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Ames / Chicago: Iowa State University Press / National 4-H Service Committee, 1961. NOT a library discard. Near Fine condition (only very light shelfwear). NO chips, tears or fading. Corners are NOT bumped. Square and tight. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. Mild foxing (light brown spots) at the top edge only of the text block -- NOT affecting any pages inside. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Illustrations throughout (portraits, photos, documents, pins/artifacts, etc). Includes details on black 4-H clubs ("Club Work with Negroes Expands") with photos. List of Staff Personnel. Bibliographical references. Index. Illustrated endpapers. Bound in the original gilt-stamped green cloth.. Reprint of the 1951 original. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. x, 326pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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The 4-H Story, A History of 4-H Club Work
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A-Train: Memoirs of a Tuskegee Airman (signed)
by Dryden, Charles W. (signed by him and 5 other Tuskegee Airmen / Red Tails: Alexander Jefferson; Dennis Mills; Burton Lowe; Richard D. Macon; and 1 other)
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Tuscaloosa & London: The University of Alabama Press, 1997. SIGNED by the AUTHOR and 5 other Tuskegee Airmen / Red Tails. The author, Lieutenant Colonel Charles W. Dryden (U. S. Air Force, Retired), has signed as "Chuck 'A-Train' Dryden." Five others have also signed, including LTC Alex Jefferson, 332rd FG, 301st F.S.; Dennis Mills, Tuskegee Airmen; Burton Lowe, Tuskegee Airmen, Capt Richard D. Macon, P-51 [Mustang] Pilot, 99th F.S.; and 1 more (their signatures only, NOT personalized to anyone). For more about these heroes, SEE BELOW. Fine condition. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Hinges are perfect. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. 1997. First Printing of the First Edition. Foreword by Lieutenant General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr, USAF (Ret). Illustrated with a few b&w photos. Bibliography. Glossary, Index. Bound in the original silver-stamped blue cloth. From the publisher:…
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Adventures in Flying
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Gillette, New Jersey: Alexander & Ray Book Publishers, 2006. Signed on the title page by author Jack Elliott (his signature only; NOT personalized to anyone). Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (only lightly rubbed). NOT price clipped ($29.95). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. This is a collection of true aviation stories -- on Airplanes, Airships, Balloons, African American pilots, Women air pilots, helicopters, gliders, sky diving, parachutes, etc. Foreword by Phil Boyer. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in shiny gold on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. Laid-in is an invitation to the 2007 (50th Anniversary) Celebration of the Mid-Atlantic Pilots Association for which Jack Elliott was a special guest speaker.. Signed by Jack Elliott (signature only). 1st ed? (No additional printings listed).…
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African Seats
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Munich, New York:: Prestel, 1995. A clean, tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. The Dust Jacket is bright and shiny, with just a little rubbing/fraying to the corners and spine ends. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp and unmarked. English translation of AFRIKANISCHE SITZE with essays by Ezio Bassani, Hans Himmelheber, Lorenz Homberger, Piet Meyer, Andrea Knecht Oti-Amoako, and Roy Sieber. Handsomely illustrated with 414 photos by Heini Schneebeli, including 123 beautiful full-color plates. Bound in the original dark brown cloth. From the Dust Jacket: "The first general survey of the vanishing seating culture of sub-Saharan Africa... Drawing on over 170 examples, this book offers a survey of the seats of sub-Saharan Africa, an integral part of a traditional culture that is already disappearing. The various essays by noted ethnologists address the cultural histories and aesthetics of African seats and other objects, as well as…
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African Sculpture (HARDCOVER first edition, 1958)
by Segy, Ladislav
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New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1958. Scarce HARDCOVER first edition. Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. All pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. From the copyright page: "AFRICAN SCULPTURE is an original work published for the first time by Dover Publications, Inc. in 1958." Profusely illustrated with a map of Africa and 163 full page plates of African sculptures, figures, masks, etc. from French Sudan; French Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast; Ghana, British Nigeria; Cameroons, French Equatorial Africa, Belgian Congo, and Angola. Bound in red cloth, stamped in black on the spine.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket, as issued. 8vo. (vi), 42pp + 163 plates. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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An African Biographical Dictionary
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Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 1996. Near Fine condition in Near Fine dust jacket. Inner hinges are perfect. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean and crisp -- probably never read. Illustrated with photographs throughout. Bound in the original brown cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. From the Dust Jacket: "Packed with more than 550 biographical sketches, AN AFRICAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY presents a full range of African leaders, from widely known individuals to those who are rarely profiled. The cultural, social, and political history of sub-Saharan Africa through the ages is revealed
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African American Men in Crisis: Proactive Strategies for Urban Youth
