![Lietuva Naciu ir Bolseviku Vergijoje [Lithuania in Nazi and Bolshevik Slavery]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/499/644/1531644499.0.l.jpg)
Lietuva Naciu ir Bolseviku Vergijoje [Lithuania in Nazi and Bolshevik Slavery]
by Prunskis, Juozas
Chicago, Ill: A.L.R.K. Federacijos Chicago Apskrities Spaudos Sekcijos, 1944. Stated First Edition. Very good. 8½” x 5¼”. Stapled thin card wrappers. Pp. 51. Very good: wrappers toned at extremities and lightly soiled with a bit of corner wear; light dust-soiling throughout. This is a strong and poetic appeal on behalf of Lithuania's fight for independence, relating current and former atrocities perpetrated by the Nazi and Soviet occupations of the nation. It was written by a noted Lithuanian... Read More
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The New Song Book of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated . .
by Purnell, Julia Brogdon and Mosley, Geraldine Ophelia Banks
Chicago, Illinois: Alpha Kappa Alpha Office, 1966. Good. 11” x 8½”. Stapled pictorial wrappers. Pp. 80. Good due to wrappers split at both staples, moderately soiled and chipped; internally very good with light staining to edges of a few pages. This is a rare book of sheet music that includes the national hymns and ceremonial music, along with songs written by members of the first historically African American intercollegiate sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA). was... Read More
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There'll Be a Jubilee!
by Ramos-Harris, Ethel
New Kensington, Pa: The Ramos-Harris Music Publishing Co, 1953. Very good. 12” x 9”. Bifolium printed all four sides + loose printed leaf of music + laid in modern photocopy of funeral program of composer. Pp. 3. Very good: moderate edge wear and a few tears repaired with scotch tape; inscribed by the composer on the cover. This unrecorded sheet music documents a female composer, Ethel Ramos-Harris, her publishing company, and the dedication of Delta Sigma Theta's... Read More
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The Moravians in North Carolina. an Authentic History
by Reichel, Rev. Levin T.
Salem, N. C.: O. A. Keehln, 1857. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Salem, N. C. : O. A. Keehln; Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott and Co. , 1857. 6 3/8" x 4 1/8". Publisher's original brown cloth. 206 pages. A detailed history including chapters on early settlements, the Indian War, the Indian and Negro Missions and more. With the ownership inscription of Jacob Henry Smith, an important Presbyterian minister who served as a visiting chaplain to... Read More
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![Place: America (A Theatre Piece) [Cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/768/814/1671814768.0.l.jpg)
Place: America (A Theatre Piece) [Cover title]
by Richardson, Thomas
New York: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1940. very good. 7¾” x 5 5/8”. Stapled self-wrappers. Pp. 52. Very good: both wraps with a moderate corner dogear and some faint soiling, penciled notation to top edge of front; two leaves with a mild dogear, else internally fresh. This is a complex and moving theatrical work based on the history of the NAACP. It was written by an African American playwright and community theater... Read More
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Victor
by Roach, Thomas E.
Boston: Meador Publishing Company, 1943. Very good -. 8” x 5½”. Blue cloth, spine and title gilt, with original dust jacket. Pp. 143. Jacket very good minus due to a large chip, tears reinforced with tape to rear and moderate water stains to backstrip. Book very good plus with minimal wear and former owner's name and note inked to ffep; a few faint soil spots and corner creases; light dust-soiling to edges. This is an uncommon... Read More
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![Souvenir of the Mystic Orchestra [manuscript illustrated cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/732/866/1759866732.0.l.jpg)
Souvenir of the Mystic Orchestra [manuscript illustrated cover title]
by Roorbach, Eloise J.
[Mystic Connecticut?], 1894. Very good. 8½" x 10¾". 17 ribbon bound stiff card leaves. All but one page with handwriting and/or illustration; 15 pages with a portrait photograph glued down, most of which measure 5½" x 3¾". Very good: first leaf detached, foxed and dust soiled; otherwise very good plus with occasional light foxing. This is an elaborately illustrated album documenting a local orchestra. It was created by a noted female artist and author, Eloise Jenkins... Read More
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![Adventures in Negro History. Promotion-Publicity Kit. [Cover title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/326/921/1690921326.0.l.jpg)
Adventures in Negro History. Promotion-Publicity Kit. [Cover title]
by Russell, Harvey C.
New York City: Pepsi-Cola Company, 1965. Very good +. Bi-folium, pocketed folder measuring 11¾” x 9½”. Folder contains 18 items of ephemera more particularly described below. Very good plus with minimal wear. This is an unrecorded guide to marketing to African Americans by the Pepsi-Cola company which includes an earlier written guide on how to incorporate African American salesmen in the South. The marketing effort was spearheaded by an important African American business leader,... Read More
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![[Colored Portrait Photograph of Richard D. Russell]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/726/177/1386177726.0.l.jpg)
[Colored Portrait Photograph of Richard D. Russell]
by Russell, Richard D.
Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory: N.P., 1865. Very good. 19 7/8” x 15 ¾”. Hand colored photograph with “Stonewall” written in pencil in large script on verso as well as a pasted-on sheet adhered to verso with handwritten ink inscription, “For Ollie E. Russell/Richard D. Russell/taken in Santa Fe. N. M. in 1865.” Very good: lightly bowed at edges; light to moderate edge wear and dust soiling; 2” x 1.5” patch of staining, along with several smaller stains,... Read More
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![[Collection of Slides and Some Photographs Depicting the Ryba Twins.]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/752/866/1759866752.0.l.jpg)
[Collection of Slides and Some Photographs Depicting the Ryba Twins.]
by Ryba, Jane and Joan
Mostly Las Vegas, Nevada, 1960. Near fine. 251 color photo transparencies measuring 1" x 1 5/8" in 2" x 2" card mounts; an additional 13 larger transparencies not in mounts + 21 loose photographs and some ephemera is also included. Approximately one fifth of the mounts are captioned. Generally near fine. This is a collection which documents the lives and careers of twin entertainers from Houston, Texas, Joan and Jane Ryba. Jane and Joan each graduated... Read More
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. . . /St. Gregory of Narek and "Narek" His Book of Prayers (In Armenian and English)
by Sarafian, Krikor A.
Fresno, CA: N.P., 1951. Good. 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, written by a leader of the Armenian church and community in Fresno, California. It was published to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of the birth of St. Gregory... Read More
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Alice and the Stork. A Fairy Tale for Workingmen's Children
by Schnittkind, Henry T[homas]
Boston/Toronto: Richard G. Badger/The Copp Clark Co., Limited, 1915. Very good +. 7½” x 5 1/8”. Red cloth over boards, dust jacket. Pp. 95, [1, publisher's ad]. Book very good plus: one small scuff to front board; the occasional bit of thumb-soiling or minute corner crease. Jacket good: moderately chipped, foxed and dust soiled. This is a rare political parody of Alice in Wonderland, published by a socialist-leaning Boston press in 1915. Henry Thomas... Read More
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![[Women][World War II][Wacs] A Wac's Uniforms, Notebooks and ALSs](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/906/903/1128903906.0.l.jpg)
[Women][World War II][Wacs] A Wac's Uniforms, Notebooks and ALSs
by Schutt, Dorothy C.
Fort Des Moines, Iowa and Pasadena California: 1943-1945. 24 autograph letters (approximately 65 pages on sheets measuring around 7½" x 5¼") , one typescript letter, eight greeting cards and two dinner menus. Two steel spiral stenographer's note books measuring 9" x 6" with 123 pages of handwritten notes. Uniforms include two shirts, one jacket, two skirts and a hat. Letter, notebooks and menus very good or better; uniforms in excellent condition with minimal wear. This is a group of... Read More
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![[Mock-up for] Inhibitions](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/739/866/1759866739.0.l.jpg)
[Mock-up for] Inhibitions
by Semo, Gaby
N.P.: N.P., 1970. Very good. 12" x 9". 41 unbound leaves with 38 original B&W photographs (ranging from 2¾" x 4" to 8" x 5 ") adhered to cover and rectos + artist's 1934 report card (in German) laid in. Very good: a bit of soiling to front; three photos detached and a few loose; a few very discreet stains. This is a mock-up for an unpublished photo book full of artistic images of women in... Read More
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![[Artistic Photographs and Fashion Design Sketchbook Created by Gay Men]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/743/170/1734170743.0.l.jpg)
[Artistic Photographs and Fashion Design Sketchbook Created by Gay Men]
by Severs, Kevin; Bradley, Jamie
[San Francisco], 1996. Very good. 81 loose photographs (most 8” x 10” or 5” x 7”, a few smaller) and four 8” x 10” contact sheets + 11” x 9” commercial “Basic Sketch Book” with drawings to all 51 leaves and copy of business card taped to front + 1 clipping + 6 pp. handwritten notes. Several photos with camera or processing notes versos, a few captioned names. Very good due to sketchbook covers moderately worn and soiled,... Read More
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![[Lengthy Illustrated Journal with Significant Far East Content]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/719/866/1759866719.0.l.jpg)
[Lengthy Illustrated Journal with Significant Far East Content]
by Sharp, James Bowman
Various places, 1878. Very good. 12¾" x 8¾". Quarter leather over marbled boards; stenciled/painted monogram to front cover. Pp. [6], 351 (approximately 70,000 words). Very good with moderate wear to boards which is heavy at edges and corners; internally near fine or better. This is a long and meticulously kept journal by an Englishman, James Bowman Sharp, which covers 16 years of his life. The first 100 pages document Sharp's time in China and the Far... Read More
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![[Photographs Depicting a School Fashion Show as well as a Banquet]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/081/121/1582121081.0.l.jpg)
[Photographs Depicting a School Fashion Show as well as a Banquet]
by Sharp, Nat
Cincinnati, Ohio, 1974. Good +. 40 loose black and white photos, all but 2 measuring 5" x 7". Good plus or better due to varying degrees of wear and/or creasing. This is a group of photos documenting two school events in the Cincinnati area taken by a Black photographer, Nat Sharp, all but two of which have his backstamp. Per Mae Naijiyya Duncan's "A Survey of Cincinnati's Black Press & Its Editors" (Xlibris Corporation, 2011), Sharp... Read More
