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 9005    Abbeyville Press Nothing but the Blues NOTECARDS Abbeville Press 1994 1558597565 Soft cover First Edition Contains four designs of five copies each, with envelopes in box. Photos of Victoria Spivey, William Lee Conley Broonzy, Ma Rainey and Alonzo Lonnie Johnson. Notecards, envelopes fine; box has minor shelfwear. Rare. $25 Add to Cart

 4419    Abramson, Doris E. Negro Playwrights in the American Theatre 1925-1959 Columbia Univ Pr 1969 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Blue cloth binding, black/gilt titles. Subject names listed on front board. William Wells Brown, Joseph Cotter, Wallace Thurman, Richard Wright, Alice Childress, and Langston Hughes are among those represented. Book near fine but for some spotting to top & foreedge. DJ rubbed but otherwise very good. 335 pp. $50 Add to Cart

 5245    Angelou, Maya Now Sheba Sings the Song Tom Feelings Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers 1988 0525483748 Soft cover First Edition Third printing. Minimal text by Angelou; mostly Feelings' somewhat-erotic paintings. Unread with slight shelfwear to cover. 56 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 4528    Blackburn, Julia With Billie Pantheon Books 2005 0375406107 Soft Cover First Edition Uncorrected Bound Galley. Unread, as new. 334 pp. Index TK $25 Add to Cart

 4840    Borgatti, Jean; Brilliant, Richard Likeness and Beyond: Portraits from Africa and the World Museum for African Art 1993 0945802064 Soft cover First Edition First pb printing. A study of portraiture from the perspective of African art as compared with world culture. With B&W and color plates. Unread, as new. 163 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 4473    Bradford, Perry Born with the Blues: The Salty and Uninhibited Autobiography of One of the Greatest of the Old-Time Jazz Pioneers Oak Publications 1965 Soft cover First Edition First pb printing. Contains bios, essays, sheet music & photos. With 10 original Perry Bradford songs. Cover torn at bottom corner, front, worn at folds at spine, some edge soil. All else very good, paper bright, binding tight. Rare. 175 pp. $65 Add to Cart

 5054    Bullins, Ed How Do You Do: A Play Illuminations Press 1965 Soft cover First Edition First pb printing. Staplebound in glossy wrap. Stain to top corner at foreedge, some other cover soil, crease to top corner at back. 36 pp. $35 Add to Cart

 9017    Bullins, Ed The Theme is Blackness: The Corner and Other Plays William Morrow 1973 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Black cloth spine, black boards, red/white titles. Includes introductory essay by the playwright. Very good minus with edge spotting, backstrip brittle. DJ very good plus with rubbing, crease at front flap. Rare.183 pp. $125 Add to Cart

 10097    Bullins, Ed New Plays From the Black Theatre Bantam Books 1972 Mass Market Paperback Reprint Fifth printing. Contains plays by Ed Bullins, Marvin X, LeRoi Jones, Herbert Stokes, Kingsley Bass, Jr., Charles Fuller, Salimo, Sonia Sanchez, others. Very good plus with aging to paper. 304 pp. $15 Add to Cart

 8899    Burns, Khephra and Susan L. Taylor, Eds Confirmation: The Spiritual Wisdom That Has Shaped Our Lives Bantam Dell Pub Group 1997 0385478690 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Co-written by the Editor-in-Chief at Essence magazine. Near fine copy with giver inscription to ffep. DJ also near fine. 308 pp. $20 Add to Cart

 2678    Bush, Martin H. The Photographs of Gordon Parks Wichita State Univ. 1983 9995078120 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Includes a lengthy interview with Parks, a bibliography and catelogues of his work. Unread, near fine with some minor age discoloration at edges. 138 pp. $100 Add to Cart

 4671    Buster, Larry V.; Markovich, Alex The Art and History of Black Memorabilia Clarkson Potter 2000 0609604252 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Beautifully designed and produced book on coated paper with many full-page color plates. Unread, as new in like DJ. Includes index. 176 pp. $40 Add to Cart

 5677    Buster, Larry V.; Markovich, Alex The Art and History of Black Memorabilia Clarkson Potter 2000 0609604252 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Unread, as new in like DJ. Entire book printed on coated paper with many color illustrations/photos. 176 pp. $35 Add to Cart

