Philadelphia: The Academy Academy of Political and Social Science, 1965. Booklet [5x7]; pp 214; Fair/paperback; dark beige spine with black text; orange covers show several chips to spine and edges; sunned spine and head edge; minor wear to edges; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; previous owner's name to first page; slight defect to front hinge; interior clean; illustrated;. More

New York: American Bible Society, 2005. Octavo; VG; black spine with gilt text; black leatherette binding; exterior clean; text block clean; pp 899; maps at rear; ribbon marker; King James Version in marginal English text; text in Gullah (Sea Island Creole) NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2. More

New York: William Harned, 1850. Third Edition. Octavo, 36 pages; VG-; softcover; disbound pamphlet; third edition of Sabin no. 26125; some wear and soiling; some foxing throughout; pages without marginalia or underlining; an excerpt reads, "James Hamlet is a highly esteemed young man. In the language of the subservient Journal of Commerce, he is "a steady, correct, and upright man," "a member of the Methodist Church," and "can be redeemed for $800.""; RW consignment; shelved Case 8 1/2. More

Office of Policy Planning and Research, United States Department of Labor, 1965. First Edition, First Printing. Small quarto; 78 pages; VG-; housed in a protective mylar bag; black paper covers with white titling on front cover, staplebound; mild shelfwear to covers, including small chips, rubbing, a very small open tear on the fore edge of the front cover, creasing, a small closed tear to the top edge of the rear cover, and rusted staples; mild foxing to textblock, with "JFR" written on the top edge in blue ink and a mild crease to the upper fore edge corner of all pages; black and white graphs throughout; final two pages missing a small piece of the upper fore edge corner; shelved case 1. More

New York/Philadelphia: 1969/1970. Three Black Panther handbills from 1969 and 1970; VG; The first is a two-page mimeographed handbill issued in New York on December 8, 1969, just four days after the assassination of Fred Hampton. The recto is headlined “Stop the Persecution of the Black Panther Party” and addresses the death of Hampton and a raid on the Black Panthers’ Los Angeles office. The bottom announces an anti-Nixon demonstration at the Waldorf organized by Youth Against War & Fascism. The verso advertises the fundraising efforts of the Defense Committee for the Wilmington “8”, which organized demonstrations and raised funds for the defense of 8 men convicted of assaulting two FBI agents in October of 1968. New York, 1969. Quarto, two pages. Two page mimeographed handbill on one sheet of light-yellow 8.5” x 11” copy paper. Very good condition. There is some uneven age-toning along the left and bottom edges (of recto), a ¼-inch closed tear on the right edge, and two small ink-marks in the left margin of the verso.; The second is a mimeographed handbill printed April 1969, announcing a demonstration at the bail hearing for the Panther 21. A vintage document from one of the seminal events in the history of black radical activism. New York, 1969. Quarto, one page. One page handbill on beige 8.5” x 11” copy paper. Very good condition. Document shows two vertical and two horizontal creases from folding, and a ¼-inch closed tear at the top edge.; The third is a two-page mimeographed handbill printed by the Philadelphia Branch of the Black Panther Party in March of 1970 addressing the recent death (March 2, 1970) of James Hamilton at the hands of police. Head-lined “Cisco-Kidd Pig Rizzo Oinks Again!”, the document blends typescript, hand-writing, illustration and copied newsprint. Frank Rizzo, then-police commissioner and future mayor of Philadelphia, is the subject of the handbill’s polemic. Philadelphia, 1970. Quarto, two pages. Two page handbill on single sheet of white 8.5” x 11” copy paper. Very good condition. The document has some uneven age-toning on both pages, two small closed tears in the bottom and top-left margins, and one crease from folding.; CX Consignment; shelved case 0. More

Columbus: Who's Who Publishing Co., 2013. Quarto; G; Paperback; Spine, red with white print; Cover has light edgewear, 2-inch closed tear and crease to front fore edge, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 244 pages, illustrated (b&w, color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More

Cincinnati: Bangs and Company, 1856. First Edition. Octavo, 332 pages; G-; Original cloth boards, with tooled covers and gilt letters to spine; Boards show significant wear/chipping to head/tail of spine, moderate wear to corners, several chips to cloth on back board, and light soiling overall; Textblock has moderate plus age-toning and light soiling to edges, a tear to the top corner of the ffep, light occasional foxing to pages interiorly throughout, and three ownership inscriptions (one to ffep, one to sfep, and one to succeeding page); Includes eight illustrations (engraved), including frontispiece. RWO. More

New York: Pantheon Books, 1999. First edition. Octavo; First edition; VG-/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, b&w illustrations with yellow and white print on black banners; DJ in mylar, clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and black paper to boards, slight bump to front bottom edge, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the title page; x, 694 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More

Sausalito, CA: The Black Scholar, 1971. Booklet [8x10]; pp 64; G/paperback; black and white pictorial covers; black titles to front; covers have slight soiling to exterior; previous owner's label to rear; intact binding; text block shows mild tone; interior clean; illustrated. More

