London: Longmans, (1973 c 1965). An epic poem of the Malinke people that tells the story of the hero Sundiata Keita, the founder of the Mali Empire. This is based on the oral tradition, going back to the 13th century as narrated by generations of griot poets and translated into French by Niane and here translated into English by G. D. Pickett. Map, Notes. xii, 96 p. ISBN: 0-582640245.

Savannah GA: The Beehive Press, (1973) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which contains complete interviews with eighteen former slaves, plus selections from the reminiscences of fifty further slaves. "During the 1930s the last former slaves were disappearing from the American scene. These men and women were the last living witnesses to slavery in the United States, and this was the final opportunity to learn from them what slavery was really, intimately like. Field workers of the Federal Writers' Project were dispatched to ask them about plantation life, work, punishment, religion, runaways and more." Illustrated with vintage black and white photographs. References, index. Square format. xviii, 167 pp.

Chicago: Research Associates / School Times Publications, (1996). First edition - The author examines the language, religion, music and social organization of the Jamaican people to reveal the strong cultural continuities with Africa and the origins of new cultural forms and political movements, such as Garveyism and Rastafarianism. Alleyne was was a sociolinguist, creolist and dialectologist whose work focused on the creole languages of the Caribbean, so among other things this book explores the correlations between the linguistic picture and other aspects of culture, such as religion. Maps, charts, notes, bibliography, index. 186 pp. ISBN: 0-948390085.

New York: Vintage Books, (1976). First edition - "In this vivid and unique recreation of the American suffrage struggle, five unknown women [Sylvie Thygesen, Jessie Butler, Miriam Allen deFord, Laura Seller, and Ernestine Kettler] from various economic, regional, and various backgrounds reveal, in their own voices, what it was like to be a suffragist six decades ago." Photographs of each woman.Foreword by Kathryn Kish Sklar. Bibliography, chronology. 282 pp. ISBN: 0-394-716426.

New York: Random House, (2000) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A journey across the country by Shannon Lanier, a descendent of Jefferson, and photographer Jane Feldmen, to meet the rest of his family, the descendants - both black and white - of Thomas Jefferson -and in some cases, of Sally Hemings. INSCRIBED on the half title page by the author, Shannon Lanier, and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated throughout with photographs in both color and black and white. Introduction by Lucian K. Truscott IV. Index. Large square format. 144 pp. ISBN: 0-375-805974.

Chicago: Urban Research Institute, (1984, c 1981) dj. Hardcover - A book which presents the African American Chicago community through the personal experiences of Dempsey Travis (a businessman, jazz musician and civil rights activist, as well as author), his family, and his fellow Chicagoans. . . "a comprehensive, intimate story of African Americans in Chicago, starting with John Baptiste Point du Sable, who was the first non-Native American to settle on the mouth of the Chicago River" to current events. Illustrated with many photographs. Sources, index. xix, 379 pp. ISBN: 0-941484009.

New York: New Press, (1994) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes almost forty interviews with those involved in films - from producers and directors to script girls, stunt woman, screenwriters and film editors and even agents - from Hollywood's golden age. They describe the machinations of such moguls like Louis B. Mayer and Darryl Zanuck, the role of nepotism, the informal working environment in those days, and the wide range of people, from craftsmen to con men, employed. Illustrated with photographs. Includes filmographies at the end of each interview. Foreword by Robert Altman. Bibliography, glossary. xxviii, 372 pp. ISBN: 1-565841751.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (1986). Hardcover first edition - Illustrated with photographs. "Alvarez investigates the life histories of pioneer migrants and their offspring, finding a human dimension to migration which centers on the family. Spanish, American, and English exploits paved the way for exchange between Baja and Alta California. Alvarez shows how cultural stability actually increased as migrants settled in new locations, bringing their common values and memories with them." Includes an appendix with the original Spanish field notes, notes, bibliography, index. xv. 213 pp. ISBN: 0-520053470.