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New York: Garland Publishing, Inc, 1995. New and unread in near PERFECT condition (with only a tiny bit of very mild finger soil to the cover -- like you sometimes find in any new book store). Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are creamy white, fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - obviously never read. A volume from the publisher's series: CHILDREN OF POVERTY, STUDIES ON THE EFFECTS OF SINGLE PARENTHOOD, THE FEMINIZATION OF POVERTY, AND HOMELESSNESS, edited by Stuart Brunchey. Illustrated with 11 figures/pie charts. Five appendices. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine.. First Edition. Hardcover. New condition. 8vo. xi, 277pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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The African Slave Trade, Revised and Expanded Edition
by Davidson, Basil
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Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company : An Atlantic Monthly Press Book, 1980. Appears unread. Fine condition in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. Not a book club edition. NOT price clipped ($14.95). A bright, clean, square, tight copy. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. First printing of the Revised and Expanded Edition -- so designated by the publisher's "A" on the copyright page. Illustrated with 3 maps. Bound in the original brown cloth, lettered in bright white on the spine. Annotated bibliography (Reading Guide). Index. From the Dust Jacket: "Between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries perhaps fifty million men, women and children were captured, bought or kidnapped from Africa by European slave traders to labor in the mines and on the plantations of the western hemisphere
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Afro-American Fiction, 1853-1976 : A Guide to Information Sources [NOT a library discard]
by Margolies, Edward; & David Bakish
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Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Company, 1979. NOT a library discard. Fine condition. Bright, clean, square. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1979. First Edition. Described here are 827 novels and short story collections by Black authors from 1853-1976. Titles are arranged in two ways: by author and chronologically. Identifies 124 bibliographies and general studies. Lists 222 bibliographies and critical studies on 15 specific Black authors including Charles Chesnutt, Jean Toomer, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and James Baldwin. Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue and black cloth. Vol. 25 in the American Literature, English Literature, and World Literatures in English, An Information Guide Series. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xviii, 161pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
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New York:: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1978. 8.75" wide by 11" tall. A clean, square, tight copy. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. Bound in the original photography-illustrated wraps, lightly rubbed at the edges. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with about 150 photographs, many full-page, by Susan Cook. First Edition is so stated, with complete number row (123456789 10) on copyright page. Includes a chapter on Mikhail Baryshnikov with 7 action photos of him. For each first performance of the group, appendices list the dancers, choreographers, and other individuals responsible for the music, costumes, lighting, etc. Includes a list of dances created by Alvin Ailey.. First Edition (so stated).. Soft Cover. Very Good condition.. Illus. by Susan Cook photography. 128pp.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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An American Traveler's Guide to Black History: A GUIDE TO NEGRO HISTORY IN AMERICA
by Drothning, Phillip T.; & Senator Edward W. Brooke (preface by)
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company Inc, 1968. Very Good condition in a Good dust jacket. The jacket is rubbed and has small edge chips. Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT price clipped ($5.95). NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. Preface by Massachusetts Senator Edward W. Brooke. Also published as A GUIDE TO NEGRO HISTORY IN AMERICA. Index. Bound in the original blue cloth with a gilt-stamped black cloth spine. Complete with dust jacket.. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xiv, 247pp. + 8 pages of photos. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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American Negro Songs and Spirituals : A Comprehensive Collection of 230 Folk Songs, Religious and Secular, with a Foreword by John W. Work
by Work, John W. (edited by)
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New York: Bonanza Books, 1940. (1940). Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. An unusually fresh copy in a Dust Jacket that is still bright and shiny. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. A collection of 230 songs, with musical notation. Spirituals, blues, work songs, hollers, jubilees, social songs, etc. Includes a 46-page historical and critical introduction by the editor, a professor at Fisk University. Bibliography. Index. Original light blue cloth . Reprint. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. vii, 259pp .
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American Women Civil Rights Activists : Biobibliographies of 68 Leaders, 1825-1992
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Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc, 1993. A beautiful, pristine copy -- bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Sharp corners. Obviously never read. Fresh and crisp. Contains 68 biographies / bibliographies (Shirley Chisholm, Angela Davis, Emma Goldman, Barbara Jordan, Coretta Scott King, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Rosa Parks, Lillian D. Wald, etc.). Chronology. Ten appendices / cross references. Index. Original red cloth, gilt. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. As New condition/No jacket, as issued. 8vo. xxiii, 479pp .
