(Ann Arbor: Southpaw, 1986). First edition. Original printed wrappers, 11 x 8.5 inches, wire stitched, 56 pages. Original wrap-around painting to the wrappers, signed in ink on the front wrapper by Guyton. “Each cover in this issue is an original work by Detroit artist Tyree Guyton. The series, entitled ‘Urban... More
Sterling, Windham County, Connecticut, May 4, 1802. Single leaf of foolscap, 13 x 7.75 inches, 2 pages. Approx. 400 words. A document dealing with law, violence, and an African American woman; one suspects at the remove ot two centuries the real possibility of self-defense being turned against a vulnerable domestic... More
Providence: Printed by Brown & Danforth, 1821. First edition. Unbound pamphlet, stitched as issued, 9.25 x 6 inches, 32 pages, untrimmed. "That the Africans and their descendants are not only capable of acquiring the common rudiments of education, but the higher branches of science, the most plenary evidence could be... More
[Washington, D. C. n. p., 1850]. 8vo, removed, 15 pages. Benton argues against the Compromise of 1850, which included the Fugitive Slave bill: "No sir! no more slavery compromises. Stick to those we have in the Constitution, and they will be stuck to!" With much detail on the topography of... More
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(New York: Pioneer Publishers, 1945). Stated third edition. 8vo, original printed wrappers, 47, [1] pages. Trotskyist arguments for racial equality and civil rights from the long-time editor and labor activist Breitman and fellow Trotskyist Burch , including extensive coverage of the Detroit riots of 1943. More
Covington, Ky. Printed for the Author at the Office of the "Licking Valley Register," 1846. First edition. 8vo, contemporary tree calf, red leather label, gilt lettering, 480 pages. "Is it therefore unreasonable to conclude, that in former times, in that warm country where the passions are known to be strong... More
[Roanoke, Va. Copyright by William Henry Gravely, 1921. First edition. Small 8vo, original printed gray wrappers, 31 pages. In the wake of the passage of the 19th Amendment (which Virginia had rejected in 1920), the Virginia attorney and Republican-Populist politician here tries to square the Southern political circle: "The necessity... More
[Roanoke, Va. Copyright by William Henry Gravely, 1921. First edition. Small 8vo, original printed gray wrappers, 31 pages. In the wake of the passage of the 19th Amendment (which Virginia had rejected in 1920), the Virginia attorney and Republican-Populist politician here tries to square the Southern political circle: "The necessity... More
Springfield: Lanphier & Walker, Printers, 1847. First edition. Early added patterned-paper wrappers over card stock, 9.75 x 6 inches, 39, [1] pages. The second Illinois constitution, outlawing slavery but directing restrictions on the rights of immigration of free African Americans into the state. Includes the three leaves of the “Address,”... More
Philadelphia: Marshall, Clark and Co.; Providence: Marshall, Brown and Co., 1833. First edition. 8vo, original blue muslin, 79, [1] pages. One piece of a puzzle that may lead to the first student of African descent to have graduated from Harvard Medical School. Alumni publications list Bertrand François Bugard was a.... More
New York: Loyal Publication Society, 1865. First edition. 8vo, unbound pamphlet, 4 pages. At the head of the title, Loyal Publication Society, 863 Broadway. No. 79. The pioneering political scientist and Union polemicist’s essay, dated February 1, 1865, urges the junior senator from New York to support passage of the... More
Kingston, Jamaica: New Dawn Press, 1945. First edition. 8vo, original blue cloth, [4], [iv], 213, [1] pages. Original printed dust jacket. A presentation copy, with an ink inscription signed by McFarlane and dates 21 April 1950 on the front free endpaper. A relatively early collection of essays and addresses (ranging... More
Philadelphia: Printed for the Society. Merritt, Printer, 1817. First edition. 8vo, removed pamphlet, 53 pages (title page detached but present). "The citizens of Philadelphia were induced by the inclemency of the season, and the consequent distress among the poor, to assemble on the 17th February, 1817, for the purpose of... More
