New York: The Dial Press, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 484 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine tan with black and maroon lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$5.95." Moderate tearing and chipping to corners, edges, and spine of dust jacket. Soiling and scuffing on dust jacket. Light staining and bumping to corners and edges of boards. Minor age toning throughout textblock. Shelved under front counter. More

Silver Spring: The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Oblong Quarto, viii, ix, xi, 204 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in the publisher's cloth with yellow and white lettering to black spine. Boards have very light wear and mild tilt to the spine. Tiny closed chip to head spine edge and minimal wear to the corners with previous bookshop's sticker to the rear. Gift inscription to the half title page. Frontispiece. Illustrated. First edition, first printing. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. More

New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1914. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, v, 148 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Minor shelf wear. Light creasing to spine and corners. Top edge of textblock gilt, though bearing some scratches. Light age-toning to textblock. Features illustrations throughout. Shelved in Case 1. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. Small Octavo, xii, 270 pages. In Good minus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Age toned beige and green spine with black lettering. Dust jacket has significant chipping to edges and corners, a large chip near tail of spine, and moderate plus age toning and discoloration overall. Orange buckram boards show significant wear to head and tail of spine, and light wear to corners. Text block has light age-toning to edges, and to pages throughout interior. SW Consignment. Shelved case 6. More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2006. First Edition. Octavo, 1039 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Good plus dust just jacket. Black spine with white and gold text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has chipping to head edge of front joint and tail edge of spine, spine gently curved inward, creasing to spine and rear cover, and staining to both flaps. Boards have tearing to tail edge of rear board. Textblock clean. Signed flat by author on title page. Shelved African American Studies. More

Washington: Library of Congress, 1958. Quarto, 212 pages. In Good condition. Spine is black with gold print. Boards in black cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners, blemishes to spine and boards. Text block has inscription in ink on front flyleaf. Photocopied columns from the Chicago Daily Press and Tribune, August 21-October 15, 1858. [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

New York: The Dryden Press, Publishers, 1941. Thick Octavo, vii, xviii, 1082 pages. In Good condition. Spine deep blue with blue lettering to gilt bands. Boards have moderate scuffing exteriorly with rubbing wear to the edges. Text block shows age toning to the edges, gift inscription in pencil to the front free end paper and mild soiling with offsetting to the end papers. Creased and chipped front end paper. Heavy crease to the rear pastedown. Partial cracking to gutter at the title page and slight cracking to the rear hinge. Small chips to the edges to the half title page. Several instances of creases to the edges to few pages interiorly. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Case #3. More

Philadelphia: Campbell & Power, 1851. First Edition. Octavo, 551 pages. In Good condition. Newly rebound in brown cloth with previous cloth covers preserved. Maroon label with gilt lettering to spine. Original pastedowns and endpapers preserved, with ink and pencil writing on them. Some pencil marginalia throughout. Foxing throughout. Some waviness to pages. Pages 550/551 are ads. Shelved case 1. More

New York: Random House, 1983. First Edition. Octavo, xvii, 317 pages. In Good plus condition with Good Dust Jacket. Spine is black with dark gold and white lettering. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, with minor closed tears along the edges, front flap has a minor fold at the top, and minor foxing along the top of the interior. Boards have minor scuffing and minor shelf wear. Text block has foxing along the exterior edges. Inscription is to John Szwed. NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

New York: The Dial Press, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 436 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine white with red and blue lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$5.95." Minor shelf wear. Age toning and chipping dust jacket. Small open tear to top edge of front cover. Rubbing to bottom left corner of rear cover. Light age toning to text block. Shelved in Case 2. More

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 276 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine black with red and white lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$6.95." Minor shelf wear. Light rubbing and creasing to dust jacket. Age-toning to textblock, with foxing along edges. Shelved in African Americana. More

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 405 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine black with white and yellow lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut, "$3.95." First edition, first printing with code "B-C" on copyright page. Minor shelfwear. Rubbing and chipping to front and rear covers. Non-archival tape adhered to spine and covers. Foxing and soiling to edges of textblock. Interior pages clean. Shelved under front counter. More

