Books about African American history, culture and literature.
University of California Press, 2007. 8Vo Softcover. 101 ppg. Text is glossy and clean. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure. Matte covers show minimal wear. Volume 2 of the "Defining Moments of American Photography," series. Crisp and clean copy.
Houston, Texas: C.B. Publishers, 1988. Black Greatness Series, Volume I. 4TO Paperback. 101 ppg. Third printing. Text is bright, no writing or highlighting. Binding is tight & hinges are secure. Front & back white covers have foxing present and shows wear from age w/ light upcurl on front. Inner front.....
Third World Press, 2000. Eighth Printing. 8Vo Softcover. 512pp. Text is bright and unmarked. Hinges are secure; binding is stiff and square. Navy blue covers are glossy with minor shelf wear and a small upcurl to cover. Text-block has a small pen ink marking.
1983. First. 8VO Hardcover. 79 ppg. Text is bright & clean. No writing or creases. Binding is tight & hinges are secure. Hunter green boards show minor surface wear from age. Green jacket is untorn, one small chip on top of spine & light wear.
The J.W. Burke Company, 1926. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 172pp. Bound in brown cloth boards. Hinges are intact. Cover boards are heavily surface rubbed; corners and head & foot of spine are lightly frayed with a deeply tanned spine. Front end-paper has a black ink pen drawing from previous owner. Binding.....
McGraw-Hill, 2010. 9th edition. Paperback: 710 pages. Book is in good condition with some wear to the cover as well stickers on the front and back cover.
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. Hardcover. 8vo. 255ppg. Inscribed, signed and dated on title page by author, Chet Fuller; text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Rusty red cloth cover boards are square and corners are pointed. Minimal shelf wear on boards with a 1/4 inch dot of green residue on back.....
Henry Holt and Company, 1937. 3rd Printing. 8Vo Hardcover. Text is unmarked on lightly patinated pages with colorful sketchy illustrations. Binding is square and hinges are attached. Beige boards show light soiling and sunning from age. Foxing present on front end-papers.
The Williamson Press, 1946. 1st. 8Vo Pamphlet. 58pp. Brown paper pamphlet with stapled binding, sheet music and lyrics with B&W illustrations. Text is bright and unmarked. Hinges are secure. Front cover is missing a 4" inch stip on the bottom, which was cut out. Bottom of textblock has a faded.....
This listing is for an INSTRUCTOR'S EDITION in acceptable condition with a few loose pages that have been repaired but are still attached.
2005. 8Vo Softcover. 207 ppg. Spine is uncreased, binding is tight and square. Hinges are attached. Black covers are glossy with mild shelf wear. Text is bright with a few pages of marred notes in red pen and some yellow highlighting.
WingSpan Press, 2008. First. 8VO Hardcover. 189 ppg. Inscribed and signed by author on title page, "To Polk, The struggle continues." Text is clean, no writing or creases. Binding feels stiff. Grey cloth boards are unmarked & jacket is glossy and clean.
Book is in like new condition still sealed in the original plastic wrap.
Jacksonville, FL: Crime Science Books, 2012. Signed. 8Vo Softcover. 235 ppg. Signed by author in blue pen on title page. Text is clean and unmarked. Binding is tight. Spine is uncreased, hinges are secure. Covers are glossy with a light upcurl.
Arena Editions, 1999. 1st. 4TO Hardcover. 153 ppg. Text is glossy and clean. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are intact. Black cloth boards show minimal wear. Jacket is unclipped with normal shelf wear and a small 1" inch tear to the bottom of spine.
Arlington House Publishers, 1975. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. Signed, dated and inscribed on front end-paper by author in black pen. Text is bright and clean. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure. Purple jacket is glossy with minimal edge wear.
A.S. Press, 1965. First. 8Vo Softcover. 276pp. Text is bright and unmarked. Binding is square and hinges are secure. White illustrated covers with red font shows light surface wear. Spine is heavily sunned and title is faded with foxing around the edges.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1945. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 491 ppg. Collection of writings by and about African Americans, sharing their struggle for democracy. Text is unmarked with a warm patina from age. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure, Grey cloth boards show minor shelf.....
Cokesbury Press, 1926. 1st. 16MO Hardcover. 36 ppg. Text is unmarked on lightly patinated pages. Binding is square and hinges are attached. Dark brown boards show mildly rubbed edges with a light upcurl. Inscribed by previous owner on front end-paper in black ink.
Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover, 311ppg. Like new condition book. Dust jacket is in like new condition wrapped in protective mylar. NOT an ex-library copy. Edges of dust jacket have no ware, unbent, unclipped. Corners are not bumped. Pages are clean, intact and bright. Spine.....
Scholastic Inc., 1993. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 210pp. Inscribed and signed for a previous owner by the author, Walter Dean Myers, on the title page. Quarter bound in red cloth with black boards and shiny silver gilt along the spine; boards are very clean with pointed corners. Binding is square and.....
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1934. 12-MO Hardcover. 64 pp. Includes The Gingerbread Man and Titty Mouse and Tatty Mouse. Text is bright and unmarked with some faint foxing. Red illustrated boards are rubbed and heavily edge-worn with a small inscription in blue pen on inside board. Loose hinges reinforced.....
Ohio University Press, 2014. 1st. 12MO Softcover. 164 ppg. New , unready copy. Text is bright and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are uncreased.
USA: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1970. 8VO Hardcover. 215 ppg. Ex-Library book w/ old checkout & stamps. Black jacket is glossy & untorn, not price clipped. Black boards are unmarked. Text is clean, no writing or creases. Binding is tight & hinges are secure. Mild foxing on text block.....
Emerson Hall Publishers, Inc., 1972. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 126 ppg. Introduction by Reverend Jesse Jackson. Text is clean and bright. Red boards are unmarked. Jacket shows minimal shelf wear; no tears, not price clipped with original price of $7.95 present. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure. A light.....