 2922    Campbell, Mary Schmidt (intro) Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America Harry N. Abrams 1987 0810910993 Hardcover First Edition The art & artists of the Harlem Renaissance, featuring Palmer Hayden, William H. Johnson, James Van Der Zee, Aaron Douglas and others. Brown cloth, brown titles and blindstamp decoration to front. Sepiatone photo endsheets. Entire book printed on heavy coated paper. 140 illustrations with 55 color plates. Near fine, unread, with only slight shelfwear to DJ. 200 pp. $65 Add to Cart

 11443    Caro, Julie Levin;Thomas, Barbara Earl;Gaither, Edmund Barry Allan Rohan Crite: Artist-Reporter of the African American Community Frye Art Museum 2001 0962460249 Soft Cover 1st Edition Foreword by Richard V. West and Debra J. Byrne. Introduction by Mark Pomerantz. Essays on the artist by Barbara Earl Thomas and Edmund Barry Gaither. Exhibition catalogue of the African-American artist, native of Boston. Paintings reproduced mostly in color. Entire book on coated paper. An unread copy with bumps to foreedge corners. 66 pp. $30 Add to Cart

 2688    Charters, Samuel The Roots of the Blues: An African Search Putnam/Perigee 1982 0399505989 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. With 2 B&W photo supplements of musicians. Unread, very good with some aging to paper and a very small spot on back endpaper. 151 pp. $15 Add to Cart

 3878    Charters, Samuel Barclay The Country Blues Da Capo Press 1975 0306800144 Soft cover First Edition First pb printing. With photo illustrations. Unead, near fine with some spotting & soil to top & foreedge. 288 pp. $20 Add to Cart

 6365    Clinton, Catherine; Alcorn, Stephen I, Too, Sing America: Three Centuries of African American Poetry Stephen Alcorn Houghton Mifflin Co International Inc. 1999 0395895995 Hardcover First Edition First printing, oversized. Poems by Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, W. E. B. Dubois, Gwendolyn Brooks, others. Black cloth spine, black boards, gilt titles and decoration to front board. Decorative endpapers. Beautiful full-page color illustrations by Alcorn. Unread and near fine in like DJ with tiny tear to head of spine. 128 pp. $45 Add to Cart

 2760    Crowther, Bruce and Mike Pinfold Singing Jazz: The Singers and Their Styles Miller Freeman 1998 0879305193 Soft Cover First Edition First printing. Contains a supplement of B&W photos of musicians on coated paper and a musicians directory. Unread, as new. 256 pp. $15 Add to Cart

 4588    Davis, Sammy, Jr. Yes I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr. Farrar, Straus & Giroux 1965 Hardcover 1st Edition Unstated printing, possible first (colophon on cr). Black cloth, gilt titles and design to front. Three B&W photo supplements. Both hinges cracked at endsheet gutters, some edge soil. DJ also soiled and aged, some edgewear but no major tears. Price-clipped. 630 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 2729    Early, Gerald One Nation Under A Groove: Motown & American Culture Ecco Press 1995 0880013796 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Mustard cloth spine, red boards, red titles at spine. Essays detailing the effect of Motown and on American music, culture and musicians. Unread, as new in like DJ. 135 pp. $30 Add to Cart

 3891    Ewers, Carolyn H. Sidney Poitier: The Long Journey New American Library 1969 Mass Market Paperback First Edition Signet P-3790, first Signet printing. With 24 pages of photos on coated paper. Very good unread copy with aging & light soil, minor edgewear. 126 pp. $12 Add to Cart

 2808    Ferris, William Blues from the Delta Da Capo Press 1984 0306803275 Soft Cover Second Edition First thus. Re-publication, with a new Introduction by Billy Taylor. Contains history, B&W photos, documents and letters from/to the legendary musicians. Unread, as new. 226 pp. $20 Add to Cart

 9925    Gelburd, Gail and Thelma Golden Romare Bearden in Black-and-White: Photomontage Projections 1964 Whitney Museum of Art 1997 Soft cover First Edition First edition. Quarto. Exhibition catalogue distributed by Harry N. Abrams. Montages in color and (mostly) sepiatone. Includes usual exhibition info at back. Unread, fine. 88 pp $40 Add to Cart

