Mungin, Horace (editor-in-chief). Black Forum [Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter 1977-8)]

Bronx, NY: Black Forum, 1977. Very good +. 10” x 7”. Stapled pictorial wrappers. Pp. 48. Very good plus: minimal wear, some light dust soiling to wrappers. This issue has a poem and a couple of articles by Horace Mungin, an interview with Nikki Grimes and a profile on a poet named Elaine Cornelius. There's an article on the economic progress of African Americans, another regarding how to prepare a manuscript for publication and there are two... Read More

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[Photographs and Promotional Ephemera for Trick Ropers and Rodeo Stars]

[Various places including Florida, California and New York], 1985. 75 B&W and 5 color photographs ranging from 4" x 6" to 8" x 10" (all captioned, two signed) plus 15 pieces of ephemera ranging from 9½" x 6¼" to 16½" x 10½". Generally very good or better: some light edge wear, spotting and toning. This is a great group of press, professional and vernacular photographs, clippings and ephemera showing a slew of superstars of western entertainment, many... Read More

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The Walton Periwinkle. [High School Yearbook Featuring Bella Abzug's Inscribed Senior Class Portrait. ]

by [Abzug, Bella]

Bronx, New York, 1938. 10 ¾" x 7 7/8". Blue cloth. Pp. 100. Very good: boards unevenly faded with spots of soiling and some loss at corners and spine tips; shaken but holding firmly. The senior high school yearbook of the Bronx's Walton High School, an all girls school at the time. This copy features Bella Abzug (Savitzky) in her senior year with a prophetic inscription, "Despite Schein/we'll all/get to the top/together. " Miss E. Hedwig Schein was chair... Read More

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[Three Group Photographs of Students at Meharry Medical College]

by Anderson, George H.

Nashville, Tennessee: Geo. H. Anderson, 1923. Good. Three black and white photographs, each measuring 8" x 10" on card mounts measuring 11 ½" x 13 ½". Photos very good with a few minor surface abrasions and one small stain in the background of one photo; mounts good with moderate wear, chipping and a bit wavy. This is a group of three spectacular photographs by a prolific Black photographer in Nashville which showcases Meharry Medical College's [MMC]... Read More

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[Photo Album Depicting Native Americans at the Rosebud Indian Agency]

by Anderson, J[ohn] A[lvin]

South Dakota, 1893. Very good. 6¾” x 11¼”. Steel post binder with contemporary semiwraparound enclosure made of thick wood boards, held together with a calf backstrip. 25 thick card leaves, most of which are interleaved with typing paper with a total of 50 albumen photographs glued down, one per page. Photos measure 4 3/8” x 7 5/8” and 39 are captioned in the negative, though a few are hard to read. Album very good: moderate wear, leaves a... Read More

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A Pictorial History of Hale County, Texas

by Andrews, Danny (editor)

Marceline, MO: Heritage House Publishing Company, 1992. Fine. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Oblong, 7 3/4" x 10". Blue boards stamped and illustrated in silver on front cover. 132 pages. A wonderful and detailed history of Hale County, Texas filled with several hundred captioned black and white photos. Condition: Practically as new save for a gift inscription on the front pastedown. If you would like additional information or photos, please do not hesitate to contact us and we... Read More

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[Scrapbook of an American Business Executive's Visit to Japan]

by Antosy, Stephen J.; Sarnoff, David

Japan, 1960. Two 13” x 11” plastic comb-bound albums, vinyl over boards, with handpainted titles (“General Sarnoff's Far East Visit 1960”) to front. Combined, the albums have 48 black construction paper leaves with 183 B&W photographs, 36 clippings and 26 items of ephemera adhesive or corner mounted both sides + 12” x 9½” manila folder laid in with five packets on printer or onionskin paper, typescript rectos only, [153] pp. total. Photos range from 3¼” x 4½” to 8”... Read More

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[Photo Album of Japanese American Students in Hawaii]

by Arakaki, Henry

Honolulu and Tokyo, 1952. Very good -. 7 ” x 11. Decorative thin card boards, plastic red comb binding. 28 construction paper pages with 49 B&W photographs and 1 RPPC corner-mounted + envelope of 3 negatives laid in and the last 16 leaves are blank. Photos range from 1 ” x 2¾” to 4” x 5”, 10 are signed on mounts or on the image and 4 are captioned versos. Album very good minus: top two coils perished;... Read More

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[Photo Album Documenting the Life, Family and Travels of a Cuban American]

by Ares, Ruben

Various places, 1940. Good. 11" x 15". Full leather over flexible card. 58 loose leaves with 406 photographs mostly adhesive mounted and another 32 laid in. Approximately two thirds of the photos are captioned. Album good as all leaves are detached and the leaves themselves are chipped, and prone to more chipping such that handling the album results in flecks of black paper and dirty fingertips; contents good to very good. This is a mammoth album... Read More

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The Trial of Leo Frank . .

by Arnold, Reuben R.

