[Washington, DC]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946. 5¼” x 4”. Stapled illustrated thin card wrappers. Pp. vi, 34. Very good: moderate wear and light creasing to wrappers and most leaves; tiny dogears to first few leaves; mild dust soiling and toning. This is a pamphlet containing “straight talk..... More
[Maplewood, New Jersey]: Scholastic Magazines, 1969. 30¼” x 43¾”, folds to 7½” x 11”. Two-sided poster. Very good minus: ex-library, with a stamp and label; remnants of adhesive at edges in four spots; 1” tear at an intersection not affecting any text; lightly dust-soiled. This is a large..... More
Augusta, GA: Chronicle Job Print, 1909. 8¾” x 5½”. Red cloth, title gilt. Pp. [author frontis], 276 + three page table of contents and 23 plates interspersed. About good: spine appears to be fully perished and crudely repaired with tape; endpapers crudely renewed; hinges cracked but holding; scrawled pencil notations..... More
![Item #7190 Negro Migration From the Shreveport Area. Causes and Suggested Remedies [Cover title]....](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/7190.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1684955134)
[Shreveport, Louisiana]: [Shreveport Journal], [1945]. 9” x 6”. Stapled selfwrappers. Pp. 8. Good: several ink blots, affecting a couple characters of text; outer bifolium loose from bottom staple; faint water stains to edges; a few penciled notations and visible scratches. This is an offprint of a report lamenting..... More
Scotlandville, Louisiana: [Southern University], 1937. 8½” x 5½”. Single sheet, folded, printed all four sides. Pp. [4]. Very good: moderately toned, with a few patches of light foxing and a few remnants of adhesion to back page. This is a program for a fashion show and theatrical performance..... More
[Scotlandville, Louisiana]: [Southern University], 1938. 7½” x 5¼”. Handbill. Good: moderately creased and soiled; manuscript notes on both sides. This is a handbill for a debate between Southern University (SU) and Alcorn A&M College, now known as Alcorn State University (ASU). One of the debaters, Viola Johnson, fought..... More
Washington, D.C. [Howard University], [1915]. 6 5/8” x 3 7/8”. Stapled self-wrappers. Pp. 23. Near fine with minimal wear and a hint of dust soiling. This is a brochure for the Teachers College (TC) at Howard University for the 1915- 1916 school year. TC was established in 1899..... More
![Item #6772 Hand Book of Yucatan . . . [Cover title]. P. Young, illiam](https://langdonmanorbooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/6772.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&v=1684953989)
Merida, Yucatan, Mexico: Sociedad de Excursiones a las Ruinas de Yucatan, [1911]. 6 3/8” x 4 5/8”. Stapled wrappers. Pp. 88. Good: rear wrapper detached, front nearly so, both moderately chipped and lightly dust soiled; internally near fine. This is a guide book to the Mexican state of..... More
Waco, Texas: [1893]. Black and white photograph measuring 10” x 12½” on slightly larger mount. Captioned on verso identifying all subjects. About good: several chips and losses, all at edges and corners, to photo and mount. This is a photograph of the 18 young women who graduated from Waco..... More
Tacoma, Washington: Kanzo Nihira, 1920. 11¾” x 8¾”. Small folio newspaper on two folded sheets. Pp. [8]. Very good: light wear and some tiny edge tears. This is a later issue of a little-known Japanese language newspaper printed in Tacoma, Washington, just after World War I. Japanese..... More
[Houston, Texas]: 1975. Two stapled pamphlets, measuring 8½” x 5½” and 11” x 8½”; one single-sheet form measuring 11” x 8½”. Very good: slight oxidization to staples; very minor edgewear to form. This is a group of three items relating to the Houston, Texas, chapter of Iota Phi..... More
Clover, S.C. [Clover Colored Graded School], 1926. 8½” x 5½”. Two folded bifolia. Pp. [8]. Very good: a few faint creases; lightly toned. This is a rare bulletin issued by the only African American grade school in Clover, South Carolina, after its first year of existence. The bulletin..... More
