Black Odyssey : The Story of the Negro in America by Ottley, Roi - 1949

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Hardcover. viii, 340p., lightly soiled, previous owner's name and address pencilled on front free endpaper, first edition, in cloth boards and very worn dj in protective mylar. African-American author. New York City born African American author.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1950. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Early print (first published in 1948). Octavo. 340pp. Fine in a handsome very good dust jacket and with a couple of tiny nicks and tears. Extensively researched, Ottley checked every source, traveled far and wide interviewing everyone from prominent African-Americans to humble ex-slaves to develop a picture of the race in America from colonial times through the Second World War.

John Murray, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. The boards are a little rubbed and edgeworn.Some foxing on the page edges, first and last few pages but just here and there in the text. Binding is tight. No inscriptions. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: : John Murray,, 1949. . Hardcover first edition -. Very good in gray cloth covered boards with red lettering/no dj. . First UK printing.

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1948.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in gray cloth covered boards with red lettering/no dj. . First printing.

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1948.. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in gray cloth covered boards with red lettering, no dj (prev owner's name stamped on front endpaper.). First printing. Selected bibliography, index. 340 pp.

1 . Hardcover. Very Good. The Story of the Negro in America. 1st ed. L.(Murray) 1949. Light foxing of prelims, and minor marginal notations, else a very good copy in slightly frayed dust wrapper.

New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1948. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 340 pages; Description: viii, 340 p. 22 cm. Bibliography: p. 315-322. Subjects: African Americans --History

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. VG. Hardcover with the shreds of a dust jacket / SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR

[African American] Ottley, Roi. Black Odyssey: The Story of the Negro in America. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1948. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 340 pages. Measures 6" x 8.5". Born in New York City in 1906, Black author and journalist Roi Ottley began his career as a reporter for the New York Amsterdam Star-News. He went on to serve as publicity director for the National C.I.O. War Relief Committee and served as a war correspondent in the 1940s. Here he "traces the strange history of his race in America from the very beginning up to the present day. In early colonial times the Negro was a free and often respected individual; as the colonies grew and cheap labor was needed, he was reduced to the status of a slave." The book includes historical moments as well as personal anecdotes from interviews and covers a wide range of events "from the day in 1664 when Maryland became the first colony to legalize slavery, through the dark days of servitude, to the Emancipation Proclamation and the beginning… Read More