20th century. Painted wood card stand in form of a bell hop. Measures 34.5 in. (height). More

Ghana: 20th century. Carved wooden standing female figure with crossed hands and painted decoration. The figure wears a light-colored dress and headdress, with dark-stained facial features, arms, and legs. Executed in a stylized West African manner reminiscent of Akan/Ashanti ancestral and fertility figures of Ghana. Retains an attractive aged surface with visible wear, losses, and abrasions to the painted finish consistent with age and handling. Measures .In Good condition. Surface wear, scuffs, abrasions, paint loss, age cracks, and handling marks throughout. Stable overall with no major structural issues observed from the photographs. More

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1937. Octavo, xiv, 256 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is tan with green print. Boards in tan cloth, green print. Text block has name in ink on front endpapers, paper place markers taped to some pages, penciled marginal notation. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. More

Washington, DC and London, UK: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, ix, 442 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket spine red with white and black lettering, protected in mylar covering. Sunning to dust jacket spine. Foxing to textblock top edge and mild foxing to textblock fore and bottom edges. Mild general shelf wear. Inscribed and dated by Davis on title page. Shelved in African-American. More

New York: Random House, 2010. Octavo, x, 622 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is black with illustration, white print. Dust jacket in mylar. Price unclipped: “$30.00”. Boards quarter bound with brown paper to spine and tan paper to boards; slight wear to spine caps, slight bump to bottom edge of front panel. Signed in ink by the author on the title page. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. More

Cambridge, Massachusetts: 1998. Color photograph measuring 12" x 8.5". In Very Good minus condition. Photo features Nelson Mandela shaking hands with Dr. Henry "Skip" Louis Gates, Jr. on the day of Mandela's Harvard University honorary doctorate ceremony. Signed and dated 19-11-98 by Mandela on backside with smeared pen. Pencil on backside as well. Protected in plastic sleeve. Shelved in Case 1 1/2. More

Charlottesville, Virginia: University Press of Virginia, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiv, 304 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is gray with black lettering. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering. Mild general shelf wear. Mild bumping to head and tail of spine. Bumping to head of dust jacket. Tear to back cover of dust jacket. Large bump and tearing to cloth of back board. Minor cocking to spine. Text block clean. Shelved in African-Americana. More

n.p. DeGolyer Library and William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, 2004. Reprinted. Octavo, vii, xxi, 321 pages. In Very Good condition. Quarter bound dark green spine and pictorial beige boards bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have very light wear. Text block has very slight wear including faint soiling to the edges. Illustrated. Reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column CC. More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931. Limited edition 312/400. Quarto, x, 326 pages. In Fair plus condition in a Fair slipcase. Slipcase in black paper, title label on spine, illustrated pastedowns on front and rear panels; tears to corners and edges, stain and crease to pastedown on rear panel, shelf wear. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards quarter bound with blue cloth to spine and light blue cloth to boards; light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has deckle edges; spotting to edges and endpapers, spine cracks at pages 178 and 194. Illustrated: color frontispiece and plates, printed music. Signed in ink by the contributors on the limited edition page. [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]. NOTE: Shelved in Net Desk work area. More

Jefferson: McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, 2003. First Edition. Large Octavo, viii, ix, x, 242 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's pinkish beige and brown cloth bearing white and orange lettering to the spine. Boards have very slight wear including faint soiling and light edge wear with mild tilt to the spine. Text block has very slight wear. Illustrated. First edition. Inscribed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column CC. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for international/expedited orders. Economy International unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates. More

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1968. First Edition. Octavo, xix, 245 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine black with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$6.50." Rubbing along edges of dust jacket with some moderate tearing, particularly on top edges. General shelf wear to boards. Small tear to cloth at top edge of front hinge. Previous owner's bookplate adhered to front pastedown. Inscribed by Gilbert on front free endpaper, with his business card laid in. Paperclip indentation on front free endpaper and half title page. Shelved in Case 1. More

London: George Routledge & Co., 1853. Early UK Edition. Octavo, xvi, 9-480 pages. In Good condition. Bound in quarter black leather and green cloth boards. Re-backed with original spine preserved featuring gilt stamping and a red label with gilt lettering. General shelf wear with heavy rubbing to corners of boards. Edges of textblock marbled. Previous owner's stamp to front free endpaper. Age toning with foxing scattered throughout. With black-and-white plates. Shelved in Case 2. More

n.p. Arthur R. Labrew, 1974. Booklet [6 Width x 9 Height, Inches], 40 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Paperback binding. Beige covers have slight wear including mild soiling and slight edge wear. Black lettering to the front. Text block has light wear including slight age toning to the edges. Gift inscription to the title page. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column CC. More

Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1969. First Edition. Octavo, 250 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial off-white and green with black and red lettering. Exterior has slight plus wear including slight sunning to the spine, sparse minor marks and minor edge wear. Boards have very slight wear including minimal sunning with slight tilt to the spine. Text block has slight wear including faint age toning to the fore/tail edges with head edge colored black. Pictorial end papers. Small marker mark to the front end paper. Illustrated. Review Copy. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column CC. More

