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  • COWBOY: A Love Story. by Davidson, Sara.
    Davidson, Sara.
    COWBOY: A Love Story.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: HarperCollins, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - An account of Davidson's relationship with an unlikely partner - one that cuts across class lines and defies social expectations - and brought unexpected passion and love into her life at 47, SIGNED on the title page. 270 pp. ISBN: 0-06-1093263.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 50355
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  • Davidson, Sara.
    COWBOY: A Love Story.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: HarperCollins, 1999. dj. SIGNED hardcover - An account of Davidson's relationship with an unlikely partner - one that cuts across class lines and defies social expectations - and brought unexpected passion and love into her life at 47,. ISBN: 0-06-1093263.

    Condition: INSCRIBED on the title page by both Davidson and 'Zack aka Richard Goff.' Fine in fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 26828
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  • BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, JR: AMERICAN by Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.
    Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.
    BENJAMIN O. DAVIS, JR: AMERICAN

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. dj. Hardcover - Autobiography of the first black West Point graduate in this century who was also the first black assigned to the Army Air Corps. He went on to lead the 332d Fighter Group - the Tuskegee Airmen - during WWII., and had a distinguished career, eventually retiring as a 3 star general. Nevertheless he and wife also had to battle discrimination and segregation not only in civilian life, but on military bases. Foreword by L. Douglas Wilder, governor of Virginia. Photographs, index. x, 442 pp. ISBN: 0-87474-7422.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 68294
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  • WOMEN ON THE MARGINS: THREE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY LIVES. by Davis, Natalie Zemon.
    Davis, Natalie Zemon.
    WOMEN ON THE MARGINS: THREE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY LIVES.

    Edition: First edition.

    Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on Glikl's memoirs, Marie's autobiography and correspondence, and Maria's writings on entomology and botany, this reconstructs the stories of three 17th century women who were not noblewomen, but "living in the margins" - "Glikl bas Judah Leib was a merchant of Hamburg and Metz whose Yiddish autobiography blends folktales with anecdotes about her two marriages, her twelve children, and her business. Marie de l'Incarnation, widowed young, became a mystic visionary among the Ursuline sisters and cofounder of the first Christian school for Amerindian women in North America. Her letters are a rich source of information about the Huron, Algonquin, Montagnais, and Iroquois peoples of Quebec. Maria Sibylla…

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    Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Based on Glikl's memoirs, Marie's autobiography and correspondence, and Maria's writings on entomology and botany, this reconstructs the stories of three 17th century women who were not noblewomen, but "living in the margins" - "Glikl bas Judah Leib was a merchant of Hamburg and Metz whose Yiddish autobiography blends folktales with anecdotes about her two marriages, her twelve children, and her business. Marie de l'Incarnation, widowed young, became a mystic visionary among the Ursuline sisters and cofounder of the first Christian school for Amerindian women in North America. Her letters are a rich source of information about the Huron, Algonquin, Montagnais, and Iroquois peoples of Quebec. Maria Sibylla Merian, a German painter and naturalist, produced an innovative work on tropical insects based on lore she gathered from the Carib, Arawak, and African women of Suriname." Photographs, extensive notes, index, 360 pp. ISBN: 0-674-95520.

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    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket. (price clipped)

    Book ID: 61335
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  • HAVING OUR SAY: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years. by Delany, Sarah L. and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill.
    Delany, Sarah L. and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill.
    HAVING OUR SAY: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Kodansha International, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The memoirs of two incredible women - sisters whose lives spanned almost the entire 20th century (they were 101 and 103 when this book was writen) - discussing 'Jim Crow' laws and practices, their education, family members (the science fiction writer Samuel Delany was their nephew), the hard times and racial discrimination they encountered, segregation in New York City in the 1950s, their careers (Sadie had a Masters in Education from Columbia, Bessie had a DDS from Columbia and was just the second black woman licensed to practice dentistry in New York State) and much more. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. An immediate bestseller, this went quickly into later printings. 210 pp. ISBN: 156836010X.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dust jacket (price-clipped.)

    Book ID: 56219
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  • HAVING OUR SAY: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years. by Delany, Sarah L. and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill.
    Delany, Sarah L. and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill.
    HAVING OUR SAY: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Kodansha International, (1993.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The memoirs of two incredible women - sisters whose lives spanned almost the entire 20th century (they were 101 and 103 when this book was writen) - discussing 'Jim Crow' laws and practices, their education, family members (the science fiction writer Samuel Delany was their nephew), the hard times and racial discrimination they encountered, segregation in New York City in the 1950s, their careers (Sadie had a Masters in Education from Columbia, Bessie had a DDS from Columbia and was just the second black woman licensed to practice dentistry in New York State) and much more. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. An immediate bestseller, this went quickly into later printings. 210 pp. ISBN: 156836010X.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 56218
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  • JULIETTE DERRICOTTE. by [Derricotte, Juliette, 1897-1931] Cuthbert, Marion (1896-1989)
    [Derricotte, Juliette, 1897-1931] Cuthbert, Marion (1896-1989)
    JULIETTE DERRICOTTE.