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Amistad, A Novel
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New York: Marlowe & Company, 1997. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (22.95). No chips. No tears. No creases. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Sharp corners. The author's first novel. From the Dust Jacket: "AMISTAD is the powerfully re-imagined history of one of the country's first battles for civil rights. In 1839 fifty-three enslaved Africans, led by a Mende rice farmer named Singbe-Pieh, staged a bloody rebellion on board the Amistad, a Spanish slaver from Cuba. The Amistad was intercepted by U.S. navy officers and towed to port in New London, Connecticut where the Africans were held for trial in New Haven. Led by President Van Buren, the pro-slavery American government maintained that the Africans were Spanish property and should by returned to Havana to be tried for murder, but members of the fledgling abolitionist movement forced a series of trials to win their freedom, culminating at the…
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Analytical Guide and Indexes to The Colored American Magazine, 1900-1909 [2 volumes, complete]
by Rose Bibliography (Project); Thomas Wiener (editor); Robert H. Walker (director)
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Westport, Connecticut & London: Greenwood Press, 1974. 2 volumes, complete. Very Good-Fine condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT library discards. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1974. First Editions. Describes and gives a content summary for each contribution to THE COLORED AMERICAN MAGAZINE, 1900-1909. Author, title, and subject indexes. The two volumes are uniformly bound in the original gilt-stamped black cloth. Overseas shipping is available at the standard one-volume rate (no extra charge).. First Editions. Hardcover. Very Good-Fine condition/No jackets, as issued. Illus. by We ship 2 volumes for cost of 1. 2 volumes: 669pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Schools of the State of New Jersey for the Year 1863
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Trenton, New Jersey: Printed by David Naar, "True American" Office, 1864. Near Fine condition. Clean and tight. Three tiny chips near the spine. A very attractive copy, remarkably well preserved, especially considering the age (published 1864) and fragility of its thin paper binding. SEE PHOTOS. NO foxing. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Includes Ricord's report to Joel Parker, Governor of New Jersey, on the condition of the state's public schools. A substantial appendix lists reports by the various town superintendents in each of 21 counties from Atlantic to Warren. Since this report was published while the Civil War was still being fought, the section on "Schools for Colored Children" may be of some interest: "There is no section of the law nor any decision of the courts that deprives colored children of the advantages of public school instruction
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Anthony Burns : The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Near Fine condition in Very Good dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($11.95). A bright, shiny, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Bound in the original blue boards, with a tan cloth spine lettered in shiny silver. First printing, with complete number row (13579 10 8642) on the copyright page. Novelized version of the true story of a slave who escaped to Boston in 1854, but whose former owner then reclaimed him by invoking the controversial Fugitive Slave Act. Winner of the 1988 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Dillon, Leo and Diane (jacket art). 8vo. xiii, 194pp.
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An Appraisal of the Negro in Colonial South Carolina
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Washington D. C.: The Associated Publishers, 1941. Near Fine condition. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy of the first printing with "1941" printed on the title and copyright pages. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. The book's dedication is to Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson. Bibliographical note. Index. Original brown cloth, gilt lettered. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket. 8vo. xii, 180pp.
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The Autobiography of Nathaniel Southgate Shaler with a Supplementary Memoir by His Wife
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Boston: Houghton, Mifflin Co, 1909. Near Fine condition. A bright, clean, tight copy. Sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. Illustrated with 16 plates. Includes an 11 page bibliography of Shaler's publications. Index. Top edge gilt. Original maroon cloth, lettered in shiny gold on the spine. NO fading. Nathaniel Shaler, a native Kentuckian, was State Geologist, noted author, and professor of Paleontology at Harvard. His book contains many interesting observations on life, manners, and customs of antebellum Kentucky; a chapter on the Civil War; notes on slavery and slave dealing; etc. Coleman 237. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No jacket. 8vo. ix, 481pp.
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Becoming Richard Pryor (Uncorrected Proof)
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New York: Harper, 2014. Scarce Uncorrected Proof. Fine condition. Flat spine. No creases. Appears unread. Uncorrected Proof. Trade Paperback (6" wide by 9" tall). First Printing of the First Edition. Precedes the first hardcover/first trade edition. Bound in the original full color pictoruial wraps. From the rear cover: "A major biograph -- intimate, gripping, revelatory -- of an artist who revolutionized American comedy. Richard Pryor may have been the most unlikely star in Hollywood history. Raised in his family's brothels, he grew up an outsider to privilege. He took to the stage, originally, to escape the hard-bitten realities of his childhood, but later came to a reverberating discovery: that by plunging into the depths of his experience, he could make stand-up comedy as exhilarating and harrowing as the life he'd known. He brought that trembling vitality to Hollywood, where his movie career -- BLAZING SADDLES, the buddy comedies with Gene Wilder, BLUE COLLAR…
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