New York, World View Publishers, 46 West 21st Street. Place Published: New York, Publisher: World View Publishers, 46 West 21st Street Date Published: 1974 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Soft Cover Booklet soft cover. 5.25" x 7.25", 102pp. Osborn Perry Anderson was a freedman and a printer by trade. Anderson escaped... More
New York: Published by the author New York : No. 5 Spruce Street. Place Published: New York Publisher: Published by the author New York : No. 5 Spruce Street Date Published: [1850] Edition: Early Binding: Hard Cover 19cm x 12cm (7.5” x 5”), Reading Copy. Funky amateur rebinding. Pages fragile... More
Date Published: [1829] Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding 7-1/2 x 10 inch autograph manuscript signed, no place or date but 1829. Folds with minor tears and one small hole near signature but not affecting. Overall condition very good “…it is now the 23rd day of the ninth month 1829... More
Harper & Bros. Publisher: Harper & Bros. Date Published: 1941 Edition: 1st Binding: xiv, 398p. Blue cloth boards with gilt type on spine. Internally nice and clean. Dust jacket chipped front and spine edges. Fine/Very Good. Black-and-white illustrations and a full page map "Rivers, Railways and Roads in the... More
New York: The Century Company. Place Published: New York Publisher: The Century Company Date Published: [1885] Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Hard Cover 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches. vii, [1]- 976pp. Rebound preserving original black spine with gilt type and leather corners. New endpapers. Inside very clean. Near fine condition now. A.... More
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington. Place Published: London Publisher: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington Date Published: 1876 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Hard Cover First UK edition. 5-1/2" x 8-3/4 inches. 712pp. Original publishers pebbled maroon cloth with gilt lettering to a quite faded spine and old shelf... More
New York: Freedomways Associates Inc. Place Published: New York Publisher: Freedomways Associates Inc. Date Published: 1977 & 1979 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Soft Cover First editions. Four copies, 1979, volume 19, numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Moderate wear. Featured personalities ranging from Angela Davis to Muhammad Ali with essays from... More
Niagara Historical Society Niagara, Times and Job Print, 1897. Publisher: Niagara Historical Society Niagara, Times and Job Print, 1897 Date Published: 1897 Edition: 1st Binding: Soft Cover 24pp plus light brown paper covers. 21.5 cm x 15cm (8.5” x 6”) Fair only condition. Centennial Poem by Mrs. Curzon Fort Niagara... More
[New York]: G. SCHIRMER, INC., [nd]. Place Published: [New York] Publisher: G. SCHIRMER, INC., [nd] Date Published: [1914] Edition: 1st Binding: Soft Cover A RELIGIOUS CHARACTERISTIC IN THE FORM OF AN ANTHEM FOR EIGHT PART CHORUS OF MIXED VOICES. Written by Nathaniel Dett 260cm x 175cm ; Sheet music. 8... More
Charleston: John Russell. Harper and Calvo, Printers. 32 Chalmers-street. Charleston. Place Published: Charleston Publisher: John Russell. Harper and Calvo, Printers. 32 Chalmers-street. Charleston. Date Published: 1855 Edition: 2nd Binding: Hard Cover SCARCE, STATED 2ND EDITION (1855) 2nd US edition. 4-5/8 x 7-3/8 inches. xvi, (2), [19]-108pp. Includes 16pp introduction and... More
Lancaster: The New Era Printing Co. Place Published: Lancaster Publisher: The New Era Printing Co. Date Published: 1911 Edition: 2nd Edition Binding: Hard Cover FIRST VIOLENT RESISTANCE TO THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW OF 1850. Second and Revised Edition, 7-3/4 x 10-78 inches. ix, [1]-158pp. Original very light brown cloth boards... More
Buffalo: H.U. Johnson, printed by C.W. Multon. Place Published: Buffalo Publisher: H.U. Johnson, printed by C.W. Multon Date Published: 1894 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Hard Cover 12mo, 7” x 5”, 194 pages, light brown pictorial cloth with black type and illustration on cover, cloth soiled and corners bumped and worn... More