Baxley, GA: Classic Publishing Co, 1915. First Edition. Good. 7¾” x 5 3/8”. Paper wrappers. Pp. 69 (including author frontis) + [2] pp. publisher's ads at rear + 2 photographic plates tipped in. Good: front wrap moderately chipped, lower third split at spine; evidence of water damage with large stain to first (halftitle) page; a bit stiff and wavy throughout. This is the first printing of a defense attorney's heart-wrenching post-trial speech. It was addressed to... Read More

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SMads. [Run of Four Issues]

by Martin of Holland (artist)

New York: N.P., 1975. Very good. 8½" x 5½". Stapled self-wrappers. Publication sequence: Issue #s 13, 14, [15], [16] (December 1974-March 1975). 20-24 pages per issue. Very good: moderate wear, occasional minor spots of soiling. This is a run of several early issues of SMads, a BDSM personal ads service. According to more than one leather history website as well as the Leather Archives & Museum, SMads was edited by Marshall Loeb and was in publication from... Read More

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Notes on Japanese Art

by Audsley, George Ashdown

Liverpool: Printed for Private Circulation, [By David Marples, Printer Lord Street], 1872. First edition. 11" x 8 1/4". Illustrated paper over thick card, a. E. G. First edition. Pp. [3], [title, blank], 4-31, [statement of printer], followed by 72 unnumbered pages with 20 original black and white photographs measuring between 3 3/4" x 2 ½" and 8" x 5 1/2" with accompanying description of each on opposite page. Good: ex-library with the usual markings; corners bumped, generally scattered foxing... Read More

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[Manuscript Map of] The World [Caption title.]

by Babbit, Calvin

[England?], 1837. Good +. 11¾" x 21", in frame measuring 13½" x 23¾". Manuscript map in pen and ink, highlighted in pink, yellow, and blue. Good plus: not examined outside of frame, a few tears, chips and small losses. This is an exquisite world map in pen and ink. We think it's English in origin as there is a notation on the far left of the equator in the Western Hemisphere which reads "Longitude West from... Read More

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[Photo Album of Bermuda and the Caribbean Islands]

by [Bacon, Francis H.?]

Barbados, Bermuda, Antigua, St. Lucia and other islands, 1916. Very good +. 7¼” x 10¼”. Cloth over flexible thin card. 100 pages, with 84 photographs pasted down. Most photos measure around 4” x 6” or 5” x 7” and three quarters are captioned. Very good plus: light overall wear; most photos a bit wavy with minor dark patches at edges where adhesive has bled through. This is a collection of vivid, well-composed and neatly captioned photographs... Read More

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[Original Artwork for Signs for the Amytis Theatre]

by [Banks, Spencer Thornton]

[St. Louis], 1930. Very good. Two pen-and-ink illustrations on artist's board measuring 9” x 12”. Very good: lightly toned and dust soiled with pinholes at corners and a couple of small tears at edges. This is pair of pen-and-ink drawings for a segregated movie theater by an important but lesser-known African American illustrator, Spencer Thornton Banks. Banks was born in Mississippi in 1912 and ultimately worked in St. Louis for over 50 years while running his... Read More

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The Front Page [Broken run of 11 issues]

by Baxter, Jim

Raleigh, North Carolina: Bugle Publishing, Inc, 1980. Very good. 15" x 11½", folded at center. Newsprint. Most pp. 12, a few pp. 16-20. Publication sequence: Vol. 1, Nos. 1 (Oct 25 1979), 4 (Dec 6-19 1979), 5 (Dec 20 - Jan 9 1979), 6 (Jan 10-23 1980), 7 (Jan 24 - Feb 13 1980), 10 & 11 [one issue] (Mar 20 - Apr 9 1980), 12 (Apr 10- 23 1980), 14 (May 8-20 1980), 15 (May 21 -... Read More

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Fifteen Million Negroes and Fifteen Billion Dollars

by Bell, William K.

