Search Results: Race/Ethnic Studies-Literature / African/Black Americans from Gargoyle Books

New York, New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1935. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. Author's second book, which she both wrote & illustrated, again set in her native North Carolina, drawing on personal childhood experiences. It portrays 2 white & 2 black siblings who get into mischief together. Though later criticized for the dialect ascribed to the African-American children, the book was praised for its attempt to document Black life in the rural South of the 1930s. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1935, this oblong hardcover 8vo (9" x 11") has light green cloth-covered boards lettered in bright orange to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with very mild tanning. Modest rubbing to extremities, with slight fraying at spine tips & corners. No DJ. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day… Read More

Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press, Inc., 1963. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Dotzenko, Grisha. Lovely little small press edition containing 25 traditional folktales from across the African continent, most 1-2 pages long, illustrated throughout with woodcut designs by Grisha Dotzenko. A First Edition, First Printing from 1963, this small, slim volume has decorative paper-covered boards with a design that matches that on the DJ. Condition is VG+: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages white & unmarked. Some rubbed spots to both boards. The price-clipped DJ is also VG+, marred by slight chipping at head of spine & nearby top edge. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Westport, Connecticut: Bergin & Garvey, 1996. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. New. Inspiring collection of oral histories featuring real-life African Americans who have triumphed over challenges in their lives, attesting to the power of the human spirit. In 208 pages. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1996, this hardcover book has blue cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. Just removed from storage where it was packed as a review copy (review notice laid in), it is still like Brand New: completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. No DJ, as issued (never came with one). Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship next business day.

New York, New York: Freeway Press, Inc., 1974. Paperback Original (PBO) . Soft cover. Good+. Simon, Peter. Never previously published in any format, this is a Paperback Original (PBO) from the Freeway Press, First Printing, 1974. With decorative red paper wrappers bearing photos of "The Greatest" on front & rear, with more inside throughout the 128 pages of text. Condition is Good+: generally very clean, binding strong & straight, pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age. Former owner's name & date in neat pen inside front cover. Fairly heavy edgewear, chipping & rubbing, small but deep 1" tear to back cover. Nicely protected in protective mylar collector bag free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

Mountain View, California: Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1965. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Inspirational, true story of an orphan girl from Lake Nyassa (now Lake Malawi), Africa, who grew up in abject poverty, but began to lift herself up to remarkable achievements, eventually pursuing doctoral studies in CA, after attending a mission school, being adopted by an American couple & coming to the US, where she appeared on a segment of "This is Your Life." A FIRST EDITION, First printing from 1965, SIGNED by AUTHOR with a personalized gift inscription to former owner Elsie Lurance (whose bookplate is also present) on ffep. Additional clippings & paper ephemera from her numerous personal appearances laid in. With glossy pictorial cloth over boards showing the Princess on front cover, matching design on accompanying dJ, this hardcover book is in Near Fine condition: very clean & bright, binding straight & strong, hinges intact, pages… Read More

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc., 1927. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. First book, purported by him to be fictional, by this pioneering civil rights activist (1871-1938), who played a leadership role in the early days of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Orig. published anonymously by Knopf in 1917, this is the 1927 edition from Garden City (First, thus), the first under his true name, in 211 pages. Hardcover small octavo has black cloth-covered boards stamped in yellow to spine. Condition is VG+, marred only by a tad of rubbing to both boards & extremities, mild corner bumping. Else, completely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages modestly tanned but completely unmarked save for some initials & date on last page in pen. NO DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received… Read More

Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 1985. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Collection of 17 scholarly articles of the development of African-American children, focusing on the black family, early school experiences, the construction of black identity, socialization, & more. In 375 pages with Name & Subject Indices, Foreword, Afterword, extensive Bibliography. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1980, this hardcover book has red cloth-covered boards with black design & lettering to front & spine. No DJ, as issued by publisher. As it has been in storage since received Brand New for review, it is in Fine condition: completely clean, binding tight & square, pages creamy white & unmarkedOur photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York: Scribners, 1964. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/VG-/G+. Written by "boxing's most authoritative historian,'' this is the definitive biography of John Arthur Johnson, the first Black man to win the world's heavyweight championship. In 245 pages + 8 pages of black-and-white photos. A First Edition, first printing, from 1964, this hardcover 8vo has soft gray cloth-covered boards stamped with red lettering to front & spine. Condition is VG+: very clean save for some tiny spots to outside bottom page edges & a light soiled spot to bottom of front board. Binding straight & strong, pages creamy white but unmarked. The unclipped DJ is VG-/Good+, with minor rubbing to extremities & a triangular tear to front cover through last word in title; else bright & colorful & nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually… Read More

