The Negro in America Today
Collier, 1954. Reprint. Saddle-stiched. 4to. 76pp. Inserts are unpaginated. Pages are bright and unmarked. Wraps are foxed with pointed corners. Includes tan pamphlet and matching Newsweek magazine title.
Books about African American history, culture and literature.
Collier, 1954. Reprint. Saddle-stiched. 4to. 76pp. Inserts are unpaginated. Pages are bright and unmarked. Wraps are foxed with pointed corners. Includes tan pamphlet and matching Newsweek magazine title.
University Press of Kentucky, 1985. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 183p. A clean ex-library copy with the typical stamps and markings present. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Red cloth boards are clean and pointed. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with a sunned spine and minor shelf wear. Binding is tight, hinges.....
Pearson, 2002. 1st printing. Paperback.8vo. 256pp.Text unmarked to white pages. Bumped lower corner has curled first few pages. Binding square and secure. Covers are moderately worn with a heavily creased bottom corner and creased front hinge.
Rhinoceros Success, 1996. Reprint. 8vo Softcover. 102p. White pages are unmarked. Colorful wraps are glossy and pointed with gently bumped spine ends. Binding is tight, spine is unbroken.
Houghton Mifflin, 1931. 8Vo Hardcover. 153pp. Tan boards, salmon and black lettering and graphics on spine and front board, unclipped jacket in mylar. Text and artwork is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Moderate+ overall book shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and corner.....
W.W. Norton & Co., Inc., 1998. Signed. 8vo Hardcover. 284p. Signed and inscribed by author Pierce-Baker on half title. White pages are otherwise unmarked. Firmly bound with securely attached hinges. Black paper boards are clean and pointed. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minor edge wear.
University of Virginia Press, 1992. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 134pp. White pages are unmarked with a few b/w photos. Bound in yellow cloth boards with crisply pointed corners and black lettering. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with minor shelf wear and small price.....
Dell, 1962. 1st Printing. 12Mo Softcover. 429pp. White pages are unmarked. Wraps are glossy with minor scuffing on back. Binding is tight, spine is lightly creased.
Pomegranate, 2000. 1st. 4To Oblong Hardcover. 272pp. Colorful pages are bright and unmarked. Red boards have pointed corners, gold gilt lettering and light surface wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are secure. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with a 1" inch tear on bottom panel and light edge wear.....
Anchor Books, 1993. Signed. 8Vo Softcover. 363pp. Signed by all members on title page. Text is bright and unmarked. Covers are glossy with light edge-wear and bumped corners. Binding is tightly bound and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased.
Madison Avenue, NY: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Signed 1st edition. 308 pages. Includes the previous owner's old newspaper excerpts about the author which left a stain on pages 140-141 & a cute old birthday card. Beige cloth boards have small brown stain on front. Binding.....
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940. 1st Edition. 12mo Hardcover. 145p. Written by celebrity chef who broke barriers in the Jim Crow South. Text unmarked with a warm patina. Binding is tight, hinges are securely attached. Blue cloth boards are slightly soiled on extremities with a sunned spine and bumped corners. Notations.....
Louisiana State Univ Press, 2000. 8Vo Softcover. 228pp. Text is moderately highlighted, still a good and legible reading copy. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. Covers are glossy with curled foredges, a vertical crease on backside and a few stickers.
University Microfilms, 1970. Facsimile. 8Vo Hardcover. 400pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages with some sparse foxing present. Midnight blue boards are clean with gold lettering over spine. Binding is tightly bound and square; front hinge is split but remains fully attached. Original receipt and paperclip notes included. Lacks a......
University Press of Virginia, 1995. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 216p. Crisp, white pages unmarked. Brown woven cloth covered boards remain clean, pointed and firmly bound to a white titled spine. Dust jacket is unclipped with minor wrinkling to rear panel.
The University of North Carolina Press, 2000. Reprint. 8vo Softcover. 436p. Contents unmarked on bright pages with a few faintly dog-eared pages. Covers are glossy with bumped corners. Tightly bound with unbroken spine.
University of North Carolina Press, 2017. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 294pp. Dust jacket is glossy and unclipped with minor shelf wear present. Firmly bound with clean covers. Sparse penciled notations throughout.
Acropolis Books Inc., 1988. 1st. 8vo Hardcover. 436p. White pages are unmarked with a few dog-eared corners. Binding is tight, hinges are securely attached. Grey paper boards are pointed with light foxing on top edge of text-block. Jacket is glossy and unclipped with light edge wear. The fascinating story of.....
2 Volumes. 4To Hardcover. 740pp. A complete two volume set. A very clean ex-library copy with subtle markings. Text is unmarked on white pages. Boards are glossy with crisply pointed corners and a few stickers. Binding is tight and square. Faint foxing along text-block. Supplements not included.
1998. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 192pp. Text is unmarked on stiffened and lightly wrinkled pages from water damage. Bound in glossy illustrated boards with pointed corners gold gilt lettering. Tightly bound with fully attached hinges. A spectacular reading copy.
Helga M. Rogers, 1980. Reprint. Third Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 241pp. Text is sparsely highlighted and underlined- bookstore stamps present on either flyleaf. Binding slightly canted though secure. Blue cloth with stamped gilt titling. Minor edge wear. Includes dust jacket in good condition- original price has been marked through, margins discolored.....
Tuskegee Airman Inc., 1976. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 160pp. Text is unmarked and full of b&w photos throughout. Red covers are glossy with some surface wear and chipping to edges and spine. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remain uncreased. Large brown smudge on front end-paper from.....
The University of North Carolina Press, 2009. 8Vo Softcover. 406p. Contents are moderately highlighted and underlined, text still legible. Covers are glossy with bumped corners and a small tear on backside. Tightly bound with unbroken spine. Previous owner's name and notations penned on front endpage.
Westview Press, 1983. 1st Printing. 8Vo Softcover. 356p. Text is sparsely notated in pencil; contents are perfectly legible. Blue wraps are glossy with bumped corners and minor edge wear. Tightly bound with an unbroken spine. Bookstore stamp present on front endpage.
Southern Illinois University Press, 1964. 1st. 8vo Hardcover. 300p. An ex-library copy with the typical stamps and markings present. Text otherwise unmarked with a light patina. Binding is intact with a split front hinge that remains attached. Boards are pointed. Jacket is price clipped with minor wrinkling on back panel.....