London: Louisiana State University Press, (1992.). Study of post-reconstruction and turn-of-the century black writing, with an emphasis on how race, racism and their consciousness of race, affected their writing - including not only the prominent and well-known writers like Laurence Dunbar, James Weldon Johnson, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and Charles Chesnutt, but also such less known and minor writers like Daniel Webster Davis, Sutton Griggs, Ruth Todd and others. Photographs. 272 pp. with index. ISBN: 0-8071-18060.

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 & 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.

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: 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.

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

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.