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

Burlington, N.J. Tichenor, [ca. 1895]. Original photograph, 5.5 x 4 inches, mounted on a printed photographer's card. Minor wear and soiling. Attractive and well composed three-quarter length portrait of a young African-American woman in late 19th-century dress, taken by George Tichenor, who ran a photography studio in Burlington, New Jersey..... More

Thomaston, Me. Levi Morse, [ca. 1880s-1900]. Cabinet card photograph, 6 x 4 inches, on printed studio card reading, "Photo'd by Levi Morse, Thomaston." Minor dust-soiling and light foxing, signature reading "John B. Niles" in image area, mild overpainting of subject. A wonderful photographic portrait of an African-American infantry veteran of..... More

[Mullins, S.C. 1908 or 1914]. Broadside, printed in black on green paper stock, 12 x 8.75 inches. Old folds, minor loss to edges and crossfolds, noticeable soiling and staining. An unrecorded broadside advertising land for sale specifically to African American residents on Smith Street in the city of Mullins, South..... More

New York: Astor Pictures, [1948]. Lithographed one sheet movie poster, 27.5 x 41 inches. Previously folded, now rolled. Top edge worn and bumped, backed on fine paper. A very rare one-sheet theatrical release movie poster for The Betrayal, Oscar Micheaux's "Thrilling Motion Picture Epic" that is touted at the top..... 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

San Francisco: [1872-1876]. Four partially-printed lithographed certificates, two completed in manuscript, two unused and retaining original receipt along left edge, each between 4 x 13 inches and 6.25 x 13.75 inches. Minor wear. A collection of four rare western mining stock certificates printed by the notable African American lithographer, Grafton..... More

Boston: Allen and Ticknor, 1833. [6],232pp. Lacks frontispiece. 12mo. Contemporary green publisher's cloth, printed paper label on spine. Light soiling and discoloration to spine, head and foot lightly chipped, rubbed. Corners bumped. Contemporary ownership inscription on front endpapers. Light foxing. A notable work by suffragist and abolitionist Lydia Maria Child..... 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

[Cuba: 1814]. [9]pp. of manuscript text on folio sheets. Moderate wear, some worming, uneven toning and tanning. A fascinating and ethnologically significant file of proceedings ("expediente diligiencias") regarding a request by African Carabali slaves "of this class," i.e. bozales, who wish to celebrate a traditional holiday with religious ceremonial rituals..... More

[Havana? ca. 1850s]. [138]pp. Folio. Stitched, with remnants of leather binding along spine. A few blank leaves scattered throughout. Dampstaining and moisture damage at upper fore-edge of scattered leaves, slightly affecting text. Moderate offsetting, occasional ink burn. Light edge wear and tanning, scattered foxing. An extensive list of slave owners..... More

Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1866. 84pp. 12mo. Original embossed publisher's cloth, spine gilt lettered. Light wear to corners and spine ends. Scattered foxing and dust soiling internally, heavier to initial leaves. Contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper. The third tract in this slim volume, "Uncle Johnson: The Pilgrim..... More