Rachel. A Play in Three Acts.
Angelina W. Grimké (1880–1958), African-American female poet, reclusive celibate lesbian, born into the noted biracial Grimké family, with its strong social and community connections to..... Read More
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![[Salesman’s Sample Book in Trial Binding for Seymour Dunbar’s A History of Travel in America; with Author’s 6-page TLS about the Book laid in.]. Seymour Dunbar, 1867–1947.](/pictures/thumb/3728508_1.jpg?v=1553123090)
[Salesman’s Sample Book in Trial Binding for Seymour Dunbar’s A History of Travel in America; with Author’s 6-page TLS about the Book laid in.]
Salesman’s Sample Book in a trial binding with dust jacket for a proposed one-volume edition of Seymour Dunbar’s A History of Travel in America, first..... Read More
![Phrenological Character of Harriet E. Horr, given by Lucretia Bradley Hubbell Dec. 2, 1863. [manuscript cover title]. Lucretia Bradley Hubbell, 1821–1907.](/images/noimage-req.png)
Phrenological Character of Harriet E. Horr, given by Lucretia Bradley Hubbell Dec. 2, 1863. [manuscript cover title]
Handwritten phrenological analysis of a woman by Lucretia Bradley Hubbell of Norwich, Connecticut. Hubbell—a physician/phrenologist, popular phrenological lecturer, noted balloonist, and friend of Civil War..... Read More
Clover Beach. For Boys and Girls.
Remarkably fresh Victorian American children’s book in a publisher’s decorative trade binding with bright gilt and an illustrated chromolithographic cover. Tells the story of eight..... Read More
Cyclopaedia of African Methodism.
Biographical sketches of African Methodist Episcopalian church elders, churches, congregations and “then, too, knowledge is given here of individuals, local preachers, class-leaders, stewards, trustees, choir..... Read More
Christianity, Islam and the Negro Race.
Association copy of Pan-Africanist Edward W. Blyden’s Christianity, Islam and the Negro Race, an anthology of articles and speeches on colonization and outlining the appeal..... Read More
The African Abroad or His Evolution in Western Civilization, Tracing His Development under Caucasian Milieu.
Two volume study of the African diaspora—with observations on the “Color Question” and the “Race Question,” by African American author, lecturer, and scholar William Henry..... Read More
![The Negro Question. [with interesting African American provenance]. George W. Cable, J E. Bruce, 1844–1925, 1856–1924, George Washington Cable, John Edward Bruce.](/pictures/thumb/3728478_1.jpg?v=1552931640)
The Negro Question. [with interesting African American provenance]
Toward the end of his literary career, New Orleans-native and Southern author George W. Cable turned from popular novels—e.g. Old Creole Days, Madame Delphine, and..... Read More
The Silent South together with The Freedman’s Case in Equity and the Convict Lease System.
Scarce first edition. One of 1500 copies printed. Noted work by this New Orleans native, discussing the “Negro Problem” and especially critical of the Southern..... Read More
The Suppressed Book About Slavery!
Prepared for publication in 1857, New York publisher (here editor) George W. Carleton entered this book in the federal District Court in 1864 claiming “The... Read More
Why We Can’t Wait.
King’s third book, Why We Can’t Wait, includes the first book appearance of his celebrated “Letter from Birmingham Jail” written after he was arrested in..... Read More
Glimpse of Providence. A Black Boy’s Experience in Foreign Lands.
Self-published memoir of African American Isaac Robbins of Alabama, a WWII veteran, small business owner, brick mason, and civil rights worker for the NAACP. Robbins’..... Read More
When Word is Given… A Report on Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and the Black Muslim World.
African American writer and social critic’s first-hand reporting on the Black Muslim movement in America. In 1959, Lomax introduced white Americans to the Black Muslim..... Read More
[C.1833 Legal Manuscript: Defamation of Character in Maryland, A Public Accusation of Spousal Murder and of “Murdering” American Citizens in the War of 1812].
Lengthy 1833 Legal document outlining the case of Bishop v. Lowe wherein Philip Lowe accused British immigrant Mark Bishop, Sr. of murder, both of his... Read More
The Bar Mart Tippler. Summer 1941.
Charming pre-Second World War trade catalog for home bar and cocktail furnishings issued under the guise of a magazine by The Bar Mart, Inc. of... Read More
Mackferg Garden Features.
Garden gateway, pergola, trellis, and fence catalog issued by The Mackferg Company of Brookville, Pennsylvania in western Pennsylvania northeast of Pittsburgh. Includes are variety of... Read More
[1847–1992 Archive pertaining to Rev. John S. Long (1830–1902), Southern Orator and North Carolinian].
Abstract: Archive of 10 original academic, Confederate memorial, and religious manuscript orations and other writings by Rev. John S. Long of North Carolina. Four of... Read More
The Negro Wage Earner.
Signed by co-author Lorenzo Greene. “The purpose of [this] study is to show the various occupations in which Negroes have been employed and to determine..... Read More
Negro Labor in the United States, 1850-1925. A Study in American Economic History.
Blockson: “The best known early study of the development and contribution of blacks in the field of labor. Wesley, (b. 1891), a former president of... Read More
Negro Labor in the United States, 1850-1925. A Study in American Economic History.
Blockson: “The best known early study of the development and contribution of blacks in the field of labor. Wesley, (b. 1891), a former president of... Read More
![[Women in Sports:] Know Your Golf! Helpful Hints on Rules…Play and Procedure…. Sylva Kreider Neff, Opal Hill Helen Hicks, Patty Berg, Helen Dettweiler, Helen L. Cragg, Norma R. Knoche.](/pictures/thumb/3728453_1.jpg?v=1551119233)
[Women in Sports:] Know Your Golf! Helpful Hints on Rules…Play and Procedure…
Illustrated pamphlet with the rules of golf and promoting the game to women, interesting because it was written and illustrated by women. Authors include professional... Read More
![[Salesman’s Dummy for:] The Spy of The Rebellion; Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army During the Late Rebellion…. Allan Pinkerton, 1819–1884.](/pictures/thumb/3728450_1.jpg?v=1551136084)
[Salesman’s Dummy for:] The Spy of The Rebellion; Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army During the Late Rebellion…
Salesman’s sample book, dummy or canvassing book illustrated with 22 plates for a history of espionage and criminal conspiracies during the American Civil War: The..... Read More
![Tell Us, Kee Nez [Navajo Labor Primer]. Office of Indian Affairs The Navajo Service, photographer Milton Snow.](/pictures/thumb/3728449_1.jpg?v=1551119231)
Tell Us, Kee Nez [Navajo Labor Primer].
Unrecorded labor pamphlet promoting agricultural, ranching, mining and railroad work to Navajo Native Americans. It is written in a simple, almost primer-like manner in an... Read More
![Uniforms by Angelica. Founded 1878—63 Years of Uniform Leadership [cover title]. Angelica Jacket Company.](/pictures/thumb/3728448_1.jpg?v=1551119228)
Uniforms by Angelica. Founded 1878—63 Years of Uniform Leadership [cover title].
Unrecorded pre-Second World War American trade catalog for food service, hotel and club, factory and machine shop, medical and hospital, and domestic workers. With ordering... Read More
How to Solve the Race Problem: The Proceedings of the Washington Conference on the Race Problem in the United States.
Proceedings of a conference on the “Race Problem”—including rape, lynching, and segregation—held in 1903 in Washington, D.C. under the auspices of the National Sociological Society..... Read More