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

New York & London: Oxford University Press, (1975, c 1969). 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. vii, 431 pp. ISBN: 0-195014855.

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.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2012. dj. Hardcover first edition - A novel which is both an imaginative reconstruction of what might have happened if Lincoln had survived the assassination attempt at Ford's Theatre, a tense courtroom drama and a story of murder, intrigue and conspiracy. Author's note. 516 pp. ISBN: 978-0307272638.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. First edition - First novel by this law professor (following 7 books of non-fiction), a sprawling story of suspense and murder. 657 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this law professor (following 7 books of non-fiction), a sprawling story of suspense and murder. 657 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. dj. Hardcover first edition - First novel by this law professor (following 7 books of non-fiction), a sprawling story of suspense and murder. 657 pp.

New York: Basic Books, 1995.

New York: Random House, 1969. dj. Hardcover first edition -

New York: Thomas Nelson, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An anthology of modern African writing, both stories and poetry, but rooted in folklore: 'a Muslim of the Sudan, a prisoner in South Africa, an Ethiopian folklorist, a playwright of the Niger Delta, and many others.' Contributors include Amos Tutuola, Alex La Guma, Mongo Beti, Peter Abrahams, James Ngugi, Cyprian Ekwensi, John Pepper Clark, Camara Laye, Leopold Senghor and others. 183 pp

New York: Harmony, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second novel, and the first to be published in hardcover. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. called it "an exuberantly improvisitory paean to the joys of sax and the magic of music.". ISBN: 0-517-577933.

New York: Harmony, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second novel, and the first to be published in hardcover. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. called it "an exuberantly improvisitory paean to the joys of sax and the magic of music.". ISBN: 0-517-577933.

New York: Harmony, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Author's second novel, and the first to be published in hardcover. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. called it "an exuberantly improvisitory paean to the joys of sax and the magic of music.". ISBN: 0-517-577933.

New York: Ballantine, 1987. First edition - Author's first book, a novel "as hot, as cool, as jazz.". ISBN: 0-345-34833-8.

New York: Ballantine, 1987. First edition - Author's first book, a novel "as hot, as cool, as jazz.". ISBN: 0-345-348338.

New York: Ballantine, 1987. First edition - Author's first book, a novel "as hot, as cool, as jazz.". ISBN: 0-345-34833-8.

New York: Ballantine, 1987. Author's first book, a novel "as hot, as cool, as jazz.". ISBN: 0-345-34833-8.

Saint Paul, Minnesota: Macalaster Park Publishing Co, (c 1939). A very early printing of this little booklet which describes the friendship between Dr Carver and the author, a biography which focuses on the spiritual side of Carver, more than his accomplishments as a scientist, botanist, educator and inventor. Indicates thirtieth thousand on the title page. 64 pp.

New York: Doubleday, 1998. dj. Hardcover - Novel about the bonds of friendship of four very different African American women. ISBN: 0-385-481314.

New York: Doubleday, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Cary's second novel, third book, a story about the bonds of friendship of four very different African American women. 321 pp. ISBN: 0-385-481314.

New York: Doubleday, 1998. dj. Hardcover first edition - Cary's second novel, third book, a story about the bonds of friendship of four very different African American women. 321 pp. ISBN: 0-385-481314.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Cary's first book, a highly praised memoir about her years at a formerly all-male New England prep school - where she was pushing the barriers as both black and female - and also about her return to that school as a teacher. ISBN: 0-394-574656.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Cary's first book, a highly praised memoir about her years at a formerly all-male New England prep school - where she was pushing the barriers as both black and female - and also about her return to that school as a teacher. ISBN: 0-394-574656.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, (1984.). Hardcover first edition - Number 3 in the series "Grass Roots Perspectives on American History" - An introduction to the roots of American racism, with chapters on migration, the Klan, Jim Crow, lynching, Harlem Renaissance, segregation in baseball, busing, etc. Index. xxxv, 253 pp.,. ISBN: 0-313-213240.

New York: Riverhead Books, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Memoir of a young African American girl's coming-of-age in Brooklyn during the 70's. SIGNED on the title page. The author's first solo book. ISBN: 1-57322-0302.

New York: Riverhead Books, 1996. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Memoir of a young African American girl's coming-of-age in Brooklyn during the 70's. SIGNED on the title page. The author's first solo book. ISBN: 1-57322-0302.