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1985162926New York: Graham 1985. First edition. Softcover. 14 pages. Exhibition catalog for a show that ran June 12 through July 3 1985. Features biographical notes by Yvonne Pene Du Bois. Includes with the covers 6 color illustrations and a black and white photograph of the artist. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers. Graham unknown books
1931174778New York: Whitney Museum 1931. hardcover. very good. Portrait and 21 full-page b/w plates. 57pp. Very thin short 4to brown cloth spine a bit faded. New York: The Whitney Museum 1931. A very good copy.<br/><br/> From the American Artists Series printed by W.E. Rudge Inc.<br/><br/> Whitney Museum unknown books
19382299New York: Whitney Museum of American Art 1938. VG. Blue wraps. 16 plates pp. 28 bw plates. Catalogue lists 132 works. Essay by Guy Pene Du Bois biographical notes lenders to the exhibition. Gives titles dimensions date. Scarce. Published to accompany the exhibition held in NY: Whitney Dec. 14 1938 to Jan. 15 1939. Whitney Museum of American Art unknown books
197121918Moscow: Novosti Press Agency Publishing House 1971. 136p. 6.5 x 4.25 inch wraps very good. Soviet collection of biographical articles occasionally faults as well as endorses him. Novosti Press Agency Publishing House unknown books
197826668New York: Parent's Magazine Press 1978. 1st edition. Pictorial composition binding. Matching dust jacket. VG bit of age toning at extremities/VG minor edgewear/age toning. Unpaginated. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois. 8vo. <br/><br/> Parent's Magazine Press unknown books
19894047Whittier 1989. Revised edition. Paperback. Very Good. ii 74p. Softcover in original wrapper. 28 cm. The first edition was printed in an edition of 40 copies; this is one of the 100 copies that constituted the initial printing of the revised edition. <br/><br/> paperback books
1977103576New York: Pathfinder Press 1977. Paperback. 289p. later printing softbound in 8x5.5 inch photo-decorated wraps faint external signs of handling and age entirely sound clean and unmarked. Pathfinder Press paperback books
1964208323Accra 1964. unbound. 1 page on blue airmail stationery 10.5 x 7 inches Accra Ghana May 31 1964. Informative letter written by the African-American activist author playwright composer and widow of W.E.B. Du Bois. She is thanking a friend for "sending me the news: 'Du Bois Classic Added to White House Library.' .I made a copy and sent it to President Nkrumah."Du Bois is honored throughout Africa as 'The Father of Pan-Africanism'. He was buried here with all the honors of a State Head and lies.near the sea over which his great-great grandfather was carried away into slavery." Several folds and creases; still very good condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1982S10028Baltimore & London:: John Hopkins University Press 1982. 1982. 8vo. xix 183 pp. Black cloth gilt-stamped spine title dust jacket. Originally published in 1927 as Zwei grosse Naturforscher des 19. Jahrhunderts. Very good. ISBN: 080182351X John Hopkins University Press, (1982). hardcover books
1928041824Paris: Société de la Gravure sur Bois Originale 1928. 79 1p. b/w illus. original stiff printed wrappers with yapped edges. At head of t.p.: Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs Pavillon de Marsan Palais du Louvre Rue de Rivoli 107. Société de la Gravure sur Bois Originale unknown books
183232548Philadelphia: G.W. Mentz & Son 1832. Later cloth. 2 213 1 blank 11 pp. With the Supplement on the trial of Lino which as Cohen notes was sometimes excluded from the book. Scattered foxing lacks front free endpaper rear endpaper dirty light rubberstamp on title page Good. <br/><br/> Lucretia "past forty and buxom" and Lino a young boarder who claimed to be the son of the Spanish governor of California became lovers; a decision was reached to rid themselves of Lucretia's inconvenient husband. "Five weeks after he arrived Lino purchased a quarter of a pound of arsenic from a Philadelphia druggist explaining that he used it in stuffing birds. The following day Mr. Chapman was taken ill; four days later he was dead." Soon thereafter the lovers "were quietly married in New York.Almost immediately the true character of the Spanish adventurer came out with the disappearance of the family silver and other obvious signs of his chicanery." His activities came to the attention of the police who decided to investigate Mr. Chapman's death. They discovered that "he was heavily dosed with arsenic" and arrested them both. <br/> This book contains all the material on Lucretia's trial. Lino was tried separately convicted and executed. Lucretia was acquitted. "It is difficult to tell whether they had acted in concert in the murder; at least the jury gave her the benefit of the doubt" quotations from McDade.<br/>McDade 169. Cohen 12416. G.W. Mentz & Son unknown books
1970100119Hanover: American Universities Field Staff 1970. 13p. 7x9 inches notes questions for discussion illustrated with b&w photos very good in original stapled pictorial wraps. Fieldstaff Reports: Series: The Impact of Modernization on Traditional Societies. American Universities Field Staff unknown books