    Edition: First printing, a slim trade paperback original.

    New York: The Womans Press, 1933. SIGNED first edition - An early book by this writer and educator who was associated with the Harlem Renaissance, an account of the too-brief life of Juliette Derricotte, educator and activist, based on information from her close friend Juanita Sadler. Includes letters by Derricotte and anecdotes from her childhood, accounts of her travels around the world as a representative of the YWCA, of her time as dean of women at Fisk University and her tragic death in an automobile accident. Since she was a Black woman she was not taken to the nearby whites-only hospital, and she did not survive the long ambulance ride to Chattanooga. Brief preface by Max Yergin. INSCRIBED inside…

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    New York: The Womans Press, 1933. SIGNED first edition - An early book by this writer and educator who was associated with the Harlem Renaissance, an account of the too-brief life of Juliette Derricotte, educator and activist, based on information from her close friend Juanita Sadler. Includes letters by Derricotte and anecdotes from her childhood, accounts of her travels around the world as a representative of the YWCA, of her time as dean of women at Fisk University and her tragic death in an automobile accident. Since she was a Black woman she was not taken to the nearby whites-only hospital, and she did not survive the long ambulance ride to Chattanooga. Brief preface by Max Yergin. INSCRIBED inside front cover by Marion Cuthbert: "To Martha from Marion, Christmas 1933."

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    Condition: Fair condition only with a stapled textblock in light green paper printed covers. Wear and soiling to the covers, splitting along the bottom of the spine covering. Very uncommon. SORRY, THIS HAS BEEN SOLD

    Book ID: 81770
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  • EMBATTLED MAIDEN: The Life of Anna Dickinson. by [Dickinson, Anna, 1842-1932] Chester, Giraud.
    [Dickinson, Anna, 1842-1932] Chester, Giraud.
    EMBATTLED MAIDEN: The Life of Anna Dickinson.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Putnam, (1951.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first full-length biography of Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, a Philadelphia Quaker, who, at just twenty-one addressed the House of Representatives with President Lincoln and his cabinet in attendance, and was hailed as the Union Joan of Arc for her fiery oratory. After the war she took to the lecture circuit, arguing for rights for the Negroes and emancipation of women, and then to acting, and in the 1890's she was involved in a long legal battle to prove that she was not insane. Although she 'won' that fight, her last 40 years were spent in poverty and obscurity .Illustrated with photographs. Note on sources, index. 319 pp

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (prev owner's name, some edgewear to the dj.)

    Book ID: 50599
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  • A LOADED GUN: Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century. by [Dickinson, Emily] Charyn, Jerome.
    [Dickinson, Emily] Charyn, Jerome.
    A LOADED GUN: Emily Dickinson for the 21st Century.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Bellevue Literary Press, (2016). First edition - Award-winning novelist's attempt to uncover the real Emily Dickinson, just hinted at in her words and surviving pictures.- he "introduces us to a different Emily Dickinson: the fierce, brilliant, and sexually charged poet who wrote: 'My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun -' " Frontispiece, endnotes, bibliography, index. Published as a trade paperback original. 255 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 66464
    Keywords: biography, poet, Poetry, woman
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  • BLUE ANGEL: The Life of Marlene Dietrich. by [Dietrich, Marlene] Spoto, Donald.
    [Dietrich, Marlene] Spoto, Donald.
    BLUE ANGEL: The Life of Marlene Dietrich.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Biography of one of the most enigmatic and glamorous actresses of the 20th century: Marlene Dietrich went from cabarets of Berlin in Germany during the 1920's to Hollywood in the 1930's, to being an entertainer in World War II (and receiving the Medal of Freedom) - the title refers to Josef von Sternberg's film that catapulted here to fame. Photographs, bibliography, index, notes, 333 pp. ISBN: 0-385-425538.

