Search Results: African American from Cinemage Books

Hollywood, 1934. Original Signed Photograph . Photograph. Two very rare inscribed photographs of the African American actress Fredi Washington. The first portrait is a sepia toned publicity portrait of the beautiful actress that was used as publicity for her most famous role in the 1934 version of "Imitation Of Life" in which she played the light skin daughter of Lousie Beavers. The photo is printed on heavy stock paper and is inscribed and signed in ink "To Millie & Sammy we've kown each other since "when" may it never be "Why" Fredi. The photo has been trimmed and there is a touch of a nick to the bottom edge, luckily the inscription and signature has not been harmed. The second photo is small 5" x 7" close-up portait of her from the 1940's which has been inscribed and signed in ink with her full name. Also included is a rare fold over program from the memorial service that was held in her honor at St. Peter's Church in 1994 shortly after… Read More

Boston: Little Brown & Co., 2005. First edition/2nd Printing . Small Boards with Dustjacket. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY WALTER MOSLEY. Mosley's first novel for young adults is about a 14 year old slave boy in 1842 and who is brutaly treated by his master. Nice dustjacket design. Fine/fine.

Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Museum, 1980. Original Print . Oversize Paper. A beautiful 17" x 20" lithographic print by a leading realist American painter, Philip Pearlstein. The image shows an African American nude woman reclining in a chair and features fine beautiful details that Pearlstein is noted for. The print is signed and dated in pencil and is no. 30/125. Faint wear to the very top edge of the print. Fine.

New York: The Manhattan Theatre Club, 1978. Original Program . Large Oblong Paper. Nice 20pg. souvenir program for the award winning and popular musical that was based on the life and music of Fats Waller. The show ran for 1604 performances and won Tonys for Best Musical, director and a supporting muscial Tony for Nell Carter. The program is signed by CHARLIANE WOODWARD (ON THE COVER), NELL CARTER, ANDRE SHIELDS, ARMELIA McQUEEN, KEN PAGE & RICHARD MALTBY JR. (the director of the show) Illustrated with many photos + critical blurbs on the back cover which indicates that the program is from later in its long run. Vg.

MA.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1993. First Printing . Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY ISHMAEL REED. Prolific author's book of essays, with many of the pieces published here for the first time. One line is underlined in ink, light creasing to the front flap, tiny spot of damp staining to the bottom of the spine. Nice dustjacket. Vg/vg.

New York: NewMarket Press, 2001. First edition/1st Printing . Oversize cloth with Dustjacket. SIGNED ON THE FRONT ENDSHEET BY MUHAMMAD ALI, WILL SMITH AND MICHAEL MANN. Lavish pictorial on the making of the movie along with the screenplay, + text, interviews and more. Well illustrated with 100's of color photos and stills along with historical photos. Light rippling to the edges of the pages, otherwise a vg+ copy in fine dustjacket. Uncommon signed by the three principals. Laid in is a rare 1 pg. program for the musical "Buck White" that starred Muhammad Ali aka Cassius Clay that ran for 7 performances in 1969. Knockout.

Bantam Books. NY. 1992. 1st printing. Oversz. bds.&cl.w.dj.. An innter city Alice in a not so wonderful wonderland. The Actress's 1st childrens book. Fine/fine. LAID IN IS A NICE SMILING 8" X 10" PUBLICITY PORTRAIT OF WHOOPI FROM 1987 THAT HAS BEEN INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HER IN BLUE INK.

New York: Hyperion Books, 1993. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. . Oversize Bds & Cloth with Dj.. Biography for children of the late celebrated African American dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey. Illustrated with very nice full color illustrations. Fine/fine

New York: Hill and Wang, 1966. Fifth Printing . Cloth with Dustjacket. Terrrific collection of poetry by African American writers including Paul Laurence Dunbar, Fenton Johnson, Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, Sterling Brown, Richard Wright, Langston Hughes, Margaret Walker, Gwendolyn Brooks and many others. LAID IN IS A SMALL HANDWRITTEN NOTE IN BLUE INK ON BROWN PAPER FROM GWENDOLYN BROOKS IN WHICH SHE SAYS THAT HER AGENT WILL BE GETTING IN TOUCH TO ARRANGE A DATE WHICH I ASSUME IS FOR A READING. NOT DATED THE CARD IS SIGNED GWEN BROOKS. Former owner signature on the top of the front endsheet, sun fading to the spine panel and unobtrussive tear to the back panel of the dustjacket. Fine/vg+ Also included is a nice 54pg. catalog of rare African American literature offered by a leading bookdealer in modern editions. Vg.

