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réf. 42096BROOKS Ulysses R. Stories of the Confederacy. Columbia S.C. 1912. 1st ed. 410pp. Illus. Orig. cloth. A near fine copy. unknown
1909réf. 63517Columbia SC: State Co 1909. First edition. 8vo. 591 pp. Illustrated from photographs plates portraits. Matthew C. Butler 1836-1909 earned command of the 2nd South Carolina cavalry in August 1862 but soon after commanded a brigade and then a division under both Stuart and Hampton; following the war he served as a U.S. Senator from south Carolina 1877-1895. Nevins I p. 64: "Eulogies recollections and testimonies from comrades form a hodgepodge of unbalanced information on a South Carolina cavalry regiment." Not in Dornbusch. Turnbull V p. 54. Nicholson p. 108. Still a very good copy. Original gilt-stamped gray cloth rubbed somewhat soiled. 9946. State Co unknown books
1904réf. R101Philadelphia: Griffith & Rowland Press 1904. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 336pp. Singed by the author with elegant calligraphic insciption seemingly influenced by Fraktur writing on the endpaper and dated 1911. VERY GOOD. Shows some shelf rubbing at the extremities spine lightly toned front hinge neatly repaired otherwise the binding is strong and tight the text is clean and unmarked and the boards are bright and colorful. As pictured. A novel of the mystics of the Ephrata cloister in Lancaster Pennsylvania detailed in the works of historian Julius Friedrich Sachse. Griffith & Rowland Press hardcover
réf. 10479New York: The Dryden Press 1941. 8vo 8.25" x 5.75" blue cloth gilt spine and title. xvii 1082 pp. Ownership inscription in ink at front paste-down: "From the Library of T. Earl Pardoe." CONDITION: Very good front cover lightly scratched in two places minimal wear. First edition of this "one-thousand-eighty-two-page anthology that not only defined the field of African American literature as a legitimate academic discipline for the first time but by soberly assessing black authors 'without sentimental allowances' on an equal rather than separate basis 'served notice that the Negro author has come of age" Weinstein. Collects African American writers working across short stories novels poetry folk literature drama speeches biography and essays including works by Frederick Douglass Langston Hughes Chester Himes Charles W. Chesnutt Zora Neale Hurston Phillis Wheatley W. E. B. Du Bois Booker T. Washington Katherine Dunham and many others. The breadth of selection not only represents the range of Black writing but allows readers to "appreciate the evolution of black writing in style subject matter and theme in each genre not to mention having the sheer pleasure of reading works of which one had only heard or had never known existed" Lester. Most importantly this anthology presents a counternarrative to the dominant mode of Black representation-characterization by White persons and authors who "believed that "they knew blacks better than blacks knew themselves." As the editors state in their introduction this anthology claimed for African Americans "the responsibility of being the ultimate portrayers of their own." REFERENCES: Blockson 5948; Weinstein 249; Lester Julius. "Journey Through Black Literature: The Negro Caravan" The New York Times November 30 1969. New York: The Dryden Press, 1941 unknown
1941réf. 50650New York: The Dryden Press 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. VG. Some wear to the corners of the boards. Early anthology of African American literature this copy has dark boards with gold ribbon containing the title. Unmarked tight and square. loc Gatsby. The Dryden Press hardcover
1941réf. 1395657New York New York: The Dryden Press 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo vii 1082 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is navy with gilt detailing and black lettering. Boards have moderate general scuffing and rubbing wear spine mildly cocked and mild fraying along rear head joint. Text block moderately scuffed and age toned along edges has mild bending wear p. vii. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories Novels Selections Poetry Folk Literature Drama Speeches Pamphlets and Letters Biography and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: 1 to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors 2 to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America and 3 to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes and to a lesser degree that of Americans as a whole." 1395657. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Dryden Press hardcover
1941réf. 49161New York: The Dryden Press 1941. Very good plus. First printing of this anthology of works by Black Americans from the 18th-century poetry of Phillis Wheatley to the 20th-century essays of Alain Locke and much in between. Charles Blockson notes that on its publication in 1941 THE NEGRO CARAVAN was "the most important single volume of Afro-American writing ever published" 58. Its three editors assembled some of the most influential pieces by Black Americans through the 1940s including songs plays narratives of enslaved people poetry essays folk literature and more. Each section is accompanied by a critical introduction contextualizing the pieces in their wider genres and in Black history. THE NEGRO CARAVAN represents a major early effort at defining a canon of Black literature; this is an unusually nice copy. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth boards with gilt and black lettering. No dust jacket. xviii 1082 pages including index. Owner name in pencil to front flyleaf "Tyler Long." Binding with mild wear a touch of dampstaining to lower spine. Leaves with a hint of toning and occasional edgewear. Firm. The Dryden Press unknown
1941réf. 1358136New York: The Dryden Press 1941. Hardcover. Octavo 1082 pages; VG-; bound in publisher's light blue cloth dark blue rows with silver titling to spine; some rubbing and wear fading to spine small tear to middle of spine; mild toning to pages; measuring 20cm high this copy is 2cm shorter than the more commonly seen issue with blue boards and gilt titling; shelved case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories Novels Selections Poetry Folk Literature Drama Speeches Pamphlets and Letters Biography and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: 1 to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors 2 to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America and 3 to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes and to a lesser degree that of Americans as a whole." 1358136. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Dryden Press hardcover
