New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1928. First Edition. The second of five historical novels by Du Bois (1868-1963), set between 1923-27, following the protagonist - a Black student studying to be an obstetrician - from his exile in Germany to his return home in Virginia. Octavo (19.5cm); black cloth..... More

Boston: The Cornhill Company, [1918]. First American Edition. Unauthorized American edition of Joyce's first published book, preceding the authorized (Huebsch) edition by some months. Originally issued in London, 1907; this piracy coincides with the second London edition of 1918. SLOCUM & CAHOON 5. First printing. 12mo (16cm); publisher's green cloth..... More

Paris: Corrêa, 1952. First French Edition. First French edition of Himes's second book, originally published as Lonely Crusade by Knopf in 1947. A penetrating and subtle left-wing (but intensely anti-Communist) novel concerning race conflict at a California aircraft factory during World War II, which managed to offend African-Americans, whites, communists..... More

Philadelphia: Printed for P. Byrne, 1812. First Edition. A major work by the celebrated and controversial Anglo-American economist and legal philosopher. "Even his controversial works attest his notable scholarship, and his Institutes of Justinian (1812) and Statutes at Large of South Carolina (1836-9) remain as monuments to his legal learning"..... More

Johannesburg: Non-European and Native Affairs Department, 1943. First Edition. An exhaustive compilation of laws, opinions, and legal precedents related to the South African Natives (Urban Areas) Act of 1923 and the various proclamations and ordinances related to it. The Introduction identifies this as "the first exhaustive study of the Act..... More

New York: Medical Bureau and North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy, [1938]. 12mo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed paper wrappers; 13pp. Slight foxing and toning to wrappers; pencil annotation to front cover; text complete and sound - Very Good. Statement of support by the American Scottish Rite Freemasons for the Nye..... More

New York: Libertarian Publishing Society, [1934]. First Edition. 12mo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed paper wrappers; 24pp. Text paper tanned and slightly fragile with shallow stains in margins; chipped at corners (without loss to text), front wrapper partially split at spine-fold, but still attached; a complete, sound copy, no better than Good..... More

[Little Compton, RI: by the Author, 1977]. First Edition. 12mo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed self-wrappers, 8pp. Slight creasing and fading to covers; Very Good. A late, self-published pamphlet by the venerated radical journalist, arguing the practical possibilities for Socialism in America. O'Connor was the granddaughter of Henry Demarest Llloyd and the..... More

New York: A. Philip Randolph Institute, [1967]. First Edition. Small, square 12mo. Stapled, printed paper wrappers, 15pp. Fine, unworn copy. Text of a speech given by Rustin at the annual meeting of the California Negro Leadership Conference, San Francisco, February 18, 1967. More

[New York: by the Company, ca 1944]. 16mo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed self-wrappers; [8]pp; illus. Very Good. Reprinted from The Lamp. A brief description and prospectus describing Standard Oil's innovative employee retirement plan, "the first one in this country to permit an employee to choose one of a number of rates..... More

Philadelphia: The New Day Publishing Co., N.d. (ca 1960s-70s). Apparently the sole edition of this collection of excerpts from the Father's writings on various topics, with sections headed "Political," "Social," "Educational," and "Religious." Undated, but likely mid-60s to early 70s. Octavo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed textured card wrappers, 79pp. Slight toning..... More

Seattle & London: University of Washington Press, 2000. First Edition. The defining work on the life and art of Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), a painter and illustrator widely known for his modernist artworks depicting the everyday lives of African Americans, as well as the larger narrative of the African American experience..... More

[Oakland: Black Panther Party], 1970. First Edition. First separate appearance of Newton's communiqué, in which he expresses the Black Panther Party's solidarity with the Palestinian people. As an international, autonomous Black liberation organization, the Panthers had ties to insurgent groups and movements in Cuba, China, Vietnam, and Mozambique, though its..... More