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The Eve and Dawn of Easter Tide" with Scenes in the Rocky Mountains
by Sharp, Sara S. [compiler]
[Denver, Colorado? ]: N. P., N.D.. 5 5/8" x 4". String tied card wrappers. Pp. [16]. Very good: front wrapper with light horizontal crease, a few faint spots of soiling to both wrappers, one leaf with a crease. A rare photo book featuring eight half-tone illustrations of the Rocky Mountains (and one of the Garden of the Gods) opposite short essays and poems by bishops. We attribute place based on the dedication and the subject matter of the illustrations.... Read More
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![Navajo Nation [Caption Title]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/751/681/1740681751.0.l.jpg)
Navajo Nation [Caption Title]
by Sherman, W. (cartographer)
Window Rock, Arizona: Office of Navajo Land Administration, The Navajo Tribe, 1976. Very good +. 42" x 70½". Blueprint map. Very good plus with minimal wear, a few tiny splits at intersections and a couple of border chips not impacting the map; several handwritten notations in ink. This is a rare and enormous map depicting Navajo Nation lands as of 1976. It's three and a half feet tall and nearly 6 feet wide and provides little information... Read More
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![[Scrapbook of a World War II Navy Nurse]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/321/921/1690921321.7.l.jpg)
[Scrapbook of a World War II Navy Nurse]
by Shiflett, Marian
Mostly San Diego, CA, 1943. Good. 11¼” x 9¼”. Commercial scrapbook. Pp. 88 with 46 newspaper and magazine clippings, 183 photographs, 14 real photo postcards and 67 pieces of ephemera adhesive mounted and laid in. Photos range from 1” x 1” to 8” x 10”, most around 3” x 4” and all but 2 are captioned. Good: boards lightly worn and scuffed; a few pages detached; pages chipped and susceptible to more. This is a fantastic scrapbook... Read More
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![[Manuscript Prayer/Gift Book and Ephemera From Acclaimed Magazine Author]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/713/170/1734170713.0.l.jpg)
[Manuscript Prayer/Gift Book and Ephemera From Acclaimed Magazine Author]
by Shipp, Margaret Busbee
[Raleigh, North Carolina], 1920. Very good. 7¼” x 4¾”. Full leather with gilt decorations and “M.B.S.” stamped to front board and 56 pages. Also included are 23 letters and 13 photographs. Book very good with light wear; ephemera generally very good. This is a manuscript/extra-illustrated book created by an accomplished magazine writer, Margaret Busbee Shipp. It's offered with some family photographs as well as letters written to her. Shipp was born in Raleigh, North... Read More
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The Belgian Congo Today. A Research Report
by Skipwith, Clara M.
[New York, NY]: [unpublished], 1960. Very good. 11 ” x 9”. Brad-bound black paper folder, typed title card to front, holding a 30 pp. report, typed rectos only with handwritten amendments + 6 publications, 26 clippings and 2 photographs stapled to pages. Pp. [2], 42, [2, bibliography]. Very good: folder a bit edge worn; small tear to title label; light thumb-soiling to first page; a few pages somewhat creased. Contents generally very good plus though a few clippings... Read More
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![[Collection of a Coast Guardsman Before and During World War II]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/725/170/1734170725.0.l.jpg)
[Collection of a Coast Guardsman Before and During World War II]
by Sloan, John
Locations including North Africa, Chicago, San Francisco and Virginia, 1944. Very good. Most items around 11” x 8½”. Six newspaper clippings (2 mounted, 4 smaller loose) + 6 letters (4 handwritten, 2 typed, about 1,350 words) + 13 official military documents + 4 pages of handwritten notes. Generally very good with light to moderate wear; some old folds, scattered foxing and chipping; old adhesive to clippings. This is a collection of personal reminiscences and correspondence, official... Read More
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Glimpses of Africa . .
by Smith, C[harles] S[pencer]
Nashville, Tenn: Publishing House A.M.E. Church Sunday School Union, 1895. Very good. 8" x 5½". Blue cloth, title gilt. Pp. 288.. Very good: rear board with light paint splotches; lower inner margin of each leaf with a light crease; a few owner notations. Inscribed by the author to W.A. Hunton on the first blank page. This is a travelogue of a late nineteenth century journey to Africa written by an African American minister and educator, C.S. Smith.... Read More
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![The George Walter Vincent Smith Collection Art Museum [Cover title].; Art](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/044/966/1656966044.0.l.jpg)
The George Walter Vincent Smith Collection Art Museum [Cover title].; Art
by Smith, George Walter Vincent
Springfield, Massachusetts, 1918. Very good. 7¼” x 10”. Suede-covered flexible card scrapbook, title embossed in blind. 52 black paper leaves with 74 B&W photographs adhesive mounted rectos only. Photos measure 3½” x 5 5/8” and nearly all are captioned. Very good: loss of suede to entire spine and chipped at edges; a few leaves with chips, most somewhat fragile. Photographs very good or better: a few slightly wavy and the occasional small spot. This is an... Read More
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