1947248247New York: Viking Press 1947. Hardcover. xii 276p. drab green cloth boards titled dark green first edition "Published by the Viking Press in January 1947". Extremities a little rubbed and crimped unclipped but worn and chipped dj in protective mylar casing 3 numbers in pencil on front panel of dj toning to 2-page spread from clipping formerly layed in else good. Viking Press hardcover books
1947108088New York: The Viking Press 1947. First edition. Hardcover. A later book from the author of "Souls of the Black Folk." An about near fine copy with a bookplate to the front pastedown in a very good dust jacket with numerous small edge chips and tears. But still a very presentable copy. The Viking Press unknown books
1947002805NY: Viking. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in very good dust jacket with a fewa internal mends and tiny chip. . Viking hardcover books
194912652London: Robert Hale 1949. First English Edition. Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. 8vo. Original yellow cloth fine in frayed dust jacket. First English Edition. Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. 8vo. Newberry Medal Winner. A very nice copy of the author/artist's most famous book winner of the Newberry Medal for 1948. Robert Hale unknown books
197118901New York: Harper and Row 1971. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; illustrated cloth boards; dustjacket; 32pp; illus. Fine in a Near Fine dustacket price-clipped with faint sticker residue to upper right corner of front panel and Harper Crest sticker across spine. A charming story by Singer who tells of a Chinese emperor who runs his kingdom backwards - wrong is right and right is wrong. An attractive copy. Harper and Row unknown books
1968CNJWEM046New York: Holt Rinehart and Winston 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Pène du Bois William. First edition in book form and with Pène du Bois illustrations duodecimo size 32 pp. A charming story of a family and its tiger who simply won't get out of the teapot this children's story is generously illustrated by William Pène du Bois' 1916-1993. Pène du Bois was both a competent illustrator and author; he won the Newbery Medal for "The Twenty-One Balloons" in 1948 and for books he illustrated was the runner-up for the Caldecott Medal twice.<br/><br/>This volume is the first edition of the story in book form and containing Pène du Bois' illustrations. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full paper over boards illustrated in orange and black in the design of tiger fur black lettering on the front board black lettering on the spine inside a blue and white rectangle blue endpapers title page with colour illustrations of desserts full-colour illustrations many full page by William Pène du Bois throughout; duodecimo size 7.25" by 5" pagination: 1-4 5-29 30-32. In a white paper dust jacket with black lettering and colour illustrations on the front and rear panels white and black lettering within pink and blue rectangles on the spine a description of the book on the front flap and a description of another book from the publisher on the rear flap; the dust jacket is not price-clipped with the original price of $2.95 on the front flap.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards perfectly straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine bottom edges of the boards and corners else fine. The dust jacket is near fine also not price-clipped clean overall but for some light soiling light rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and corners and the lower corner of the front flap has been unaccountably clipped we presume by the publisher.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE:  International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover books
1938CNJWEM020New York: The Viking Press 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good /very good. First printing octavo size 92 pp. William Pène du Bois' 1916-1993 demonstrates his expertise in both writing and illustrating in this charming volume; Pène du Bois won the Newbery Medal for "The Twenty-One Balloons" in 1948 and for books he illustrated he was the runner-up for the Caldecott Medal twice. Pène du Bois brings a delightful visual interpretation to stories of imaginative far-off lands with elements of science mixed with the fantasy.<br/><br/>Per Bader "If one had to select a single Pène du Bois book for the Presidential library or a time capsule the one that is Pène du Bois complet et parfait it would be 'The Three Policemen'. . ." p. 176.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Full grey-green cloth line drawing in yellow on the front board yellow lettering on the spine black and grey endpapers illustrations of a fish hook in yellow black white and grey title page with colour illustration by William Pène du Bois illustrations in colour some full-page and black and white by Pène du Bois throughout; octavo size 9.75" by 7.25" pagination: 1-6 7-92. In a pictorial paper dust jacket with colour illustrations on the front and rear panel red and black lettering on the front panel black lettering on the spine a description of the book on the front flap and author bio and photograph on the rear flap; the dust jacket showing the original price of $2.00 on the rear flap the front flap seemingly "clipped" but with the price on the back flap the reason behind this is a mystery.