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1807in 8 demi chagrin à nerfs,titre,filets dorés,plats percaline.595 pages,gravures sur bois hors-texte sous serpentes.Dufour,Mulat & Boulanger 1859;petites décolorations sur le premier plat sinon bon état
19115425Londres, P. S. King and Son, 1911 ; in-8, cartonnage de l'éditeur demi-toile verte, auteur et titre imprimés au dos et sur le premier plat ; XLVIII, 530, (2) pp.
359p. + Plus engraved half title, full page engravings and a folding map, torn with an old repair. XLib. Damp stained. Age stained. 12mo. Original half leather marbled boards. Joints tender. Black library tape on lower spine. First American Edition. AFRICA/2
359p. + Plus engraved half title, full page engravings and a folding map. Foxed. 12mo. Disbound. AFRICA/6
359p. + Plus wood engraved half title, full page engravings and a folding map, on light paper. an old repair. Foxed. 16mo. 160 mm. Original Harper's printed cloth binding (with the date 1834 on the front cover), stained and worn, with old spine repairs. Good. AFRICA/6.
198282028Pensacola 1982. Paperback. Very Good. 32-page program. Stapled. 28cm. <br/><br/> paperback books
Features include: Deep Thoughts; True Section; Nick Palomar, D.D.S., in The Case of the Star's Choppers; Bestsellers Illustrated - In Search of Excellence; The New Order; The Mystery of the Ghostwriter; Sunbelt Gags Fall 1984 Catalog; A Story of New York, or Where Does David Letterman get his Guests?; A Semester at Barker Prep.; TF - The Bean Report; Miss Poland; NatLamp Contest #36. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
1962220401962. African American Comics Negro Americans: The Early Years Classics Illustrated No. 169. New York: Gilberton Company Inc. 1962. Staplebound with color-illustrated wrappers. A standalone issue of Classics Illustrated devoted entirely to the contributions of Black Americans from the colonial period through the 20th century. Published in 1962 during the height of the Civil Rights Movement this comic-format educational work-unusual in the Classics Illustrated series for focusing on real historical figures rather than literary fiction-was part of a broader mid-century effort to integrate African American history into mainstream curricula. As the cover proclaims the issue was intended to spotlight "the early years" of Black American achievement and in doing so it offers one of the earliest accessible visual histories of Black leaders for a youth audience. Historical figures covered in this issue include Crispus Attucks the first American killed in the Revolutionary War Benjamin Banneker mathematician and surveyor of Washington D.C. James Beckwourth a pioneering scout of the American West Harriet Tubman Frederick Douglass Daniel Hale Williams the first successful heart surgeon Booker T. Washington educator and founder of Tuskegee Institute George Washington Carver agricultural scientist and Matthew Henson co-discoverer of the North Pole.<br /> <br /> The comic also addresses Black contributions to the American Revolutionary War and Civil War with attention to the roles of enslaved people Black regiments and wartime espionage. Notably the "Inventors" section highlights Elijah McCoy lubrication systems Garrett Morgan gas mask and traffic light and Granville T. Woods rail signaling foregrounding underacknowledged Black innovation in American industrial history. Illustrated in full color throughout with strong sequential art emphasizing dignity resilience and ingenuity. Though the terminology "Negro Americans" reflects mid-century nomenclature the tone is respectful and didactic aimed at broad public education. These visual histories played an important role in the representation of African American figures in postwar American youth culture.Light wear and creasing consistent with age and small pen marks to cover but internally clean and complete. A remarkable and visually compelling early effort to narrate African American history to a popular audience. unknown
17180Club teaches African-American girls about Home Economics Gardening Social and Civic Responsibility. C. 1920s. Negro Girls' Club Record Book. Published by Georgia State College of Agriculture in Athens Georgia. 20 pages. 9 x 5.75 in. Original printed wrappers. "Use this book to keep a record of al the club work done during the entire year." Printed as workbook with pages to take notes on numerous domestic projects including planning a garden canning produce cooking sewing and balancing a budget. Includes a rubric where a member's annual work will be evaluated. "Each club member is expected to make an exhibit at some fair or public meeting." Most of the pages are not filled in. 5 pages have child-like scribbles and doodles in pencil. Originally belonged to Sarah G. Daniel a girl in 6th Grade. Thumb-soiling to wrappers. In good condition. unknown books
193582273Charleston 1935. Paperback. Very Good. 4-pages of photos 8p. text. Softcover in original stapled wrapper. 29 cm. Minor cover soiling. paperback
pp. vii, 455. 8vo. Original printed wraps, faded. BLKAM 1
pp. xliii, 444. 8vo. Original printed wraps, soiled. American Heritage Series. Selections on Negro protest thought from 1895 to 1965. BLKAM 2
pp. x, 336. Inked ownership. 8vo. Original printed wraps, slightly worn. Ann Arbor paperback. BLKAM 2.
