Cleveland, Ohio: 1948. 9” x 6”. Bifolium. pp. [4]. Very good with crease from vertical fold; light dust soiling; tape residue at top and bottom of third page. On March 6, 1948, a Cleveland social group known as “The 12 Counts” put on a shindig to celebrate their ninth anniversary..... More
Bordentown, New Jersey: Manual Training School, [1954]. 10¾” x 8”. Vinyl blue wraps, embossed in blind, cover title gilt. Pp. [60]. Very good minus: wrappers moderately creased, lightly soiled and edgeworn; first two leaves with 3” tear from bottom edge; light creases and soil spots throughout; a few red inked..... More
Los Angeles, California: 1963. This is the official travel program for the 1963 National Conference of the National Urban League, which took place in Los Angeles, California. The program unfolds and details information and pricing regarding travel and the different tours available. It also has agendas for the travel tours..... More
Dansville, N.Y./Jackson, TN: InstructorCurriculum Materials/Weber Costello, 1985. 14 small posters measuring 16” x 11½”. Generally very good with light to moderate wear, all laminated. This is a mixed set of educational posters. Per the included teacher's guide, “This poster set presents fourteen brief biographies of distinguished..... More
This listing is for six detached pages of a photo album, along with two photos loose from the pages, for a total of 43 photos. The shots feature many African American men in military uniform, and a few show Black men and women out to dinner and at other gatherings..... More
Washington, D.C. Democratic National Committee/United Publishing Co., [1964]. 8½” x 4” (folded). Single sheet measuring 8½” x 20”, printed both sides and folded to create a 10-panel pamphlet. Very good: faint offsetting to front panel; else internally bright with minimal wear. This is a rare promotional brochure for..... More
[Hutchinson, Kansas]: The Senior Class, Hutchinson High School, [1916]. 10½” x 8”. Thin card wrappers, two-hole punched and string-tied. Pp. [98, 34 (ads)]. Very good minus due to wrappers lightly sunned and edgeworn with moderate diagonal crease and old tape repair to spine; internally very good plus, save a few..... More
Austin, Texas: Tillotson College, [1947]. 10¾” x 8”. Embossed blue cloth over boards. Pp. [72]. Very good: cloth frayed and worn at corners and spine tips; first few leaves with moderate spotting; 2” tear just affecting the edge of one image; a bit of light foxing. This is..... More
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Madison, Arkansas: [circa 1954-1964]. Metal ashtray with a diameter of 5½” at its widest. Very good with moderate wear and light staining. This is a marketing ashtray for U.S. Bond's Motel which was located in Madison, Arkansas. The owner of the motel, Ulysses Simpson Bond attended what became..... More
Birmingham, Alabama: [The College], [1948?]. 11” x 8½”. Stapled illustrated thin card wrappers. Pp. [28]. Very good: wrappers lightly scuffed and worn; a touch of light creasing; evenly toned. This is an unrecorded, illustrated catalog for a Black business college founded by an immensely successful African American businessman..... More
Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Times Publishing Company, 1960. 11” x 8½”. Self-wrappers. Pp. [16; numbered to 20]. Good: possibly lacking leaf comprising pp. 9-12, or misnumbered as issued; final leaf torn nearly wholly in half vertically but extant; a touch toned, creased and worn. This is a rare issue..... More
Xenia, Ohio: N. P., 1927. 11” x 13¾”. Broadside on thick card, printed recto only. Good: three heavy creases from vertical folds; two inch tear at center crease; moderate staining and discoloration at extremities. This is a broadside for a “Musicale” performance held in 1927 at the St. John's A. M...... More
[Atlanta, Georgia]: (Eugene Talmadge Campaign?), [1946]. 14¾” x 8¼”. Broadside. Very good plus with minimal wear and folded horizontally at center. This is an ugly reminder of the 1946 Georgia Gubernatorial primary which saw the disenfranchisement of thousands of African Americans--more than enough to sway that election. Earlier in 1946, the..... More
Highland Falls, N.Y. [Improved, Benevolent, Protective Order of Elks of the World], [1924]. 5¼” x 3½”. Stapled thin card wrappers. Pp. 12. Very good: wrappers with small tears to corners and top edge, lightly soiled with one small spot to front; slight faint crease throughout. This is a...... More
Chicago: J.B. Wilson, [circa 1890s]. Cabinet card measures 6¼” x 4¼”; business card is 1¾” x 3¼”. Cabinet card good plus due to moderate edge wear and some surface loss; business card good with uneven horizontal crease. This is an exceptionally rare cabinet photograph along with a photographically..... More
New York: Carver Federal Savings and Loan Association, 1966. 5½” x 8 3/8”. Stapled wrappers. pp. [32]. As new in original illustrated, unused mailing envelope which is good due to the lack of a flap and some loss to the front panel. The 1967 edition of the CFSLA calendar..... More
This listing is for three blank Carver House Convenient Reservation cards. The Carver House was a segregated hotel in Las Vegas catering to African Americans, located at 400 W. Jackson Street, just one mile from the famous Fremont Street Experience. The resort was said to have offered craps, keno and..... More
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Washington, D. C. National Education Association, 1965. 11” x 8 ½”. Stapled, thin card pictorial wrappers. Pp. 24. Fine. From the overview: “In early 1963, the NEA Commission on Professional Rights and Responsibilities began planning for meetings to bring together leading educators and leaders in the civil rights movement. Through..... More
South Atlanta, Georgia: The Faculty and Students of Clark University/Clark University Printing Department, 1900. 8 ” x 5 ”. Stapled wrappers. Pp. 58 including 4 plates + publishing slip laid in. Good due to wrappers detached; internally very good with light foxing to a few leaves and two plates, some..... More
Mostly Watkins, New York: [1880s – Early 1900s]. 17 mounted black and white photographs. All but two measure approximately 5½” x 3¾” on larger card mounts. Two are captioned verso. Generally very good plus or better. This is a collection of Upstate New York cabinet cards depicting African..... More
Mostly Flagstaff, Arizona; also San Francisco: 1960-1967. 81 items ranging from 2¼” x 3¼” to 6” x 10½”: see description for details. Generally very good or better: a few items gently worn and a few like new. This is a collection of letters, forms, reports and printed ephemera..... More
This is a listing for two applications for membership in the Colored Association of Louisiana, likely from around the 1930s. The larger application asks for basic information like name, date of birth and address. It goes on to ask about whether the applicant has been sick within the..... More
New York, N.Y. Grand Lodge/Mooney's, 1925. 6” x 4½”. Stapled thin card wrappers. Pp. 64. Very good minus: wrappers moderately worn and soiled; leaves toned; a couple instances of staining in text; inked owner name on two blank pages. This is a rare printing of the constitution and..... More
1984. This listing is for the funeral program of William James “Count” Basie who was a well-known jazz pianist, bandleader and composer. The funeral was set to take place April 30, 1984 in New York. The cover features a photo of Count Basie and the background has the sheet music..... More
Jackson, Tennessee: Publishing House C.M.E. Church, 1949. 7½” x 5¼”. Brown cloth over boards, title gilt. Pp. 176 + correction slip tipped in. Very good: cloth frayed at spine tips and lightly spotted; inked owner name to front pastedown and a handful of other numerical and brief notations; a few..... More