London: Victor Gollancz, 1953. First British Edition, Second Impression. Octavo, 439 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine yellow with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: '15/- net,' with some light chipping to the extremities, particularly head and tail of spine. Some light rubbing to the jacket. Interior clean. Shelved case 2. More

London & New York: Routledge, 2004. Octavo, 244 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Grey spine with white and yellow lettering. Full binding in green and grey paper. Boards show very mild shelf wear and edge wear. Tiny glue stain on back cover. Text block does not have the accompanying CD. More

New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969. Sixth Edition. Octavo, 137 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Brown spine with gilt lettering. Full binding in brown cloth. Boards show light shelf wear and minor scuffing. Slight cocking to spine. Text block has light foxing on top edge. More

Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1975. First Edition. Octavo, 94 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine blue/ivory with black lettering. Mild soiling wear with slight age toning with few chips to the edges vertical crease to the spine. Boards have slight, small damp stain to the front and faintly sunned exterior. Text block has lightly age toned edges. First Edition. More

Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, ix, 250 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine green with black lettering. Slight splaying to the boards with previous bookshop's small sticker to the rear. Text block has very light foxing to head edge and minimally to the end papers. Illustrated. First Edition, First Printing. More

San Antonio: Historical Publishing Network, 2011. First Edition. Quarto, 192 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine pictorial purple with yellow lettering. Mild bumping to tail spine tail edge and head fore corners with minor chips to the edges. Boards have bumped spine tail edge and head fore corners. Text block has very light age toning to the edges with cracking to gutter at frontispiece. Profusely illustrated. First Edition. More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892. First Edition. Octavo, xii, 233, [10] pages. In Very Good condition. Full binding of mustard cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Minor shelfwear. Some soiling to front and rear covers. Chipping at head and tail of spine. Age-toning to textblock. Signature of previous owner on half-title page. Ten pages of advertisements in rear. Features frontispiece of Chandler. Twenty-three illustrations throughout by Kembler. Shelved in Case 2. More

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1901. First Edition, First Printing, Second State. Octavo, ix, 330 pages. In Very Good condition. Full binding of red cloth with gilt lettering. Minor shelfwear. Some creasing along spine. Top edge of textblock gilt. Light age toning to text block. Inscription of previous owner on front free endpaper. Some separation of frontispiece from gutter. Second issue (or state), as the phrase "Author of 'The Future of the American Negro'" is present on title page. Shelved in Case 1. More

New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927. First Edition, Third Printing. Octavo, xxii, 237 pages. In Good condition. Spine is black with brown spine label and black lettering. Boards show minor rubbing on front and back boards, and mild minus scratching on back board. Boards show rubbing on spine, bumped headcap and tail, rubbing on tail and head edge of front and back baords. Textblock shows age toning. Binding is slightly loose. Small ownership ink stamp on free endpaper of front board. RWO Consignment. More

New York: Routledge, 2001. Octavo, xiv, 149 pages. In Good minus condition. Ex-library with usual markings, including call number and barcode labels on front and rear, labels on rear endpapers. Spine is grey with silver print. Boards in grey cloth. Light wear to spine caps and corners, light blemishes. Text block has a few dog eared pages, small amount of highlighting. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column A. More

Tuskegee Institute: Negro Year Book Publishing Co., 1937. Octavo, xiv, 575 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is green with gold print. Boards in green cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners with short tear to spine head, mild shelf wear. Text block has stain to fore edge, bookplate on front paste-down, spotting to endpapers, light age-toning to paper. Illustrated with b&w charts and tables. Inscribed in ink by the editor on the front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column A. More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1930. Octavo, xxix, 192 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is green with black print. Boards in green cloth with black print. Wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, mild bump to front top edge. Text block has purple tinted top edge, occasional foxing throughout. Illustrated (b&w). More

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1930. First printing. Octavo, x, 291 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is black with faded print. Boards in black cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, tanning to endpapers, light soiling. Text block has small stain to front flyleaf, tanning to endpapers, cracked hinges front and rear, light foxing to plates and adjacent pages. Illustrated with frontispiece and b&w plates. Signed in ink by the author inside front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column B. More