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GOLDEN SLIPPERS: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers by Bontemps, Arna - 1941.

GOLDEN SLIPPERS: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers

by Bontemps, Arna

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New York:: Harper & Brothers,, 1941.. Near fine in a very good dustjacket (slight toning and soiling to endpapers, one small spot on front cover, dj has 1 rounded chip at top edge of front cover, some toning to spine and folds, slit near the spine, price-clipped) Despite the relatively minor flaws, this is an extremely attractive copy of a hard to find book, especially with such a warm and friendly inscription - and especially in the dustjacket.. First printing. The very uncommon first edition of this classic anthology - among the contributors are many writers of the Harlem Renaissance: Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Feldon Johnson, Cullen, Jessie Fauset, Claude McKay and others, as well as some traditional poems. Illustrated with drawings by Henrietta Bruce Sharon. Arranged topically. Included are biographies of the poets, and an index of first lines. This copy has been INSCRIBED by Bontemps with the comment "I'm happy to have this little collection find its' way into your excellent library."
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  • Date Published 1941.

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Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well
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Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well

by Angelou, Maya

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New York: Random House, 1975 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed and inscribed by Maya Angelou directly on the title page: "Lois Langland, / Joy! Maya Angelou / Nov 19, 1980 / (I hope we can be / together, again.)" Lois Langland taught (professor emeritus in psychology) at Scripps Women's College. Toning/offsetting to endpapers, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine and cover margins, else fine.
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The Intruder
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The Intruder

by van der Veen, Adriaan; from the library of Ralph Ellison

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London & New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1958. From the library of Ralph Ellison -- author of INVISIBLE MAN, perhaps the 20th century's most critically acclaimed African-American novel. Books from Ellison's library are rare in the market -- almost unobtainable. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. White part of the dust jacket's rear panel is mildly tanned at the edge. See photos. NOT price clipped ($3.50). A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate, but with a letter to Ellison from the publisher laid-in (see photos). The letter is dated April 18th, 1958 and is addressed to him at 730 Riverside Drive, New York City (his home, directly across from what is now the Ralph Ellison Memorial in Harlem). The letter reads in part: "Dear Mr. Ellison: At the personal request of Adriaan van der Veen, I am pleased to be sending you an advance copy of THE INTRUDER, to be published September 10th. We are proud to be issuing the English translation of this… Read More
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Lectures of the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery
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Lectures of the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery: Philosophy and Practice of Slavery

by William A. Smith, D.D.

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LECTURES on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery As Exhibited in the Institution of Domestic Slavery In the United States with the Duties of Masters to Slaves.
William A Smith DD, President of Randolph-Macon College And Professor Of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy
Edited by Thomas O Summers, DD Stevenson and Evans 1856, Nashville, Tenn Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by WILLIAM A. SMITH, In the Office of the Clerk of the District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY A. A. STITT, SOUTHERN METHODIST PUBLISHING HOUSE, NASHVILLE, TENN.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
The book consists of thirteen lectures on the subject of slavery as was given to students of Moral Science in Randolph Macon College. The author presents lectures on the various components of slavery. His main reason for agreeing with the institution is that is "a fundamental… Read More
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The Kidnapped and the Ransomed. Being the Personal Recolllections of Peter Still and His Wife...
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The Kidnapped and the Ransomed. Being the Personal Recolllections of Peter Still and His Wife "Vina" After Forty Years of Slavery.: Being the Personal Recolllections of Peter Still and His Wife "Vina" After Forty Years of Slavery.

