Search Results: African-American from Pages Past Used and Rare Books

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts / Meredith Corporation, 1970. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 117 pages. Soft cover bound in brown and yellow stapled wrappers. Moderate wear to the binding; the rear cover has a couple of creases at the corners. Prior owner's bookplate on the half title. A sound copy and clean within. Turner was a professor at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 2011. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. 216 pages, indexed. Soft cover bound in tan and green wrappers. A nice, clean copy. SIGNED by the author on the half title. A nice, clean copy. Contains a few illustrations.

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1937. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 935 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in green cloth. The binding is rubbed, and the gilt on the spine is fading. Endpapers foxed and have notations. Historical Museum ink stamp on the front flyleaf, but there are no other library markings. Inscribed on the front pastedown and the title page by Mary W. Hodges of Henderson, North Carolina (dated 1938). The text itself is a little toned and has some notations and underlining.

Mexico, D.F.: N.p., 1946. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 118, [16] pages. Hardcover rebound in mid-20th century buckram with original paper wrappers bound in. NOT an ex-library copy; binding ticket ("Joseph Ruzicka South, Inc. of Greensboro, North Carolina) is laid in loosely. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy with clean text. Text is a little toned. Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the blank leaf before the half title, "A mi Fino Amigo / Ignacio Medina / Bier Cordilement / Remy Bastien / Mexico D.F., 5. Avro; 1945." On the same page is another owner's bookplate (George Breathett, who was a professor at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina in the 1950s-1960s).

New York: Burt Franklin, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 238 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in blue buckram. Light to moderate wear to the binding. A sound copy and clean within. Prior owner's bookplate is upside-down on the rear pastedown. This is a 1971 reprint of the 1937 edition.

New York: Negro Universities Press, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 52 pages. Hardcover in brown cloth. Binding shows light rubbing. Prior owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Text is toned but clean. This is a reprint of the 1823 edition.

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 slightly toned. Hinges are secure and the text is clean and sound. Text is in Spanish. From the Coleccion, Documenta Novae Hispániae. A facsimile edition of the original documents, limited to 500 copies. Title translates to, "Royal seats and licenses for the introduction of slaves to Spanish America (1676-1789)."

Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 135 pages. Hardcover bound in blue cloth. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. There is a tear and wrinkle at the bottom edge of the leaf for pages 5/6 (Introduction). The rest of the book appears clean. Bilingual edition. Spanish is on the left-hand page and the English translation is on the facing right-hand page. Juan Francisco Manzano (1797-1854) was a slave of African descent born in the Mantanzas Province of Cuba. Both of his parents were slaves, and he grew up on a sugar plantation. He was raised as a domestic slave, and his first mistress showed him literature and plays. He learned to write and wrote some plays and poems himself. He autobiography was begun while he was still in captivity. His was the first slave narrative published in Spanish America, and it is the only account of 19th century Cuban slavery.

Charlotte, North Carolina: The Charlotte Observer, 1985. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 80 pages. Soft cover bound in white wrappers. Light wear to the binding. Some rubbing and spotting to the rear cover. A sound copy and clean within.

San Francisco: The First African Arabian Press, 1993. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 781, [36] pages, including adverts. Soft cover bound in black and orange wrappers. Moderate rubbing and wear to the binding. The front cover has a couple of scuff marks and the rear cover has some removed stickers. The binding is just a bit cocked but is sturdy. Text is sound and clean. This is not an illustrated work.

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 is an unpublished academic work written by George Breathett, a Greensboro, North Carolina writer and professor at Bennett College.

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 the State Department diplomatic series in the National Archives, including letters, diplomatic dispatches with enclosures, and a telegram. Documents were written in longhand and are presented in facsimile. Includes the original receipt from the publisher to George Breathett, North Carolina writer, dated 1977. An edition limited to 200 numbered copies, this being number 22.

Westport, Connecticut : Greenwood Press, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 227 pages, indexed. Hardcover in a dark burgundy cloth with gold lettering. Light wear to the binding. The outer text block is spotted along the top edge. Inscribed by the author on the front end paper, "To George, for the legacy of scholarship-- for your efforts in the beginning of this volume with the Bell State experience and the dissertation on A.M. & N.-- / Thanks, Frederick Chambers 10-18-80." The bookplate of the recipient is on the front pastedown. The text is clean and sound.

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 pages of the text. Spine is toned. Text block is separated from the binding but is sound. Prior owner's bookplate (George Breathett) inside the front cover (George Breathett was a professor of history at Bennett College in Greensboro, NC). Text is sound and clean. A collection of cartoons focused on racism and the position of African Americans in American society in 1970.

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 text is clean and sound. Extensively illustrated with 30 original oil paintings. Previous owner George Breathett's name ink stamped on the publications page.

Raleigh, North Carolina: The North Carolina Museum of History, 1978. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to. 55 pages. Soft cover bound in tan stapled wrappers. Light to moderate wear to the binding. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated

Albuquerque, New Mexico : Univ of New Mexico Press, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 224 pages, indexed. Hardcover in a black and yellow dust jacket. There is light wear to the dust jacket, which is lightly rubbed and bumped at the edges. Outer edge of the text block shows a few light spots/stains. The text is clean and sound.

Newark, NJ: McDaniel Press, 1974. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 90 pages. Hardcover in red cloth. Title in gilt on spine. Binding has light wear. Prior owner's bookplate on front pastedown. SIGNED by the author on the front flyleaf. Text is sound and clean. Contains several pages of illustrations.

Edinburgh and London: W. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1967. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 520 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in orange cloth. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy. Prior owner's bookplate on the front pastedown and signature on the front flyleaf. Clean within. Illustrated with photos as well as with some foldouts.

New York, Washington, Hollywood: Vantage Press, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo. 50 pages. First edition hardcover in blue dust jacket. DJ is rubbed. 'Withdrawn' stamp inside front and rear covers. Text is clean and sound.