New York, N.Y.: William K. Bell Publications, 1956. Very good. 8 1/8" x 5 3/8". Bound, orange thin card wrappers. Pp. xi, 147. Very good: wrappers lightly worn with some dust soiling; faint evidence of water exposure to upper outer corner of around one third of the leaves. Inscribed by the author on the verso of the title page. This is an energetic and informative work offering business advice and encouragement to African Americans. It was written... Read More

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[Three Calendars Promoting Feminism and Women's Rights].; Women

by Bereano, Nancy K. and Clardy, Andrea Fleck (editors)

Trumansburg, New York, 1985. Very good +. Three 11” x 11” hanging wall calendars. Generally very good plus: covers minimally scuffed and spotted, each with price sticker affixed to rear; internally near fine and fresh. This is a set of wall calendars featuring inspirational feminist messages, histories of important women and compelling black and white images taken by female photographers. The Crossing Press (CP) was founded by Elaine Goldman Gill and her husband John... Read More

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Group of Rare Pamphlets

by Besant, Annie

Besant, Annie. Group of Rare Pamphlets. Mostly Adyar, Madras, India: various publishers, 1912-1914. All measure approximately 7 3/8” x 4 7/8”, all in wrappers. Detailed descriptions below. Annie Besant was a British women's rights activist who was prosecuted in 1877 for publishing a book on conception and birth control. She succeeded Helena Blavatsky as president of the Theosophical Society. Besant was the legal guardian of Jiddu Krishnamurti whom she believed was “The World Teacher”, Theosophy's rough equivalent... Read More

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[Photo Album Depicting the College Years of Important Texas Businesswoman and Artist]

by Bosshardt Pace Willson, Margaret

New Orleans and San Antonio, 1940. Good. 122 pages with 650 black and white photos most of which are adhesive mounted. Majority of photos measure approximately 4 5/8" x 3¼" and around eighty percent are captioned. Album good due to moderate wear and several detached leaves; most leaf edges chipped; photos generally very good plus or better with around 90 loose. This album documents the college years of an important Texas businesswoman and artist, Margaret Bosshardt... Read More

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Unequal Justice under Law: Women and the Constitution

by Brown, Helen Elizabeth

Washington, D.C.: National Woman's Party, 1942. Very good. 7 7/8” x 5”. Stapled self-wrappers. Pp. 15. Very good: a touch of faint soiling to wrapper edges; a few small dogears. This is an offprint of an article by an important lawyer, Helen Elizabeth Brown, intended to drum up support for the National Woman's Party (NWP) and to promote equal rights and legal justice for women. Helen Elizabeth Brown was born in Indiana in 1899 but grew... Read More

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Bible Mastery . .

by Brown, Rev. Sterling N[elson]

Washington, D.C.: Merchants' Printing Co., Printers, 1907. Very good. 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 creases and a bit of scattered stray ink. This is a book intended to assist with the study of the Bible, written by an... Read More

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[Letter Concerning Sheep Farming in Australia]. ; Women

by Burrell, Mrs

Broken Hill, Australia, 1937. Good. Two 8¾” x 6 7/8” sheets folded inside original 3½” x 5½” envelope. Four-page handwritten letter, about 575 words plus sketched drawing. Letter very good, creased at old folds; envelope about good, lacking 2” section, though both addresses unaffected. This is a fantastic letter written by an American woman describing sheep farming and fleecing in the Australian outback. Signed “Aunty” and addressed to “My dear Charles” (clearly a nickname... Read More

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New Improved Inspirational and Aspirational Tips for Presenting Successful Men's and Women's Day Programs . . . [Cover title]

by Campbell, Pauline Thomas

Birmingham, Alabama: [N.P.], 1945. Very good. 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 an African American woman who served as the first (and longtime) "State Counselor" of an organization for young Black Baptist women in Alabama, Pauline Thomas Campbell. ... Read More

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[Daily Accounts of the Great Railroad Strike of 1922]

by Chapman, Chris. C. [compiler]

[New York], 1923. Good. 11¼" x 9". Brad-bound binder, three-hole punched, holding 360 pp. accounts and cover sheet, mimeographed rectos only. Good: front cover partially detached; first two leaves detached, another nearly so and heavily chipped; several dogears. This is an astounding collection of day-by-day reporting on the Great Railroad Strike of 1922, providing in-depth and brazen accounts of disrupted New York transit, acts of violence and revolt. The infamous strike, also known as... Read More

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