's Sister. Later Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Atria Books, 2008. Bound in black cloth, stamped in silver with dust jackets that has picture of 12 noted African Americans on the front panel and 12 more on the back panel. A 200 pp. book celebrating their lives.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

DC: Associated Publishers, 1938. Bound in green cloth, stamped in black. Lacks the dustjacket. The scarce true first edition. Only flaw is a one inch swath across the top of the front free endpaper where the previous owner wanted to undo someone's signature or salutation. Minor scuffing to top edge of spine -- overall, an acceptable copy. 338 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: R H Boyd Pub, 1993. Tight, clean copy of this 251 pp. book of Mr. Boyd and his personal relationship with the church. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Paul S. Eriksson, Inc., 1969. Previous owner's small, neat name at top of ffep., Dust jacket shows one tiny closed tear to top of front panel. Overall, an unusually tight, clean copy of this scarce book on Growing Up Black in the U.S. Approx. 60 pps. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/VG+. Illus. by Arouni. Oblong 8vo.

Connecticuit: The New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1973. Bound in paper wraps with a full color portrait of Absolom Jones to front panel, with letters and portraits throughout volume. Has an 81/2 by 7" portrait of cover subject laid in. Previous owner's signature in pen and book plate to front free end paper. Shows slight wear to extremes. 241 pgs. Laid in is an invitation to the opening of the Exhibit.. First Edition. Soft Cover. VG++/No Jacket. 11" X 8 1/2".

Wilmington: SR Books, 1997. Bound in black boards, stamped in silver in a dust jacket depicting an African American soldier on a horse. A 231 pp. book. Some yellowing to extremes, but a tight, clean copy with two tiny chips to top of front panel. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++/Very Good +.

NY: Oxford, 1977. Bound in brown and orange illustrated boards. This is the first paperback edition of this controversial book on Minstrel shows in the U.S. in the 19th Century. Some soiling to page edges, but book is tight and interior pages show no flaws, writing, etc. One diagonal crease to bottom front panel. 310 pp., Illustrated.. First Paperback. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

NY: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1994. Bound in black and gold boards, stamped in bronze. A tight, clean copy of this 429 pp. book dealing with Slavery at Buffalo Forge in Virginia.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine - Price-clipped. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Viking, 1925. The first edition of this title bound in tan cloth, stamped in dark brown and blue. A minor bit of scuffing to bottom edge of front panel, but overall the book is tight and clean. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "Sincerely, James Weldon Johnson". 187 pages. The book contains the words and music to 61 spirituals; musical arrangemen ts by J. Rosamond Johnson, with additional numbers by Lawrence Brown. Includes Johnson's 40-page preface which begins with Johnson's poem "O Black and Unknown Bards".. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

CT: Milbrook Press - A Gateway Biography, 1994. Bound in stiff boards - it is a library edition -- but this book is not an ex-lib copy. Has an Advanced Reader sticker attached to bottom of spine from the publisher. 48 pp. Illustrated. Early Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket - As Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Vantage Press, 1978. Bound in black boards, stamped in gold in yellow illustrated dust jacket. A rather scarce books on collecting antiques/collectibles in the Black community. 89 pp. Previous owner's neat bookplate. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

U.S.A.: Smithsonian, 1988. Bound in purple wraps with orange & white lettering, has color and black & white illustrations throughout volume. Previous owner's name & date as well as bookplate to ffep., with 3 light creases to front panel, light wear to extremes, and light rubbing to rear panel. 143 pgs.. First Edition. Soft Cover. VG++/No Jacket. 10" X 7 ".

New York: Knopf, 1992. Authors fourth novel; 184pp. Beautiful, tight, clean copy. . First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Philadelphia: Book Concern of the A.M.E. Church, 1916. This is a binder of a xerox copy of the 1916 edition of this book. 384 pp. + Index. With 100's of pictures and encyclopedic information on the A.M.E. church and the history of such. Handsome reproduction (albeit a photo copied copy of the original). Exceedingly rare -- no copies on OCLC. Excellent resource for A.M.E. History. . Reprint. Hard Cover - Binder. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Philadelphia: The Historical Society, 1916. Bound in blue wraps, stamped in black with portrait of Richard Allen to front panel. Tape reinforced spine. Some wear to extremes, but an acceptable copy of a very scarce book (only two copies on OCLC). 61 pp. Illustrated. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good +/No Jacket. 8vo.

PA: B.W. Arnett, 1978. Bound in stiff blue wraps stamped in red and yellow. This is a 592 pp. facsimile reprint of the 1887-88 edition of this comprehensive look at the workings of the AME church in the 19th Century. This is the working copy of the librarian of the Mother Bethel Church and is well used and marked for research and reprint. Exceedingly rare. . Reprint. Soft Cover. Good Only/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers Univ Pr, 2006. Bound in decorative red and orange boards with matching dust jacket. This is a scarce hard cover edition of this important work on African American Art. 259 pp. chock full of illustrations in black and white and color. Handsome copy!. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1969. Author's first book; a beautiful copy of the author's first play. 180pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.