Titles starting with 1 from McBlain Books

1968. Paperback. 2. Moro, A. B. 1) The Impact of the Haj in Yendi; 2) Islamic Scholarship in Yendi. [Ghana]: Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana; [Evanston]: Program of African Studies, Northwestern University, 1968. 56, 4p. Softcover. 25cm. Text printed on one side. Very Good. Field Notes: Yendi Project, Report No. 7. Interdisciplinary Seminar in Field Methods, Summer 1968. ... more information

1975. Paperback. 2. Fundacao Caluste Gulbenkian. 10 anos do Ballet Gulbenkian. [Lisbon?]: [1975[. Illustrated. Text unnumbered. Softcover. Minor edgewear and scuffing on jacket. Oblong 22cm. Very Good. Spanish text. Held in Lisbon December 1975 and January 1976. ... more information

1969. Bernal, Ignacio. 100 Great Masterpieces of the Mexican National Museum of Anthropology. NY: Harry N. Abrams, (c. 1969). photos (many color; some double-page; by Constantino Reyes), 15, (102) (plates), (20)p. Golden brown patterned cloth. Pictorial dj. 33cm. Pre-Columbian works from Mesoamerica: Olmec, Maya, Toltec, Aztec, etc. ... more information

1935. 3. [Railroads in Germany] Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft. 100 Jahre Deutsche Eisenbahnen, die Deutschen Reichsbahn im Jahre 1935. Berlin: Otto Elsner, 1935. photos, 136, 351p. Hardcover (blue cloth, lettered in silver). 30cm. Chip in cloth at head of backstrip. Minor cover soil. Good/No jacket. German text. ... more information

1952. Paperback. 2. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company. 100th Annual Report for the Year Ended December 31, 1951. NY: (1952). photos, 36p. Softcover. 28cm. Very Good. ... more information

1959. Paperback. 3. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company. 107th Annual Report for the Year ended December 31, 1958. NY: 1959. 32p. Softcover. 28cm. Very Good. 1958 was an unprofitable year for this railroad as it was for almost all U.S. rail carriers. ... more information

1930. 2. [Glass Slides] 112 Glass Slides on Egypt. Stamford & NY: The Publishers' Photo Service, Inc., n.d. [ca. 1930?]. The slides are contained in a small carrying case that appears to have been made for this purpose. The case is coming apart at one corner but is otherwise sound. The slides are black and white and measure approx 8cm. x 10cm. (including margins and printed information). Slides are in very good condition - only one appears to be cracked. Laid in a ten-page typed list of the slides... more information

1975. [Exhibition Catalog] 12 Latin American Artists Today: 12 artistas latino americanos de hoy. Mexico City: Plural, (c. 1975). photos (some color), (44)p. Slightly worn wrapper. 25cm. Triple-columned text in English and Spanish. Catalog for an exhibition held in 1975 at University Art Museum, University of Texas at Austin. ... more information

1941. 3. *Wright, Richard (Nathaniel), 1908-1960. 12 Million Black Voices: A Folk History of the Negro in the United States. NY: Viking, 1941. 1st ed. photos, 152p. Hardcover. dj. 26cm. Jacket price-clipped and has substantial wear and chipping along joints and edges (some tears repaired on back with cellophane tape). Lacks bottom two-thirds of rear free endpaper. Cover extremities frayed. and there is a light stain on lower corner of back cover. Good/Fair. SIGNED ("Richard Wright") but we'r... more information

1941. 2. *Wright, Richard (Nathaniel), 1908-1960. 12 Million Black Voices: A Folk History of the Negro in the United States. NY: Viking, 1941. 1st ed. photos, 152p. Hardcover. Partial dj. 26cm. Jacket lacks backstrip panel and is chipped and worn at folds and along missing backstrip. Name on rear endpaper. Browning (gluemarks) on endpapers near the hinges. Purchase information inked in gutter on first page of Foreword. Very Good/Poor. The Walker Evans photo on the jacket does not appear in the book. ... more information

1938. Best de Enciso, Emma. 12 cuentos. Mexico: Editorial Cultura, 1938. 86, (1)p. Wrapper. 16cm. INSCRIBED (to Walter Pach) on second blank leaf. Cover and decorative initials of each story hand-colored. Edition limited to 200 copies. Spanish text. ... more information

1906. Paperback. 3. American Car and Foundry Company. 13 Annual Reports for the Fiscal Years ending April 30th of 1906-1915, and 1926-1928. 4-8 pages per report. Softcover. 24cm. The wrappers (or covers) on the earlier reports are brittle and have substantial chipping around edges or are torn and missing large chips. All but the last three are bound with a tied string. Good. ... more information

1984. Paperback. 2. 14 Photographers: An Exhibition in the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture November 17, 1983 - January 24, 1984. NY: 1983. photos, (16)p. Softcover. 26cm. Very Good. Exhibit brochure laid in listing some events held in connection with the exhibit. ... more information

1950. Booker T. Washington Trade Association. 14th Annual Business Exhibit, Sponsored by Booker T. Washington Trade Association, April 25-30, 1950, Forest Club, Detroit, Michigan. Detroit: 1950. ills, photos, (36)p. Somewhat worn and soiled wrapper. 29cm. Program for an African-American trade-exhibit. Contains numerous adverts. ... more information

1866. 3. 150th Anniversary of the Organization of the First Church of Christ in Pomfret, Conn., October 26, 1865. Sermon, Historical Papers, Addresses, with Appendix. Danielsonville: Transcript Print, 1866. 96p. Hardcover in later 1/2 leather. Original wrapper bound in. 23cm. Clean ex lib. copy. Very Good. ... more information

1956. Philadelphia Afro-American Newspaper. 16th Annual Honor Roll Citations Sunday, April 22, 1956 7:00PM Zion Baptist Church Broad and Venango Streets Philadelphia, PA. Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, Pastor. [Philadelphia]: 1956. Folded three-page program. 23cm. Among the honorees was Wilt Chamberlain as Outstanding Athlete. ... more information

1956. Paperback. 2. [Program] Philadelphia Afro-American Newspaper. 16th Annual Honor Roll Citations. Sunday, April 22, 1956 ... Zion Baptist Church ... Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, Pastor. [Philadelphia: 1956]. Folded four-page softcover program. 23cm. Very Good. Wilt Chamberlain, Rev. Sullivan and nine other individuals were to receive "Afro Awards." ... more information

1880. 3. Merwin, Nathan T. 1730-1880. A Historical Discourse Presented November 18th, 1880, at the One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Congregational Church and Society of Trumbull, Conn. Bridgeport: Standard Association, printers, 1880. 30p. Hardcover in later 1/2 leather. Original wrapper bound. in. 22cm. Vertical crease in text. Clean ex lib. Good. ... more information

1969. 2. *Curry, Andrew. 17th Tractatus on Words; Selected Poems. [cover title]. Paradise, Calif.: DUST-books, (c. 1969). 1st ed. 45p. Wrapper. 21cm. Very Good. Curry, an African American, was born in Cleveland. ... more information

1944. Paperback. 3. Campbell A.M.E. Church, Washington, D.C. 1866-1944 Souvenir Program Celebrating Mortgage Burning.... [cover title]. [Washington: 1944]. photos, [24]p. Softcover in original blue wrapper. 28cm. A couple of partially erased pencil notes. Some soiling and wear. Good. ... more information