Africans & African Americans

Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., 1962 Mauve cloth, foil titles on spine, black dec. on front board, xii, 404 pp, 67 b & w illustrations, footnotes, bibliography, index. Edges foxed, 2 cm dampstain on top edge, else VG, moderately rubbed, spine cocked, pair of leaves browned by newspaper clipping with photo of author laid in. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. . 2nd ptg with minor revisions. . VG-/No dj. 24 X 16½ cm. more information

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New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1995 Black paper-covered boards, xix, 379 pp, 1-page ad. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First Edition. . Fine/Fine. 24 X 16 cm. more information

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Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1952 Light grey cloth, blue titles on spine, 320 pp. Bottom edge browning a bit, a Christmas Seal and address portion of original mailing wrapper are attached to front endpapers. DJ spine ends & corners tattered, rear panel foxed, corners trimmed (but price still present), the striking cover painting by Marion Greenwood is still bright & attractive; in Brodart archival cover. Reads like a novel, but purports to be the biography of Leeha Whitfield and is catalogued as such by the Library of Congress. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/G+. 21½ X 14½ cm. more information

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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1966 Green paper-covered boards, xiii, 256 pp, frontispiece, bibliography. Top corners lightly bumped, spine ends, corners, and joints slightly worn, else fine. DJ worn at corners and spine ends, with four small tears (largest 1 cm) along top edge, a small surface chip on spine and a scratch on front panel; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 12 oz.). . Very Good/Very Good. 21½ X 14½ cm. more information

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Minneapolis: T. S. Denison & Company, Inc, 1969 Association Copy; Pictorial cloth, pale blue & black titles on white spine, 203, [2] pp, 25 b & w photos in text, index. Two leaves browned by newspaper book review laid in, otherwise fine. Movingly inscribed by the subject to his son & dated in the year of publication. Biography of the publisher of Twin Cities African-American newspapers, the Minneapolis Spokesman and St. Paul Recorder. Shipping weight 2 lbs. (International 1 lb., 8 oz.). First Edition. . Near Fine/No dj. 22 X 14½ cm. more information

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New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1966 Dark red-brown cloth, [v], 362 pp, index. Spine ends slightly rumpled and worn, else fine. DJ has a 1 cm tear with light crease at bottom of front panel, and some wear and creasing at spine ends and corners, otherwise clean and bright; in Brodart archival cover. Schuyler was a journalist for four decades, and a syndicated columnist when this book was written. He was a member of the Socialist Party as a young man, but later became disillusioned with socialism and adopted a conservative political philosophy. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm. more information

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New York, London, Sydney & Toronto: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1969 Inscribed by author on half-title.; Black cloth, blind-stamped front board, white titles on spine, top edge dyed blue, grey endpapers, [xi], 257 pp. Top corners lightly bumped, else fine. DJ in Brodart archival cover. The inscription is "To Ruth Winter -- Best wishes to a friend and colleague. Whitney Young, Jr." Young was Executive Director of the Urban League at the time this book was published. In addition to his many later accomplishments, he earned his master's degree in social work at the University of Minnesota in 1947. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . Near Fine/Fine. 22 X 15 cm. more information

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