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19643085Little Rock AR: Pioneer Press 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. xii 328 pp with references index. Fabricoid board. Prior owner's name on front free endpaper very light wear to edges split to cloth at spine; text clean. Dust jacket shows light shelf wear price clipped. A detailed history of one of the "real fighting outfits" of the Confederate Army a regiment that fought in twenty-two battles and major engagements and included two future Governors of Arkansas. Pioneer Press hardcover books
1913233758New York: Leo Feist 1913. 4p. 10.5x13.5 inch sheet music with a picture of male impersonator Tempest on the front. Tempest's first name was various spelled Florenze and Florence; after WWI she usually seems to be listed as 'Florence.' She and her sister Marion Sunshine appeared as Tempest and Sunshine with Flo usually assaying the "male" roles.In this case the song is a more typical paean from a woman to a man. Leo Feist unknown books
192750792New York: Vanguard Press 1927. Second printing. 12mo; original blue cloth boards; pictorial endpapers; xiv1-343pp. Ownership signature Horace M Douty American labor historian to front endpaper. Cloth slightly rubbed on front cover; text a bit tanned but still a clean tight and unmarked copy - VG lacking the uncommon dustwrapper. Illustrated with statistical charts and maps.<br/><br/>Historical and statistical analysis of working conditions for African-Americans from the antebellum period through the end of the First World War. A much-cited work. Wesley a professor of history at Howard University was only the third African-American to receive a PhD in History. BLOCKSON 3540. Vanguard Press unknown books
1939002247No Place: Journal of Negro Education 1939. Issued as an offprint of the Journal of Negro Education July 1939. 16 pages in stapled blue stiff wrappers. Near Fine slight corner crease top corner. . Reprint. Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Journal of Negro Education Paperback books
18382303644New York: T. Mason and G. Lane 1838. First Edition. First Edition. Good. First edition. Front joint loosening but still holding minor loss to spine head boards rubbed with some light stains. 1838 Full-Leather. 240 pp. ABOUT JOHN WESLEY: "John Wesley /wsli/;1 28 June O.S. 17 June 1703 T. Mason and G. Lane unknown books
186536007London: William Prowse Royal Musical Repository 456 1865. Folio. 1f. recto title verso blank 5 i blank pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Slightly browned. Re-issue of the first edition originally published 1828 by Willis. KO 623 p. 647. <br/><br/>"Given Wesley's fame as a keyboard player it is not surprising that keyboard music should form an important part of his output and the largest category of his music published in his lifetime. Despite a good deal of recent publishing activity however only a small proportion of his keyboard music is available in modern editions. In the organ music Wesley's grand manner is heard at its best in the op.6 voluntaries while a more intimate and miniaturist side to his musical character is apparent in the Twelve Short Pieces." Philip Olleson in Grove Music Online. William Prowse [Royal Musical Repository 456] unknown books
182736008London: W. Hodsoll 1827. Folio. i title 32-37 pp. Engraved.<br/><br/>Rather worn and frayed; slightly foxed; split at spine with leaves loose. First Edition later issue. KO 621 p. 647. RISM W 924.<br/><br/>"Given Wesley's fame as a keyboard player it is not surprising that keyboard music should form an important part of his output and the largest category of his music published in his lifetime. Despite a good deal of recent publishing activity however only a small proportion of his keyboard music is available in modern editions. In the organ music Wesley's grand manner is heard at its best in the op.6 voluntaries while a more intimate and miniaturist side to his musical character is apparent in the Twelve Short Pieces." Philip Olleson in Grove Music Online. W. Hodsoll unknown books
1986WRCLIT70696New York: American Playhouse / Cinecom 1986. Vintage original 41 x 27" 105 x 68 cm. stylized pictorial one sheet poster. Small closed tear on the top center with small cellotape mend on verso pinholes at corners from display use; formerly folded now rolled with a few small wrinkles or creases else very good. A one sheet issued to promote the second film adaptation of Wright's novel based on a script by Richard Wesley. Jerrold Freedman directed Victor Love Matt Dillon Elizabeth McGovern Geraldine Page and Oprah Winfrey among others. American Playhouse / Cinecom unknown books
010810Minneapolis MN: University of Minnesota Press. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 147pp. Uncommon cloth bound edition of this powerful staging of Glasser's "365 Days" a huge novel of a soldier's tour in the Vietnam War. Bound in black cloth boards with illustrated dust jacket light rubbing and offset fading to yellow color. University of Minnesota Press unknown books
193265733Washington: The National Academy of Sciences. Good. 1932. Softcover. National Academy of Sciences; Biographical Memoirs Vol. XIV. 304 pages untrimmed. This is an ex-library copy with usual library marks. Rebound by the library with cardboard covers and cloth tape at the spine and hinges. Good for reading or reference. . The National Academy of Sciences paperback books
188367435Indianapolis: Hammond & Co. Very Good. 1883. Hardcover. This is an ex-library copy with usual library marks. The original brown cloth has been rebacked with cloth tape to the spine and new end pages. 568 pages. The contents are bright and complete. Overall near very good. . Hammond & Co. hardcover books
