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
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
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
Boston, Massachusetts: The Christopher Publishing House, (1941). 7 5/8” x 5 3/8”. Blue cloth over boards, gilt, with dust jacket. Pp. xv, 17-224 + 14 (of 14) plates of photographic images interspersed. Book very good plus with some foxing to the spine. Dust jacket very good with small chips and..... 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
Savannah, GA: The Morning News Print, 1888. 8¼” x 6”. Cloth over boards, gilt. Pp. [5], [A]-E, [6], iv-v, [blank page], 5-360. Good: lacking two leaves consisting of pp. 1-4 that appear to never have been bound in; boards moderately worn and lightly soiled, leaves lightly toned with scattered dust..... 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..... 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