 2854    Guralnick, Peter Searching for Robert Johnson Plume 1998 0452279496 Soft Cover First Edition First Plume printing. The Life and Legend of the 'King of the Delta Blues Singers.' Unread, as new with slight shelfwear. 85 pp. $20 Add to Cart

 4355    Haag, John L., Producer Billie Holiday Anthology: Complete Sheet Music Editions Creative Concepts 1976 1569220085 Soft cover First Edition First pb printing. Quarto -- contains sheet music of Holiday songs. Introduction by Leonard Feather, some B&W photos of the singer. Near fine with some aging to edges, shelfwear to cover. 160 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 4880    Haley, Alex A Different Kind of Christmas Doubleday 1989 0385260431 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Hardcover in box. Buckram cloth, gilt titles, green endpapers. In red gift box. Book and DJ fine; have been in box. Box also very good; still in gift condition. 101 pp. $30 Add to Cart

 2657    Handy, W.C.; Arna Bontemps, Ed. W.C. Handy: Father of the Blues Collier Books 1970 Mass Market Paperback First Edition First Collier Books edition, so stated. Very good plus unread, copy with minor shelfwear and rubbing to cover, some edge spotting to center B&W photo plates on coated paper. 333 pp. $15 Add to Cart

 5787    Harrison, Paul Carter and Bert Andrews Totem Voices: Plays from the Black World Repertory Grove Press 1989 0802110533 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Quarter black cloth, green boards, gilt titles. Plays by Wole Soyinka, Pepe Carril, Ntozake Shange, August Wilson and Paul Carter Harrison, among others. Unread and near fine in like DJ with slight rubbing & fading to edges. 523 pp. $35 Add to Cart

 5064    Hausman, Gerald; Rodriques, Kelvin African-American Alphabet: A Celebration of African-American and West Indian Culture, Custom, Myth, and Symbol St Martins Pr 1997 0312150474 Soft cover First Edition First pb printing. An illustrated dictionary of historical concepts. Unread, as-new review copy with copious amounts of reviewer's materials laid in, including an interview with co-author Hausman. 256 pp. $30 Add to Cart

 3178    Hughes, Langston and Milton Meltzer Black Magic: A Pictorial History of Black Entertainers in America Bonanza/Crown 1967 0517170205 Hardcover First Thus Tan cloth boards with black cloth spine, gilt titles.. First printing of this edition. Profusely illustrated in B&W with photos, memorabilia, historical documents. Contents arranged chronologically, from plantation days through date of publication. Book near fine. DJ very good minus with several short closed tears to top edge, one 1/2" open tear, creasing. 375 pp. $65 Add to Cart

 10142    Jackson, Bruce Get Your Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me: Narrative Poetry from Black Oral Tradition Harvard Univ Pr 1972 0674945468 Hardcover First Edition Orange cloth binding, black titles. Contents arranged by topic. Includes accompanying (unplayed) 33-1/3 RPM recording. Book very good with some light edge spotting. DJ likewise very good with wear to head of spine, some aging. 244 pp. $125 Add to Cart

 2924    Johnson, William H. City Life: A Folio of Postcards Pomegranate Press 1990 1566400619 Soft Cover First Edition First printing. Date approximate, no date given. Contains twelve postcards in folio, three copies of each of four paintings. Near new, with folio slightly rubbed. Rare now. $25 Add to Cart

 2909    Jones, G. William Black Cinema Treasures: Lost and Found Univ. North Texas Press 1997 1574410288 Soft Cover First Edition Assumed first printing. Contains biographical information on the early black filmmakers, including Oscar Micheaux, Spencer Williams, William Alexander, and George Randal. Illustrated with B&W photos. Unread, as new in pub's shrinkwrap. 242 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 9856    Jordan, June Who Look At Me T. Y. Crowell 1969 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Tan cloth, black titles. Her poem, illustrated with B&W and color reproductions of paintings and photographs by African-American artists. Book very good plus with edge soil. DJ in Mylar very good with edgewear at spine-ends, two closed tears, wear at front flap fold. Unpaginated. $65 Add to Cart