New York: NewMarket Press, 1997. 1st Paper Edition . Oblong Paper. Rather nice commemorative book on the history and the making of the film about Joseph Cinque a slave and the mutiny that took place on the slave ship Amistad. Illustrated with many color photos and artwork. Limited to only 3,000 copies. Tiny crease to cover. Near fine.

New York: Knopf Pub., 1989. 1st trade Edition . Oversize Bds & Cloth/slipcase. Attractive book with words by Jamaica Kincaid and handsome color lithographs by Eric Fischl. Originally published in a very limited edition by The Whitney Museum. The cardboard slipcase has some rubbing, and a small price label stain. The book has faint rubbing to the lettering on the spine, otherwise a bright clean fine copy. Fine/vg+

New York: The Dial Press, 1978. First American Edition . Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. Well received novel that won the James Baldwin Prize for its author, who down the road took his own life. The book is illustrated with line drawings by the author's brother, the late artist Benn Andrews who also did the artwork for the dustjacket. Very minute discoloration to the white dustjacket which is common with this book and a tiny mended tear to the top corner of the front panel of the dustjacket. Vg+/vg+

Boston: Branden Publishing Co., 1991. First Printing . Cloth with Dustjacket. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED TWICE BY ARCHIE MOORE. MR. MOORE HAS INSCRIBED THE BOOK ON THE FRONT PASTEDOWN AND DATED IT 1991. ON THE FRONT ENDSHEET MOORE HAS WRITTEN; "LT HEAVY CHAMPION 1952 RETIRED UNDEFEATED 1962 STILL DIVISION CHAMPION ARCHIE MOORE 1992. ALSO LAID IN IS AN 8 X10" XEROX PORTRAIT OF MOORE FROM 1949 THAT HE RECENTLY SIGNED IN BLUE MARKER. THE BOOK IS ALSO SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.ERRATA SLIP LAID IN. The life story of the great boxer. Nicely illustrated with many in-text photos and memorabilia. Fine/fine.

Boston: Little Brown & Co., 2002. First edition/1st Printing . Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. SIGNED BY WALTER MOSLEY. Another Easy Rawlins mystery by the prolific writer. Remainder mark on the bottom edge, otherwise this is a fine copy in a fine dustjacket. Also included is a fine copy in a fine dustjacket of 'BLACK BETTY" this was published in by W.W. Norton in 1994. THIS COPY IS NOT SIGNED. Sold as a collection only.

New York: Pocket Books, 1969. 1st Paperback Edition . Paperback. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY MELVIN VAN PEEBLES. Novel about a young black surburban child and his journey to manhood. Uncommon signed. A fine unread copy. Laid in is a recent postcard for a Van Peebles public appearance.

Chilton & Co. 1960.. fine/vg+/minute dj. edgewear. Rarely seen bio. of Harry Belafonte. 37 photographs. 1st edition. Binding is cl.w.dj.

New York: Crown Pub., 1997. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. . Cl.w.dj.. Fine. SIGNED BY SPIKE LEE. The prolific director on his life & love of the game. 16pgs. of b&w & color photos. Although not an uncommon book, Lee's signature is, and is getting more so. Tiny nick to the top edge of the spine panel, otherwise fine/fine.

VA.: Studies In Black Literature, 1971. Vol. 2. No. 3 . Paper. SIGNED BY RALPH ELLISON ON THE 1ST PG. OF HIS BIBLIOGRAPHY. Uncommon 30pg. scholarly journal on black literature that includes several articles on the important African American author Ralph Ellison including a 4pg. biblio. of his published works. Also includes "Lawd Today: Richard Wright's Experiment In Naturalism" by John M. Reilly and an essay on Wright's work "The Man Who Lived Underground." Former owner signature in red ink on the front cover and 1st pg. and old mailing label attached to the back cover.

New Yor City: Hirschl & Adler Modern, 1988. First Edition . Paper. Attractive 36pg. exhibition catalog of the work of the great self taught aritst. 6 color repros. along with 9 black and white images. Intro. by John Yau. Fine. Laid in is an announcement card with a note and an ilustration for a exhibition of Traylor's at the American Folk Art Museum in 2013.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. First American Paper Edition . Large Paper. REVIEW COPY WITH PUBLICITY SHEET LAID IN. Beautiful catalog that was pub. for an exhibition that began in Germany and traveled to the US in 1999 of the brilliant work of the great outsider artist Bill Traylor. Includes many essays and many nice color repros. along with a portfolio of photographs that include some of Traylor at work on his drawings in the street along with everyday scenes of the deep south taken in the 1930's. Small numerical rubber stamp on the top corner of the title pg, otherwise a fine unread copy. laid in is a nice larg foldover brochure from the New York Folk Art Museum that was pub. for an exhibition of his work in 2013. Illustrated in color.