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Unsung Americans Sung
by HANDY, W.C., editor
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1946
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$800.00
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(New York: Handy Music Company, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Second edition. Quarto. 236pp., frontispiece. Dedication by George S. Schuyler. Printed glossy boards (the first edition had printed mat paper covered boards). Some modest rubbing on the boards, very good or better in rubbed, very good dust jacket. A collection of hymns and songs by and about African-Americans,… Read more about this item Item Price
$800.00
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Brown Girl, Brownstones
by MARSHALL, Paule
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Published
- 1959
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$2,500.00
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New York: Random House, 1959. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 310pp. Very slight abrasions on front board, else fine in near fine dust jacket with three very small and barely visible little snags, and a very short tear on the front panel. Inscribed by Marshall on the front fly in the year of publication: "To Elizabeth Fordham… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,500.00
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The Souls of Black Folk
by DU BOIS, W.E. Burghardt (W.E.B. DuBois)
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1903
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$16,000.00
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Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Company, 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Black cloth gilt. Contemporary review of the book (April 15, 1903) from the *Boston Evening Transcript* laid in and slightly offset on the endpapers, with a small pinhole where it was affixed, bottom corners a bit bumped, short tear on one leaf (p.253-254), but still a… Read more about this item Item Price
$16,000.00
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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
by KING, Martin Luther, Jr.
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Published
- 1958
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$5,000.00
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. Library of Congress surplus copy with label and "duplicate" stamp, and owner name of Octavia Vivian signed at a later date, all on the front pastedown; as well as a small owner stamp ("Louis S. Allen") on the half-title. Faint sticker mark on spine, a… Read more about this item Item Price
$5,000.00
![[Program, cover title]: Funeral Service for Mr. K. C. Jones, Tuesday, April 20, 1954. Holsey Chapel C. M. E. Church, Rev. David Jordan, Pastor](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/288/835/1601835288.0.m.jpg)
[Program, cover title]: Funeral Service for Mr. K. C. Jones, Tuesday, April 20, 1954. Holsey Chapel C. M. E. Church, Rev. David Jordan, Pastor
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1954
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- Unbound
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$200.00
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(Ennis, Texas): Holsey Chapel C. M. E. Church, 1954. Unbound. Very Good. First and likely only edition. One leaf mimeographed on one side, folded to make four printed (and four blank) pages. A little soiled, near fine. A program including musical selections, acknowledgment of condolences, an obituary, and the main address, a eulogy by Rev. W. B. Smith,… Read more about this item Item Price
$200.00
The Confession Stone: Song Cycles
by DODSON, Owen
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- Used - Near Fine
- Published
- 1970
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$65.00
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London: Paul Breman, 1970. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Slim octavo. Stapled wrappers. A little toning on the wrappers, else near fine. Issued as Volume 13 in the Heritage series. Item Price
$65.00
My Garden (Book)
by KINCAID, Jamaica
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780374281861
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$25.00
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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Jill Fox. 229pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Item Price
$25.00
Change Yourself to Change the World
by (BOGGS, James, Grace Lee Boggs)
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- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1974
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- Softcover
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$125.00
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(Philadelphia): Committee for Political Development / (Pacesetters / Advocators, 1974. Softcover. Very Good. First edition of this collection of articles that first appeared in the newsletter *Black Ghetto* in 1971 and 1972. Octavo. 21pp. Stapled illustrated wrappers. 40pp. A few pencil notes in text and rear wrap, small crease on front wrap, very good or better. *OCLC* locates… Read more about this item Item Price
$125.00
And So I Sing: African-American Divas of Opera and Concert
by STORY, Rosalyn M.
