NY: The Viking Press, 1948. First Edition. Signed by White on the front endpaper. Walter Francis White was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 1, 1893. Before he became president of the United States, William Henry Harrison fathered several children with one of his slaves. One of these children was..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. Illustrated by Kay Burford. First Edition, first printing. Signed presentation from Jordan to author Hortense Calisher and her husband: “1981. For Curits and Hortense with love, June.” June Millicent Jordan [1936–2002] was a Jamaican American, bisexual poet, essayist, teacher, and activist. In her writing she..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, [1945]. Illustrated. First Edition. Signed by B.A. Botkin on the front endpaper, dated by him “August 13, 1949.” Uncommon to find first edition copies, particularly signed by Botkin, who was the former Chief of the Archive of American Folk Song in the Library of Congress..... More
