African Americana from Langdon Manor Books LLC

[Philadelphia, PA]: [Pan African Federation Organization], 1978. Very good. 11¼" x 9¼" black vinyl commercial three-ring album. Pp. [185] + 5 pages of handwritten quiz questions laid in. Very good: album chipped at two corners and lightly mottled; some scattered small stains and light edgewear; some pages printed lightly or crooked, as issued; one page loose at bottom… Read more about this item

[New Orleans, Louisiana]: N.P., 1954. Very good. 7¼" x 3¾". Plastic spiral-bound at top edge, thin card covers. Pp. 68 + two blank pages for notes at rear. Very good: covers lightly spotted with a few small stains to rear; a few pages lightly soiled at top edge; a bit of light scattered spotting. This is… Read more about this item

Cincinnati, Ohio, 1974. Good +. 40 loose black and white photos, all but 2 measuring 5" x 7". Good plus or better due to varying degrees of wear and/or creasing. This is a group of photos documenting two school events in the Cincinnati area taken by a Black photographer, Nat Sharp, all but two of which… Read more about this item

New York: High Awareness, Inc, 1992. Very good. Poster measuring 23¾" x 18". Very good with scattered light creases. This is a large calendar meant to bring awareness of the history of slavery, as well as lynchings in the United States. The days of the calendar are in columns at opposite edges of the… Read more about this item

New York: Carver Federal Savings and Loan Association, 1966. As new. 5½" x 8 3/8". Stapled wrappers. pp. [32]. As new in original illustrated, unused mailing envelope which is good due to the lack of a flap and some loss to the front panel. The 1967 edition of the CFSLA calendar is quite different from the others:… Read more about this item

Chicago: The House of Knowledge, 1974. Very good. 11" x 14". Stapled self-wrappers. pp. [32]. Very good due to staining of wrappers at edges and and old price in ballpoint on front cover; internally near fine. This is a Black history calendar published by The House of Knowledge which was created by F.H.Hammurabi Robb, an African American… Read more about this item

Illinois, 1948. Good. 10¼" x 13½". String-tied photo album lacking its covers. 56 pages with 156 black and white photographs inserted into corner mounts + an additional 65 photos laid in. Photos range from 2" x 3" to 8" x 10" and around one third are captioned. Album good: lacking covers and several leaves are loose; photos generally… Read more about this item

Chicago, Illinois, 1960. Good. 11" x 8 1/2". Stapled mimeographed newsletter. Three leaves printed rectos only. About good: heavily creased at old folds; moderately stained and soiled. This is an issue of a rare monthly newsletter published by a little known African American student organization, the Chicago Youth Committee for Civil Rights (CYCCR). Most… Read more about this item

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama: Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc, 1975. Very good. 11" x 8½". Stapled wrappers. Pp. 125. Very good: covers lightly worn with a few small stains, toning at spine and inked owner's name to front; tiny nick to top corner of spine extending to first few leaves; five pages with evidence of offsetting and a bit… Read more about this item

Chicago: The House of Knowledge, 1975. Very good +. 11 ½" x 14". Stapled self-wrappers. pp. [60]. Very good plus: wrappers with light staining/dust soiling, internally clean and bright throughout. This is a Black history calendar published by The House of Knowledge which was created by F.H.Hammurabi Robb, an African American attorney who toured the country (and… Read more about this item

South Bend, Indiana: Hering House Welfare League, 1942. Very good. 11" x 8½". Stapled wrappers. Pp. 3. Very good: long vertical crease to wrappers extending throughout; wrappers lightly chipped and soiled, lightly toned. This is a rare program which honors the anniversary of an important educational and cultural center for the African American community of South… Read more about this item

Chicago: The House of Knowledge, 1975. Very good. 11½" x 14". Stapled self-wrappers. pp. [48]. Very good with minimal wear and light dust soiling. This is a Black history book,bound like a calendar and published by The House of Knowledge which was created by F.H.Hammurabi Robb, an African American attorney who toured the country (and ultimately the… Read more about this item

Chicago: Bowles Music House Record Print Shop, 1946. Very good. 12" x 9". Stapled self-wrappers. pp. [16]. Very good: wrappers dust soiled and with a few small chips. This is a program for the 14th Annual Session of National Convention of Gospel Choirs & Choruses Incorporated (NCGCC). The group exists to this day, and per its… Read more about this item

Boston, Massachusetts: R.F. Wallcut, 1861. First Edition. Good. 7½" x 4 5/8". Paper wrappers. Pp. 247. Good due to wrappers detached save for a small ex-library sticker to bottom of spine; internally very good plus with just a touch of scattered spotting. Inscribed on title page by Aaron M. and Anna Rice Powell. This is a… Read more about this item

South Bend, Indiana: Hering House Welfare League, 1947. Good. 11" x 8½". Stapled wrappers. Pp. 4. Good: horizontal crease to all leaves; lacking top staple, lightly toned. This is a rare program which honors the anniversary of an important educational and cultural center for the African American community of South Bend, Indiana, the Hering House. We… Read more about this item

Mostly Watkins, New York, 1900. Very good +. 17 mounted black and white photographs. All but two measure approximately 5½" x 3¾" on larger card mounts. Two are captioned verso. Generally very good plus or better. This is a collection of Upstate New York cabinet cards depicting African Americans. 15 have photographer imprints with twelve of… Read more about this item

San Francisco, California: [San Francisco Community Chorus], 1929. Very good. 11" x 8". Bifolium, printed all four sides. Pp. [4]. Very good: edges lightly worn and soiled; tiny corner crease; lightly spotted. This is an illustrated program for a benefit performance by "200 Ne*roes" which took place at the Dreamland Auditorium in San Francisco in July… Read more about this item

[New York, New York]: National Dental Association, 1939. Very good -. 12 1/8" x 9¼". Faux leather over flexible card wrappers. Pp. 88. Very good minus: two tears to front wrapper, repaired earlier with tape, remnants of adhesive to spine on wraps and first leaf, the latter with a closed tear; penciled notation to front wrap and small… Read more about this item

Tallahassee, Florida, 1941. Very good. 11" x 8½". 22 leaves printed rectos only, upper left corner stapled. Pp. 21. Very good: title leaf detached and with moderate edge chips; first two leaves with a strip of toning along the right edge. This is the original typescript of a commencement speech delivered at a Florida HBCU that… Read more about this item

Houston,Texas, 1929. Good. 39 loose leaves from a scrapbook, 60 pages with handwriting and/or ephemera. Scrapbook includes 17 items of ephemera, three photographs, seven items clipped from school publications and 14 news clippings. Good: edges of all leaves with insect predation. usually impacting text on a page; ephemera generally good or better, a few items fair due to… Read more about this item