New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 4 essays by this Nobel prize winning author who was himself born in Trinidad to Indian parents. In addition to the title piece, it includes Michael X and the Black Power Killings in Trinidad; A New King for the Congo: Mobutu and the Nihilism of Africa and Conrad's Darkness. 227 pp. ISBN: 0-394509684.

London: Allison & Busby, (1970) dj. Hardcover first edition - Political autobiography by this black revolutionary - who became the 5th head of SNCC, the Student Nonviolent Co-ordinating Committee, from 1967-68, when he was just 23 years old. A galvanizing figure, he converted to Islam while serving a prison term and after his release in 1976, he became a respected Muslim spiritual leader and community activist in Atlanta, preaching against drugs and gambling. Nevertheless, in 2002, in a case with many unanswered questions, he was convicted of murdering a sheriff's deputy and wounding another, and has been serving a life sentence ever since. Index.117 pp. ISBN: 0-85031-0245.

London: Faber & Faber, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - The final volume of prison papers by this exiled South African writer. 270 pp. Dust jacket illustration by the author. ISBN: 0-571-139442.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 4 essays by this Nobel prize winning author who was himself born in Trinidad to Indian parents. In addition to the title piece, it includes Michael X and the Black Power Killings in Trinidad; A New King for the Congo: Mobutu and the Nihilism of Africa and Conrad's Darkness. 227 pp. ISBN: 0-394509684.

New York: Pantheon, (2002.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A "critical appreciation of the West Indian historian and political activist who played a towering role in the cause of Pan-Africanism in the twentieth century. Born in Trinidad in 1901,he was a lifelong advocacy for the Trinidadian oppressed. .. and, until his death in 1989, [he] wrote works of both fiction and nonfiction that would profoundly influence the Black Power movement in the United States and independence movements in Africa and the West Indies. Dhondy knew James personally and was given access to his papers. The result is a biography that is a revelation of the life and work of this legendary intellect and revolutionary." Notes, index. xvi, 224 pp. ISBN: 0-375-421009.

New York: Grove Press, (1969.). First edition - A black militant play first performed in Los Angeles by Budd Schulberg's Watts Writers Workshop, and then in New York City where it was described as 'a powerful statement explaining black power' and 'one of the best shows so far this season.' 117 pp.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (1990.). Candid interviews with sixteen black Americans and twelve white Americans starting in 1968, with most interviewed again in 1979 and 1986. These interviews capture the racial tensions of the late 1960's and the changing perspectives of the 70's and 80's - some are encouraging; others are often angry or disillusioned accounts of failed promises, misunderstandings, and lost opportunities. This trade paperback edition includes two new essays by the author - 'The Author's Story' and 'Where Are the People Now.' Also includes an appendix with the methodology used, notes, and a bibliographic essay. 364 pp. ISBN: 0-520069501.

Boston: Beacon, 1961. dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first book. The first full study of the Black Muslims with a foreword by Gordon W. Allport.