1331392659.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
n.p. Engraved frontis and full page plates of Afro-Americans by Charles Copeland. Text ornaments by Frank Myrick. Inked presentation to H. Frank Eshleman, Commencement July 3, 1890. XLib. 8vo. Original full deeply embossed gold and lime green cloth binding. Spine loss at top. White spine library stamping. Extremities worn. BLKAM 1
302p. Text illustrations by Jo Dendel. Inked ownership. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket, slightly worn. Nice copy. AFRICA/2
1829225831829. African AmericanReligionCarribean New Testament in the Negro Tongue. In The Eclectic Review Vol. XLIII No. LXXXVI. London: 1829. Excerpt: pp. 553-564. Disbound 12pp. A rare excerpt reviewing a missionaries' translation of the New Testament into "Negro-English" also called talkee-talkee the Creole language spoken by enslaved and free Black populations in Demerara and Surinam. The British and Foreign Bible Society issued the translation in 1829 for missionary use representing one of the earliest attempts to render the Christian scriptures into an Afro-diasporic Creole tongue of the Caribbean basin. This review in The Eclectic Review a leading 19th-century dissenting religious periodical gives a lengthy discussion of the translation providing contemporary reactions that ranged from grudging acknowledgment to outright racist dismissal.<br /> <br /> The review juxtaposes biblical passages rendered into Creole with commentary often mocking the "mixed speech" as "ridiculously offensively and incurably base." Yet despite its dismissive tone the piece captures critical evidence of how missionaries and colonial observers grappled with African- and Creole-derived linguistic traditions including debates over whether vernacular scripture empowered conversion or threatened white control. The review references Moravian missionary John Latrobe's efforts in Suriname as well as comparisons to African Dutch and Portuguese linguistic influences. Particularly striking are verbatim transcriptions of gospel passages in Creole offering researchers a rare contemporaneous witness to early printed Afro-Caribbean language. Light toning disbound with clean margins preserved; pages complete and supple. A rare document of the intersection of race religion and language in the British Caribbean revealing both the efforts made by missionaries to connect through Creole scripture and the entrenched racism of the colonial intellectual establishment. unknown
52 pages. Features: Nice photo ad for Warner & Swasey Turret Lathes features the McDonald Observatory at Mt. Locke, Texas; American Recognition of Franco Fits into "Stop Hitler" Drive; GoodYear Tire ad features photo of Richard M. Teall of Toledo, Ohio; Swallowing goldfish at Harvard; "Tough Johnny" Torrio faces jail for income tax evasion; Photo of FDR shaking hands with George Washington Carver; Experts forecast Negro return to the Republican fold in 1940; Beautiful one-page color ad for the new Cadillac Sixty Special features a dark blue car in front of hotel; Nice one-page photo ad for Vitamins Plus; Great Britain awakens to Reich Threat of Supremacy - major article with photos of Polish leaders, Danzig Nazi leader Foerster, and more; Nuisance Islands - Japan's Seizure of Spratlys gives her a bargaining point; Spain - Rebuilding - with photo of Julian Besteiro; How U.S. Leads World in Synthetic Chemistry; New malarial problem carried to Brazil by stowaway insect; Large and lovely photo of Katharine Hepburn; Frank Andrea and the television set he has placed on the market - photo with article; Six photos of screwballer Carl Hubbell in action; Hudson car ad; Cy Young turns 72; Marriage of Clark Gable to Carole Lombard; Hitler's half-brother, William Patrick Hitler, arrives in New York; Nice ad for the RCA Victrola; Obituary for Gen. Gerardo Machado, exiled ex-President of Cuba; Making safer safety glass; Intereseting ad for Elliott Addressing Machines; Ford V8 car ad inside back cover; Color-photo ad for Four Roses Whiskey on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