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 1990
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- Hardcover
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$35.00
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New York: Warner / Amistad, 1990. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket. Biographies of divas of the past two centuries. Item Price
$35.00
![[Ambrotype]: Ninth Plate Cased Portrait of a Young Black Man](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/852/579/1601579852.0.m.jpg)
[Ambrotype]: Ninth Plate Cased Portrait of a Young Black Man
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- Used - Near Fine
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- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$1,200.00
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Hardcover. Near Fine. Ninth plate ambrotype. Matted with preserver to approximately 2" x 2.5". In molded black thermoplastic Union case with deep purple cut velvet pad, The case and image are near fine. Image shows a seated young Black man, well-dressed, holding one lapel of his jacket, and with the slightest of pink tinting to his cheeks. The… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,200.00
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[Ambrotype]: Ninth Plate Cased Portrait of a Black Woman
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- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$850.00
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Near Fine. Ninth plate ambrotype. Matted with preserver to approximately 2" x 2.5". In molded black leather case, lined in gold. blue figured velvet plush interior. The case is near fine; the image displays a small crack in the upper corner not effecting the image, likely original seal, very good. Image shows a seated well-dressed young Black woman… Read more about this item Item Price
$850.00
![[Tintypes]: Two Different Sixth Plate Tintypes of a Black Man and a Friend](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/815/579/1601579815.0.m.jpg)
[Tintypes]: Two Different Sixth Plate Tintypes of a Black Man and a Friend
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- Used
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$500.00
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Sixth plate tintype. Approximately 2.5" x 3.5". Unmounted. Some corners a little clipped for mounting, very good or better. The first image shows a Black man in a bowler-type hat seated on a bench in a studio, with his arm resting on the top of the bench. The second image shows the same man sitting on the same bench… Read more about this item Item Price
$500.00
Vintage Photograph of Elderly African-American Woman from Florida (circa 1930)
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1930
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- Unbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$225.00
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Palatka, Fla: Neck's Studio, 1930. Unbound. Fine. Gelatin silver photograph. 2.5" x 4.25". Fine. Image of an elderly Black woman smoking a corn cob pipe wearing a long dress and a turban, seated on the steps of a shack. Photographer's stamp of Neck's Studio on the verso. An excellently composed image. Item Price
$225.00
Vintage Photograph of Elderly African-American Domestic (circa 1930)
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- Used - Fine
- Published
- 1925
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- Unbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$175.00
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[No place, 1925. Unbound. Fine. Gelatin silver photograph. Approximately 3.5" x 3.5". About fine. Image of an elderly Black woman standing at the bottom of some stairs, holding a small bunch of flowers, and wearing an apron and cap, with two other women obscured by the shadow of the open front door. No obvious indication of the subject,… Read more about this item Item Price
$175.00
![[Ambrotype]: Ninth Plate Cased Portrait of a Black Woman](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/791/579/1601579791.0.m.jpg)
[Ambrotype]: Ninth Plate Cased Portrait of a Black Woman
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- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$950.00
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Very Good. Ninth plate ambrotype. Matted with preserver to approximately 2" x 2.5". In molded black leather case, lined in gold. blue figured velvet plush interior. The case is near fine; the image displays a small crack in the upper corner not effecting the image, likely original seal, very good. Image shows a seated well-dressed young Black woman… Read more about this item Item Price
$950.00
![[Broadside]: Democratic Catechism of Negro Equality. Who said that all men are created equal? Thomas Jefferson, the Father of Democracy..](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/781/579/1601579781.0.m.jpg)
[Broadside]: Democratic Catechism of Negro Equality. Who said that all men are created equal? Thomas Jefferson, the Father of Democracy..
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1864
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- Unbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$1,250.00
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Philadelphia: Johnson's, 1864. Unbound. Very Good. Second edition (first published with the date "July 4, 1863" appended to the title). 6.5" x 9". Employees three different sizes and styles of type. A little foxing and edgewear, very good. A campaign document listing 16 supposedly benevolent acts by or mutual interest with the Democratic Party, apparently to convince newly… Read more about this item Item Price
$1,250.00
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[Ambrotype]: Sixth Plate Portrait of a Well-Dressed Black Woman
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- Used - Very Good
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- Unbound
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$600.00
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Unbound. Very Good. Sixth plate ambrotype. Matted with preserver to approximately 2.75" x 3.25". Uncased. The image is near fine, as is the mat and preserver. The image shows a Black woman in a studio, seated three quarters, with her arm resting on a rustic table, with a full-skirted dress with elaborate feathered collar. The subjects are undated… Read more about this item Item Price
$600.00
![[Ambrotype]: Sixth Plate Outdoor Portrait of a Young Black Child with a White Baby](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/775/579/1601579775.0.m.jpg)
[Ambrotype]: Sixth Plate Outdoor Portrait of a Young Black Child with a White Baby
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- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$3,500.00
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Near Fine. Sixth plate ambrotype. Matted with preserver to approximately 2.5" x 3.5". In heavily molded black thermoplastic Union case, with gold lozenge on both front and back. The image is near fine, as is the case. Image shows a White baby posed in a perambulator, with a young Black girl standing and wearing a simple shift dress,… Read more about this item Item Price
$3,500.00
![[Tintypes]: Sixth Plate Tintypes of a Black Man and a Friend](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/756/579/1601579756.0.m.jpg)
[Tintypes]: Sixth Plate Tintypes of a Black Man and a Friend
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- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$475.00
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Very Good. Sixth plate tintype. Approximately 2.5" x 3.5". Mat, preserver, and embossed leather case with cut pink plush velvet pad. Some mild tarnish on the image, spine of the case a little tender but holding, very good or better. Image of three Black men: one seated, wearing a bowler-style hat, the other two standing by a podium,… Read more about this item Item Price
$475.00
![[Daguerreotype]: Quarter Plate Portrait of a Young Man Reading](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/749/579/1601579749.0.m.jpg)
[Daguerreotype]: Quarter Plate Portrait of a Young Man Reading
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- Used - Near Fine
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- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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$450.00
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Near Fine. Quarter plate daguerrotype. Matted with preserver in one-half of the original embossed leather case. Approximately 3.25" x 3.75". A few spots of tarnish on the image, lacks the front half of the case, else near fine. The image shows a handsome young man seated at a table with a book open in his hand. The subject… Read more about this item Item Price
$450.00
