African American Studies

Book Description: Harper & Row, New York, NY, 1989.
1st edition, 1st printing with full number line. Book Condition: FINE. Pages are clean and bright, binding tight. Text is bright and unmarked. Not remaindered. SIGNED, DATED and INSCRIBED by Abernathy on the half-title page: "To: Mr. Leon Davis — Keep Strong, Be Well and Pursue Happiness. Thanks for all you have done to advance the cause of freedom. God Bless You — Ralph David Abernathy 11-9-89". Dust Jacket Condition: FAIR/GOOD. DJ shows some wear, wrinkling to edges. .75 inch closed tear to bottom front spine edge, .25 inch closed chip to top back spine edge. But no major damage. Not price clipped. 16 pages of great black and white photos. 638 ppgs. Please feel free to email with any questions. Book will be carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.

Wilberforce, Ohio: Payne Theological Seminary. Very Good. 1942. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean green cloth with slightly faded gilt title. Rubbed edges; Interior of text is tight, clean & intact. Inscribed by the author. Afro-American, Religion; 8vo; 272 pages; Signed by Author .

Stated first edition of this wildly popular and seminal work which sold over a million copies and remained no. 1 on the Times bestseller list for months. The pages are in near new condition. The only flaw I could find was that a previous owner (presumably) printed "John Irving " at the top of the first fly leaf. The cover and spine are in excellent condition except for some light shelf wear at the top and bottom of the spine, also at the tip of the upper corner of the front cover and an air bubble crease on the inside front cover..The back page of the dust jacket is missing. Remaining Dj has some minor tears around edges. It is un-clipped, showing the $12.50 price. There is also a cardboard bookmark from a bookstore in Burlington Vermont.

Braamfontein, South Africa: Ravan Press, 1982. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 48pp, stapled wrappers. Scarce 1982 issue of this important multiracial South African literary magazine. Includes work by a vast number of writers. Unmarked copy, clean with light wear.

Washington, D. C.: The Rappahannock Press, 1993. First edition / First printing. Beige cloth. Very fine in about fine dust jacket.

Here are Huey P. Newton, Bobby Seale, Eldridge Cleaver, and Fred Hampton; Kathleen Cleaver and other Panther women; the party's court battles and acquittals; its positions on black separatism, the power structure, the police, violence, and education; as well as songs, poems, and political cartoons. This is the story behind the Black Panthers.

New York / San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1984 First printing of the stated first edition. Signed twice by Alice Walker directly on the title page. Book with a light bump to upper corner and light toning to cover margins, else in fine condition; dust jacket with faint wear to extremities, else fine.

Rare first edition, first printing, signed copy in Good + condition. Stated first edition. Number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1". The covers have wear at edges and corners. Otherwise, the book is in Fine condition with tight binding, clear unmarked pages and no foxing or age toning. The author's signature and inscription (to Professor James Hill of Howard university) on the first endpaper reads "To Jim, Thanks for your support with best regards Merry Xmas." Its date 12-21 -86.

From the unclipped dj ($16.95): "Born as a sharecropper's son, [Robert parker] was befriended by Lyndon Johnson....For thirty-five years, Robert Parker had a uniquely intimate view of wheeling, dealing (and sometime sinning) on power-hungry Capital Hill. ...He saw and heard a lot (and a lot of what he wasn't supposed ot) and it's all in this remarkable book."

Book will be priority mailed to any domestic address.

The book is in 'As New' condition. The unclipped dj has miniscule wear. A beautiful, powerful book. Over 100 historical and contemporary works are shown in brilliant color plates, many full page. The book is signed with full signatures by both authors; inscribed to James Hill, the prominent historian and professor at Howard University.

Book will be priority mailed to any domestic address.

Haggard, H. Rider. SHE. Longmans Green & Co., London. No copyright date. States New Impression, 1921 on the title page. Dedicated to fellow author Andrew Lang. USED. VG/ No DJ Included. Mallard Green boards with bright gilt titling on front board and spine. 310 pages plus adverts. 5 X 7 5/8. Summary: "A dying colleague gives Mr. Horace Holly at Cambridge University a locked box, the contents of which lead Mr. Holly to travel to Eastern Africa where he hopes to solve an ancient mystery, only to be captured by the savage Amhagger people who are ruled by a fearsome white queen, who is worshipped as "She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed".

Du Bose Heyward. Mamba's Daughters, A Novel of Charleston. Grosset & Dunlap Reprint Edition. Copyright 1929 Du Bose Heyward. States 1929 on the title page. USED. Very Good Condition/ Very Good G&D dust jacket. 311 Pages. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾.

Newark, NJ: McDaniel Press, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 90 pages. Hardcover in red cloth. Title in gilt on spine. Binding has light wear. Prior owner's bookplate on front pastedown. SIGNED by the author on the front flyleaf. Text is sound and clean. Contains several pages of illustrations.

This Book is in Good Condition. Ex-Library but with almost No Library Markings, just Library Stickers to the Front Cover. The Softcovers have Very Light Edgewear, Light Rubbing/Scratches to the Rear Cover, and Light Fading to the Spine but No Tears, Creases, Stains, or Other Major Damage. The Spine is Lightly Creased, but the Binding is Intact and Strong for a Softcover of its age. The Interior is Clean and Unmarked with No Writing, Highlighting, or Underlining and with No Tears, Creases, Stains, Mold, or Any Major Damage. The Page Edges have No Remainder Mark, Foxing, Stains, or Any Major Damage.

This is a first edition printing - the author's desk copy (noted by the author on the first flyleaf and top of title page. The author has made notations throughout the book - in pencil. This volume is one of three which grew out of a study of Black culture on St. Helena Island, South Carolina. This book deals with certain major aspects of dialect, folk songs, and folklore. The section on dialect attempts to describe the Gullah dialect traits. Condition problems: Book is cocked. Cover corner tips are slightly bumped. Shelf wear on top and bottom of spine. Binding beginning to separate but remains tight.

Book cover shows modest shelf wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked, light wrinkle to lower corner of pages – spine solid and undamaged.
Ex-library copy containing light stamps and/or stickers, no pockets.
No dust jacket issued with this book.
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