Baltimore: The John Hopkins Press, 1969. Octavo; VG-/G; sunned orange spine with black text; dust jacket exterior shows modest wear; few chips to edges; cloth exterior shows minimal wear; slightly rubbed edges; strong boards; textblock exterior edges have mildly toned; tight binding; some pencil markings inside; illustrated; pp 199. More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1953. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; G/Fair; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, blue with red print on white banner; DJ in mylar, edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, large stain on rear, toning to spine, peripheral toning, price-clipped; Boards in blue cloth, mild wear to spine caps and corners, faded spine head, light shelfwear; Text block has bookplate on front flyleaf, tanning to endpapers, else clean and tight; xvi, 379 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). More

Petaluma, CA: Pomegranate Artbooks, 1991. First Edition. Oblong quarto, 164 pages; VG-/VG-; spine black, with white and red lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; red remainder mark at jacket back; red remainder mark at upper corner of front free endpaper; profusely illustrated with black and white photographs; pages clean; shelved Case 11. More

Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1976. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, tan with red and black print; Cover has light edgewear with slight creases to fore corners, light toning to rear, else clean and bright; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; 168 pages, illustrated (b&w). Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in bookcases next to 7's Ephemera section. More

1963. A four-item collection of Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali memorabilia from his recording sessions at Columbia Records in 1963. These sessions produced the epochal album I am the Greatest (released in August 1963), widely seen as a pre-cursor to rap music and the work of Gil-Scott Heron.; Item #1: A signed contract with Columbia Records dated July 2, 1963 for the production of "I Am the Greatest". Clay's signature appears on the signature line on the second page. New York, 1963. Contract, two pages. In very good condition. Two typed pages on two stapled 8.5” x 11” sheets bearing the Columbia Records header. There is creasing at the top and bottom right corners, light age-toning to the first page, and chipping between the two-hole punch punctures and the top edge on both pages. There are two addenda stapled to the second page, initialled by Clay and Norman Adler (VP at Columbia), and ink emendations to the signature line (correcting “President” to “Executive Vice President”).; Item #2: A 5.5” x 8” type 1 photograph of Clay during the I Am the Greatest recording sessions. In very good condition, with light age-toning to the margins. Verso has pencil notations, light foxing, and an ink notation stating “Cassius Clay - Columbia”.; Item #3: A newspaper clip from the Sunday, August 11, 1963 edition of the New York Herald Tribune (page 3 of the Sports section). The article is entitled “The Man, The Legend, the 40-Minute LP: Cassius the Champ - Clay Waxes Lyrical”. Discusses the release of the upcoming record, and features a photo of Clay showing eight raised fingers, with the caption “A SHOW OF HANDS - Cassius Clay indicates that it will take him eight rounds to take heavyweight title away from Sonny Liston - if and when.” (When the fight finally happened in February 1964, it took Clay only six rounds). In very good condition. Torn horizontally from remainder of the page, full story intact (measures 7” x 14.5”). Age-toning, with vertical fold.; Item #4: The fourth item is a page excised from New York Magazine (unknown issue, 1963), featuring a large photo of Clay in medieval regalia surrounded by recording equipment while recording I Am the Greatest. Entitled “Sir Cassius Cuts a Record”. In very good condition. Measures 10.5” x 13”. Folded once horizontally, mild age-toning.; JF Consignment; shelved case 0. More

1943/1953/1974. A four-item collection of classic Ellington documents: a typed letter signed by Ellington and three music programs. Item #1: The letter is from Ellington to Columbia Records regarding two payments received despite the non-completion of contractual negotiations. Dated February 5, 1953, and typed on 8 ½ “ x 11” personal stationery. Ellington's signature appears in blue ink on the signature line. Very good; light staining and wrinkles with open tears to left corner and upper edge of the letter. Item #2: A program and flyer for Jazz Interactions' April 28, 1974 tribute to Duke Ellington. Ellington would die less than one month later. The flyer is one page on 8.5" x 11" copy paper, landscape orientation. Mentions special guest Benny Goodman. In very good condition. Mild wear with some wrinkles to left corner. The program is saddle stitched and measures 5.5" x 7.5". New York, 1974. Pamphlet, 31 pages. In very good condition. Some wrinkles along spine. Item #3. Program for a Duke Ellington tribute concert on April 29, 1976 (a benefit performance for Cuttington College in Liberia commemorating Ellington on what would have been his 77th birthday). In very good condition. A bifold program on one sheet of card stock, measuring 5.5" x 7.5". Vertical crease down the middle, and light age-toning throughout. Item #4: A musical program for an Ellington performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. The performance took place December 11, 1943. The four-page show notes are also included, which lists the appearance of several other performers including Fats Waller and Billy Strayhorn. The program contains a number of ads and announcements for other upcoming shows. Program: New York, 1943. Slim Octavo, 15 pages. In very good- condition. Covers have moderate soiling, two small ink marks and pencil notation on the front cover, and mild age-toning. The interior has mild age-toning as well; Notes: New York, 1943. Leaflet (5.5” x 8.5”), 4 pages. In very good condition. Light age-toning. JF Consignment; shelved case 0. More