New York: Columbia University Press, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 96 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine is gray with beige lettering. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$5.95." Bumping to head and tail of spine, Mild bumping and chipping to head and tail of dust jacket. Minor general damage to dust jacket. Spine cocked. Foxing to all edges of text block. Signed flat by Rustin on half-title page. Shelved in Case 1. More

Raleigh: Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee Legacy Project, 2010. Quarto, 176 pages. In Very Good condition. White spine. Covers have light discoloration from scuff marks, and mild creasing to edges. Textblock has light shelf wear. Signed by John Lewis and 21 other former SNCC veterans on page one. SK consignment. Shelved in Room F. More

Chicago: The Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., 1972. Booklet [5.5 Width x 7.5 Height, Inches], 97 pages. In Good condition. Paperback binding. Spine white with black lettering. Covers have slight plus wear including mild soiling and few creases to the joints/edges. Text block has slight plus wear including age toning. Illustrated. Note: Originally named Negro Digest under the independent publishing house, John H. Johnson, the creator of Ebony and Jet magazines, which was in print for 34 years. In contemporary times, the magazine was relaunched by Bayer Mack in 2021 as "The only magazine for Black men in America". It was published in Chicago, Illinois. This issue featured a Stokely Carmichael letter. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #2 - New Ephemera Box #6. More

New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1983. First Edition. Octavo, xii, xxii,169 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine off-white with black and green lettering. Exterior has moderate wear including mild age toning, slight soiling and light foxing. Boards have slight wear including light sunning. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning to the edges. Illustrated. First edition. Inscribed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column AA. More

Atlanta, Georgia: High Museum of Art, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Oblong Quarto, 158 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. Transparent dust jacket over brown spine with white lettering. Mild rubbing to dust jacket. Bumping to board corners. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Shelved Artist Monograph. More

New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1980. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, x, xii, 257 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine off-white with black and brown lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price clipped front flap. Heavy chipping and tearing along edges of dust jacket. Non-archival tape repairs made by a previous owner. Light soiling to dust jacket. Previous bookseller's small price sticker to rear cover. Mild general shelf wear to boards. Light penciling scattered throughout interior. Signed by Michael S. Harper and inscribed by Sterling A. Brown, to poet, Myra Sklarew on title page. Shelved in Case 0. More

New York: Columbia University Press, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, ix, [5], 415 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Jacket is light green with black lettering; spine sunned to tan. Volume is in full black cloth binding with green lettering to spine. Jacket shows shelf wear along the edges, with chipping at the head and tail. Small stains on covers. Boards show very light wear, with some faint stains near the bottom edge of the front board. Text block shows light wear and toning along edges. A few faint stains on the bottom edge. Faint smudge on title page. Interior otherwise clean. Inscribed by George Eaton Simpson to Harold Courlander on front flyleaf: "For Harold -- / with many thanks for your encouragement and help, and with admiration for your work in African and Afro-American cultural studies / George". Shelved in Room F. More

Roxbury, MA: National Center of Afro-American Artists, 1972. First Edition. Small quarto, [40] pages. In Good condition. Staplebound, with white covers and black lettering. Covers are moderately soiled, age toned, and foxed. Stress lines along spine. Light shelving wear along edges. Moderate wear along text block edges. Moderately age toned and foxed throughout. Adhesive stain on title page, opposite where an errata slip has been adhered inside the front cover. Inscribed in blue ink on title page by Odette Mennesson Rigaud to Harold and Emma Courlander. Shelved in Room F. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1880. First Trade Edition. 12mo, viii, [2], 188, [6] pages, plus frontispiece. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in full blue cloth with black and gilt lettering and decoration; spine with black titling on a gilt title block. Moderate wear to boards, with scuffing to covers and rubbing to all edges. Fore corners lightly bumped. Head and tail of spine are crinkled, with some fraying to head. Text block shows moderate wear and toning along edges, with dust soiling to top edge. Light penciling and smudging present on front free endpapers. Interior otherwise clean. Shelved in Room A. More

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 231 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price clipped. Dust jacket spine missing two large chunks. Repairs done to spine by a previous owner with non-archival tape, holding front and rear covers together. Milder chipping and tearing along top and bottom edges of dust jacket. "$1.95" stamped to front inner flap by a previous bookseller. Age toning to dust jacket. Bound in publisher's green cloth boards with black and gilt lettering to spine. General shelf wear with fraying to cloth at head and tail of spine. Top edge of textblock dyed black. Age toning throughout interior. Inscribed by the author to Harold Courlander on front free endpaper. Inscription reads: "For Harold Courlander, / with gratitude for the fine work you've done in the folk field ~ / Sincerely, Langston Hughes / New York, January 20, 1954." Shelved in Case 2. More

New York: Liveright Publishing Company, 2020. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xviii, 332 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. Spine cream with green lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$28.95." Mild general shelf wear. Mild scuffing on front of dust jacket, pen mark on the back of dust jacket. Signed flat by Sorin on title page. Shelved in Case 12. More