 8762    Kamarck, Edward L., Ed. Arts in Society: The Arts and the Black Revolution University of Wisconsin 1968 Soft cover Includes a symposium by the same title with Arna Bontemps, William Grant Still, Hale Woodruff, Earle Hyman, Loften Mitchell, Louis Peterson and Norman de Joie. Other feature include photographs of Chicago's Wall of Respect, interview with Saunders Redding, poetlry and art by various BAM artists. Very good copy with rubbing to cover and one signature loose. Rare. ca 120 pp. $35 Add to Cart

 4964    King, B. B.; Ritz, David Blues All Around Me: The Autobiography of B.B. King Avon Books 1997 0380787814 Mass Market Paperback First Edition First pb printing. Unread copy with some shelfwear to cover at edges. 338 pp. $10 Add to Cart

 2945    Lewis, Samella S. and Ruth G. Waddy Black Artists on Art: Volume 1 Contemporary Crafts 1969 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Contains work by many artists not often seen, such as Arthur Berry, John Williams Outerbridge, Dana Chandler, Della Brown Taylor, William Maxwell, David Mann, James Watkins, William Curtis and dozens of others. Includes an artist's statement and bios at back. (Mostly) B&W and color plates. Very good with rubbing to cover, stain at top and foreedge with text block mostly unaffected. 132 pp. $35 Add to Cart

 5503    Litto, Fredric M., Ed. Plays from Black Africa Hill & Wang 1969 Hardcover Third Printing Black cloth, blue titles. Plays by Lewis Nkosi, John Pepper Clark, Alfred Hutchinson, Efua T. Sutherland, James Ene Henshaw, Henry Ofori. Faint edge-spotting, rubbing to DJ else near fine. 316 pp. $30 Add to Cart

 3703    Lovell, John, Jr. Black Song: The Forge and the Flame Macmillan & Co 1972 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Black cloth binding, gilt titles. 'The Story of how the Afro-American Spiritual Was Hammered Out.' This major scholarly work approaches the subject from the development of the lyrics, not the melodies. Contents arranged chronologically and from the international perspective, including African roots and influences of the spiritual on world culture. Includes detailed Source Notes, Index to Spirituals. Book very good with spotting to foreedge and top edge soil, minor stain to bottom of back board. DJ also very good with some edgewear, one small tear at top edge. Scarce title. 686 pp. $125 Add to Cart

 3067    Milkowski, Bill Swing It!: An Annotated History of Jive Billboard/Watson Guptill 2001 0823076717 Soft Cover 1st Edition First pb printing. From Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong to Brian Seltzer and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. A complete reference book on the topic, including discography, bibliography, websites, and index. $15 Add to Cart

 3962    Nesbett, Peter T. And Michelle DuBois, Eds. Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence Univ of Washington Pr 2001 0295979658 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Beautiful, crisp color plates (< 300) mark this exhibition catalogue of of Lawrence's best-known works. As new . 336 pp. $55 Add to Cart

 10140    Nesbitt, Peter T. And Michelle DuBois Over the Line: The Art and Life of Jacob Lawrence Univ of Washington Pr 2001 0295979658 Soft cover First Edition Oversized quarto. Commentary by Richard J. Powell, Patricia Hills, Paul J. Karlstrom, Lowrey Stokes Sims, Elizabeth Steele & Leslie King-Hammond, Elizabeth Hutton Turner. Includes biographical data, Notes, Notes to Works in Exhibition, Bibliography. Book printed on coated paper, art mostly reproduced in color. Unread, as new. 336 pp. $75 Add to Cart

 3120    Nicholas, A.X. The Poetry of Soul Bantam Books 1971 Mass Market Paperback 1st Edition Bantam P6521. Second Bantam printing. Lyrics by Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, B.B. King, others. Very good unread copy with aging to paper, very small tear to cover at front, some minor shelfwear. 103 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 3128    Oliver, Paul Screening the Blues: Aspects of the Blues Tradition Da Capo Press 1989 0306803445 Soft Cover First Thus Noted blues scholar Paul Oliver traces the history of this musical genre and outlines its influences, traditions, performers and imagery. Includes extensive Chapter Notes, Index of Performers, some B&W photos and a few musical examples. Unread, as new. 294 pp. $20 Add to Cart