    Condition: Fine in very near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 52873
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  • WELLS, FARGO DETECTIVE: A Biography of James B. Hume. by Dillon, Richard H.
    Dillon, Richard H.
    WELLS, FARGO DETECTIVE: A Biography of James B. Hume.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Sanger, CA: The Write Thought, (2012). Reprint of this biography of one of Wells Fargo's greatest detectives originally published in 1969. Originally a sheriff in California's Mother Lode country, Hume was among the first to use "scientific detection" in the west - including the use of a laundry mark that helped him track down Black Bart. Photographs. 258 pp. ISBN: 978-1618097033.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88260
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  • Doig, Ivan.
    HEART EARTH: A Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of his family's move from defense housing in boomtown Arizona to the Montana high country during World War II - based mostly upon letters written by his mother, and left to him by his uncle only many years after her death. This is the story of rediscovery of his mother through her own words, many years after he wrote about his family in his 1978 book 'This House of Sky.' 160 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121377.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 16056
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  • Doig, Ivan.
    HEART EARTH: A Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of his family's move from defense housing in boomtown Arizona to the Montana high country during World War II - based mostly upon letters written by his mother, and left to him by his uncle only many years after her death. This is the story of rediscovery of his mother through her own words, many years after he wrote about his family in his 1978 book 'This House of Sky.' 160 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121377.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 31195
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  • Doig, Ivan.
    HEART EARTH: A Memoir.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Atheneum, 1993. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The story of his family's move from defense housing in boomtown Arizona to the Montana high country during World War II - based mostly upon letters written by his mother. SIGNED by the author. 160 pp. ISBN: 0-689-121377.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 30528
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  • [Douglas, Helen Gahagan] Scobie, Ingrid Wither
    CENTER STAGE: HELEN GAHAGAN DOUGLAS, a Life

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Biography of the woman who was an actress, opera singer, Democratic National Committee woman and Congresswoman - and the target of Nixon's smear campaign in the 50's - but also the story of all woman who had to balance her public and private lives. Photographs, notes, index. 369 pp. ISBN: 0-19-5068963.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 4854
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  • CHARLES RICHARD DREW: Pioneer in Blood Research. by [Drew, Charles Richard, 1904-1950] Hardwick, Richard
    [Drew, Charles Richard, 1904-1950] Hardwick, Richard
    CHARLES RICHARD DREW: Pioneer in Blood Research.

    Edition: 4th printing.

    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1967) dj. Hardcover - Biography of this pioneering African American doctor and scientist written for older children and young adults. Drew "improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II. This allowed medics to save thousands of Allied forces' lives during the war. As the most prominent African American in the field, Drew protested against the practice of racial segregation in the donation of blood, as it lacked scientific foundation, and resigned his position with the American Red Cross, which maintained the policy until 1950." Glossary, index. 144 pp.

    Condition: Fine in a near fine dustjacket (price-clipped).

    Book ID: 88962
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  • WHITE SAVAGE: The Case Of John Dunn Hunter. by Drinnon, Richard.
    Drinnon, Richard.
    WHITE SAVAGE: The Case Of John Dunn Hunter.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Schocken, (1972.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An investigation into the controversy surrounding Hunter, a 19th century white man who claimed to have been raised in captivity by the Osage Indians and who fought to save the American Indians from genocide until he was murdered in 1827. His autobiography, published in 1823, was first acclaimed, and later denounced as a fraud, but the research behind this book uncovers a different story and returns Hunter to his rightful place in history. Map endpapers. 282 pp. with index and bibliographical essay. ISBN: 0-8052-34616.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (toning to the pages.)

    Book ID: 56859
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  • [Dubois, W.E.B.] McKissack, Patricia and Fredrick McKissack,
    W.E.B. DUBOIS

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Franklin Watts, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography for older children and young adults of this lifelong activist for equal rights by these award winning writers. "DuBois, conducted a lifelong crusade to insure that every person, regardless of race, had all the rights, privileges, and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. The McKissacks reveal his frustration with the divisiveness within the movement and among its leaders, causing him to embrace the socialist movement and eventually to become a member of the Communist party. His self-exile to Ghana and becoming a citizen of that nation is briefly mentioned." Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. A title in the Impact Biographies Series. Appendix of the writings of DuBois, source notes, bibliography, index. 143 pp. ISBN: 0-531109399.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dj.

