Search Results: African American from Bibliope by Calvello Books

Alexandria, Va: Time-Life Books, 1993. First printing (stated). Hardcover. Barely rubbed corners & fold of spine head & foot, light two creases to rear board, faint mark to front board, barely loose joint, else very good+ to near fine(-).. Black quarto in strong library binding; 254 p, color illus & maps (some b&w); 28 cm. African Americans -- Biography; History.

San Francisco, Calif: San Francisco State University, 2005. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Very light shelf wear else clean tight and near fine to near fine(-). Orange quarto (black spine) ; 88 p : illus (some color) ; 28 cm. Art, Cuban -- 20th century -- Grupo Afrocuba -- Art -- History15809.

Palo Alto, CA: Bay Area Black Almanac, 1983. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Little wear to spine foot folds, two red-marked bumps to rear spine head fold, moderate edgewear, slightly rubbed corners, few faint marks to covers, brown stain & blue ink ownership signature to front-top edge, else very good.. White quarto; 62 p + about 30-40 p unpaged, b&w illus ; 28 cm. Includes many African-American articles & interviews on politics and government, education, business, and art. Numerous photos in b&w. || African Americans -- California -- San Francisco Bay Region.

La Habana: Editorial Letras Cubanas, 1980. Paperback. Near fine+ with very light external edge-wear. Octavo in color-illus white paper wraps; 223 p. : port. ; 18 cm. In Spanish. Reprint of the 1966 first Cuban ed. As told to Miguel Barnet. Somehwat uncommon Cuban edition. // Slaves -- Cuba -- Biography. NOVELAS CUBANAS.

New York: Regan Books, 2005. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. As New / Mint (an unread copy), with neat remainder mark to bottom edge.. Octavo in illus DJ; 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. African American Studies; Miscegenation; Daughters -- United States -- Biography. Racially mixed people -- United States -- Biography. Legislators -- Family relationships -- United States -- Case studies. Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 -- Family. Washington-Williams, Essie Mae, 1925- Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 -- Relations with women. Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 -- Relations with African Americans. Southern States -- Race relations -- Case studies.

La Paz: Gobierno Municipal de La Paz, 1980. Photocopy ed. Paperback. As New / Mint (an unread copy). Photocopy ; 13 pp. b/w photo reprods. Uncommon / African-americans; ethnology, music, dance, Afro-Bolivian studies, Yungas, Andes.

New York: Facts on File, 1997. Hardcover. Very Fine ; As New. Quarto in purple illus paperboards; ix, 326 p. : illus. ; 25 cm; bibliographical references (p. 293-294) and index. African American women musicians -- Biography -- Encyclopedias. African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism -- Encyclopedias.

Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1990. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Small and faint marks to rear cover, bright and clean pages; tight binding. Fine.. Large green multicolored octavo; xxxiii, 413 p : b&w ill. ; 24 cm. African American women authors -- Biography -- Dictionaries.

New York: Knopf, 1997. First edition (stated) ; "Special Preview Edition" (as stated on silver label to rear DJ panel). Hardcover. Very Fine in Fine DJ with very light shelfwear.. Quarto in illus sepia DJ ; x, 512 p. : ill. ; 25 cm; bibliographical references (p. [467]-490) and index. Baseball players -- United States -- Biography. Robinson, Jackie, 1919-1972. Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) -- History.

San Francisco: Pomegranate, 2005. First printing (full number line). Hardcover. Very fine; as new with *extremely* faint bumping to top outer board corners. A lovely copy. With publisher's card laid in; as issued.. Large green quarto ; x, 118 p. : illus (some color) ; 29 cm. Morrison, Keith, 1942- -- Criticism and interpretation -- African American -- Art.

La Paz: Instituto Boliviano de Cultura, 1977. First edition, first printing (presumed; no earlier dates or printings stated). Paperback. Near Fine l unread with minor edge / cover wear. Octavo in white and pale blue illus wraps; 111 p., bib. ; 22 cm. In Spanish. Uncommon. || Slavery -- Bolivia. Blacks -- Bolivia -- History. Sklaverei. Geschichte 1500-1800. Bolivien. Schwarze. Afro-Bolivian History and culture.

Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1990. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Fine in Near Fine(-) DJ with minal wear.. Large quarto in pale color illus DJ and rust-orange cloth boards; approx. 44p (un-numbered); chielfy full page color illustratins with small amouns of narrative text. "As a result of spending a lot of his time in a neighborhood bar where he likes the piano music, talented young musician Lou has an exciting brush with organized crime." || Musicians -- Fiction. Gangsters, Gangs -- Fiction. Gangs -- Juvenile fiction. African American protagonist. Jazz. Blues. Blacks in the 1920s - 1930s.

New York: Viking, 1994. First paperback printing (full number line). Paperback. Near Fine with very light edge-wear.. Quarto in b/w illus wraps; viii, 245 p. : ill. bibliographical references (p. 239-240); 29 cm. Very well produced, with many excellent photographs. || Black Muslims -- Biography. African Americans -- Biography. X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 -- Pictorial works. X, Malcolm, 1925-1965.

New York: Henry Holt and Co, 2005. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. A fine clean copy in a fine DJ. Quarto in a blue DJ (yellow spine) ; 1 v (unpaged) : color illus 27 cm. Author signed with art illustration to front free end paper // African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature -- Louisiana -- Arcadia.

New York: AARP/Sterling, 2004. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Very Fine in Very Fine DJ ; as new.. Large octavo in white illus DJ; xxiii, 216 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Contents: Introduction :; The soul of change --; The weight.; I am a man /; Jesse Epps --; A dream is a good place to start /; Endesha Holland --; King of the blues /; B.B. King --; Twisted steel and sex appeal /; Sputnik Monroe --; Gentleman of the press /; Vernon Jarrett --; Skin dive /; Dr. Sammy Lee --; American Gandhi /; James Lawson --; The birth of Elvis /; Jim Dickinson --; The jump-off point /; Jerome Smith --; "Like little tortures each day" /; Carol Swann-Daniels --; We shall not be moved.; A blinding flash opened our eyes /; Carolyn McKinstry --; Justice never sleeps /; William Baxley --; The veil of amnesia /; Diane McWhorter --; Heaven can wait /; Joseph Lowery --; Cracking the system /; Raylawni Branch --; Louisiana moon /; Maurice Landrieu --; Wake up, Washington! /; Rachelle Horowitz --; The… Read More

London: Allison & Busby, 1986. First edition thus (revised)/ First UK edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. Octavo in color illus DJ; 350 p. ; 22 cm. Caribbean Fiction in English; African-American; Anglo-African; Black Literature; Barbados; Barbadian writers of the 20th Century. Originally published: Port of Spain : Longman Caribbean ; Harlow : Longman, 1972.

Publishers Company, Inc, 1968. First edition (stated). Hardcover. A wee bit musty; foxing to verso of DJ and edges; small damp stain to rear DJ lower corner; else overall Near Fine thus ; crisp.. Large quarto in tan DJ and tan boards; xi, 291 p. illus., facsims., maps, ports. 29 cm. Bibliography: p. [263]-275. Part of the series: International library of Negro life and history. || African Americans -- Civil rights. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.

New York: Publishers Company, Inc, 1968. First edition, first printing (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. A wee bit musty; foxing to verso of DJ and top edge; small damp stain to rear DJ lower corner; else overall Near Fine thus ; crisp.. Quarto in tan printed DJ and beige boards; xvi, 304 p. illus., facsims., ports. 29 cm. Bibliography: p. [291]-293. Part of the series: International library of Negro life and history. "Family Edition" || African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism. Music -- United States -- History and criticism. African American musicians. African American artists.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. First edition (stated). Paperback. Barely worn edges, corners, and spine foot/head. Few faint marks to front cover, bright pages in tight binding. Very good+.. White octavo; viii, 190 p ; 22 cm. African-American; Literature; Essays.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Faint scratches to DJ, else fine.. Quarto in green multicolored DJ (green-red spine); unpaged : color illus ; 28 cm. At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930s. || African Americans -- Juvenile fiction; History.