197064961Leiden:: E. J. Brill. Very Good. 1970. Hardcover. B0006CMT6A . First edition. Ex-library copy with typical markings else very good in green cloth. No dust jacket. ; 342 pages . E. J. Brill, hardcover books
195030160New York: Rand McNally & Company 1950. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Small hardbound quarto in dustwrapper. 223 pp. "Edition of 1950" with "A" on the copyright page. First edition of this acclaimed Newbery Medal Winner. A handsome very good copy in clipped but otherwise very good dustwrapper. Illustrations by Wesley Dennis. Nice copy. Rand McNally & Company hardcover books
1958143602Chicago.: University of Chicago Press. 1958. 1st edition. Hardcover blue cloth gilt spine title. . Very good in a good dust jacket with some loss to spine ends and top edge . 8vo. University of Chicago Press. hardcover books
1923128981Los Angles: The Times-Mirror Press 1923. Octavo original pictorial brown cloth stamped in yellow and black. First edition. Novel set in a mining camp in the west while it was still wild. There is a reference to cocaine users called "snowbirds." The author had written previously about Montana. Smith American Fiction 1901-1925 D-130. Old ownership signature on front paste-down. Cloth lightly worn at spine ends and lower front corner tips leaf of text pages 129-130 missing upper margin no text affected a very good copy. #128981 The Times-Mirror Press unknown books
192432822N.pl: Knights of the Ku Klux Klan 1924. 24p. wraps 3.5x8 inches very good condition. Endorsement of public schools as the antidote to the religious education system established by the hated Catholic Church which the Klan thought to inspire un-American loyalty to the Vatican. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan unknown books
019559Austin 1961: University of Texas Press. First Edition. Octavo. The author describes with clarity the interrelated events the decisions and the conflicts that went into the development of Galveston ad the Texas Gulf during the years 1845-1860. He also portrays the people and their way of life along with some of the notables who helps to shape the destiny of Texas.355pp. bound in a pale green pictorial cloth lettered and decorated in brow. A fine bright copy in a near fine clipped pictorial dust jacket with only minor finger soiling. University of Texas Press unknown books
1985194807El Cerrito: Life Signs: Words and Images 1985. Magazine. 20p. includes covers 8.25x10.75 inches editorials opinion essays fiction poetry art and photos very good magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Premier issue of the California quarterly. Poem "Daddymagic" by Shange. Fiction by Albert Murray. Three holdings located inb OCLC as of 4/2015. Life Signs: Words and Images unknown books
1971140100Berkeley CA: Arif 1971. First edition. Softcover. One of only 200 copies. Includes two poems with color illustrations by Wesley Tanner. A close to near fine copy in string tied wrappers with a couple of tiny spots to the rear panel. Otherwise a very nice copy of this attractive booklet. Arif unknown books
200069177São Paulo: Instituto Moreira Salles 2000. 23cm x 15cm. Fotografado e desenhado por Wesley Duke Lee. Segunda edicao 152p b/w plates pict. fldg. wrps. The evocative black and white photography of Wesley Duke Lee illustrate the poetry of Roberta Piva b. Brazil 1937. Full-page plates. Second Edition Instituto Moreira Salles unknown books
1983817Boston: New York Graphic Society 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. First hint of foxing at top of text block else tight bright and unmarred. DJ shows minimal shelf wear else bright and clean. Brown cloth boards gilt lettering. 4to. 224pp. Illus. b/w plates. Index. <br/><br/>Foreward by Charles Hamilton. A remarkable collection of nearly 400 signed and inscribed photos from the Maran's personal collection including many of the most famous writers entertainers scientists gangsters and other famous personalities. A wonderful reference work particularly for signatures. A very handsome copy. New York Graphic Society hardcover books
19925102Portland ME: Romulus Editions 1992. 1st edition limited 1/500 trade original illustrated glossy paperwraps as issued. Specially signed by McNair on the title page. A lovely presentation of these beautiful poems and illustrations printed on acid-free paper. Laid in is an invitation for an exhibit of the illustrations at June Fitzpatrick Gallery in Portland. An oversized publication: 11 inches high x 7 inches wide. Fine condition appears unopened. Romulus Editions unknown books
190682235South Philadelphia 1906. Good. Broadside printed on card stock. 12 x 18cm. Dated May 6 1906. Creasing and a closed tear along top. Parks is now remembered mainly because Marian Anderson found her faith under Parks at Union Baptist Church. This card features a printed photographic image of Parks at the top beneath which Parks addresses his parishioners after his first year there and mentions that in his first year "Two hundred and forty-one souls have been added to our number and over $11000 have been raised." <br/><br/> unknown books
190339795Washington: Government Printing Office 1903. 1st edition. Olive green cloth binding gilt stamped lettering and design to spine & front board. Modest wear to binding rubbing and tanning to spine. Bookplate to front pastedown closed tear to p. xlv plate XLV loose in text. A VG example. ccxxiv 237 5 blank pp. Many inserted plates b/w & color and intratextual illustrations throughout. 11-1/2" x 8" <br/><br/> Government Printing Office hardcover books
1982213921Petersburg VA: Virginia State University 1982. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Illustrated; No pencil or ink markings in text. Black cloth binding with gilt lettering. Very Good binding. Virginia State University unknown books