    Book ID: 85973
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  • THE BLACK COUNT: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo. by [Dumas, General Thomas-Alexandre, 1762-1806], Reiss, Tom
    [Dumas, General Thomas-Alexandre, 1762-1806], Reiss, Tom
    THE BLACK COUNT: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Crown, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - Pulitzer Prize winning biography of General Alexandre Dumas, the father of the novelist Alexandre Dumas. In discussing this book, Reiss comments that "Napoleon buried the memory of this great man, the son of a black slave who led more than 50,000 men at the height of the French Revolution and then stood up to the megalomaniacal Corsican in the deserts of Egypt. Letters and eyewitness accounts show that Napoleon came to hate Dumas not only for his stubborn defense of principle but for his swagger and stature - over six feet tall and handsome - and for the fact that he was a black man idolized by the white French…

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    New York: Crown, (2012) dj. Hardcover first edition - Pulitzer Prize winning biography of General Alexandre Dumas, the father of the novelist Alexandre Dumas. In discussing this book, Reiss comments that "Napoleon buried the memory of this great man, the son of a black slave who led more than 50,000 men at the height of the French Revolution and then stood up to the megalomaniacal Corsican in the deserts of Egypt. Letters and eyewitness accounts show that Napoleon came to hate Dumas not only for his stubborn defense of principle but for his swagger and stature - over six feet tall and handsome - and for the fact that he was a black man idolized by the white French army.. . I first came across Gen. Dumas's life in the memoir of his son Alexandre, the novelist. Alex Dumas was born in Saint Domingue, later Haiti, the son of a black slave and a good-for-nothing French aristocrat who came to the islands to make a quick killing and instead barely survived. In fact, to get back to France in order to claim an inheritance, he 'pawned' his black son into slavery, but then he bought him out, brought him to Paris, and enrolled him in the royal fencing academy. . What really stuck with me from reading the memoir was the love that shows through from the son, the writer, for his father, the soldier. When he grew up, young Alexandre took a greater sort of revenge, infusing his father's life and spirit into fictional characters like Edmond Dantes and D'Artagnan." Also awarded the 2013 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography.Double page map, notes, selected bibliography, index. ix. 414 pp. ISBN: 978-0307382467.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88771
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  • CHRONICLES: Volume One. by Dylan, Bob.
    Dylan, Bob.
    CHRONICLES: Volume One.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004) dj. Hardcover - Volume One of Dylan's autobiography focuses on the start of his musical career and the early years in Greenwich Village, where he arrived in 1961, along with accounts of his road trips to New Orleans, Woodstock and his home state of Minnesota. 293 pp. ISBN: 0-743228154.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 67886
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  • [Earhart, Amelia] Long, Elgin M. and Marie K.
    AMELIA EARHART: The Mystery Solved.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First edition - An authoritative reconstruction of Earhart's last days, based on the author's extensive research and the recently rediscovered radio logs of her last transmissions. In addition, this is a look at the primitive conditions under which Earhart - and other pilots of her era - flew by an experienced and ground-breaking pilot: author Elgen Long was the first person to fly solo around the world over both poles. Sources, bibliography. 258pp.

    Condition: Fine (as new) in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 27070
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  • THE MONK OF MOKHA. by Eggers, Dave.
    Eggers, Dave.
    THE MONK OF MOKHA.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San Francisco's Tenderloin, who dreams of resurrecting the ancient art of Yemeni coffee but finds himself trapped in Sanaa, Yemen by the civil war raging there. SIGNED on the title page. xiii, 327 pp. ISBN: 978-1101947319.

    Condition: Fine in decorative red boards, no dust jacket as issued.

    Book ID: 76514
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  • THE WORLD OF DUKE ELLINGTON. by [Ellington, Edward Kennedy 'Duke', 1899-1974] Dance, Stanley.
    [Ellington, Edward Kennedy 'Duke', 1899-1974] Dance, Stanley.
    THE WORLD OF DUKE ELLINGTON.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Da Capo Press, (2002.). The life of jazz great Ellington in his own words and those of the musicians who played with him. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Discography, chronology, index. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-306-810158.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated covers (remainder line)

    Book ID: 41977
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  • DUKE ELLINGTON: A Spiritual Biography. by [Ellington, Edward Kennedy 'Duke', 1899-1974] Steed, Janna Tull .
    [Ellington, Edward Kennedy 'Duke', 1899-1974] Steed, Janna Tull .
    DUKE ELLINGTON: A Spiritual Biography.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An "interpretive biography" by Steed, an ordained minister who is a recognized authority on Ellington's Sacred Concerts. Part of a series of short biographies in the Lives & Legacies series, which focus on the spiritual growth of significant artists. Photographs, notes, chronology, index. 192 pp. ISBN: 9780824523510.

    Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 41976
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  • MY DARK PLACES: An L.A. Crime Memoir by Ellroy, James
    Ellroy, James
    MY DARK PLACES: An L.A. Crime Memoir

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Vintage Books, (1997.). SIGNED - An L. A. Crime memoir - the true story of the unsolved murder of Ellroy's mother. SIGNED on the title page. 419 pp. ISBN: 0-679-762051.

    Condition: Near fine in wrappers.

