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Africa's Redemption, the Salvation of Our Country, by Reverend F Freeman, Author of Yaradee, Plea for Africa, Psalmodia, etc. New York: Printed for the Author by D Fanshaw, No. 108 Nassau-street, 383 pp.1852 First Edition; Dedicated to the Memory of Henry Clay.Presented in a series of "conversations", this is an in-depth history of the African continent's peoples, the colonization of Africa, and subsequent African American slavery in the United States.Condition: Re-cased, in original binding as pictured. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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The Annals of the War, Written by Leading Participants, North and South. 1879 First Edition. Philadelphia: The Times Publishing Co. 800 pp, Hardcover. 56 articles written by Civil War notables, Originally published in the Philadelphia Times. Condition: This original first edition published in 1879 was professionally restored as shown Original spine material re-a-plied, complimentary end pages (with original G.A.R. tag on paste down). Complete with firm binding, inscription "With Compliments of The Times" as photographed. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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Bricks Without Straw, A Novel. By Albion W Tourgee, Author of "A Fool's Errand" etc. New York: Fords, Howard & Hulbert. 1880. Believed to be first edition. 'A classic of American political fiction first published in 1880, a mere three years after Reconstruction officially ended, Bricks Without Straw offers an inside view of the struggle to create a just society in the post-slavery South. It is unique among the white-authored literary works of its time in presenting Reconstruction through the eyes of emancipated slaves. As a leading Radical Republican, the author, Albion W. Tourgée, played a key role in drafting a democratized Constitution for North Carolina after the Civil War, and he served as a state superior court judge during Reconstruction. Tourgée worked closely with African Americans and poor whites in the struggle to transform North Carolina's racial and class politics. He saw the ravages of the Ku Klux Klan firsthand, worked to bring the perpetrators of Klan atrocities to justice, and… Read More

The Conquest of Kansas by Missouri and her Allies, A History of the Troubles in Kansas from the Passage of the Organic Act until the Close of July, 1856. William Phillips, Phillips Sampson and Company, 1856. First Edition. Boston: 414 pp plus ads 6pp in back and ads on front and back paste downs and fly pages.Narrative includes some of the following notable sections:Kansas before the Passage of the Organic Act, The First Invasion, Governor Reeder, the First Election, Smart Electioneering TrickThe March Election, Protests, Bogus Legislature, Shannon Appointed, Topeka Constitution, Pat Laughlin, Pardee the Martyr, Law and Order Convention, Rescue of Branson, Wakarusa War, Mobbing the Ballot Boxes, Skirmish at Eason, State Legisltuare, Dragoons, Sheriff Jones Shot, Marshal Donaldson Declares War, Sacking of Lawrence, Guerilla War, Law and Order in Leavenworth, Captain Walker, Battle of Black Jack, Battle of Franklin, Nimrod Whitfield, Death of Cantral, Sacking of Osawattomie, A Chapter of… Read More

Dred; A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp. by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". In Two Volumes. Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company. 1856. First Edition, 75th Thousand.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp is the second popular novel from American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was first published in two volumes by Phillips, Sampson and Company in 1856. This is the first edition of the book.
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An Essay on Liberty and Slavery by Albert Taylor Bledsoe, LL.D., Professor of Mathematics in the University of Virginia. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co.: 383 pp. 1856 Rare First EditionAbolitionists, the religious implications, the public good, and the Fugitive Slave Law are all addressed in what has been termed "a highly important and sophisticated proslavery argument". Author was a friend of Jefferson Davis, a Confederate soldier, and a defender of both the South and Slavery. He became the first editor of the "Southern Review". An original classic pro-slavery book for any African-American library collection.Condition: This original first edition of Bledsoe's proslavery argument is in very good condition, especially for its age. Original throughout with expected foxing and age-toning of pages. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best… Read More