Orwell, Ohio: H. U. Johnson. Place Published: Orwell, Ohio Publisher: H. U. Johnson Date Published: 1896 Edition: 2nd Edition Binding: Hard Cover Small octavo, vi, [4], [9]-194 pp., portrait frontis. Original pictorial brown cloth. Frontis of Johnson; illustrated with 8 sketches and b&w photographs. 2nd edition. Very good condition. Contains... More
Boston: Houghton, Osgood & Co., Place Published: Boston Publisher: Houghton, Osgood & Co., Date Published: 1880 Edition: Revised Binding: Hard Cover UNCOMMON IN THE HOUGHTON, OSGOOD IMPRINT, (PRECEEDS HOUGHTON MIFFLIN) 8vo, viii, 243pp. ( 112 spirituals with musical scores), Revised edition., 59th thousand. Green pictorial cloth with gilt type on... More
New York: Charles A. Dana's The United States Illustrated; in Views of City And Country. Place Published: New York Publisher: Charles A. Dana's The United States Illustrated; in Views of City And Country. Date Published: [1855] Binding: No binding This 5 x 6.5 inch engraved view by is the renowned... More
Hartford: The Connecticut Courant newspaper. Place Published: Hartford Publisher: The Connecticut Courant newspaper Date Published: 1792 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding AN EARLY AND IMPORTANT DOCUMENT IN THE HISTORY OF SLAVERY 10 x 16.75 inches, 4pp, The Connecticut Courant, June 18, 1792, Hartford, newspaper. The main article concerns hearings... More
Florida: The Norman Film Studios. Place Published: Florida Publisher: The Norman Film Studios Date Published: 1919 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding SCARCE VERY EARLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN 1920'S MOVIE EPHEMERA One colour on a colored stock (light green paper) printed flyer, 6" x 9 ", 2pp., small chips at bottom left... More
Florida: The Norman Film Studios. Place Published: Florida Publisher: The Norman Film Studios Date Published: 1928 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding BLACK GOLD WAS AN "ALL COLORED CAST" SILENT FILM PRODUCED IN 1928. First US edition. Folded multi-panel promotional brochure meant for mailing (folded size 11 inches long and... More
Florida: The Norman Film Studios. Place Published: Florida Publisher: The Norman Film Studios Date Published: 1923 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding SCARCE VERY EARLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN 1920'S MOVIE EPHEMERA First edition. Folded multi-panel promotional brochure meant for mailing (folded size 11” long and 3 1/2” wide). Opens up to a.... More
Date Published: 1875 Binding: No binding Very good condition. 9.75” x 6” 15 pages disbound from a book (p.579 - p.592) Original printed speech of 1792 was 32 pp. "If we listen to the voice of reason and duty, and pursue this night the line of conduct which they prescribe... More
Washington, DC: The Association for the study of Negro life and history. Place Published: Washington, DC Publisher: The Association for the study of Negro life and history Date Published: 1920 Edition: Early edition Binding: Soft Cover 6-1/4 x 9-3/4 inches (6),[1]-120pp.(1) Printed wraps with strip of black cloth spine binding... More
Lancaster, PA: Printed at the Office of the Journal. Place Published: Lancaster, PA Publisher: Printed at the Office of the Journal Date Published: 1883 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: Hard Cover 7.25” by 5”, xiv, [26]-407, [1] pp. Rebound in modern gilt-lettered black buckram with gilt type on spine and front... More
Date Published: 1909 Binding: 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches. 1909 postmarked dated Post card showing black baby girl on an old wooden crate with watermelon next to her. Washa Ont., & Ramona Ont. Split circulars postmarks with a 1¢ stamp. Creased left and right corners otherwise, very good condition. More
Tuskegee: Booker T. Washington. Place Published: Tuskegee Publisher: Booker T. Washington Date Published: 1912 Edition: 1st Edition Binding: No binding [Tuskegee, 15 May 1912.] Letter by Booker T. Washington with his signature, requesting a contribution of tools for the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, addressed to Mr. J. T. McCready, a.... More