New York: St Martin's, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel by this award winning African American writer, a coming of age story which focuses on Solemn Redvine, as well as life in the small Mississippi town of Bledsoe. "Solemn's life changes when a baby who could be her half-sibling is born to her neighbor Pearletta Hassle, and she sees Pearletta's husband throw the baby into a well. The plot becomes more complicated when Pearletta disappears and Earl Redvine, Solemn's father, commits a robbery, landing Solemn in a group home. . . This standout novel is anchored by its vulnerable and brave heroine." (Publisher's Weekly) 296 pp. ISBN: 978-1250091598.

New York: St. Martin's Press 2004. First edition - First time author Kalisha Buckhanon turns "street life into poetry as she chronicles the lives of two young lovers torn apart by tragedy A coming to age story with a message of undeniable hope. Written in letter format. 247 pp.

New York: Harper & Brothers, (1941) dj. SIGNED hardcover - The third - and probably best known - book by this novelist, editor and civil rights activist. The first extensive history of the Underground Railroad and still an important book about it. Richard Wright called this "a magnificent picture of the struggle of the Negro for freedom .. . in an hour of national peril she resurrects and holds aloft an era in which the hunger for freedom transcended the laws of the land and the rights of property, in which the desire for human dignity and human right became an active and creative force. "Illustrated with photographs and maps. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper. Bibliography, index. 398 pp.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2013). SIGNED first edition - First novel by this young author who was born in Zimbabwe, a story of the resillience of children and of displacement and arrival in a new country - winner of the Los Angeles Times award for First Fiction and short-listed for the Man-Booker. SIGNED on the title page. 280 pp plus a 2 pp conversation with author Justin Torres.

New York: Harper & Row, (1973.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first novel by this noted African American playwright - the story of a young man, a strong tough black from his early days in Philadelphia, to his aunt's farm in Maryland, a hitch in the Navy, and college in California - described as a "fierce, strong chronicling of a man's beginnings and of his growth, of his education in the ways of the world and the ways of the opposite sex" Very striking dust jacket cover art by Ademola Olugebefola. 166 p. ISBN: 0-060105798.

Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia 1967. dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes appendices, index, bibliography.

New York: Dutton, 1995. dj. Hardcover - Against the backdrop of World War II Bunkley creates another romantic saga that brings to life a fascinating chapter in African-American history.

Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1856. Hardcover first edition - The true history of the extradition of Anthony Burns as a fugitive slave, the court house attack and martial law in Boston. Stevens was an eyewitness to many of the events described in the book. The extradition of fugitive slaves was a rallying point for abolitionists, and violent incidents such as occured in Boston, as described in this book, marked the slide of the nation toward civil war. The historical perspective offered in these pages is compelling, especially considering the role Boston had in the nation's fight for independence. Illustrated by With 3 full page engravings. 295 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, (1996.). First edition - First novel by this actress and writer who was born in Ghana. Set in New York City, the Caribbean and Africa, this is the story of a man who writes best-selling children's books under the title 'Beento Blackbird.' 365 pp.

Boston: Little Brown, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this actress and writer who was born in Ghana. Set in New York City, the Caribbean and Africa, this is the story of a man who writes best-selling children's books under the title 'Beento Blackbird.'. ISBN: 0-316-114952.

New York: Kensington, 1998. First edition - A title in the Arabesque Series - African American romance novel. ISBN: 0-786005130.

New York: Penguin, (c 1971, 1977). The true story of the slave ship which was taken over by its captives in 1839. Bibliography, index, 183 pp. ISBN: 0-14-0046941.

Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - A study which traces the impact of African and African American oral storytelling techniques on black fiction, through an analysis of the works of Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, Ernest Gaines and others. Index. 280 pages. ISBN: 0-252-014596.

Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - A study which traces the impact of African and African American oral storytelling techniques on black fiction, through an analysis of the works of Jean Toomer, Zora Neale Hurston, Ralph Ellison, Ernest Gaines and others. Index. 280 pages. ISBN: 0-252-014596.

New York: Putnam, 1994. African-American writer's best selling novel, set in Los Angeles after the Rodney King riots, addressing racial loyalties and sexual harrassment. SIGNED on the title page.

New York: Ballantine, 1993. SIGNED - Her powerful and highly praised first novel, set in a small town in the South right after the start of the civil rights movement. SIGNED on title page. ISBN: 0-345-383958.

New York: Putnam, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American writer's highly praised second book, a memoir - precedes her novels. SIGNED on the title page. Cover comments from Maya Angelou, Bill Cosby, Paule Marshall (who called it a 'a deeply moving autobiography of a woman-child coming of age...a loving and unforgettable reminiscence.') 272 pp. ISBN: 0-399-134158.

New York: Putnam, 1994. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Los Angeles after the Rodney King riots, addressing racial loyalties and sexual harrassment. ISBN: 0-399-13929x.

New York: Putnam, 1994. SIGNED first edition - Set in Los Angeles after the Rodney King riots, addressing racial loyalties and sexual harrassment. SIGNED on the title page by the author. Much less common than the hardcover first edition, which had a proposed first printing of 100,000 copies according to the cover of this book.

New York: Putnam, 1998. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED by the author twice by the author - both on a blank preliminary page and on the title page. ISBN: 0-399-142983.

New York: Putnam, 1989. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American writer's highly praised second book, a memoir - precedes her novels. 212 pp. ISBN: 0-399-134158.

New York: Putnam, (1989.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - African American writer's highly praised second book, a memoir - precedes her novels. INSCRIBED on half title page "To - - Best wishes for success and joy! Sincerely" and dated in the year of publication. 212 pp. ISBN: 0-399-134158.

New York: Putnam, 1994. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on title page by the author. Set in Los Angeles after the Rodney King riots, addressing racial loyalties and sexual harrassment. ISBN: 0-399-13929x.

New York: Ballantine, 1990. SIGNED - African American writer's highly praised second book, a memoir - precedes her novels. SIGNED on the title page by the author. ISBN: 0-345-366948.

New York: Liveright, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - An oversized and remarkably comprehensive work on the topic. Records the epic history of African Americans in the setlling of the West from Estavanico, the black conquistadore and York, who accompanied Lewis and Clark, through the famous 9th and 10th all-black cavalries & the 24th and 25th infantries up till the Battle of the Yaqui Indians in Arizona in 1918. The writings included were selected to represent the best works on the subject. Includes over 60 illustrations, some reproductions of work by Remington and Russell, others commissioned for this book. 591 pgs including notes, bibliography and index.

New York: Delacorte, 1969. dj. Hardcover - Based on interviews with many wormen in the South - workers on Delta plantations, college students, domestic servants, housewifes, nurses and more.

New York: Delacorte, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on interviews with many wormen in the South - workers on Delta plantations, college students, domestic servants, housewifes, nurses and more. 273 pp

New York: Delacorte, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on interviews with many wormen in the South - workers on Delta plantations, college students, domestic servants, housewifes, nurses and more. 273 pp

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, (1979.). An account of this 1930s case and the issues it raised - radicalism, racism, and operation of the Southern court system- as well as what it meant to nine black young men whose lives were changed forever by one morning's ride on an Alabama freight train. Photographs, index. xii, 479 pp. ISBN: 0-8071-04981.