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1986. First Edition. Octavo, 211pages; VG; full bright green genuine leather binding; spine paneled, with bright gilt lettering and design; mild shelf wear and soiling; all edges bright gilt; ribbon bookmark; signed flat by Angelou at signature page; pages clean; shelved Case 9 3/4. More

New York: Simon and Schuster/Touchstone, 1989. First Printing. Octavo; pp 521; VG/VG-; black spine with pink and white text; first printing; exterior to dust jacket has only slight shelf wear; minor edge wear; damp staining to head edge inside jacket; otherwise mild age toning to dj interior; lightly age toned flaps; cloth has minimal exterior wear; strong boards; textblock exterior edges have mild tone; intact binding; mild offset to endpapers; previous owner's name to fep; previous bookshop's sticker to fep; interior clean; illustrated. 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

New York: Warner Books, 2004. First Printing. Octavo; VG-/VG-; ivory white spine with brown, black and green text; first printing; dust jacket exterior shows mild tone toward edges; few small stains to front; mylar wrapped dj; cloth has slightly sunned spine, mostly to spine; strong boards; textblock edges have modest toning; slight cracking to gutter to title page; pages inside good; pp 448; signed letter by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., laid in; inscribed by author. More

Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1977. Octavo; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, grey with black and white print; DJ has edgewear, toning to spine, mild rubbing/shelfwear; Boards in grey cloth, slight wear to spine caps else clean and strong; Text block has light spotting to edges and endpapers, else clean and tight; 269 pages, tables, graphs. More

Washington DC; Boston; Burlington: Buell & Blanchard; Jno. T. Towers; Benjamin B. Musseu & Co.; Free Press Print, 1850-1860. Thirteen pamphlets, being items relating to slavery and the question of legality and permissibility in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories and throughout the Union. All disbound, in conditions ranging from VG- to VG; Assault on Mr. Sumner. Speech of Hon. W. S. Damrell...July 12, 1856. Washington DC. Buell & Blanchard 1856 8 pages; The State of the Country. Speech of William H. Seward...February 29, 1860 8 pages; Freedom and Public Faith. Speech of William H. Seward...February 17, 1854. Washington DC. Buell & Blanchard 1854 16 pages; Speech on the Slavery Resolutions..by Joseph C. Stiles. Washington, Jno. T. Towers, 1850; The Fearful Issue to be Decided in November Next! Shall the Constitution and the Union Stand or Fall? Fremont, the Sectional Candidate of the Advocates of Dissolution! Buchanan, the Candidate of those who Advocate One Country! One Union! One Constitution! and One Destiny. [Washington, D.C.?]: 1856. 24 pages. A pro-Buchanon Presidential Campaign piece warning against the dangers of electing the first Republican candidate to office.; Speech of Hon. J. Collamer, of Vermont, on Slavery in the Territories...March 8, 1860. 24 pages; The Nebraska Question. Some Thoughts on the New Assault upon freedom in America...Feb. 12, 1854. Boston, Benjamin B. Musseu & Co. 1854 72 pages; The Slave; His Wrongs and their Remedy. June 1853. 32 pages; Speech of Senator Douglas, of Illinois, on the Kansas-Lecompton Constitution...April 22, 1858. 8 pages; Speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the Subject of Slavery, &c....January 23, 1850, 16 pages; The Barbarism of Slavery. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the Bill for the Admission of Kansas as a Free State...June 4, 1860 32 pages; The Crime Against Kansas. The Apologies for the Crime. The True Remedy. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner...19th and 20th May 1856. Washington DC. Buell & Blanchard 1856; Reports of Select Committees of the Senate on Slavery and the Condition of Kansas. Burlington: Free Press Print. 1856; WS consignment; shelved case 1. More