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is very good plus with straight unrubbed corners a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; some soiling to the boards shallow crease at the bottom of the half-title page light spots of soiling to the margins of a few pages throughout. The dust jacket is very good clean overall with some light soiling sunning to the spine some overall edgewear including chipping to the head and tail of the spine but with no loss of text and a few pieces of old cello tape to the verso.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Bader pp. 176-7.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE:  International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Viking Press hardcover books
19387233New York: The Viking Press 1938. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1938 1st edition SIGNED BY WILLIAM PENE DU BOIS on the half-title. VG in its light green cloth with mild fading along the spine. Octavo 92 pgs. Nicely illustrated thruout by Pene Du Bois. Signed by Author. <br/><br/> The Viking Press hardcover books
1890WRCAM35715New York: John Wiley & Sons 1890. xxi511pp. including approximately 300 in- text illustrations. With twenty-eight plates seven folding some included in pagination. Quarto. Original cloth stamped in black blind and gilt. Cloth rubbed corners bumped. Ex-lib. with bookplate on front pastedown and a neat ink stamp on verso of titlepage. Early ink inscription on blank preliminary leaf. Overall very good. Sixth edition "revised and greatly enlarged" of a work first published in 1883. As Hitchcock points out the frequent early editions of this work parallel the early growth of the skyscraper. It went through nine editions in ten years. Du Bois led a distinguished career authoring many widely used textbooks and serving as Higgin Professor of Dynamic Engineering at Yale. HITCHCOCK 381. John Wiley & Sons hardcover books
195347331New York: The Blue Heron Press 1953. Fiftieth Anniversary Edition. One of an unstated number of copies signed by the author on a decorative plate tipped onto the front pastedown this being copy no.497. Octavo 21cm; publisher's mauve and white patterned paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip with titles stamped in gilt on spine; mauve topstain; publisher's original glassine overlay; xviii2646pp. Trivial wear to lower corners tiny tear with attendant crease to right margin of half-title page else very Near Fine in a glassine with numerous tears creases and small losses. Handsome edition of this cornerstone sociological work by Du Bois first published by A.C. McClurg in 1903. "Souls Of Black Folk was written beautifully in a style which Du Bois labored to perfect. It is one of the noteworthy books not merely of the period but of the epoch. The monumental work was the opening salvo in the struggle that has dominated the century for black and white Americans: the quest for dignity justice and equality.Every page is filled with spirituality and with spontaneity" Blockson 52. This edition bears a new foreword by Du Bois titled "Fifty Years After" and introductory matter by his wife Shirley Graham Du Bois. The Blue Heron Press unknown books
1931140940657Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co 1931. Seventeenth edition. Near Fine. Seventeenth edition. Signed by W.E.B. Du Bois on the front free endpaper below a tipped in illustration which is perhaps obscuring evidence of a former bookplate removal. Bound in publisher's black cloth lettered in silver. Near Fine with spine faded lightly worn at ends and cloth showing several faint scratches. Pages lightly tanned small tear to bottom of front free endpaper. A seminal work in the history of sociology and a cornerstone of African American literature in which Du Bois discusses "double consciousness"--the idea that African Americans have two fields of vision one how they see themselves and the other how others view them. A.C. McClurg & Co unknown books
1905140940092London: Archibald Constable & Co 1905. First British Edition. Very Good. First British edition first printing. Signed by W.E.B. Du Bois on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's black cloth ruled in blind and lettered in gilt on the spine. Very Good with gouge to spine affecting title rubbing to cloth at extremities. Toning to pages with foxing at preliminary and terminal leaves and light offsetting to front and rear free endpapers. A seminal work in the history of sociology and a cornerstone of African American literature in which Du Bois discusses "double consciousness"--the idea that African Americans have two fields of vision one how they see themselves and the other how others view them. Archibald Constable & Co unknown books
197626047New York: Parent's Magazine Press 1976. 1st edition. Pictorial composition binding. Matching dust jacket. VG bookplate remnant/VG pc. Unpaginated. Illustrated by William Pene Du Bois. 4to. <br/><br/> Parent's Magazine Press unknown books