Hampton and Its Students. By Two of Its Teachers, Mrs M F Armstrong and Helen W Ludlow. With Fifty Cabin and Plantation Songs, Arranged by Thomas P Fenner. New York: G P Putnam's Sons, 1874 First Edition. Contents Include: The School and its Story, the Butler School, Interior Views of the School and the Cabin; the Hampton Students of the North Singing and Building; Virginia Hall; Financial History of the Institute; Extract from the Catalogue of 1873-1874; Report of Professor Hitchcock and others; and Cabin and Plantation Songs, plus much more. Condition: NOT a library book. All original, in very good condition as shown. No stamps, crimps, or writing found within. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! *Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a verified signature upon receipt. Thank you for tracking your purchase and being available to sign for it upon delivery. We appreciate your business and hope to do business… Read More

The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It. by Hinton Rowan Helper, of North Carolina. Seventeenth Thousand. New York: A B Burdick, 1860. Thorough analysis of opinions on slavery from the North and South, slaveholder and non slaveholder. Opinions of European nations as well. Also good chapter on the comparison between the free and slave states.
Condition: NOT a library book. Impressed covers on brown cloth, original spine piece re-applied during professional restoration. Fresh blended end pages. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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The Klan Inside Out, In Four Parts, Sixteen Chapters. By Marion Monteval, Published by Monarch Publishing Co., Claremore, OK."This is the only authentic story ever writen by one who is familiar with the conspiracies, intrigues, and practices of the Klan, and one who knows intimately the men responsible the Klan...revelations of greed, lust and greed startling in disclosures of political machinations, intrigues and corruption...torture, mayhem and murder..." from the "Announcement".Hardcover conversion of the original wraps, superior condition as shown. NOT a library book. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, with an Auto-Biography of His Childhood and Youth. 1860 First Edition [Thirtieth Thousand]. By James Redpath. Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860.
Condition: NOT a library book. Original brown cloth binding with impressed covers and gilt on spine. Interior complete with frontispiece portrait, tissue guard. Fresh end pages. News article imprint on two pages in back ... all still readable. Otherwise, no marks, crimps, signatures, underlining or writing within. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Sherman and His Campaigns: A Military Biography. By Col S M Bowman and Lt Col R B Irwin. 1865 First Edition. New York: Charles B Richardson. Cincinnati: C F Vent & Col. Springfield: W J Holland. 1865.
Condition: NOT a library book. Original dark green cloth with impressed covers and gilt on spine. Fresh end pages. Complete. Engravings with tissue guards. No crimps, signatures, writing, underlining, stamps, bookplates found within. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Children's Stories that Never Grow Old : The Story of Topsy from Uncle Tom's Cabin. Pictured by John R Neill. Fully illustrated in Color. Chicago: The Reilly and Britton Co Publishers: 28 pp, 5-1/2" x 7" (12mo). Illustrator John R Neill.Condition: This original children's story book is very rare. It is from "Children's Stories that Never Grow Old Series". Few have survived. This one is firmly in tact, having been conserved and professionally restored so that it is complete and solid, as shown. No children's writing or crayons or other marks found within except for the "This Book Belongs To Louise ...from Ma ...Date Xmas 1908" on front paste down shown in the photos. [Side note - When conservation work done, staples were removed and book was hand stitched to extend the life of the book] We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying… Read More

Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, the Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. by Joel Chandler Harris, with Illustrations by Frederick S Church and James H Moser. New York: D Appleton and Company, 1 3 and 5 Bond Street. 1882 Early Edition.This is a very early edition of Harris' first book. The charm and joy of these traditional African American songs creates a folk lore history to be studied and enjoyed by old and young. Joel Chandler Harris used a dialect spoken by unschooled southern black slaves in the 19th century, which can be controversial among some readers. Historically, his stories, sayings, and characters remain of interest.
Condition: Condition of this all-original early edition of this folklore classic is very good. The brown cloth-covered boards with the impressed and gilt spine and patterned end pages are still sound. Only slight wear, with no crayon, writing, crimps or stamps found within. This is NOT a library book! Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best… Read More