 9798    Parks, Gordon A Star for Noon: A Homage to Women in Images, Poetry, and Music Bulfinch Pr 2000 0821226851 Hardcover First Edition Black cloth binding. Square quarto. Stated first edition. Parks' photos, poems and music about women. Includes CD. Fine with a remainder mark to bottom edge. DJ also fine. 109 pp. $35 Add to Cart

 6085    Pemberton, John Insight and Artistry in African Divination Smithsonian Inst Pr 2000 1560988843 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Contains 15 essays by scholars, illustrated with artworks and artifacts. Unread, as new. 209 pp. $20 Add to Cart

 2914    Pomegranate African-Americans: A Book of Postcards Pomegranate Press 1989 0876544502 Soft Cover 1st Edition Unstated printing. Thirty photographic portraits of African Americans who have made outstanding contributions in politics, economics, education, literature, music, drama, athletics, exploration and entertainment. Near new, on card stock. Unpaginated. $20 Add to Cart

 4350    Pomegranate Great African Americans: A Folio of Postcards Pomegranate Press 1990 1566400678 Soft Cover First Edition No printing date. Folio of postcards. Contains 2 each of six photos: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr, Mary Church Terrell, frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary McLeod Bethune. Seal broken and minor shelfwear to cover but all else near fine. $20 Add to Cart

 4008    Rainwater, Lee, Ed. Black Experience: Soul Transaction Books 1970 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Aging to cover, a few spots at top & foreedge, crayon pricing mark to ffep, a few pages curled at top foreedge. Does not look read, however. 186 pp. $20 Add to Cart

 7443    Richardson, Willis, Ed. Plays and Pageants from the Life of the Negro University Press of Mississippi 1993 0878056580 Soft cover First Edition Assumed first printing. Contains stage works by Thelma Myrtle Duncan, Maud Cuney-Hare, John Matheus, May Miller, Willis Richardson, Inez M. Burke, Dorothy C. Guinn, Frances Gunner and Edward McCoo. Unread, as new in pub's shrinkwrap. 373 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 4018    Roach, Hildred Black American Music: Past and Present Crescendo Books 1973 0875970796 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Serious discussion of African American composers with analysis & musical examples. Very good with some edge spotting, a few pages curled at top corner and some rubbing to cover. 199 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 10143    Roberts, Richard Samuel;Johnson, Thomas L.;Dunn, Phillip C. A True Likeness: The Black South of Richard Samuel Roberts 1920-1936 B. Clark 1986 0912697504 Soft cover First Edition Oversized quarto. B&W historical photos of African Americans. Printed entirely on coated paper. Very good with hole punch to top of front cover, small bump to top foreedge. 200 pp. $65 Add to Cart

 5898    Sanchez, Sonia, Ed. Three Hundred and Sixty Degrees of Blackness Comin at You: An Anthology of the SOnia Sanchez Writers Workshop at Countee Cullen Library in Harlem New Pyramid Productions 1971 Soft cover First Edition First pb printing. Contains poetry, plays and short fiction by several dozen writers including Wesley Brown, Linda Cousins and Dolores Abramson. Very good with crease to back cover, some aging to wrap. Rare. 190 pp. $100 Add to Cart

 4045    Sanders, Leslie C. The Development of Black Theater in America: From Shadows to Selves Louisiana State Univ Press 1989 0807115827 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Author traces the development of the art through the work of Willis Richardson, Randolph Edmonds, Langston Hughes, LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka and Ed Bullins. Fairly serious study. Unread, near new with some shelfwear to cover. 252 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 9649    Shange, Ntozake Three Pieces: Spell #7, A Photograph, Boogie Woogie Landscapes St Martins Pr 1981 0312802803 Hardcover First Edition Maroon cloth spine over lavender boards, gilt titles. First printing. Three theatre pieces with some production photos. Book very good with light spotting to foreedge, soil to top edge. DJ also very good withaging/sunning to spine, one 1" tear at front flap fold, minor edgewear. 142 pp. $35 Add to Cart

 3996    Smithsonian Institution Staff Harlem: The '30s - A Book of Postcards Pomegranate Communications, Inc 1992 0876547110 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Thirty B&W photos by Aaron Siskind. In perfect binding with detachable cards. As new with slight shelfwear to cover. $20 Add to Cart

