[Group of Modern African American Business Directories from Various U.S. Cities]

[Various locations, 2000. Very good.. Eight volumes. General use wear, some staining. Overall a nice group. A wide-ranging group of modern African American business directories from various cities across the country. Each volume is produced with illustrated wrappers, and contain typical information for business directories, along with a legion of advertisements relevant to the African-American audience in each city. The volumes offered here are as follows, in chronological order:

1) Black Book 1973. Chicago: National Publications Sales Agency, Inc., [1973]. vii,89pp. Listings range from "Abortion Information" to "Window Cleaning."

2) Black Yellow Pages. Detroit: Black Yellow Pages, Inc., [1975]. 48pp.

3) Black Pages. Kansas City, [1985]. [4],114pp.

4) The 1993 African American Business Directory. Seattle: African American Business Directory, [1992]. xii,78,26,22,10,6,[6]pp.

5) Rare Pages 1993...New Jersey's Black Pages. [N.p., ca. 1992]. 112pp.

6) Big Black Book 10th Annual Edition 1996. Vol. I. Brooklyn: Unlimited Creative Enterprises, Inc., [1995]. 144pp. "Metro New York's Black Pages. The networking directory of Black-owned businesses, professionals & organizations, New York City & Long Island."

7) Big Black Book New York 11th Annual Edition 1997. Vol. I. Brooklyn: Unlimited Creative Enterprises, Inc., [1996]. Variously paginated.

8) The Miami Valley Black Pages. Second Edition 2000-2001. Dayton, ca. 1999. 148,[4]pp.