THE AMERICAN NEGRO.
International Pamphlets: NY (1932). 7 x 5", stapled wraps, 31pp, spine frayed, covers loose. 2nd. ed. No. 18. More
International Pamphlets: NY (1932). 7 x 5", stapled wraps, 31pp, spine frayed, covers loose. 2nd. ed. No. 18. More
Cassell Publ. Co.: NY, (1893). Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", pict dark yellow cloth, 308pp, covers worn and soiled, spine a little cocked, extremities bumped and fraying, pp toned. FIRST EDITION (NAP). SCARCE adult novel by Edward S. Ellis, who also wrote under the pseudonyms Boynton Belknap, James Fenimore Cooper Adams..... More
3 Volumes. Fisher, Son & Co: London 1841. 9 x 6", cloth, illus, folding map, chipping to heads of spines and wear to joints of vols 1 & 3, boards detached and spine missing to vol 2, else a solid set, as is. First edition. More
(William Lonc: Hamilton, ON), (2001). Paperback. 8.25 x 6", glossy wraps, 453pp + 18pp "Revised Index", covers a bit rubbed, contents nice and bright and clean. Translated by William Long and George Topp. SCARCE. More
D & J Sadlier: NY, nd (1870s?). Hardcover. Covers stamped "Young People's Library". Frontis, 6.5 x 4", blindstamped green cloth, spine with gilt dec and lettering, 175pp. EX-LIBRARY, covers have light soiling and rubbing, corners and spine tips bumped and worn, inner hinges and textblock cracked, light staining on foredge/lower..... More
British Museum: London 1951. 10x8", cloth, 810 w/index, EX-LIBRARY, usual markings, spine slightly fadedcorners bumped, else good. Errata sheet laid in. FIRST EDITION. More
The Reilly & Britton Co: Chicago, (1910). Hardcover. Photos; illus., 7.75 x 5.25", tan cloth with pict title label on front cover, 308pp + ads, covers quite rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, very faint old ink name of former owner on front fly, pp toned but still a nice copy..... More
Grosset & Dunlap: NY, (1930). Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", cloth, 259pp + ads, extremities bumped and fraying else a nice copy in a rubbed, edge-worn but still nice pictorial dustjacket with a scary image of Death and a bearded fellow drinking a toxic red concoction. More
G.P. Putnam's Sons: NY, 1923. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", gilt-lettered green cloth, 353pp + ads, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, spine a little cocked, a decent copy of the FIRST EDITION (NAP). More
London Book Co.: np, nd. Hardcover. 6 x 14", gilt-lettered and gilt-dec textured boards, 239pp, covers worn and darkened, extremities bumped and fraying, spine creased, inner hinges cracking, pp browned and brittle, last couple of leaves missing bottom fore-corner, in a rubbed, edge-worn/torn/chipped/creased dustjacket missing large pieces at spine ends;..... More
Sampson, Low, Marston: London 1`902. 8.5 x 5.5", red cloth, 856pp, illus, indexes, ex-lib, somewhat worn & soiled. Second edition. More
NY (1971). 8.5x5.5", cloth, 204 w/index, corners bumped in frayed edge torn and soiled dw. More
(World-Wide Publ: Chatsworth, CA), 1981. 6.5 x 4.25", pict wraps, 181pp + ads, covers rubbed and a little soiled, spine creased a little, pp toned else a decent copy of a Hustler adult paperback novel. FIRST PRINTING. More
Vantage Press: NY, 1976. 8.25 x 5.75, boards, 227 pp, very minor shelfwear else a nice copy in lightly toned and edge worn dust jacket. FIRST ED, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Extraterrestrials. More
S.J. Jorgenson: Seattle, 1937. Paperback. Illus., 5.5 x 3", pict wraps, 109pp. Disbound, covers fair-poor, loose and detached pages, light staining and soiling. All pages present. Some of the contents: "Gun Disarming", "Throat Attack Defense", "Knife Disarming", "Choke-Hold- Rear Defense", "Artificial Respiration", "Poison Antidotes", "Bleeding Of Arteries". Sold as is..... More
Longmans, Green and Co.: NY, 1944. Hardcover. 8.25 x 5.5", tan cloth, 315pp with index, covers rubbed and unevenly sunned, extremities bumped and worn, textblock edges (and endpapers) with marginal brown staining, but still a usable copy of this fairly SCARCE title. "Published originally in 1937 under the title "Interracial..... More
Henry Washbourne: London, 1853. Text illust, 8.5 x 5.5, 871 pp, LACKS COVERS, worn reading/binding copy. Bound at end is title page for a volume 2. SOLD AS IS. More
The Federation of Women's Clubs: Benton Harbor, MI, nd (1920s?). 8.5 x 5.5", gilt-lettered brown cloth, 106pp, covers rubbed and stained, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, ink inscription from former owner else a decent copy of this SCARCE Michigan history item. More
American Tract Society: NY, 1860. Illustr, 6 x 4, embossed cloth, 126 pp, covers very worn, extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, old ink inscription and bookplate from the "Seventh St. M.E. Church Sabbath School," contents worn, loose and stained, but still holding together and readable. More
np (Chicago?), nd (1964?). Paperback. Illus. by A.S. Milai, 8 x 5.25", pict stapled wraps, 49pp, covers a little worn and finger soiled else a nicely preserved copy; Ripley-esque illustrations of famous African-Americans with their amazing stories. More
Crippen & Landru: Norfolk, VA, 2009. Hardcover. 9 x 6", cloth, 243pp, a nice copy in a lightly rubbed dustjacket. FIRST EDITION THUS, LIMITED TO 225 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #170), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. With the bookplate "The Private Eye: An American Hero" laid in loose. More
Privately printed: NY, 1858. 7 x 4.5, cloth, 106 pp, ex lib, rebound, moderate library markings, scattered foxing else clean and sound. Lamenting the failure to pass legislation against the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in Michigan, scarce FIRST ED. More
The Fillmore Bros.: Cincinnati, OH, 1887. Hardcover. 7.75 x 5.5", cloth backed printed boards, 160pp with index, covers worn and darkened and soiled, spine cover holed, contents nice. More
Published for the Author: Cincinnati, 1870. Hardcover. Portrait, 8 x 5", cloth, 377pp with index, MS bookplate, covers well worn, couple spots on foredge. FIRST EDITION. More
Gale 1974 reprint (1931). Hardbound, AS NEW. Multiple copies. More