 11545    Spencer, Jon Michael, Ed. Unsung Hymns By Black and Unknown Bards Duke Univ Press 1990 Soft Cover 1st Edition A special issue of Black Sacred Music: A Journal of Theomusicology Vol 4 No 1, Spring 1990. Contains both music in piano score and verse. Includes bios of the composers/writers and (where available) photos. Very good plus with edgewear/light creases to cover. 170 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 2731    Stratton, Richard and Kim Wozencraft, eds Slam: The Screenplay and Filmmakers' Journals Grove Press 1998 08021357567 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread copy with some shelfwear to cover and foreedge and a remainder mark to bottom edge. 279 pp. $15 Add to Cart

 6308    Tcholakian, Arthur The Majesty of the Black Woman Van Nostrand 1971 Hardcover First Edition First printing. Black binding, black titles. Full-page photos of African American women, many notables. Introduction by William Saroyan. Book near fine with slight aging. DJ VG minus with tears (one 2"), scratches, edgewear and rubbing. 160 pp. $75 Add to Cart

 4111    Thometz, Kurt, Ed. Life Turns Man Up and Down: High Life, Useful Advice, and Mad English Alfred a Knopf Inc 2001 0679450211 Hardcover First Edition First printing. A collection of African Market literature reproduced in facsimile. Decorative boards and endpapers, textured paper. Nice production. Unread, as new in like DJ. 356 pp. $20 Add to Cart

 4114    Thurman, Howard The Negro Spiritual Speaks of Life and Death J & J Harper Editions 1969 Hardcover First Thus First printing of this edition. Originally published in 1947. The Ingersoll Lecture on the Immortality of Man, 1947. Turquoise cloth reinforced binding, gilt titles at spine. No DJ. Discussion of common characteristics in the music and lyrics of the Negro spiritual. Very good minus with soil to boards, edge spotting, faint stains to a couple of pages. 56 pp. $25 Add to Cart

 9935    Turner, Elizabeth Hutton, Ed. Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series Rappahannock/Phillips 1993 0963612905 Hardcover First Edition Tan cloth, black titles and endsheets. Introductory essay by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., other essays by Lonnie G. Bunch III and Spencer R. Crew, Patricia Hills, Elizabeth Steele and Susana M. Halpine, Jeffrey C. Stewart, Diane Tepfer and Deborah Willis. Paintings reproduced in color. Book near new; DJ near fine with some rubbing. 172 pp. $135 Add to Cart

 9007    Van der Zee, James James Van Der Zee Morgan & Morgan 1974 0871000393 Hardcover First Edition Laminated burgundy cloth binding, gilt titles. A Morgan & Morgan monograph with B&W photoplates. Edited by Liliane De Cock and Reginald McGhee with an Introduction by Reginia Perry. Book very good with spotting to top edge (only). DJ also very good with minor aging and shelfwear. 159 pp. $225 Add to Cart

 3671    Walker, Margaret; Freeman, Roland L. Margaret Walker's 'For My People': A Tribute Roland Freeman Univ Pr of Mississippi 1992 0878056130 Hardcover First Edition First printing. A conversation with Margaret Walker and photographs by Roland Freeman. Black cloth binding, gilt titles. Unread, near fine with remainder dot to bottom edge and some rubbing to DJ. Scarce. Unpaginated. $65 Add to Cart

 4366    Westbrook, Alonzo Hip Hoptionary: The Dictionary of Hip Hop Terminology Broadway Books 2002 0767909240 Soft cover Sixth Printing Unread, as new with slight dent to cover at top back. Includes list of rap/hip hop personalities. 225 pp. $12 Add to Cart

 9901    Wolfe, George C. The Colored Museum: A Play Grove Press 1988 0802130488 Soft cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread, near-fine copy with slight shelfwear. 62 pp. $15 Add to Cart

 4179    Young, Al Things Ain't What They Used to Be: Musical Memoirs Creative Arts Book Co 1987 0887390242 Soft Cover First Edition First pb printing. Unread, near new with minor shelfwear to cover. 233 pp. $25 Add to Cart