Dundee, New York: Various Printers/Publishers, 1823-1869. Most around 9¼” x 5½”, three around 6” x 4”. Self-wrappers. Most pp. 8-16, one pp. 26. Generally good or better: a few with partially or fully detached wrappers or leaves; some edge wear, chipping, dust-soiling and spotting; a few with inked notations or..... 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
Louisville: Baptist Women's State Missionary Convention of Kentucky/[American Baptist Printing Plant], 1953. 8¾” x 6”. Blue cloth, gilt title to front board. pp. [4], 99. Very good: light wear; toned and lightly soiled endpapers. This is an outstanding resource on Black Baptist women's activity in Kentucky. Its full..... More
Tipton, Tennessee: 1918-1942. 12” x 8”. Quarter leather over buckram, ledger book. 195 handwritten pages + one piece of ephemera laid in. Book good: heavily worn with some losses of leather and buckram; internally very good. This is a book of records for an African American church in..... More
Little Rock, Ark. the John C. Martin Educational Fund, 1905. 7¾” x 4½”. Stapled wrappers. Pp. 64. Very good: light wear and staining to wrappers; leaves toned; a few instances of underlining in text; tiny owner label of the Reverend A.T. Stewart to front wrap. This is a...... More
Lorain, Ohio: [The Conference], 1929. 8½” x 6”. Paper wrappers. Pp. 99. Good: wrappers and bifolium comprising frontis and title detached; light chipping to edges; unevenly toned. This is a record of an annual meeting of the North Ohio Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the..... More
Lima / Cleveland, Ohio: [The Conference] / Printed by Wilfred-Gardner Pub. Co., 1927. 8 ” x 5¾”. Stapled thin card wrappers. Pp. 99. Very good: wrappers faintly soiled and toned at edges; a bit creased throughout with scattered small spots. This is another book of minutes from an..... More
Toledo, Ohio: [The Conference], 1924. 9” x 6”. Stapled thin card wrappers. Pp. 63. Very good: wrappers gently split at staples and tips but holding firmly, former owner's signature to top edge; mild corner crease throughout. This is a rare book of proceedings from an annual meeting of..... 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
Pennsylvania: 1836-1862. 7¾” x 6¼”. Blue paper-covered boards. 57 handwritten pages (about 8,500 words) + 12 items laid in and 87 blank pp. at rear. Very good: boards and pastedowns moderately soiled. Laid-in items creased at old folds, lightly dust-soiled and worn. This is a handwritten record book..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Foreign Mission Board, National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc, [circa 1950]. 12” x 9”. Stapled pictorial wrappers. Pp. 77. Very good: a bit of light edge wear to wraps; paper clip indentation and light creasing to top edge of several leaves. This is a rare and fantastic..... More
N.P. Fourth Episcopal District Womens Missionary Society of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, [circa 1968-1975]. 8½” x 10½”. Blue pictorial wrappers. Pp. 90 + 14 unnumbered section dividers. Very good with wrappers somewhat chipped, scuffed and spotted; penciled owner notation to first page, else internally fresh. This is..... 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
Ohio: 1917. This listing is a program for The World-Famous Williams' Colored Singers presented by The Tribe of Ephraim St. John's A.M.E. Church. The highly regarded, classically trained African American ensemble toured internationally in the early 20th century, helping to popularize Black spirituals and combat racial discrimination through music. The..... More
Washington, D.C. Merchants' Printing Co., Printers, 1907. 6 7/8” x 4 3/8”. Blue cloth, title gilt. Pp. ix, [2], 244 + two unnumbered pages of charts. Very good: covers a bit scuffed and stained; one page with penciled scrawl across three lines of text not affecting legibility; a few tiny..... More
Birmingham, Alabama: [N.P.], [circa 1945]. 6 ” x 4¾”. Stapled thin card wrappers. Pp. 68. Very good: light scuffing and sunning to wraps; long vertical crease to one page, two others with brief inked notations. This is an unrecorded manual on presenting Women's Day observances, seemingly self-published by..... More
Geneva, New York: The Epworth Game Co., 1898. 2¼” x 3 5/8” printed box with folded directions sheet and 99 (of 100) numbered 3 3/8” x 2 1/8” cards. Very good: box top fragile with some spotting, chipping, separations at folds, Epworth Junior League stamp, inked continuation of printed drawing..... More
N.P. [self-published?], 1926. 7½” x 5”. Stapled wrappers. Pp. 192. Very good: moderate wear and dust soiling to wrappers; small losses at spine tips; a couple small spots of surface loss to the title page. This is an unrecorded book by a Black author which simultaneously promoted and..... 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
Jackson, Miss. People's Defender Print, 1897. 5¾” x 3¾”. Stapled wrappers, now housed in a custom box and chemise. pp. [6], x, 186. Good: chips to front wrap and some loss to backstrip; printed on acidic and very fragile paper which is prone to chipping. This previously unknown..... More
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Chicago and The Congo: 1917-1922. Screw-bound, string-tied album with 48 leaves, 285 B&W photographs (from 1¾” x 2½” to 5” x 7”) adhesive mounted both sides and handwritten captions to nearly every page + 54 loose photos and 3 real photo postcards, half are captioned on versos. Album good due..... More
Savannah, GA: The Morning News Print, 1888. 8¼” x 6”. Green cloth over boards, title gilt. Pp. [5], [A]-E, [6], iv-v, [blank page], 360. Good: Ex-library with remnants of call number to spine, bookplate, due cards and embossed stamp on title page; moderately shaken, boards moderately worn with losses at..... More
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Mostly West Africa, Pennsylvania and Iowa: 1891-1901. 33 loose typed and handwritten letters, a total of 152 pages (approx. 40,000 words) + 13” x 8” commercial ledger, marbled cloth over boards with 23 handwritten pages + 10 report cards, 8 notes, 12 printed materials and 17 clippings pasted down or..... More
Malden, Mass. [Jacob W. Powell], 1937. 9¼” x 6¼”. Blue pebbled cloth, title gilt. Pp. xvi, 136 + 60 [of 60] photographically illustrated plates interspersed. Very good: light wear, a hint of toning to leaves. This is a detailed and heavily illustrated travelogue written by an AME Zion Elder and..... More
New York: The African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1925. 7½” x 5”. Green cloth over boards, title gilt, paper jacket. Pp. 75. Book very good: gilt partially lacking; moderate dampstain to cloth; large penciled former owner notations to two pages and faint pencil marks to a few more; a bit toned..... More