The Sphinx [Alpha Phi Alpha magazine]

Chicago: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 1964. Paperback. Scarce. This is the 50th anniversary issue of The Sphinx, the magazine of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the first Black, inter-collegiate Greek letter fraternity, founded in 1906. It was founded at Cornell University, using the Great Sphinx of Giza as its symbol, with the aims of manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind. Its illustrious members have come from all walks of society, and have included such figures as: Martin Luther King, Jr., Jesse Owens, Thurgood Marshall, Andrew Young, Paul Robeson, Duke Ellington, Whitney Young, and Edward Brooke. This issue commemorates the role of the magazine, and has numerous articles on leadership, social issues, jobs, and the fraternity's prominent members in various fields. There are hundreds of photos, most in black & white. In white glossy paper wrappers with symbols on the front cover and an illustration of a birthday cake on back. Except for a bit of light spotting and creasing, the cover is in very good plus condition. Interior pages are pristine. 116 pages. BLA/091312. Very Good +.

The Truth and Facts of The United House of Prayer for All People and The Most Honorable Bishop W. McCollough Leader

1968. Hard Cover. First Edition of this scarce book on the founding and growth of the United House of Prayer for All People between January 1960 and August 1967. The church was founded by Bishop C. M. Grace, known to his followers as Sweet Daddy Grace. After a brief chapter on Sweet Daddy Grace, the book's primary focus is on The Most Honorable Bishop W. McCollough, his successor. McCollough became known as Sweet Daddy McCollough after his rise to leadership. His accomplishments and the spread of the church throughout the country are documented, and there are photos of him over time as well as pictures of the many churches founded in various cities. Bound in black cloth with title to spine and front board. Slight bumping but in very good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright except for clear tape sealing tears on the edges of four pages, and occasional light pencil underlining. Someone has also added up the number of churches listed for each church district at the rear of the book. 100 pages. RELIGION/012012. Very Good.

Angelou, Maya

Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women (1ST EDITION).

New York: Random House, 1994. Hard Cover. Vg/Vg Dj Black Studies. BLA211281. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket.

Cleaver, Eldridge and Scheer, Robert (ed.)

Eldrige Cleaver: Post-Prison Writings and Speeces

New York: Ramparts, Random House, 1st Edition, 1968. Hard Cover. Vg/G+ Dj, Few small dj edge nicks, else vg Black Studies. BLA108241. Very Good.

Courlander, Harold; Bob Laurie, illustrator

The Big Old World of Richard Creeks

Philadelphia: Chilton Company, 1962. Hard Cover. First Edition. Inscribed, "For Barry with all the best Hal July 7, 1966." The book is inscribed to Barry Zorthian, the U.S. spokesman in Saigon during the Vietnam War. The book is about a wandering Black minstrel. It is written by an author who wrote extenisvely about African and American Black folklore and music. Bound in grey cloth with title and author in black to spine. In brown dustjacket with title and author on spine and front cover, and illustration of man on front. Some chipping and bumping. In very good condition. 118 pages. LIT/011513. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket.

Davis, Edwin Adams and William Ransom Hogan

The Barber of Natchez

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1954. Cloth Boards. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. Red cloth boards with black title to spine. Clean, bright interior with previous owner's signature to front end page. Black and white illustrated jacket with red title to spine and front panel. A few small tears to edges of jacket, minor rubbing to rear panel, minor fading, and small green mark to head of spine panel. 272 pages. BLA/022707. Near Fine in Very Good Minus dj.

Gleason, Judith [editor]

Leaf and Bone: African Praise-Poems, An Anthology (1st Edition).

New York: The Viking Press, 1980. Hard Cover. Near fine in near fine beige and brown illustrated price clipped dust jacket. 220 pages. Poetry Anthology. POEANT/110171. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket.

Hall, Frederick

Negro Spirituals arranged for Mixed Voices

Winona Lake, Indiana: The Rodenheaver Hall-Mack Co, 1939. Paperback. 8vo. Very good plus in brown paper wrappers with white title to front panel. 48 pages. African American Studies. AFROAM/062110. Very Good + in Wraps.

Himes, Chester

Run Man Run

Chatham, NJ: Chatham Bookseller, 1975. Hard Cover. Mint in red cloth. 192 pp. Literature. LIT/3053. Fine.

Madhubuti, Haki R.

Claiming Earth: Race, Rage, Rape, Redemption; Blacks Seeking a Culture of Enlightened Empowerment

Chicago: Third World Publishing, 1994. FIRST EDITION. Cloth. Inscribed By Author. 8vo. SCARCE SIGNED COPY. In blue cloth covered boards with gilt title stamp to spine. In illustrated blue DJ. Interior clean and bright. Inscribed in black ink on the half title page.272pp. BLA/063006. Very Good Plus in Very Good Plus dj.

Miller, Kelly

Race Adjustment: Essays on the Negro in America

New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1908. Hard Cover. Scarce first edition. Kelly Miller (1863-1939) was an important intellectual figure in the African-American community of his time. He was the first African-American to be admitted to Johns Hopkins. He was known as a mathematician, sociologist, essayist, author, and was a professor and dean at Howard University for many years. The essays here explore many aspects of the issues of African-Americans, including politics, education, religion, women, the professional class, among others. Bound in the original dark red cloth with gilt title and author tospine and front board. Binding in very good condition with light fading and bumping to corners. t.e.g. Interior pages are clean and bright, with owner signature on front pastedown. 306 pages. BLACKSTUDIES/050510. Very Good.

Penn, I. Garland

The Afro-American Press, and Its Editors

Springfield MA: Wiley & Co. 1891. Hard Cover. First Edition of an important work of history. The book is a thorough and comprehensive "cyclopedia of information on a power which has exerted untold influence on [African-American] progress." It is a chronology of black presses from the early 1800s to 1890. Numerous illustrations throughout of African-American publishers and journalists. Bound in original yellow cloth with title in black to front cover and spine. Cover includes a red background illustration representing the press. Binding in very good conidition, with bumping to corners and fraying to top and bottom of spine. Obviously handled but still quite nice. Inner hinges weak and somewhat pulled away but the text block is holding strong. Interior pages are clean, with the usual aging to paper margins. Does not have the called for folded facsimile. Stamped on three of the end pages by "Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Thompson Jr." of Falls Church, VA. Also, someone chose the rear free end page to do a few lines of addition in ink. 565 pages plus unpaginated [10] appendix. BLACK/070910. Very Good.