![Item #6463 Afro-American World Almanac: What Do You Know About Your Race? [cover title]. African...](https://mcbriderarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/6463.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1779999364)
[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
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
![Item #2353 Uncle Sam's A B C Book Printed on Linen [cover title]. Children's Books](https://mcbriderarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/McBRB2353_01.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1647027657)
[Chicago]: W.B. Conker Company, 1897. [12]pp. Publisher's self wrappers printed in red, white, blue, and black, the interior text printed in red and black. The whole printed on linen. Moderate wear and rubbing, minor soiling and toning, some light bleedthrough from the portions printed in red. A rare educational book..... More
Champaign, Il. 1900. Fifteen thick card leaves, including title leaf, and illustrated with thirty-three original photographs, some 3.5 x 4.5 inches but most 4.5 x 6.5 inches, each with accompanying manuscript caption. Oblong quarto. Contemporary black cloth, "Photographs" stamped in gilt on front cover, string tied. Spine chipped, boards a...... More
Portland, Or. Metropolitan Press, 1909. 46pp. Original green wrappers, printed paper label on front cover. Wrappers lightly chipped. Small ink stamp on verso of title page, letter from Copyright Office paper clipped in. Internally clean and fresh. An odd biographical work, recording the author's life with a heavy dose of..... More
Chicago: 1926. Six octavo leaves, typed on recto only. Old folds, some light wear and soiling. Three leaves signed, some dated, other notations. Six manuscript pieces from early in the career of Chicago poet and author Francesca Falk Miller (1888-1969), comprised of five poems and one letter bearing a verse..... More
![Item #5405 Obama for Illinois. Democrat for U.S. Senate 2004 [caption title]. Barack Obama](https://mcbriderarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/McBRB5405.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1732365722)
[Cincinnati? 2004]. Campaign yard sign printed in blue and white on both sides, 16.5 x 25.5 inches. Minor wear. Inscribed and signed by Barack Obama in black marker. A wonderful survival from a critical, early year in Barack Obama's political career. On the present campaign yard sign, Illinois Senator Obama..... More