African-American from Pages Past Used and Rare Books

Tuskegee, Alabama: Tuskegee Institute, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 99 pages. Hardcover bound in green buckram. There is light to moderate wear to the binding, including light rubbing and a few stray marks (possibly marker) on the front cover. Outer edges of the textblock are toned. Pages… Read more about this item

Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Collins, Paul . Quarto. 126 pages. An EX-LIBRARY copy with full marks. Hardcover with a brown illustrated dust jacket in mylar. The jacket is worn but sound. Jacket spine is sunned. Church library… Read more about this item

Richmond, Virginia: Thomas Jefferson Memorial, 1996. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 58 pages. Soft cover bound in brown and tan wrappers. Light wear to the binding. There is some light scuffing to the front cover near the top edge. A sound copy and clean within. … Read more about this item

Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1971. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Collins, Paul . Quarto. 126 pages. Hardcover with a brown illustrated dust jacket. There is considerable wear to the jacket, which has two significant tears and several small tears and curling along the edges. The… Read more about this item

Iowa: Author, 1954. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 180, 3 pages. Hardcover in black buckram. There is light wear to the binding. Bottom corner edge is lightly bumped. The text is clean and sound. Bound typescript, printed on a thin, one-sided old typing paper and illustrated… Read more about this item

N.p.. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 115 pages. Soft cover bound in tan wrappers. There is light wear to the binding, which is rubbed and shows a moderate wrinkle on the back corner where the cover has been folded. The text is clean and sound. This… Read more about this item

Windsor, Mexico : Rolston - Bain, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. Unpaginated. Hardcover bound in three quarter leather or leatherette with marbled cover boards and marbled endpapers. There is light wear to the binding. Label on the spine has a slight nick in it. Edges are bumped. The covers are… Read more about this item

Salisbury, North Carolina: Documentary Publications , 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quartos. Two volume set. x, 268; iii, 256 pages, indexed at the rear of Volume II. Hardcovers bound in orange buckram. There is minimal wear to the bindings, which are lightly rubbed. The texts consists of reproductions of documents from… Read more about this item

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama: Tuskegee Institute, 1968. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 79 pages, indexed. Soft cover bound in green stapled wrappers. Moderate wear to the binding. The binding is toned but sound. SIGNED by co-author Lewis W. Jones on the front cover. Additionally there is a 7 page "Abstract-Summary"… Read more about this item

Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1969. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 177 page's indexed. Soft cover bound in grey wrappers. Moderate wear to the binding, which is still sound. Front hinge is rubbed and scuffed on the right side of the spine near the headcap. Early owner's bookplate (George Breathett) on the inside… Read more about this item

Greensboro, North Carolina: Consortium on Research Training, 1976. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 336 pages. Soft cover bound in green wrappers. The binding is worn but sound. The binding is browned about the edges and on the spine. Sticker residue at the top corner of the front cover. There… Read more about this item

New York: The New York Academy of Sciences, 1960. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. pages 761 to 916. Soft cover bound in brown printed wrappers. The binding shows moderate wear but is bowed. A sound copy with clean text.

New York, London and Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1972. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. xv, 262 pages. Soft cover bound in blue wrappers. Moderate wear to the binding. The rear cover is toned, and the text is also toned. Early owner's bookplate inside the front cover (George Breathett, Professor of history at Bennett College… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C. : National Education Association, 1974. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Slim Quarto. Unpaginated. Soft cover bound in tan and brown wrappers. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy and clean within. Illustrated with several text photos. Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) was born in Maysville, South Carolina,… Read more about this item

Washington, D.C. : Cooperative Academic Planning, Institute for Services to Education, 1973. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. [xv], 154 pages. Soft cover bound in red wrappers. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy and clean within.

Chicago: Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., 1970. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Small quarto. Unpaginated. Soft cover bound in white and black wrappers. The binding is worn and bumped. Front cover has some creases at the bottom corner. This also affects the half title, the title page, and the first few… Read more about this item

New Orleans, Louisiana: Dillard University, 1971. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. xv, 123 pages. Soft cover bound in green wrappers. The binding shows light to moderate wear and is toned about the edges. Spine toned. Prior owner's bookplate (George Breathett) inside the front cover. Breathett was a professor… Read more about this item

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1972. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 272 pages, indexed. Hardcover in black and orange illustrated dust jacket. DJ is rubbed, has some curling at upper edge of front cover. Prior owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Small ink mark on dedication page. Text is toned.

Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1922. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 189 pages. Paperback bound in red wrappers. The binding shows light wear, is bumped at the edged. Outer edges of the text block are lightly foxed. A sound copy and clean within. Early owner's pen signature on the… Read more about this item

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A. B. Walker. 12mo. 264 pages. Hardcover bound in black quarter cloth with yellow and black patterned paper-covered boards. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. Corners bumped. Inner hinges secure. Lacks the… Read more about this item