1970réf. 047938New York: Arno/the New York Times 1970. Clean and tight. No creases to the spine. Appears unread. Light shelfwear. . Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Black Literature. Arno/the New York Times Paperback
1941réf. 1395657New York New York: The Dryden Press 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo vii 1082 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is navy with gilt detailing and black lettering. Boards have moderate general scuffing and rubbing wear spine mildly cocked and mild fraying along rear head joint. Text block moderately scuffed and age toned along edges has mild bending wear p. vii. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories Novels Selections Poetry Folk Literature Drama Speeches Pamphlets and Letters Biography and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: 1 to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors 2 to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America and 3 to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes and to a lesser degree that of Americans as a whole." 1395657. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Dryden Press hardcover books
1941réf. 1358136New York: The Dryden Press 1941. Hardcover. Octavo 1082 pages; VG-; bound in publisher's light blue cloth dark blue rows with silver titling to spine; some rubbing and wear fading to spine small tear to middle of spine; mild toning to pages; measuring 20cm high this copy is 2cm shorter than the more commonly seen issue with blue boards and gilt titling; shelved case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories Novels Selections Poetry Folk Literature Drama Speeches Pamphlets and Letters Biography and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: 1 to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors 2 to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America and 3 to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes and to a lesser degree that of Americans as a whole." 1358136. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Dryden Press hardcover books
réf. 10479New York: The Dryden Press 1941. 8vo 8.25" x 5.75" blue cloth gilt spine and title. xvii 1082 pp. Ownership inscription in ink at front paste-down: "From the Library of T. Earl Pardoe." CONDITION: Very good front cover lightly scratched in two places minimal wear. First edition of this "one-thousand-eighty-two-page anthology that not only defined the field of African American literature as a legitimate academic discipline for the first time but by soberly assessing black authors 'without sentimental allowances' on an equal rather than separate basis 'served notice that the Negro author has come of age" Weinstein. Collects African American writers working across short stories novels poetry folk literature drama speeches biography and essays including works by Frederick Douglass Langston Hughes Chester Himes Charles W. Chesnutt Zora Neale Hurston Phillis Wheatley W. E. B. Du Bois Booker T. Washington Katherine Dunham and many others. The breadth of selection not only represents the range of Black writing but allows readers to "appreciate the evolution of black writing in style subject matter and theme in each genre not to mention having the sheer pleasure of reading works of which one had only heard or had never known existed" Lester. Most importantly this anthology presents a counternarrative to the dominant mode of Black representation-characterization by White persons and authors who "believed that "they knew blacks better than blacks knew themselves." As the editors state in their introduction this anthology claimed for African Americans "the responsibility of being the ultimate portrayers of their own." REFERENCES: Blockson 5948; Weinstein 249; Lester Julius. "Journey Through Black Literature: The Negro Caravan" The New York Times November 30 1969. New York: The Dryden Press, 1941 unknown books
1941réf. 49161New York: The Dryden Press 1941. Very good plus. First printing of this anthology of works by Black Americans from the 18th-century poetry of Phillis Wheatley to the 20th-century essays of Alain Locke and much in between. Charles Blockson notes that on its publication in 1941 THE NEGRO CARAVAN was "the most important single volume of Afro-American writing ever published" 58. Its three editors assembled some of the most influential pieces by Black Americans through the 1940s including songs plays narratives of enslaved people poetry essays folk literature and more. Each section is accompanied by a critical introduction contextualizing the pieces in their wider genres and in Black history. THE NEGRO CARAVAN represents a major early effort at defining a canon of Black literature; this is an unusually nice copy. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth boards with gilt and black lettering. No dust jacket. xviii 1082 pages including index. Owner name in pencil to front flyleaf "Tyler Long." Binding with mild wear a touch of dampstaining to lower spine. Leaves with a hint of toning and occasional edgewear. Firm. The Dryden Press unknown books
1730réf. 21858Ohne Ort und Jahr, (ca. 1730). 177 (recte 176) S. 2 mehrfach gefalt. farb. Tafeln (lavierte Federzeichnungen). Fol. Ldr. der Zeit (beschabt und etw. bestoßen). [5 Warenabbildungen]
réf. 157Paris Chez Raymond 1825 ( E.O. ) 1 vol. in-12 ( 17,5 cm x 10,5 cm ) t., de I à IV , de 5 à 377 pp., (1) errata. In fine , un Plan et Division de l ' ouvrage dépliant , Table des matières . Demi-basane verte . Dos à 4 faux nerfs , nom de l' un des auteurs ( Buchez ) et titre dorés . Plats papier marbré . Gardes marbrées . Ex-libris imprimé sur le titre : " F. de Flaujac " . Un manque de cuir sur le plat inférieur ( 1 x 1,5 cm ). Plats frottés . Papier légèrement et uniformément jauni ; qqs petites rousseurs claires au début . Sur le titre , les premières lettres à gauche sont cachées ( colle ? ).
réf. 369381 vol in-8 broché - 135 pages - années 1874 - Tome VIII - 30 ème livraison
réf. 369401 vol in-8 broché - 112 pages - années 1875 - Tome IX - 32 ème livraison
réf. 369411 vol in-8 broché - 119 pages - années 1875 - Tome IX - 33 ème livraison
réf. 369421 vol in-8 broché - 119 pages - années 1875 - Tome IX - 34 ème livraison
réf. 369471 vol in-8 broché - 136 pages - années 1877 - Tome XI - 40 ème livraison
réf. 369661 vol in-8 broché - 111 pages - années 1880 - Tome XIV - 54 ème livraison
réf. 369671 vol in-8 broché - 111 pages - années 1880 - Tome XIV - 55 ème livraison
réf. 420051 vol in-8 - 47 pages - tome LXVII - octobre 1940 - broché