Des Moines, Iowa: [Saint Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church], 1937. 8 5/8” x 5¾”. Two bifolia, printed all sides and stapled. Pp. [8]. Good: outside leaves heavily soiled and worn, internally moderately so. This is a program for, as well as a circular requesting attendance at, the 1937..... More
Bellingham, WA: Svenska Baptist Church, 1908. 5 3/8” x 2½”. Stapled wrappers. Pp. 12. Good plus: wrappers lightly soiled; oxidation of staples; spotting and toning to pages; one small handwritten notation. This is a small booklet of member addresses, church activities, and information pertaining to the first Swedish..... More
Genova: Stamperia Casamara, Piazza 5 Lampadi, [1918]. 4 ” x 3”. Stapled printed thin card wrappers. Pp. 40. Very good plus: dust soiling and mild wear throughout; a few minor ink blurs and creases on leaves not affecting readability. This is an Italian-language almanac with specially issued wrappers..... More
Fresno, CA: N.P., 1951. 7¼” x 5”. Stapled thin card wrappers. Pp. [26], 59. Good: wrappers heavily soiled and with a ballpoint scribble; moderate staining and dust soiling throughout with a few dogears and penciled owner notations. This is a book of prayers, printed in Armenian and English..... More
Various places: mostly 1893, with some items dated as late as 1909. 12¼” x 10”. Quarter morocco over pebbled cloth. 84 pages, the first 48 with handwritten diary entries (approximately 2900 words), approximately 55 clippings from travel promotionals, 25 clippings from viewbooks, 9 photographs, and 25 news clippings all pasted..... More
[Department of Defense Dependents Schools], [1989]. 22” x 17”. Poster. Good: folded twice, moderate to heavy creasing throughout. This is a rare poster produced by the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DODDS) which celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Black History Month in 1989..... More
Various places: 1945-1964. 14¼” x 12¼”. Embossed brown faux leather over boards, screwbound album. Pp. 44 with 349 photographs, all adhesive mounted. Photos of varying size with most around 2½” x 4¼” and nearly all are captioned on the page or on the photo. Very good: album lightly scuffed and..... More
[Mexico]: [Cieneguita Copper Company?], [circa 1900]. 11 photographs, each measuring 2¼” x 7” and mounted on thick card measuring 5¼” x 10½”. All but one with extensive detailed captions. Photos near fine, cards very good —a bit wavy with light edge wear and small flecks of surface loss on versos..... More
Tacoma, Washington: Kanzo Nihira, 1919. 11½” x 8”. Small folio newspaper on two folded sheets. Pp. [8]. Very good: one tiny tear to last leaf not affecting any text; a few scattered small stains and stray ink; lightly dust-soiled and toned. This is an issue of a little-known..... More
Chicago: 1949. Three black and white photographs measuring between 7½” x 9 5/8” and 8” x 10” adhesive mounted on thick card leaves (the backs of which contain unrelated photographs) + one 4¾” x 6¼” black and white photograph, loose. Photos very good with moderate edge wear and spotting, one..... More
Chicago, Ill. Self-published, [1949]. 8¾” x 5¾”. Printed thin card wrappers. Pp. 112. Good: wrappers detached with water damage and patches of pink offset to first and last few leaves; owner name on dedication page; toning and dustsoiling throughout. Signed by the author on an affixed sticker to the dedication..... More
Louisville, KY: Dispatch Printing Company, 1905. 8¼” x 5½”. Stapled wrappers. Pp. 28. Very good: two tiny puncture holes from being held with other pamphlets; wrappers lightly worn and moderately dust soiled; faint vertical crease. The National Baptist Convention (NBC) was formally organized in 1895. It brought together..... More
McCabe, Arizona/Boston, Mass. New England and Arizona Gold and Copper Mining Company/The Fort Hill Press (printers), [circa 1907]. 11” x 14”. Wrappers, two-hole punched and string-tied. Sixteen leaves of plates, numbered I-XVI. Very good minus: wrappers lightly soiled with a few small chips and tears, corner dog ear and chip..... More