New York: Akashic Books, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. INSCRIBED by Amiri Baraka on the half title: "For / Chris /Amiri Baraka / 2/19/07." A collection of short stories, most of which had never been published. 8vo (8 1/4 inches / 21 cm), 221, [2] pages in wrappers. (There was no hardcover edition.) A Fine copy. More about Tales of the Out & the Gone

Atlanta: Southern Regional Council, 1967. No Edition Stated. 8vo (9 x 6 inches; 228 x 150 mm), 78 pages, in green stapled wrappers.  A study of the experiences of African-American children following desegregation of Alabama schools. Dr. Mark A. Chesler of the University of Michigan conducted the study. He... More about In Their Own Words: A student appraisal of what happened after school desegregation

New York: Random House, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. A collection of essays written between 1945 and 1964, focusing on literature and folklore, especially the African-American experience. 8vo, xxiii, 317, [2] pages. Small tear in cloth near bottom of front board where it meets the spine, a bit of rubbing... More about Shadow and Act

New York: Harlem Moon, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Small 4to (9 1/4 x 6 1/8 inches; 235 x 155 mm), xx, 840 pages in wrappers. A Fine copy of this massive anthology.SIGNED by Edwidge Danticat, Terry McMillan, and Edward P. Jones at their respective contributions. A collection of works by around 70 African-American authors. SCARCE SIGNED. More about Gumbo: A Celebration of African American Writing

New York: Totem Press / Corinth Books, 1970. Sixth Printing. INSCRIBED on the title page by the author as Amiri Baraka with "LJ" in parenthesis. The African-American poet's first book, originally published in 1961, featuring poems written between 1957 and 1961. Striking cover illustration by Basil King.8vo (8 1/16 x.... More about Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note

New York: International Publishers, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. 12mo, 5 x 7 1/4 inches (128 x 186 mm), 31, [1] pages in original stapled wrappers. Some rubbing to the front wrapper, soiling and a small nick to the rear cover. Pages slightly toned but clean. A Very Good copyAdmiring... More about Thaddeus Stevens

A small collection of items concerning the great actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson (1898-1976). The items include:--A small autographed sheet measuring 2 x 3 1/4 inches (52 x 80 mm);--A pamphlet, "The Negro People and the Soviet Union," by Paul Robeson. New Century Publishers, 1950, First Edition, 16 pages.--Four... More about

San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by Alice Walker on the title page. A collection of her prose from 1973-1987. Fine in a Fine dust jacket with only slight edge wear. A beautiful copy. More about Living by the Word: Selected Writings 1973-1987

London: Allison & Busby, Ltd., 1984. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by John Edgar Wideman on the title page. A collection of stories tracing the fortunes of a black family in Homewood, a black district of Pittsburgh, and the first in Wideman's Homewood trilogy. 8vo., 205 pages. A Fine... More about Damballah

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. SIGNED by John Edgar Wideman on the title page. An Advance Review Copy with the publisher's materials laid in. This is the story of Reuben, a lawyer, who represents people in a black ghetto of Pittsburgh in their dealings... More about Reuben

Paris: Buchet/Chastel, 1958. First French Edition. INSCRIBED by Richard Wright on the half title. Octavo, 337 pages in wrappers. A Near Fine, unread copy of the first French edition, INSCRIBED to the French journalist and literary critic, Gilbert Guilleminault: "A / M. Gilbert Guilleminault / Homage de l'auteur / Richard... More about Espagne Païenne