Negroes in the United States por Dr. Joseph Hill - 1916

1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG/VG, 1st edn, her first book, dj has price intact, numbers written on page near gutter.

Boston: National Anti-Slavery Bazaar. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and soiled, spine sunned, hinges . cracked and tender, shaken.. 1847. Hardcover. Green ruled cloth with liberty bell design stamped in gilt on front boards and titles stamped in gilt on spine, (the "cloth, gilt extra" binding). All edges gilt. viii, 304pp. One of the annual gift books containing poems, prose, and short stories by various authors on the subject of slavery which were compiled by Boston abolitionist Maria Weston Chapman. The books were one of the items sold at annual bazaars that were major fundraisers for the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society, This volume contains writings by William Lloyd Garrison, John Quincy Adams, Edmund Quincy, James Russell Lowell, Maria Lowell, Edmund Jackson, Wendell Phillips, David Lee Child, Joseph Mazzini, and many others. Scarce. LCP/HSP 5877.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

The 4th edition of this tract ( 8 pages ) published by the New England Tract Society before merging, 1825, with the New York ministry to create the American Tract Society. This piece was frequently reprinted and in later printings after the merger with a slightly altered text. In this printing the author refers to an "excursion to the province of Newyork" and the latter American Tract text states "a visit to the United States". Another case is the reference "that his master was a Quaker, a plain sort of man." and the American Tract edit is " his master was an honest, plain sort of man.". Also includes the pieces - "On Vital Religion". "The Profligate Reclaimed", "The Pious Labourer" and " The Praying Soldier".Folded on the edges, a small section torn off, not effecting the test. Scarce.

First ediiton ( 2 vols. ) of this landmark study cited in the Supreme Court decision of Brown vs. Board of Education, Topeka KS - 1954. Myrdal was a Swedish Nobel Prize winner. Wear to the edges and age-toned. Good condition. Remnants of dust jacket flaps used as bookmarks. Bookplate of former owner inside each volume.

Signed by Rosa Parks. Photographs and profiles of black women who worked for civil rights, in an exhibit which was shown nationally. The project was sponsored by the Schlesinger Library at Radcliffe College. On page 25 is a full page photograph of Rosa Parks, which she has signed. Part of her picture has been cut out and taped back in. On the opposite page is a smaller photograph of Ms. Juanita Craft, a long time civil right organizer in Texas. The book is from the estate of Joe Atkins who, in 1955, sued North Texas College for admission, based on race. After he won, other Texas colleges admitted black students. Juanita Craft was his sponsor and mentor. I acquired several books from Mr. Atkins estate which help to validate this association. Ms. Parks signature has not been authenticated, but my usual practice is to offer full refund if it can be reasonably demonstrated that the signature is not correct. The book is well thumbed, the top of the spine has a small tear and there is edge wear all around.… Ler mais

Engraved title page with facing engraving signed M.Jackson titled UNCLE SAM'S EMANCIPATION: "O; massa may die; then nobody knows who get me, and nobody to take my part. No, master, I rather be free man"-Page 17. Also regular half-title and title page, 160pp. (plus 16 pages ads. for 1853 New Illustrated Works published by T. Nelson and Sons, London and Edinburgh.) Bound in contemporary marbled boards.
Londres : T. Nelson and Sons, 1853. Page de titre gravée avec gravure en regard signée M.Jackson intitulée UNCLE SAM'S EMANCIPATION "O ; massa peut mourir ; alors personne ne sait qui m'aura, et personne pour prendre ma part. Non, maître, je plutôt être un homme libre" -Page 17. Aussi faux-titre et page de titre réguliers, 160pp. (plus 16 pages d'annonces pour 1853 New Illustrated Works. Relié dans des planches marbrées contemporaines.

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1830. Disbound, only parts of spine remaining from original 3/4 leather with red and black spine labels, original string ties(complete). 293 pgs, with light scattered foxing and toning. "The committee to whom were referred the memorial of the African Society for colonizing the free people of color of the United States; also, sundry memorials from the inhabitants of the State of Kentucky, and a memorial from certain free people of color of the State of Ohio, report:". SCARCE. A fascinating document. . First Edition. Disbound. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Albany, NY: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press), 1997. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, xxx+610pp, pictorial boards (no jacket, as issued). Massive and groundbreaking study of this important African-American spiritual practitioner. Includes index, notes and bibliography. An unmarked copy of the legitimate original 1997 hardcover first printing (not the later print-on-demand version) from the collection of poet and esotericist David Meltzer. Minor outer wear and erased resale markings to front free endpaper.

Kampala, Uganda: Transition Ltd, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 64pp, stapled wrappers. Rare 1968 issue of this seminal African magazine, then published in Uganda. The article in this issue by Picho Ali triggered letters in the next issue and a court case that resulted in the jailing of editor Rajat Neogy and the departure of the magazine from Uganda. Issue also includes a full-page caricature of Enoch Powell by Ralph Steadman, a cartoon referencing the assassinations of JFK, MLK and RFK, writing by Chinua Achebe and Peter Enahoro, other interesting content. Unmarked copy, some bumping and wear.

Signed. Near Fine. Softcover. The late R C Hickman became a professional photographer after WW II. He made a visual record of the black community in Dallas, Texas for 3 decades. He worked for the Dallas Star, Jet Magazine and the NAACP. There are 109 mostly full page black and white photographs. He got photos of important celebrities when they came to Dallas: Martin Luther King, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Louis and Thurgood Marshall to name a few. His photos of regular folks are the best though. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan wrote the Preface and said, "These are images of the ordinary lives of extraordinary people". The book is in near fine condition with only very slight shelf wear. The dust jacket has a crease on the upper left front. The pages are clean and unmarked, and the corners are square. The author has dated and signed on the title page (no inscription).