by Kate Pickard

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wright II 1893. Extra vignette title, frontis, and illustration. Anti-slavery novel. Hardcover Condition: Brown cloth cover with gilt spine spine title. Spine chipped at bottom. Front pastedown cracked at gutter but hinge still strong. Slight spine slant. Boards have toning. Interior pages clean. Ownership inscription on FFEP (appears to be in pencil).
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Tar Baby
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Tar Baby

by Morrison, Toni

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 1981 First printing of the stated first trade edition, preceded by the Franklin Library edition. Signed by Toni Morrison directly on the front endpage. Very slight crease to top corner of the first three leaves, else book in fine condition; in a fine dust jacket. A superb copy.
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Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well
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Oh Pray My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well

by Angelou, Maya

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New York: Random House, 1975 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed and inscribed by Maya Angelou directly on the title page: "Lois Langland, / Joy! Maya Angelou / Nov 19, 1980 / (I hope we can be / together, again.)" Lois Langland taught (professor emeritus in psychology) at Scripps Women's College. Toning/offsetting to endpapers, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine and cover margins, else fine.
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THE RACE PROBLEM AND PEACE [caption title]

THE RACE PROBLEM AND PEACE [caption title]

by Johnson, James Weldon

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[Washington, DC: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, 1924].. 7,[1]pp. Octavo. Printed self wrapper. A couple of small rust marks to rear wrapper, otherwise fine. First separate printing of this address by the poet activist, given by Johnson at the VI International Summer School of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Chicago May 1924. In large part, Johnson's comments are made in reference to the causes and consequences of the US occupation of Haiti following the assassination of the Haitian President in July of 1915. OCLC: 26035710.
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The Intruder
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The Intruder

by van der Veen, Adriaan; from the library of Ralph Ellison

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London & New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1958. From the library of Ralph Ellison -- author of INVISIBLE MAN, perhaps the 20th century's most critically acclaimed African-American novel. Books from Ellison's library are rare in the market -- almost unobtainable. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. White part of the dust jacket's rear panel is mildly tanned at the edge. See photos. NOT price clipped ($3.50). A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate, but with a letter to Ellison from the publisher laid-in (see photos). The letter is dated April 18th, 1958 and is addressed to him at 730 Riverside Drive, New York City (his home, directly across from what is now the Ralph Ellison Memorial in Harlem). The letter reads in part: "Dear Mr. Ellison: At the personal request of Adriaan van der Veen, I am pleased to be sending you an advance copy of THE INTRUDER, to be published September 10th. We are proud to be issuing the English translation of this… Read More
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Tar Baby
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Tar Baby

by Morrison, Toni

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf / A Borzoi Book, 1981 First printing of the stated first trade edition, preceded by the Franklin Library edition. Signed by Toni Morrison directly on the front endpage. Very slight crease to top corner of the first three leaves, else book in fine condition; in a fine dust jacket. A superb copy.
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[Rare NC Confederate Amnesty Oath supporting the U.S. Constitution]
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[Rare NC Confederate Amnesty Oath supporting the U.S. Constitution]

by OFFICE OF THE PROVOST MARSHALL, NORTH CAROLINA

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[Civil War]. [Reconstruction]. [North Carolina]."The triumphant North demanded three things of the defeated South: acknowledgment of the emancipation of its slaves; contract freedom for all citizens, black and white; and national reunification. Emancipation, freedom, and reunification were still just words. Their meanings remained unfixed. The image of the new country would emerge only as the lines connecting these ideological dots were drawn. As former North Carolina governor David L. Swain recognized, 'With reference to emancipation, we are at the beginning of the War.'" [Richard White. "The Republic For Which It Stands."]OFFICE OF THE PROVOST MARSHALL, NORTH CAROLINA. [Confederate Amnesty Oath supporting the United States Constitution]. Raleigh, North Carolina: Office of the Provost Marshal, 1865. Unbound. Single leaf. Unused form slip, printed in black on white stock. Measuring approximately 8.3 by 6.3 inches. Light age toning. Remnant stationary at verso top edge, likely from old scrapbook… Read More
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Golden Slippers: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers

Golden Slippers: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers

by Bontemps, Arna (compiled by)

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New York: Harper & Row, 1941. Ex-Library. Illus. by Sharon, Henrietta Bruce. Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beige cloth binding. The book has the normal library markings and attachments. There are a few light scattered soil spots in the text. The back hinge is cracked and has been taped by library with clear tape. The bottom corner tips have some light wear. The dust jacket has some very light fading on the spine area. 220 pages. .
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Golden Slippers: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers

