Search Results: Biography / African-American from Bookmarc's

TK Publishers, 1983. CF6 - A first printing hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, and small tears on some edges and corners, label stain on the front, darkened spine, light scuffing, tanning discoloration, and light shelf wear. Book has light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.75"x6", 305 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Houston, Texas: D. Armstrong Co., Inc., 1979. CX1 - A hardcover book in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has edgewear with tears, som light stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some cover edgewear and light shelf wear. 9.5"x6.25", 79 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association, 1981. CC2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has significant tape residues and a taped label on the lower spine and bottom corners near the spine, wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, some scuffing, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has foxing on the page edges, endpapers, first few and last few pages, some rubbing and wear on the cover edges, library stamping on the top, title page, and copyright page, label on the copyright page and back loose endpaper, some scribbled pen marks on the right side page edges, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. . Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Austin, Texas: Texas State Historical Association, 1981. AM2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has label on the front and spine, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light scuffing, discoloration, and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has library stamping on the top and copyright page with label, cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, light stains, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Urbana, Illinios: University of Illinois Press, 1982. AY1 - Dust jacket mylar protected, wrinkling, chipping, crease, some tears, rubbing, label, inside flaps taped to the book have, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), rubbing, stains, lightly soiled, light discoloration and shelf wear.. 4th Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, USA: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1970. CB2 - A tight, clean, sound copy with minor overall shelf wear plus there is some light bumping on the bottom right corners plus there are the usual library stamps, label, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, copyright page, and back endpaper plus the book is very slightly shelf cocked. The DJ shows minor overall shelf wear, some scattered light surface chipping along the top and bottom edges, original library mylar sleeve. A collection of interviews of Eldridge Cleaver taken in the summer of 1969 after Cleaver had fled the United States to avoid prison. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 5.75"x8.25". Ex-Library.

Metuchen, New Jersey, USA: Scarecrow Press, Incorporated, 1978. CC5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in dark gray cloth covered boards with white lettering and a graphic on the spine and white lettering on the front with very minor overall shelf wear plus there is some fading of the graphic on the spine plus there are the ususal library stamps, labels, and pocket on the top and bottom outside paper edges, title page, copyright page, back free endpaper, and back fixed endpaper. A reference book of African-American performing artists in film, television, night-clubs, stage, opera, ballet, jazz, and classical concert. It is a compendium of biographical and creer facts on over 850 individuals, living and deceased, who have earned a degree of recognition for their work in the performing arts. 428p.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 5.75"x8.75". Ex-Library.

New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. BW2 - Book has wrinkling and crease on the front, label on the back, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Leader or traitor? Be unearthing the roots of race relations and probing the false peace of segregtation, West reinterprets Booker T. Washington and the entire Civil Rights Movement that followed him.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

New York: Perennial Library, 2002. AD4 - A 9th printing hardcover book signed by author on a bookplate adhered on the front free endpaper in very good condition that has light tanning and shelf wear with no dust jacket. With Mim Eichler Davis. A tumultuous and ultimately gratifying tale of self-discovery written in Fisher's gritty yet melodic literary voice, Finding Fish is an unforgettable reading experience. 8.25"x5.5", 339 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. 9th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Penguin Press, 2007. AC4 - A first edition hardcover book in near fine condition that has remainder mark on the bottom page edges in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected and has chipping and wear on the back left side, some scattered stains and smude, and light shelf wear. The story of a remarkable young woman's struggle to find a home in the world - a place where she can define herself on her own terms, and live a life that matters. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Remainder.

New York, New York, USA: Doubleday, 1993. CG4 - An ex-library trade paperback book in good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), laminated spine and sides near it, some bumped corners, tanning, and light shelf wear. A collection of memories, moods, ideas, and opinions about the complexities of the American experience from the perspective of an African American. 8"x5.25", 266 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Da Capo Press, Inc., 2003. BO1 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise fine. Book has front loose endpaper missing, chipping and peeling on the side near the spine on the front fixed endpaper, label and library stamping on the title page, and very light shelf wear.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Washington, D.C.: Shoemaker & Hoard, 2005. CG4 - A bound galley paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and crease, soiled patches on some edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9"x6", 278 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reading Copy (ARC).

Chanhassen, Minnesota: The Child's World, Inc., 2002. P3 - Book has taped label on the spine and back, label on the back and copyright page, cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, lightly bumped on some corners, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise very good. Journey to Freedom. The African American Library.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library.

New York: Atria Books, 2005. CF2 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Price Cobbs to previous owner in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling and chipping on the edges, book has tanning, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners and light shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 256 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Basic Books, 2006. R2 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED by author on the title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has half inch tear on the top left corner of the front flap, some wrinkling and chipping on the edges, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A twenty-first century freed woman discovers her roots Both personal and political, My Confederate Kinfolk examines the origins of some of our most deeply ingrained notions about what makes a family black or white, and offers an immensely compelling, intellectually challenging alternative. 9.5"x6.5", 324 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Megadee Books, 2001. AT2 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have very light shelf wear otherwise fine. Book is signed by the author on the title page. A memoir of unmatched inspirational power, reveals how optimism, love, and hard work carried the author from humble beginnings to such remarkable heights.. Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Austin, Texas: Eakin Press, 1998. BW6 - A first edition hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by author to previous owner in very good condition that has some light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. The story of an African-American woman, born in to a segregated sociey in East Texas, who, together with her parents, made major differences in the lives of countless individuals. 8.75"x5.75", 166 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, 2004. BC1 - A trade paperback book in very good condition that has significant bubble crease of the clear plastic film on the front, some info stamped on the top page edges, lightly curled, some crease, light tanning and shelf wear. SUNY series, The New Inequialitites, A. Gary Dworkin, Editor. 9"x6", 257 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Parsippany, New Jersey: Dillon Press, 1995. CD1 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has label and label stain on the spine, tape residue on the front, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Book has library stamping on the title page and top with foxing, couple of labels on the copyright page, cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. A People in Focus Book.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.