New York, New York: Aladdin/Atheneum, 1969. First Thus . Soft cover. Good. White, David Omar. Collection of original tales first told in the 19th century by the Swazi, Shangani, & "Msuto peoples of South Africa, retold her with new illustrations by D .O. White. Adapted from "Fairy Tales from Africa" (Bourhill & Drake, 1908), this is the First Aladdin Edition from 1969, dedicated to "black children who have never read black fairy tales,'' this softcover book has 137 pages with Glossary in rear. Condition is just Good: interior is very clean, binding straight & strong, pages white, with some staining to outside edges. Former owner's name in pen on first page. Mild-moderate edgewear & rubbing, bumped corners, light exterior soil. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1949. First Paperback . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING from Oct. 1949 of this "lusty tale of evil men who dealt in human flesh.'' Complete & unabridged from the orig. hardback version of 1948. Vintage PocketBooks #632. Condition is Near Fine: incredibly clean & tightly bound, colors bright, no fading. NO writing/highlighting/underlining; NOT ex-lib. Very slight rubbing to extremities, slight corner creasing, bumping to tail of spine. Slight paper residue on ffep. Pages mildly tanned (appropriate to paper quality & age), but completely supple. A gorgeous collectible copy protected in new mylar bag! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Signet, 1961. First Paperback 5th or later Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. A shocking book" about the white author's quest to experience life as a Black man in the deep South, which he undertook by having his skin temporarily darkened medically & shaving his head so that he presented as "bald, middle-aged Negro." He then spent a month walking, hitchhiking, & riding buses around the Deep South of the early 1960s, crossing the line "into the country of the American Negro--a country of hate, fear, & hopelessness." Orig. appearing in excerpts in Sepia magazine & in hardcover in 1960, this is the First Mass Market Paperback Edition (Signet P2709) from 1961, but a later (31st) printing. In 157 pages + 2 pages of ads for other titles in rear, photos on back cover Condition is VG: completely clean & unmarked inside, noticeable rightward lean & spine roll, minor edgewear & rubbing all around. Pages moderately… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Literary Guild of America, 1928. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. Biographical account of Henri Christophe, a key figure in the Haitian Revolution in the late 1700s & Haiti's one & only Monarch, appointed in 1811. On 207 pages, with Bibliography in rear. Orig. published by Harper & Brothers in 1928, this is the First Edition from the Literary Guild (First, thus), with the stunning Deco-style duotone illustrations of Mahlon Blaine gracing both front & rear board, endpapers, & throughout the text. Hardcover book in black matte cloth-wrapped spine with decorative paper to front & rear boars, paper title box to spine. Condition is VG-: very clean, pages creamy white with moderate tanning, heaviest around edges. Binding strong & straight, hinges intact. Moderate rubbing to extremities, bumped corners. No slipcase (orig. came with one). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1987. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good+/Fine. A "panoramic overview" of black music in America from the early 1800's slave songs through the accomplishments of African-American jazz greats in the 1970s. A First Edition, first printing from 1987, in 198 pages with black-and-white photos throughout, Index, Selected Bibliography. Designed for YA readers, middle school & up. An Ex-Lib copy with the usual stamps & markings in front matter & to outside page edges, removed card pocket. Condition is Good+: aside from these markings & heavy rubbing to lower edges, the book is completely clean, binding strong & straight. The unclipped DJ is Fine, protected under library mylarOur photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Dell, 1964. First Paperback 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Fine. Nigerian-born American college professor examines the rise of the US Muslim movement in the 1960s & analyzes its appeal to "the lower-class urban Negro," Orig. published in hardcover in 1962, this is the First Printing of the First Mass Market Paperback Edition (Dell #0574) from Jan. 1964. It is in stunning Fine condition: appears unopened, completely clean & bright, binding tight & square, pages moderately tanned (heavier to edges & inside both covers) but unmarked. Virtually flawless & protected in new clear mylar collector bag to keep it so! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Star athlete turned educator & then president of the historically all-black Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia, offers a review here "for the new Negro" in the heyday of the Civil Rights movement an overview of the "tremendous job & career opportunities opening up for educated young blacks everywhere in America." In 274 pages, with Index. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1969, this hardcover 8vo has bright magenta cloth-covered boards lettered in peach to spine. Condition is Near Fine: just slightly dust-dulled, else as clean & bright as brand new! Binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & unmarked. Mild corner bumping.The unclipped DJ is VG, with some discoloration, a few short unclosed tears, & mild rubbing/wrinkling to extremities, tiny corner chips. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day… Read More

