New York: Kimball, [1863]. Carte-de-visite. Light wear, part of captioned underlined in red pencil. One of a series of CDVs featuring recently freed slaves produced in 1863-1864 as part of a fundraising effort in the American South. According to a notice printed on the verso: "The nett proceeds from the..... More

[Chicago]: 1943. 112pp. Original printed red wrappers, stapled. Light wear at corners and along spine. Even toning internally. The 1943 issue of an irregularly-published almanac aimed at uplifting the African-American community. The author, Rev. Ross D. Brown, writes rather defiantly about a host of issues important to the Black community..... More

Beijing: 1954. [4],282,[1]pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Light foxing and wear, ink stamp on rear cover and half title. Minor toning to text. Rare Chinese translation of Harry Haywood's important political work, first published in 1948. Harry Haywood (1898-1985) was an early Black activist in the Communist Party and the first..... More

[Asheville, N.C. ca. 1948]. Large broadside, measuring 14 x 22 inches, printed on card. Upper left and lower right corners chipping. Some dampstaining, creasing, and mild wear. The years following World War II saw a significant economic expansion in the United States. Part of this expansion was a massive boom..... More

New York: April 18, 1815. Partially-printed document, completed in manuscript, 7.75 x 6.75 inches, docketed on verso. Old folds, with one fold line reinforced on verso and the other fold line almost completely separated. A very rare record of the experiences of the lives of free African Americans living in..... More

Alton: Published by George Holton, 1838. 159pp. 12mo. Publisher's brown cloth, copper spine titles. Very minor shelf wear. Small ink notations to front endpapers, minor foxing. An especially nice copy of the first edition of the story of Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy, the first abolitionist martyr of 19th century America..... More

Dallas: Mathis Publishing Co., 1935. x,134pp., plus five pages of photographic plates. Original crimson cloth with gilt titles on front cover and spine. Original green dust jacket ruled in white with black titles on front cover and spine and a color reproduction of the Texas state flag on the front..... More

[Greenville, Al. 1965]. Photo-illustrated broadside, 11 x 8.5 inches. Old tears repaired with cello tape on verso, four cello tape reinforcements along edges, noticeable tanning, old folds. Top corner chipped away. A highly-ephemeral and likely unique surviving example of this broadside handbill issued by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in..... More

Washington DC: 1867. [8],411,[1],[1]pp. Contemporary three-quarter calf and brown pebbled cloth, leather label on front cover stamped in gilt. Spine mostly perished, with three portions of original spine (which include the gilt-stamped spine titles) re-attached with cello tape. Corners worn, mild rubbing. Both boards also holding by cello tape. Internally..... More

Havana: 1809. [1]p. on a bifolium. Printed form completed in manuscript. Previously folded. Small portion of upper left corner torn away and some scattered worming, neither affecting text. Upper right of blank conjugate leaf clipped. Some scattered staining and offsetting, with even tanning. An early 19th-century bill of sale for..... More

Paris: 1802. [4],xii,209pp., plus folding map. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Minor edge wear and rubbing to wrappers. Occasional minor foxing to text, small repair in gutter of half title. Untrimmed. First French edition of this notable history of Saint-Domingue translated by Jean-Baptiste Joseph Breton, which was highly popular at the time..... More

Richmond, Ky. Cut Rate Printing Co., [1914]. [54]pp. Original printed wrappers, string-tied. Front cover somewhat scuffed, some wear at lower edge, corners bumped. Light tanning and scattered faint foxing internally. First edition of this popular poetry collection. Laine (1870-1955) was a poet and teacher in Kentucky. He founded the Madison..... More

[N.p., likely Harlem: ca. 1966-1970]. Illustrated broadside, 11 x 8.5 inches. Old folds, minor chipping and several old tape repairs to edges, moderate toning, light soiling. An undated but certainly early flyer advertising a "Solemn March" in celebration of Malcolm X Commemoration Day in Harlem in the late-1960s. The work..... More