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![Scrapbook of African-American Soldiers in World War I] [Washington, D.C](/pictures/thumb/23780.jpeg?v=1569004748)
[Scrapbook of African-American Soldiers in World War I] [Washington, D.C.]
8vo. Commercial "Theatre Record and Scrap Book." Flexible boards bound in decorative embroidered fabric; pattern still lovely but Heavily rubbed and frayed; spine cocked. 13 leaves covered recto and verso with mounted newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and other ephemera. Leaves 14-79 mostly blank, with occasional pencil notations and further...
THE MIGHTY AND THE ALMIGHTY: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs
New York: Harper Collins, (2006). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's boards in original dust jacket. Briefly INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Albright at half title. Minor wear to edges of dust jacket. Crease at front flap. Boards fresh. Interior bright and clean. Near fine. 339pp. The former Secretary of State's examination...
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF LYON COUNTY MINNESOTA
Marshall, MN: Henle Publishing Co., 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue boards with printed titles on front cover and spine. Very good plus to near fine. Trace of rubbing to exterior titles. Hint of yellowing at endpapers; text block clean and bright throughout. Binding sound. 306pp. Thorough and illustrated...
YOSEMITE: Summary of the Draft General Management Plan
n.p. Department of the Interior / National Park Service, 1978. First Edition. Wraps. Folio. Saddle-stapled beige wraps. Moderate wear and scuffing to wraps. Original address label affixed to back cover. Very good. 1978 proposal for general management of Yosemite National Park, with alternatives considered and assessment of impacts. Illustrated.
INDEX TO CLAIMANTS FOR DEPREDATIONS FOLLOWING THE DAKOTA WAR OF 1862
Roseville, MN: Park Genealogical Books, (2001). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Saddle-stapled pictorial wraps. Very good plus, with a light crease near spine on front cover. About a dozen claimant records circled in pencil. Otherwise clean. 50pp. A list of the settlers who submitted reimbursement claims to the federal government for...
THE ELEMENTS OF THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT OF ILLINOIS With A Brief Outline of the Political History of the State to the Adoption of the Constitution
New York: Silver, Burdett & Company, 1899. Later printing. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown cloth. About very good. Light edgewear, mild rubbing to cloth. Owner's name to FFEP. Interior bright and clean overall. Good and sound. 63pp. The 1899 printing of this work, originally published in 1892.
THE FINANCIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FROM 1789 TO 1860
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1883. Hardcover. 4to. Brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Previous owner's signature and pencil notations to front paste-down. Light foxing and creasing to endpapers. Pages toned. Very good. 621pp. Scarce early edition of the classic study, first published in 1879. With a prefatory note...
THIRTY-FIVE YEARS WITH FREEDOM OF SPEECH
New York: Roger N. Baldwin Civil Liberties Foundation, 1952. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled wraps. Very good. Light toning to wraps' edges. Clean throughout if mildly tanned. 40pp. Prints a lecture by the Harvard Law School professor delivered at Columbia University on March 12, 1952, discussing freedom of speech in...
A CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE COTTONWOOD COMMUNITY 1888-1988: Including Lucas Township and Parts of Surrounding Townships
(Granite Falls, MN): (Granite Falls Tribune), (1988). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Perfect-bound wraps. Good only. Wraps detaching from top half of spine at front hinge, but intact at rear. First twenty pages detached but present. Else a sound copy. 231pp. Locally published history of the Cottonwood area.
"WHAT HAPPENED AFTER YOU DESEGREGATED THE WHITE SCHOOL?"
Atlanta, GA: Southern Regional Council, Inc., 1967. First Edition. Wraps. Small 4to. Printed stapled wraps. Trace toning at edges. Otherwise clean, well preserved. An article which originally appeared in the Winter 1967 issue of New South magazine. The author condenses oral interviews with 20 different African American teenagers who were...
FIFTY YEARS FOR FREEDOM: The Story of Sigma Delta Chi's Service to American Journalism
[Carbondale]: Southern Illinois University Press, (1959). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter offwhite cloth over black boards. A very good copy in like DJ. Mild edgewear and corner nicks to jacket. Interior bright and clean throughout. Pages mildly wrinkled. Good and sound. 244pp. A history of the Sigma Delta Chi fraternity...
BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME
New York: Spiegel & Grau, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Black boards in black and white printed dust jacket. Near fine. Pristine copy of the 2015 National Book Award winner, addressed to Coates' son and grappling with the legacy of race in America: "“Black people love their children with...