Golden Slippers: An Anthology of Negro Poetry for Young Readers

by Bontemps, Arna

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New York: Harper & Row no date but could be 1941 first. library marks endpapers, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library mark spine. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Sharon. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ex Library.
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The Sky and the Forest
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The Sky and the Forest

by Forester, C.S

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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun
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Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun

by Roark Bradford

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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1928. "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun ( Being the Tales They Tell about the Time When the Lord Walked the Earth Like a Natural Man)". 264 pages.. Solid. Clean. Flyleaf detached from title page, but all pages still bound. A great collector's item and a rare find. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by A.B. Walker. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Fiction.
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Harlem On My Mind: Cultural Capital of Black America 1900-1968
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Harlem On My Mind: Cultural Capital of Black America 1900-1968

by Schoener, Allon (editor)

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As new except for tiny spot on side exterior page edges and light surface scratching on the back cover. 255 pages. 8.5" X 11" X .5" (22cm X 28cm X 1.3cm) History of Harlem as cultural center. Illustrated with hundreds of black and white photos of people and cultural ephemera like playbills, tickets to the Cotton Club, and advertising banners about the importance of Black Santa. Part of a project with the Metropolitan Museum of Arts. Nonfiction. History. Photography. African American History. Regional History- New York.
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Black Ladies
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Black Ladies

by Uwe Ommer

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Book cover like new - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new.
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A photographic portrait of African women.
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Robeson, Labor's Forgotten Champion
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Robeson, Labor's Forgotten Champion

by Charles H. Wright

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United States: Balamp Pub Co, 1975. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Book has one page with a small wrinkle, else clean and tight, jacket has some paper-loss on the backcover, else clean. Jacket is not price-clipped.
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Dick Gregory's Bible Tales, with Commentary

Dick Gregory's Bible Tales, with Commentary

by Richard "Dick" Claxton Gregory (1932-2017)

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187 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's quarter purple cloth with gilt lettering to spine over yellow boards and faux signature to cover in original pictorial jacket. Edited by James R McGraw. First edition. Richard "Dick" Gregory was an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, comedian, motivational speaker, author and actor. He became the first black comedian to successfully cross over to white audiences. Condition: Lightly soiled. Jacket corners and spine ends chipped else better than very good in like jacket.
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Yazoo Valley Verse

Yazoo Valley Verse

by Younger, Edward F

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Chicago: Contributor's Guild, 1926. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine but for light wear to extremities, in jacket showing moderate edge rubbing, and tiny chips at extremities.. Photos and drawings. Jacket between very good and near fine. Scarce..
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Think on These Things

Think on These Things

by Burroughs, Nannie H

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1963. 3rd Edition. Paperback. Fine. excellent condition
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West Coast Of South America, Fullarton, ca.1860

West Coast Of South America, Fullarton, ca.1860

by A. Fullarton

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A. Fullarton & Co. London, Map of West Coast Of South America, ca.1860 from the Royal Illustrated Atlas of Modern Geography showing Chile and parts of Bolivia and Peru. An original hand coloured steel engraving with 9 vignettes including Chilean Miner, Araucano Indiana, view of Valparaiso, travelling in Santiago, hunting the lama, chase of the Condor and the puma. Page size approx 470 x 310mm. Good Condition.
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Social Work With African American Males: Health, Mental Health, and Social Policy
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Social Work With African American Males: Health, Mental Health, and Social Policy

by Waldo E. [Editor] Johnson

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* Inscribed and SIGNED by Waldo E. Johnson on half title page. * Book cover like new, slight wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new. * Jacket like new, slight shelf wear. * Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library. * "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care." African American males have never fared as poorly as they do currently on a number of social indicators. They are less likely to complete high school than their white male and female or African American female peers, they are more likely to exhibit depressive symptoms, and they have fewer sanctioned coping strategies. Arguably, no other group in American society has been more maligned, regularly faced with tremendous odds that uniquely threaten their existence. When they do receive education, mental health, and physical health services, it is often in correctional settings. They are marginalized in public policies on secondary and higher education attainment, marriage and parental… Read More
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