Negroes in the United States by Dr. Joseph Hill - 1916

Engraved title page with facing engraving signed M.Jackson titled UNCLE SAM'S EMANCIPATION: "O; massa may die; then nobody knows who get me, and nobody to take my part. No, master, I rather be free man"-Page 17. Also regular half-title and title page, 160pp. (plus 16 pages ads. for 1853 New Illustrated Works published by T. Nelson and Sons, London and Edinburgh.) Bound in contemporary marbled boards.
Londres : T. Nelson and Sons, 1853. Page de titre gravée avec gravure en regard signée M.Jackson intitulée UNCLE SAM'S EMANCIPATION "O ; massa peut mourir ; alors personne ne sait qui m'aura, et personne pour prendre ma part. Non, maître, je plutôt être un homme libre" -Page 17. Aussi faux-titre et page de titre réguliers, 160pp. (plus 16 pages d'annonces pour 1853 New Illustrated Works. Relié dans des planches marbrées contemporaines.

127 pages with plates including frontispiece. Octavo (8 3/4" x 6") bound in original publisher's green cloth with pictorial decorative brown, black, white and gilt front cover, lettering in gilt. Illustrated with photographs by Hampton Institute Camera Club. Decorations by Margaret Armstrong. (BAL 4937) First edition, first state with red and black lettering tot title.Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio to parents who had escaped from slavery; his father was a veteran of the American Civil War, having served in the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and the 5th Massachusetts Colored Cavalry Regiment. His parents instilled in him a love of learning and history. He was a student at an all-white high school, Dayton Central High School, and he participated actively as a student. During high school, he was both the editor of the school newspaper and class president, as well as the president of the school literary society. Dunbar had also started the first African-American newsletter in Dayton. He wrote his… Read More

Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1830. Disbound, only parts of spine remaining from original 3/4 leather with red and black spine labels, original string ties(complete). 293 pgs, with light scattered foxing and toning. "The committee to whom were referred the memorial of the African Society for colonizing the free people of color of the United States; also, sundry memorials from the inhabitants of the State of Kentucky, and a memorial from certain free people of color of the State of Ohio, report:". SCARCE. A fascinating document. . First Edition. Disbound. Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Signed. Near Fine. Softcover. The late R C Hickman became a professional photographer after WW II. He made a visual record of the black community in Dallas, Texas for 3 decades. He worked for the Dallas Star, Jet Magazine and the NAACP. There are 109 mostly full page black and white photographs. He got photos of important celebrities when they came to Dallas: Martin Luther King, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Louis and Thurgood Marshall to name a few. His photos of regular folks are the best though. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan wrote the Preface and said, "These are images of the ordinary lives of extraordinary people". The book is in near fine condition with only very slight shelf wear. The dust jacket has a crease on the upper left front. The pages are clean and unmarked, and the corners are square. The author has dated and signed on the title page (no inscription).

New York: Pathfinder Press / A Merit Book, 1970 First printing of the first edition. Spine ends gently crimped and faint toning to page margins, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with paper loss to spine ends and corners, toning to spine and folds, and light soiling, else fine.

Albany, NY: State University of New York Press (SUNY Press), 1997. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 8vo, xxx+610pp, pictorial boards (no jacket, as issued). Massive and groundbreaking study of this important African-American spiritual practitioner. Includes index, notes and bibliography. An unmarked copy of the legitimate original 1997 hardcover first printing (not the later print-on-demand version) from the collection of poet and esotericist David Meltzer. Minor outer wear and erased resale markings to front free endpaper.

Kampala, Uganda: Transition Ltd, 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 64pp, stapled wrappers. Rare 1968 issue of this seminal African magazine, then published in Uganda. The article in this issue by Picho Ali triggered letters in the next issue and a court case that resulted in the jailing of editor Rajat Neogy and the departure of the magazine from Uganda. Issue also includes a full-page caricature of Enoch Powell by Ralph Steadman, a cartoon referencing the assassinations of JFK, MLK and RFK, writing by Chinua Achebe and Peter Enahoro, other interesting content. Unmarked copy, some bumping and wear.

Signed. Near Fine. Softcover. The late R C Hickman became a professional photographer after WW II. He made a visual record of the black community in Dallas, Texas for 3 decades. He worked for the Dallas Star, Jet Magazine and the NAACP. There are 109 mostly full page black and white photographs. He got photos of important celebrities when they came to Dallas: Martin Luther King, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Louis and Thurgood Marshall to name a few. His photos of regular folks are the best though. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan wrote the Preface and said, "These are images of the ordinary lives of extraordinary people". The book is in near fine condition with only very slight shelf wear. The dust jacket has a crease on the upper left front. The pages are clean and unmarked, and the corners are square. The author has dated and signed on the title page (no inscription).

New York: Pathfinder Press / A Merit Book, 1970 First printing of the first edition. Spine ends gently crimped and faint toning to page margins, else book in fine condition; dust jacket with paper loss to spine ends and corners, toning to spine and folds, and light soiling, else fine.

New York: Harper & Brother Publishers, 1945. Third Edition stated. Near Fine, prior owner name in ink front end page, shallow 1" chip at fore edge of final page, not affecting text. In a Very Good dust jacket, 1/2" x 2" chip at top edge spine and front cover, tiny chips at corners. The author's acclaimed first published book of poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for her 2nd book, Annie Allen, becoming the first African-American to win that award. Uncommon in any early edition and in collectible condition. . Third Edition. Cloth. Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.