INVISIBLE POETS:
Urana, IL: University of Illinois Press, (1974). First printing. xxxii, 270p. Illustrated. Gilt-titled brown cloth. More about INVISIBLE POETS:
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AFRO-AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS 1846-1933:
Boston: G.K. Hall, (1988). xxviii, 465p. Black-titled tan cloth. More about AFRO-AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS 1846-1933:
BLACK TALK.
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1971). First edition. xxii, 201p. Black cloth with title in silver and light blue. "Black Talk presents not only a new way of assessing the impact and meaning of black music but a totally new way of looking at black culture in America. By... More about BLACK TALK
MAN WALKING ON EGGSHELLS.
London: Methuen, (1962). First edition. [vi], 250p. Blue cloth with spine titles in silver and metallic blue. "Using the living speech of his own race Herbert Simmons has created a novel from which the throb and agony of the blues are never absent." (jacket blurb). More about MAN WALKING ON EGGSHELLS
FREEDOM'S CHAMPION, ELIJAH LOVEJOY.
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, (1994). First edition. xx, 206p. Tan cloth with black spine titles. Foreward by Clarence Page. More about FREEDOM'S CHAMPION, ELIJAH LOVEJOY
LET'S PRETEND, MAE DEE AND HER FAMILY ON A WEEKEND IN MAY.
Austin, TX: Callcott-Collinson, Inc., (1977). First edition. x, 97p. Illustrated from photographs and drawings by Sarochin Shannon. Bound in silver cloth with titles and pictorial designs in gilt on spine and upper cover. National History Series: USA. More about LET'S PRETEND, MAE DEE AND HER FAMILY ON A WEEKEND IN MAY
NEGRO MYSTIC LORE.
Chicago: To-Morrow Press, 1907. First edition. 149p. Red cloth with black titles. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Scarce. More about NEGRO MYSTIC LORE
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY:
Chicago: Meyer & Brother, 1893. First edition. xvi, 17-506p. Illustrated. Gilt-titled maroon ribbed cloth with gilt vignette of Smith on upper cover. Blockson 2238; Brignano 2237. More about AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY:
BLACKS IN ANTIQUITY:
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970. First edition. xxiv, 364p. Illustrated. Black-titled orange cloth. More about BLACKS IN ANTIQUITY:
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEGRO HISTORY:
Minneapolis: Ross and Haines, 1963. First edition. vii, 101p. Gilt-titled gray cloth. More about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NEGRO HISTORY:
BLACK CHICAGO, THE MAKING OF A NEGRO GHETTO 1890-1920.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1967). Second impression. xviii, 254p. Illustrated from photos. Red cloth with spine titles in black and gilt. More about BLACK CHICAGO, THE MAKING OF A NEGRO GHETTO 1890-1920
SONGS FROM DIXIE LAND.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1900). xvi, 239p. Blue ribbed cloth with titles and decorative designs in gilt. Dialect poetry. More about SONGS FROM DIXIE LAND
WENDELL PHILLIPS, LIBERTY'S HERO.
Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1986). First edition. xvi, 356p. Illustrated. Blue cloth with red spine titles. More about WENDELL PHILLIPS, LIBERTY'S HERO
J.W. THINKS BLACK.
New York: Methodist Book Concern, (1922). First edition. 179p. Illustrated from photos. In color printed stiff wraps. Volume Number Two in the John Wesley, Jr., Series. More about J.W. THINKS BLACK
METHODIST ADVENTURES IN NEGRO EDUCATION.
New York: Methodist Book Concern, (1922). 190p. Illustrated. Tan cloth with black titles. More about METHODIST ADVENTURES IN NEGRO EDUCATION
METHODIST ADVENTURES IN NEGRO EDUCATION.
New York: Methodist Book Concern, (19220. First edition. 190P. Illustrated from photos. Black-titled tan cloth. Blockson 8889. More about METHODIST ADVENTURES IN NEGRO EDUCATION
GEORGE WASHINGTON JONES:
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, (1903). First edition. 147p. Illustrated by Edward Potthast. Decorated trade binding in dark blue with titles and designs in green and white. More about GEORGE WASHINGTON JONES:
NORTH STAR SHINING.
New York: William Norrow, (1947). 46p. With full-page illustrations by Lynd Ward in color and black and white. Blue cloth with color plate mounted on upper cover. More about NORTH STAR SHINING
COURSES IN RURAL EDUCATION AND COUNTRY LIFE.
New York: Summer Session 1936. 6-page folded flyer. Course offerings include "The Education of Negroes in the United State", "Negro Education and Race Relations", etc. More about COURSES IN RURAL EDUCATION AND COUNTRY LIFE
DARKTOWN'S DAILY DOZEN.
New York: Exposition Press, (1948). First edition. 64p. Illustrated by Robert C. Hoffman. Green cloth with silver titles. More about DARKTOWN'S DAILY DOZEN
HOPPING ON THE BORDER:
San Antonio: The Naylor Company, (1951). First edition. xii, 170p. Black-titled orange cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, and with prospectus, advertising sheet, and author's calling card laid in. More about HOPPING ON THE BORDER:
HOPPING ON THE BORDER:
San Antonio: The Naylor Company, (1951). First edition. xii, 170p. Black-titled tan cloth. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. More about HOPPING ON THE BORDER:
PRISON LIFE AND REFLECTIONS: OR, A NARRATIVE OF THE ARREST, TRIAL, CONVICTION, IMPRISONMENT, TREATMENT, OBSERVATIONS, REFLECTIONS, AND DELIVERANCE OF WORK, BURR, AND THOMPSON, WHO SUFFERED AN UNJUST AND CRUEL IMPRISONMENT IN MISSOURI PENITENTIARY, FOR ATTEMPTING TO AID SOME SLAVES TO LIBERTY.
Hartford: A. Work, 1851 (1847). xii, 13-377p. Publisher's brown embossed cloth. Blockson 981 for 1853 edition. More about PRISON LIFE AND REFLECTIONS: OR, A NARRATIVE OF THE ARREST, TRIAL, CONVICTION, IMPRISONMENT,...
THE NEGRO IN INDIANA:
n.p. Indiana Historical Bureau, 1957. First edition. Indiana Historical Collections, Volume XXXVII. xiii, 412p. Gilt-titled blue cloth. More about THE NEGRO IN INDIANA:
SANCTUM SANCTORUM; OR, PROOF-SHEETS FROM AN EDITOR'S TABLE.
New York: Sheldon & Company, 1870. First edition. 325p, 10p ads. Publisher's embossed green cloth with gilt spine titles. Theodore Tilton (1835 – 1907), newspaper editor and abolitionist. More about SANCTUM SANCTORUM; OR, PROOF-SHEETS FROM AN EDITOR'S TABLE