1971. First Edition First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Collins, Paul. An attempt to present "a personal, intimate portrait of Africa as it really exists today both in the city & in the bush,'' with the "special sympathies" of black photographer Collins, who journeyed with his infant son & writer Lee to trace this ancestors over an 18-month excursion to the Western African republics of Senegal & Gambia, which commenced in 1969. In 126 pages, with decorative endpapers, 30 original paintings by Collins, & complementary text by Lee. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1971, this hardcover quarto has tan & deep brown faux-leather over boards, stamped with black lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning, but completely unmarked. Mild bumping to the center of the bottom edges of both front & rear boards &… Read More

Scholastic Inc., 1989. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fine. Byard, Carole. A magical & powerful story for Xmas about a young African American boy living in poverty in the inner city who summons the magical powers of the "kente,'' a beautifully colored African cloth that accompanied the people of the Ashanti tribe across the ocean when they were sold into slavery, to find joy & pride in his identity. Lavishly illustrated on every page by Carole Byard. A FIRST EDITION, first printing, from 1989, this softcover book has colorfully decorated wrappers. Unpaginated. Condition is Fine: just slightly less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean & bright, binding straight & strong, pages white, colors bright. Near perfection! Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next… Read More

Routledge, 1988. PBO (paperback original) . Soft cover. As New. Collection of plays by both emerging & established, award-winning playwrights, from both before & after apartheid, that focus on the lives of black South African women. Each of the 10 plays includes an editorial introduction, interview with the playwright, artistic statement, & production history. In 177 pages with an Introduction & Bibliography. From the library of the founding chair of the Theatre Dept at UC Davis, this is the First softcover edition from 1988. Trade paperback is in As New condition: appears never opened, publisher's review slip laid in. Completely clean, bright, & unmarked. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Applies a psychoanalytic perspective to statistical data, 1920-1960, as well as empirical research on 25 young black youth in New York City, to explore the dynamics of suicide in this population & how it differs radically from its expression (both in terms of ideation & outcomes) from that found in their white counterparts. In 176 pages with Appendices, Index, erratum notice laid in. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1969, this hardcover book has gray-black cloth-covered boards with embossed deep gray lettering to spine. Just removed from storage where it was packed as a review copy, it is in Fine condition in a Fine DJ: completely clean, pages creamy white with a whisper of tanning to edges, but unmarked; binding strong & straight. The unclipped DJ is equally nice, with no fading or edgewear. Our photos depict the Ex act book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of… Read More

Mentor/New American Library, 1968. First Edition Later Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Collection of fiction, poetry, autobiographical material, & literary criticism from leading Black voices of the late 1960s, including Richard Wright, Malcolm X, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Lance Jeffers, LeRoi James, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Margaret Walker, Gwendolyn Brooks, & more. In 720 pages with Bibliography. First published in Sept. 1966, this is a later (21st) printing of that FIRST EDITION from the early 1970s (with ISBN). Mass market paperback in black/white/yellow decorative wrappers is in Near Fine condition: just slightly off being Brand New--looks & feels unopened! Completely clean & unmarked, binding strong & straight, pages off-white with heavy tanning to all edges, commensurate with age, but still completely supple. Extremely mild edgewear/rubbing to extremities, with no fading or creasing. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock"… Read More