New York: Basic Civitas Books, 1999. First edition. Quarto; 1st edition; VG/G+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with gold print; DJ has light edgewear, slight shelfwear, but is clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; xxxvii, 2095 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w, color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1954. Second Edition. Octavo; pp 239; G/G-; light beige spine with grayish brown text; dust jacket has modest sunning to spine; some edge with minor chips; cloth shows slight toning to edges; mild wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; previous owner's bookplate to ffep; illustrated; interior clean; tight binding;. More

Sausalito, CA: The Black Scholar, 1976. Booklet [8x10]; pp 64; G/paperback; black and white pictorial covers; black titles to front; covers have slight tone toward exterior edges; previous owner's label to rear; intact binding; text block shows mild tone; interior clean; illustrated. More

Boston: The Beacon Press, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 175 pages. In Very Good condition, with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket spine red with white lettering and protected with a mylar covering. Price unclipped: “$2.75”. Some fading to spine, light shelf wear and rubbing, single deep horizontal scratch to front cover that does not go through jacket. Light foxing to interior, pencil strike through price on flap. First issue jacket without blurbs on the rear panel. AR Consignment. Shelved in Case 1. More

New York: William Morrow, 2001. First edition. Octavo; First edition; VG-/VG; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with grey print; DJ in mylar, clean and bright; Boards quarter bound with blue paper to spine and blue textured paper to boards, silver print, clean and strong, slightly cocked spine; Text block has small blemishes on rear endpapers, else clean and tight; Signed in ink by the author on the title page; xv, 384 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More

Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. First Oxford University Press PB Edition, First Printing. Small Octavo; G/paperback; black spine with white text; first Oxford University Press PB edition, first printing; slight wear to edges and joints; covers show fairly mild wear; edges have some rubbing wear; good binding; textblock edges have age toned somewhat; slight foxing to inside covers and facing pages; illustrated; pp 152. More

Columbus, Ohio: H. Miller, 1861. Early Edition. Thick Octavo, 866 pages; G; rebound in later full grey buckram, black titling to spine; mild shelfwear and rubbing; edges of text block marbled; water-staining along lower edge of text block, extending up lower half of gutter throughout volume, smaller tide-marks along center of volume; light foxing throughout; JR consignment; shelved case 1. More

Cincinnati: Wm. H. Moore & Co., 1846. First Edition. Octavo, viii, pp. [9]-482, 24 pages; G-; Contemporary cloth, with tooled covers and gilt lettering to spine; Boards show moderate wear to edges and corners, moderate wear to head/tail of spine, and moderate soiling overall; Textblock has moderate plus age-toning to edges, light shelfwear to bottom edge, moderate dampstaining to pastedowns (front and back, not impacting text), and former ownership inscriptions on ffep and on titlepage; Multiple pages uncut; Includes 24 pages of publisher's ads at back of book; RWO. More

Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky, 1988. Octavo; G+/paperback; light green spine with black text; exterior to covers have one or two white scratches; mild crease to front fore edge; other slight edge wear; binding intact; text block exterior edges few smudges; interior clean; pp 257. More

Chicago, Il: The University of Chicago Press, 2019. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 181 pages; VG; softcover; spine gray and white with black text; mild shelf wear; signed by Bost on half title; pages clean; shelved African American Studies. More

Baltimore, MD: Church Advocate Press, 1925. Second Edition. Octavo, 160 pages; VG-; bound in publisher's dark green cloth, black titling to front cover; mild rubbing and wear to boards; mild Smoky odor; Inscribed by Braggs on the ffep to a member of his congregation, dated June 3, 1926; shelved case 1. More

Washington: The Smithsonian Institution Press, 1971. Larger Octavo; pp 208; G/paperback; covers has modest toning to exterior; intact panels; text block's edges show some foxing; interior clean; tight binding; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; arts - American;. More

Brooklyn: East Publications, 1976. Octavo; Pages not numbered; VG-; White saddle-stitched paperback with black text and images; Covers have minor edgewear and shelfwear; Shelved Case 0. More

New York: The Dryden Press, 1941. Octavo, 1082 pages; VG-; bound in publisher's light blue cloth, dark blue rows with silver titling to spine; some rubbing and wear, fading to spine, small tear to middle of spine; mild toning to pages; measuring 20cm high, this copy is 2cm shorter than the more commonly seen issue with blue boards and gilt titling; shelved case 1. More

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; xv, 135 pages; G+/none; quarter red cloth binding over green striped paper boards with silver titling to spine; mild shelfwear to covers, including light scrapes, chips, mild staining to the spine, and a small amount missing from the head of the spine; mild foxing to textblock, with brown top edge dye and deckled fore edge; signed flat by Brown on ffep; shelved case 0. More

New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 2008. Octavo; G+; Hardcover; Spine, blue and purple with white print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, slight bump to spine cap, light shelfwear, else clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; 103 pages, illustrated (b&w). More