100 pages. Features: Attractive one-page color ad for Dodge Trucks features bright yellow moving van; Seattle's worst earthquake in history; Mrs. Helen Douglas Mankin wins Atlanta's Negro vote; Color ad for General Tire features well-dressed lady with lots of luggage being helped by black porter; Classy color ad for the Farnsworth Television and radio Corporation; Two-page poem commemorates the first anniversary of the Iwo Jima battle; Canadian exposure of spy ring turns doubting eyes on Russia - major article with photo; Nice one-page ad for the Banff Springs Hotel; Attractive color ad for Ford cars features ski scene; Young UNO closes first session with hope, suspicion, and a veto; Photos of Francisco Franco; Field Marshal von Paulus; Sir Sholto Douglas; Photo of Mohammed Ali Jinnah; The bravest padre - Maj. John Weir Foote, Presbyterian chaplain of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry is awarded the VC; Brief obituaries for Dr. William Allan Neilson, Cornelius Johnson and Adolph Lorenz; Army posters to help soldiers adapt to civilian life; Tuberculosis germ killer; Photo and article of artist Alberto Vargas; Nice color-photo ad for the Boeing Stratocruiser; American Cyanamid color ad shows smiling coal delivery man iun bomber jacket; Dr. Henry A. Jones experiments with onions; Uneasy Swedes wonder what future holds; Photos of the lightweight Bobbi car; Aerial photo of downtown Chicago promotes the area for industrial development; Hotel New Yorker ad features photo of John H. Sienold, Banquet Manager; Photos of American Cardinals; The Secret of "Huff-Duff" (radio direction finder) can be told - as part of ITT ad; Picasso of the Camera - Edward Weston; ad for Dr. Grabow pipes; and more. Covers holding by one staple. Average wear and soiling. A worthy vintage copy. Book
52 pages. Features: Classy color Nash car ad inside front cover features a ski scene; Nostalgic one-page Memeograph ad; Photo of recently married Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman; Obituaries of Blanche Douglass Leathers and Edward S. Harkness; 1/3-page Cuba tourism ad; Nice one-page H.J. Heinz ad shows happy family dinner; U.S. Has Japan Over Barrel With Lapse of 1911 Trade Treaty; Mr. and Mrs. Roi Osborne sue the Pullman Co. for being forced to sit in the Negro day coach of their train to Georgia - with photo; Allied Scheme to Bar Rumanian Oil to Hitler; Poland's Ignace Jan Paderewski and Poland's troubles; Finland - Stake in the War at Sea; Why the Russians are Taking a Licking from the Finns; The White Rajah of Sarawak - Sir Charles Vyner Brooke - writeup with photo of his family; Russian menace scouted in India; New German High Seas Fleet Taking Shape; Edmund Ironside; Birth Control Centers now in 42 States; Family life of Brigham Young; James B. Schafer heads prosperous cult The Royal Fraternity of Master Metaphysicians - article with photo; Electronic Orchestra; Boxer Lee Savold; Photo of moose with locked antlers; Three Beauty Queens - Miss Janet Austin, Miss Leone Johnson and Miss Ruth Nunn; 2/3-page General Electric (GE) ad features photo of Karl McEachron who chases lightning; Interesting color ad inside back cover for the 16 major US airlines features silhouette of plane over cowboy and his herd on a snow-covered plain; Nice back cover color ad for Grace Line South American Cruises features evening gala party; and much more. Middle page loose but present. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy Book