    Book ID: 49028
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  • BAGHDAD BULLETIN: Dispatches on the American Occupation. by Enders, David.
    Enders, David.
    BAGHDAD BULLETIN: Dispatches on the American Occupation.

    Edition: First printing.

    Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, (2005) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "The Real Story of the War in Iraq - Reporting From Beyond the Green Zone . . . a street-level account of the war and turbulent postwar period as seen through the eyes of [a] young independent journalist . . Enders opened the only English-language newspaper completely written, printed, and distributed there during the war" - that is, from May 2003 to June 2004. Unlike other journalists, Enders was not embedded with the occupation forces, but talked with, and lived with, Iraqui citizens. SIGNED on the title page. Frontispiece. xiii, 179 pp. Errata slip laid in. ISBN: 0-472114697.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 66501
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  • CONTEMPORARY BLACK LEADERS. by Fax, Elton C.
    Fax, Elton C.
    CONTEMPORARY BLACK LEADERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dodd, Mead, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Written for young adults, this tells the stories of 14 men and women, both militant and "moderate" who have led the fight for full and equal rights - including Malcolm X, Coretta Scott King, Thurgood Marshall, Fannie Lou Hamer, Charles Evers, Bayard Rustin and others. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-396-062318.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings and in sturdy buckram binding, but overall tight and clean in a very good, unmarked dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54208
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  • CONTEMPORARY BLACK LEADERS. by Fax, Elton C.
    Fax, Elton C.
    CONTEMPORARY BLACK LEADERS.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Dodd, Mead, (1970.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Written for young adults, this tells the stories of 14 men and women, both militant and "moderate" who have led the fight for full and equal rights - including Malcolm X, Coretta Scott King, Thurgood Marshall, Fannie Lou Hamer, Charles Evers, Bayard Rustin and others. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 243 pp. ISBN: 0-396-062318.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings and in sturdy buckram binding, but overall tight and clean in a good dust jacket (price-clipped, peeled spot on front cover.)

    Book ID: 54209
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  • THE INNOCENT EYE: The Life of Robert J. Flaherty. by [Flaherty, Robert J., 1884-1951] Calder-Marshall, Arthur (based on research by Paul Rotha and Basil Wright.)
    [Flaherty, Robert J., 1884-1951] Calder-Marshall, Arthur (based on research by Paul Rotha and Basil Wright.)
    THE INNOCENT EYE: The Life of Robert J. Flaherty.

    Edition: First paperback printing.

    New York: Penguin, (1970.). Biography of this filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature length documentary film, the classic silent film 'Nanook of the North,' in 1922. He sought out adventures which inspired his movies.Illustrated with scenes from the films and photographs of the director at work. Several appendices, index. 304 pp. ISBN: 0-14-0211438.

    Condition: Very good (usual toning to the pages, some rubbing to the covers.)

    Book ID: 47530
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  • JOSEPHINE CLARDY FOX: Traveler, Opera-Goer, Collector of Art, Benefactor. by [Fox, Josephine Clardy.1881-1970] Burns, Ruby.
    [Fox, Josephine Clardy.1881-1970] Burns, Ruby.
    JOSEPHINE CLARDY FOX: Traveler, Opera-Goer, Collector of Art, Benefactor.

    Edition: First printing.

    University of Texas at El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - A carefully researched story of this woman who lived very privately for most of her life in El Paso, Texas. She was born in 1881 in Missouri, and moved to the small frontier town of El Paso with her parents at the age of one year, and other than her music studies at Berkeley and touring as a singer, she spent the rest of her life there. She married a railroad executive, whom she had first met when touring and was widowed eighteen years later. There were some difficult years, but as El Paso grew, her wealth from real estate ventures also increased. Thoughout…

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    University of Texas at El Paso: Texas Western Press, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - A carefully researched story of this woman who lived very privately for most of her life in El Paso, Texas. She was born in 1881 in Missouri, and moved to the small frontier town of El Paso with her parents at the age of one year, and other than her music studies at Berkeley and touring as a singer, she spent the rest of her life there. She married a railroad executive, whom she had first met when touring and was widowed eighteen years later. There were some difficult years, but as El Paso grew, her wealth from real estate ventures also increased. Thoughout her life she was generous in donating to the city and at her death she bequeathed the University of Texas as El Paso over three million dollars. Color frontispiece, photographs, including some in color. An attractive volume, a small quarto,designed by Carl Hertzog and bound in turquoise cloth boards, with a gilt fan on the front cover, over a lavender cloth spine. Index. xvi, 143 pp. ISBN: 0-874040426.

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    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped)

    Book ID: 87356
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