New York: The Church Hymnal Corporation, 1981. Octavo; VG-/paperback; grayish green spine with black text; covers show slight rubbing wear; minor rubbing to edges; intact binding; textblock exterior edges have mild toning; ex-library stamp to title page; interior clean; illustrated; pp 205. More

New York: Random House, 1971. First Edition. Oblong octavo, 111 pages; VG/VG-; spine olive green, with brown lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; fading to edges of jacket all around; fading to spine; price uncut '$7.95'; inscribed by Welty at title page; profusely illustrated with black and white photos; pages clean; shelved Case 11. More

Galveston, TX: Energy Earth, 1981. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 25 pages; VG-; pamphlet binding; wrappers tan paper; mild shelf wear and soiling; inscribed by Jimason to Ron Simmons, professor at Howard University; pages clean; shelved Case 0 binder. More

New York: Dodd Mead and Company, 1903. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 307 pages; VG; bound in publisher's brown cloth with black, grey, and gilt, image pasted on front cover; mild rubbing and wear to boards, rubbing to front cover image; spine lightly cocked; removed bookplate from front pastedown; ten inserted plates; CX consignment; shelved case 1. More

New York: Brentano's, 1924. First American Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 126 pages; VG-/none; bound in publisher's black cloth, faded titling to spine, dull gilt titling to front cover; George Gershwin's copy with his ownership signature on pencil on the front endpaper; Herschel Brickell's review newspaper clipping to ffep, offsetting to front pastedown and endpaper; CX consignment; shelved case 3. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1927. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 89 pages; VG; bound in colorful paper covered boards over black cloth spine, faded titling to spine; some rubbing and wear, particularly along extremities; bookstore label to front pastedown; binding slightly shaken; CX consignment; shelved case 0. More

New York: The Viking Press, 1935. First Edition. Octavo, 105 pages; VG/VG-; spine red, with gold label and black lettering; dust jacket protected in a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; small closed tear to upper right corner of jacket front; mild fading to spine; two small closed tears to upper edge of jacket back; small chip missing from upper edge of jacket back; price cut; upper edge dyed red; previous owner's bookplate at front pastedown; bookseller's sticker at back pastedown; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved Case 0. More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1886. Octavo; Poor+; Hardcover; Spine, black without print; Boards quarter bound with black cloth to spine and brown paper to boards, wear to spine caps, paper is worn away from corners and edges, with scratches and rubbing/surface tears; Text block has bookplate on front pastedown, penciled name on front flyleaf, cracked hinges, many spine breaks with many loose pages, deckle edges chipping with small tears, some color doodled on to some illustrations, foxing throughout; 231 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w). More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 544 pages; VG/VG; spine white with black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$24.95'; mild wear and rubbing to dust jacket; SIGNED flat by Muhammad Ali to bookplate affixed to ffep; CX consignment; shelved case 5. More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1884. [Early Edition]. Octavo, 231 pages; VG-; recased in full green cloth, with original green publisher's cloth preserved; spine green, with gilt lettering and design; mild shelf wear and soiling; small stain to lower edge of preserved cloth at front board; preserved spine slightly scuffed; inscribed to a family member by Harris at original front free endpaper; additionally signed and dated by Harris at Introduction; previous repairs to page 29, including filling of blank chip; page 30 reinforced with an adhesive covering; CX consignment; shelved Case 2. More

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1927. First Edition. Octavo, 89 pages; VG; quarter black cloth binding, with boards in decorated paper; spine with paper label; covers protected with a mylar wrapper; mild shelf wear and scuffing; corners mildly scuffed; spine label age toned; upper edge of textblock dyed orange; inscribed by Countee Cullen at front free end paper; pages clean; CX consignment; shelved Case 0. More

Richmond, VA: The Dietz Printing Co., Publishers, 1934. 51/235. 10mo; VG-/fair; grayish tan spine with black text; first limited, edition; this is number 51 of 235; dust jacket has shows moderate wear to exterior; slight toning toward edges; red scroll border to front; black titles to front; several chips to edges; mylar wrap; dark brown cloth has slight wear to exterior; small sliver oval enclosed, black silhouette to front; silver lettering to front; strong, straight boards; some rubbing wear to edges; text block edges modestly age toned; previous owner's names to fep; slight offset toning to endpapers; frontispiece with tissue guard; tight binding; interior good; pp 64 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. More

Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 364 pages; VG/VG; spine red with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild shelf wear and soiling; signed flat by Masur at half title; contains black and white photos and illustrations; pages clean; shelved Regional History--DC. More