![OHIO'S "BIG HOUSE" [Cover Title] / THE SPOTLIGHT ON OHIO'S BLACK CRIME [Title Page]. Crime, T. J....](/images/noimage.png)
OHIO'S "BIG HOUSE" [Cover Title] / THE SPOTLIGHT ON OHIO'S BLACK CRIME [Title Page]
Cleveland, OH: 1930. Large 8vo. Original color pictorial wraps. Good only. Covers chipped and worn. Pages toned. But still sound. 127pp. A detailed account of the great Ohio Penitentiary fire of 1930, published within the year of the April 21 blaze, the deadliest prison fire in American history, which killed...
JEFFERSON'S WESTERN TRAVELS OVER VIRGINIA'S BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS
n.p. self published, (2002). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Original red cloth with titles in gilt. Spine slightly cocked. interior bright and clean. Near fine. 225pp. A chronicle of Thomas Jefferson's travels in western Virginia.
BLACK LIFE IN CORPORATE AMERICA: Swimming in the Mainstream
Garden City: Anchor Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth spine over black boards. In taupe dust jacket. Spine ends bumped; moderate scuffing and edgewear with minor chipping and small tears to corners and spine ends. Occasional markings in pen throughout. SIGNED by both authors on ffep. Very good...
1965 DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL DINNER
n.p. n.p., 1965. First Edition. Wraps. 4th. Saddle-stapled green and pink wraps. Light creasing to lower edge. Near fine. Commemorative illustrated booklet, with menu and program, from the June 24, 1965 dinner honoring the campaign work of Senator Warren G. Magnuson and Representative Michael J. Kirwan and the restoration of...
![PROCLAMATION! EMPEROR NORTON: Live Like Him [Flyer]. Discordian Society](/pictures/thumb/23396.jpeg?v=1561473133)
PROCLAMATION! EMPEROR NORTON: Live Like Him [Flyer]
[Sheridan, WY]: Minitrue [Gerry Reith], [circa 1982]. First edition thus. Single sheet, 8.5'' x 11''. Black offset printing on salmon-colored paper. Two neat horizontal folding creases; else near fine. Flyer picturing Joshua Norton, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico (1859 - 1880). Reprint of a poster first...
![Personal Documents and Promotional Materials From George Peabody College for Teachers]. Education](/pictures/thumb/16064.jpg?v=1561471987)
[Personal Documents and Promotional Materials From George Peabody College for Teachers]
Nashville, TN: (ca. early 1920s to late 1930s). Collection of 100+ items/3” linear approx. belonging to student of Peabody College for Teachers, comprised primarily of personal papers relating to the student’s course materials, schedules, receipts, graduation forms and invitations, a photograph of classmates, social club rosters, directories, correspondence, and promotional.....
UNDER TWO FLAGS: The American Navy in the Civil War
New York: W.W. Norton, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in like jacket. Bright, clean and sharp overall. Inscribed and SIGNED by author Fowler. Review copy with materials laid in. 352pp. with notes and index.
WHEN AND WHERE I ENTER: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. White cloth spine over blue boards, in black dust jacket. Light edgewear and scuffing. Spine ends bumped. Adhesive residue to front and rear paste-downs, covered by jacket flaps. Light spotting and black marker line to edges and top of...
CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN: Under the Exclusive Management of James B. Pond, "The Pond Bureau"
New York: [The Pond Bureau], [circa 1924]. Wraps. 4to. Photographic self-wraps; bifold brochure. [4pp.] 11" x 8.25". Mild wear. Very good or better overall. Promotional brochure advertising the lectures of Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Widely known for her literary achievements and political activism, Gilman was also a successful speaker and public...
MY JOB MY SELF: Work and the Creation of the Modern Individual
New York: Routledge, (2000). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter black cloth over boards in photographic dust jacket. Very good plus in like DJ. INSCRIBED by Gini to title page. Trivial edgewear to jacket. Mild dent to one corner of book. Interior clean, unmarred. 266pp. Broad survey of work in modern...
THE FACE OF ARIZONA
Phoenix, AZ: Guaranty Bank / Republican State Committee of Arizona, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. Large folio. Beige linen boards. Minor edgewear; corners and spine ends bumped. INSCRIBED on ffep to artist James Cassell: "For a fellow Photographer - Jim Cassell - / Best Always / Barry Goldwater". Plates protected by...
NO ORDINARY TIME: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth spine over blue boards, in dust jacket. Moderate edgewear and light scuffing to jacket edges; bumping to spine ends. Faint dampstain to jacket edge verso; fainter spotting to fore-edge. Very good plus in very good jacket. 759pp. Goodwin's...
PASSAGE TO UNION: How the Railroads Transformed American Life, 1829–1929
Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter red cloth over gray boards in photographic dust jacket. Fine in a near fine DJ. Small dot of soil to front panel. Interior clean and sharp; appears unread. 403pp. In-depth history of trains in America. Railroadiana.