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Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1977. N/A. Soft Cover. Good p/No Jacket. 68-page stapled softcover. Quarterly publication of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Volume 4, Number 1, December 1977. This is a special issued dealing with black history and culture. Interior is clean and bright, no markings, no creases and no tears. Cover has 2 sticker shadows on front , a little rubbing to lettering, some scuffing and light edge wear. Some articles of interest in this issue: Black Harrisburg's Resistance to Slavery - Toward Freedom: Pittsburgh Blacks, 1800-1870 - They Left with the British: Black Women in the Evacuation of Philadelphia, 1778 - The Emergence of Black Religion in Pennsylvania, 1776-1850 - Blacks and the Labor Movement in Pennsylvania - The Black Press in Pennsylvania 0 Black Steelworker in Western Pennsylvania - and more. more information

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William Sloane Associates, 1956. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. An analysis of the myths pertaining to the American Negro, from their origins to the misconceptions of today. 435 pages. CONDITION: Clean and crisp, no markings or tears. Binding is tight. Dustjacket has some pencil indentations and edge wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Newtown Square, PA : Harrowood Books, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/good +. Hardback in dustjacket. 108 pages. 2006, first edition/ Ex-library copy with minimal markings. One small stamping to title page and the same stamping to rear free endpaper. No pocket remains, no other interior markings. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, no creases and no tears. Dustjacket is in protective mylar cover with library label over spine and small barcode label to rear. Jacket flaps are taped to cover. Depicts 50 remarkable Pennsylvania women doing extraordinary things in fields from medicine and law to industry and education, from communication and technology to entertainment, science and the nonprofit arena. more information

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New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1974. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. Photographs by James Warner. This book of 84 color plates of warm, revealing photographs by Warner together with quotations from Ramsey Clark, Malcolm X, Pearl Bailey and others, helps people to open their eyes; to see the beauty they might have missed and to know the uniqueness of a person - black or white. Clean, crisp, unmarked, light shelf wear. Price-clipped dustjacket has some shelf wear. Measures 11-1/2" x 8-1/2" with 165 pages. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. more information

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Upland, Indiana: Taylor University, 1954. Probable First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Biography of an African boy who dedicated his life to God and was sent to Taylor University in Indiana. Pictorial hardback with 67 pages. Published by Taylor University, 1954. CONDITION: Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Pages are clean, bright, unmarked, no creases or tears. Cover is clean with scuffing and some edge wear. Hinges are intact but the interior binding is starting to spilt at the top. Pages are secure. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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New York: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1987. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Two classics of African-American literature in one book by the author of "Uncle Tom's Children". Native Son (with an Introduction: How "Bigger" Was Born) and Black Boy: A Record of Childhood and Youth. Published by Quality Paperback Book Club, 1987. Softcover with 392 plus 285 pages. CONDITION: Previous owner's stamping inside front cover now hidden with white-out. Pages are clean and bright with no writing or tears. Cover is clean with light scuffing, a little edge wear and crease to rear bottom corner. No spine crease. Binding is tight. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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