The study of human slavery, primarily from the African American experience.
New York: Books For Libraries Press, 1971. 8vo, Hardcover. Ex-Library copy. Interior and text remains bright on clean white pages. Includes sheet music to songs. bronze faux leather boards are clean. Binding strong, tight, and square; hinges are secure. Light bumping to corners. Bak endpaper has library stickers and a......
University of Oklahoma Press, 1996. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 543 pp. Text is unmarked on clean pages. Bound in black illustrated covers with corners gently bumped. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased. Book store stamp present on front end paper.
The Peter Paul Book Company, 1897. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 131pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages with mismatched deckle-edges, adding rich character. Bound in heavily bud-eaten and rubbed forest green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering and lightly bumped corners. Binding is tightly bound and hinges are fully attached. Inscribed.....
Johnson Publishing Company, Inc, 2001. 4th Printing. 8Vo Hardcover. 652pp. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages. Jacket is glossy and price remains unclipped with a crease running down inner flap. Bound in black cloth boards with pointed corners and white lettering. Tightly bound with fully attached hinges. Faint scuffing.....
Cornell University Press, 2001. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 215pp. Text is unmarked on clean pages. Bound in black cloth boards with pointed corners gold gilt lettering. Tightly bound with fully attached hinges. White jacket is bright with minor scuffing to back.
Equal Justice Initiative, 2014. Pamphlet. 8vo. 58pp. Content is clean and unmarked. Staple binding remains square and secure. Covers are only minimal edge rubbed.
William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1971. 8Vo Hardcover. 329pp. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages. Bound in salmon cloth boards with crisply pointed corners and black lettering. Tightly bound with hinges fully attached. Beige jacket is has a 4" inch horizontal tear on back side; price is clipped with.....
Joseph Knight Company, 1888. Copeland, Charles; Myrick, Frank; Anthony A. V. S. 8vo hardcover. Unpaginated. This rare book features all gilt edges & beautifully detailed b&w etchings on nearly every page. Though many of the pages are loose & tucked in the contents appear complete, some pages show light discoloration.....
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002. Paperback. 8vo. 444 pages. Binding is tight & secure. Text contains notes & underlining throughout. Outer cover shoes signs of bumping to corners & edges. Small tear on bottom of front cover near spine.
Creative Age Press, Inc., 1946. 8Vo Hardcover. 276pp. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages with deckled edges. Bound in mildly black bug-eaten boards with bumped corners and faded gold gilt lettering. Jacket is intact but heavily chipped to edges with duct tape on spine; price is clipped. Binding is.....
The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1997. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 301pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Bound in grey boards with crisply pointed corners and silver gilt lettering. Jacket is glossy and unmarked; price remains unclipped. Binding is tightly bound and square; hinges are fully attached. Soiling present around text-block.....
Bowes & Bowes, 1962. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Inscribed by Barnett Hollander on front fly, dated 1962. 212p. Pages are toned, but otherwise unmarked. Two tonal blue and gray cloth boards slightly toned around margins. Gilt lettered spine square and secure- gray cloth of spine tanned. Faint foxing along top.....
New York: Folklorica Press Inc., 1981. 4TO Softcover. 233 ppg. Text is bright and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure. Mild shelf wear to covers with a few light creases present. A nice historic collection of old sheet music with lyrics to spirituals.
Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2007. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 158pp. Text is unmarked on bright, clean pages. Bound in white paper boards with gold gilt lettering and crisply pointed corners. Mustard matte jacket is pristine and price remains unclipped. Binding is tightly bound and square; hinges are fully attached.
Madison House, 1995. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 289pp. Text is bright and unmarked. Glossy blue covers show minimal surface wear. Binding is tightly bound and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased. Bookstore stamp on front end-page.
The University of Georgia Press, 2001. 1st edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 327pp. White pages unmarked. Blue paper covered boards titled in white along the spine. Light dust soiling along top edge. Spine severely dust soiled. Binding secure. Dust jacket remains in very good condition, unclipped, scuffed over rear surface and top.....
University of South Carolina, 200. 4To Softcover. 101pp. Text is unmarked on glossy white pages with photography throughout. Bound in purple illustrated covers with crisply pointed corners and minimal surface wear. Spine remains uncreased.
The Univeristy of North Carolina Press, 2003. 8Vo Softcover. 387pp. Text is bright and unmarked. Matte covers have crisply pointed corners and minimal surface wear. Binding is tightly bound and square; hinges are fully attached. Spine remains uncreased.
Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1988. 2nd printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 460p. White pages crisp and unmarked. Binding slightly loosened though hinges remain full attached. Boards lightly bumped. Good dust jacket is marked by patina and moderate scuffing.
Patricia B. Mitchell, 2013. Twenty-Third Printing. Pamphlet. 8vo. 37pp. Staple binding is secure and tight. Text unmarked on white pages. Covers remain clean with a small eroded spot on the rear cover, possibly from a peeled sticker.
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.....
The University of North Carolina, 2006. 1st. 8Vo Hardcover. 199pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Bound in black cloth boards with crisply pointed corners and silver gilt lettering. Binding is square and tight; hinges are fully attached. Jacket is glossy with minimal wear and price remains unclipped. Light sticker.....
Pelican Publishing, 2010. Signed. 4To Hardcover. Signed by author on title page. Text is unmarked with colorful illustrations throughout. Bound in vibrant boards with pointed corners. Binding is tight, hinges are fully attached. Jacket is glossy and remains unclipped with minimal wear.
Pudney & Russell Publishers, 1859. 1st edition. Hardcover. 12mo. A pro-slavery collection of letters from Edward A. Pollard to his friend in the North- notably advocating for reopening of the slave trade and as a "candid" view of black people from a Southerner. Petite hardcover hardbound in brown stamped cloth.....