40 pages. Features: Nice two-color addressograph ad inside front cover; AT&T charged with waste and extravagance; Gargantua the gorilla leads a streamlined new Ringling circus to town - article with photos; George Jean Nathan; Franco's offensive rolls forward; Ontario's Premier Mitchell Hepburn defies clergy and puts over sweepstakes bill; Francis William Rickett and Ben Smith - mystery men of Mexican oil; Photo of smiling FDR with Marvin McIntyre; Photo of Father Charles Coughlin of Detroit; Negro politician Nathaniel Brewer, of Cambridge, MA; Squaws riot in Northern Minnesota; Interesting article on Key West, Florida; Nazis put their Nordic paganism into print - rules for marriage ceremonies in the Temples of Blood; Photo of the Prince of Liechtenstein and his wife; The Soviet Union's NSRA (Northern Sea Route Administration) is one of the few government agencies to escape the Stalin purge; Tsung Tsai Chiang becomes Stalin of China; Egyptian feud between Farouk I and Nahas Pasha; Fantastic hockey photo shows American goalie Earl Robertson playing against the Chicago Black Hawks; Nice photo of Joan Blondell with police; Burial announcement of Col. Edward M. House - and picture of him with Woodrow Wilson; Nice one-page photo ad for the Cine-Kodak Eight movie camera; Interesting photo of black children at Milk Bar - Rev. Amos H. Carnegie; Interesting picket outside Boyles Furniture Store in Utah; Labor Racketeers Still Flourishing; Nice photo ad for Warner & Swasey turret lathes of Cleveland; C.I.O. seamen picket Maritime Commission offices in Washington; Leonor F. Loree leaves the D.& H. (with photo); Nice color ad inside back cover for San Francisco tourism features illustration of rotating street car; Back cover color photo ad for Four Roses whiskey features letter from John Chapman. Average wear. Unmarked. Small clipping from page 7. A worthy vintage copy Book
88 pages. Features: RFK seeks New York Senate seat; Barry Goldwater and Republican Party leaders meet to seek unity; "Frontlash" - might be how LBJ described Goldwater's initiative; Cyprus - Precarious ceasefire; South Vietnam - guerrilla war returns; Congo - rebel siege/approaching chaos; Negro problems in Elizabeth and Paterson, NJ; Two-page photo ad by NBC features political convention coverage by Chet Huntley and David Brinkley; Interesting 2/3-page article on James Bond author Ian Fleming, with small photo; Leon Bibb; Canada's Maclean's Magazine faces financial challenges; Golfer Juan (Chi Chi) Rodriguez - article with photos; August is Europe's Mad Vaction Month; Excellent one-page color-photo ad for International Trucks shows cab being mounted on frame in assembly plant, and finished product on the road; Lee Iacocca - his bet on the Ford Mustang pays off; Who Drinks? - The Beer Brewer's Dilemma; Hammermill Bond ad features large photo of Don Steele of Kansas City; The first papal helicopter ride; Billy James Hargis and the Christian Crusade for Christ and America; Two-page NBC Radio Network ad features illustrations of Russ Ward, Robert McCormick, Peter Hackes, and Morgan Beatty; Interesting color-photo ad inside back cover for Bank of America Travellers Cheques features scene in formal Japanese restaurant; Back cover color ad for Tempo cigarettes "with far more activated charcoal"; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
80 pages. Features: Nelson Rockefeller's quest for the Republican Presidential Nomination; Nuclear Test-Ban Debate; The Ku Klux Klan is riding again in Dixie - with a set of tactics borrowed from the Negro protest movement; Blodshed in Bolivia? - communist-led tin miner strike; Integration's Victims - the nation's 133 Negro newspapers may become casualties of integration; The Biggest Pipeline Snakes to the North - Houston to New York; One-page color-photo Budweiser ad features pleasant streamside picnic; Vietnam's Future - "All Bets Are Off"; Back to back years with 7 million cars sold; Tooth Transplants; and much more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book