San Francisco & New York: Moon Books / Random House, (1976) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Part an account of the author's life - she was born in Yugoslavia in 1934, and with her family fled to Dalmatia during World War II, where they were interned on an Italian-controlled island - and part an oral history of her maternal grandmother (Hofbauer), a Jewish woman of Serbo-Croation heritage, who was 84 when this book was written. INSCRIBED on the front endpaper "Happy Birthday dear Sally and to us all" and signed as Ani, dated in San Francisco in 1978. Only of one 5000 copies. 297 pp. ISBN: 0-394407660.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, (2002) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Women who work as servers in restaurants tell their own stories in their own words, often with humor and insight and candor. Dust jacket praise from Anthony Bourdain, Susan Brownmiller and Barbara Ehrenreich who called this book "a delightful chronicle of waitressing - from the first commercial eating establishments to a contemporary Pizza Hut - as seen through the eyes of its stalwart practitioners.a great pleasure to read, not least because it's a long overdue tribute to some of America's most tireless and least appreciated working women." SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with small photographs, notes. 334 pp. ISBN: 0-520217500.

Port Washington, NY: Port Washington Public Library, 1984. First edition - An oral history of several families in the area - some whose roots go back two hundred years and more, others who came during the Great Migration of the 1920s. Illustrated with vintage photographs. Foreword by Farrell Jones and introduction by the compiler Elly Shodell. 36 pp.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at the Civil Rights era and post Civil Right era and how it affected the children and grandchildren of seven Mississippi law enforcement officers who were captured in an infamous 1962 Life magazine photo portrait in a story on James Meredith's effort to integrate the University of Mississippi. Illustrated with a map and photographs. Bibliographical essay, index. 343 pp. ISBN: 0-375404619.

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: The Viking Press, (1967). Hardcover first edition - Stories told by the peoples who live near the Northern shore of Lake Nyanza - or Lake Victoria. Illustrated with black and white drawings by George Ford. 185 pp.

New York: Norton, (1994) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Based on two years of traveling through the United States, this discusses the concerns of 'ordinary people' about the problems in American society - including the loss of jobs, schools becoming dumping grounds, crime in the streets, race problems, migrant workers, falling through the 'safety net' and others that reflect the dimming of the American dream. Even more relevant now, perhaps, than when it was first published! SIGNED on the title page. Index. 431 pp. ISBN: 0-393-036294.

New York: Random House, (2005) dj. Hardcover first edition - His second book, the stories of people who survived hardships and wound up with a stronger family because of it. Illustrated with photographs. Bibliography. 331 pp. ISBN: 1400062373.

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.

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.

Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, (1988). Hardcover first edition - Twenty stories of life, beliefs and customs of the Nzema tribe of southern Ghana in Western Africa. The Nzema inhabit the forests and lagoons along the Atlantic coast, and Grottanelli was the only anthropologist to live among them - as he did intermittently over a period of more than 30 years. Map, phototgraphs, an appendix on "Witchcraft as an Allegory," notes, glossary, index. xi, 223 pp. ISBN: 0-226310051.

New York: Simon & Schuster, (2006.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Features the stories of ten outstanding ballplayers from the 30's and 40's including Elden Auker, Dom DiMaggio, Warren Spahn, John 'Buck' O'Neil, Johnny Pesky, Bob Feller, Tommy Henrich, Larry Doby, Ralph Kiner, and Monte Irvin. The Baseball Oral History Project, Volume One. Photographs, index. 243 pp. ISBN: 9780743273176.

Toronto: Macmillan Canada, (1992.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Based on the author's interviews with more than 200 instructors, this is the story of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan - "the plan that won the allied air war." In five years, the BCATP turned over 200,000 young men and teenagers into seasoned aircrew. SIGNED on the title page with "All the best" and dated in the year of publication. Sixteen pages of photographs. Notes, sources, index. Map endpapers. viii, 358 pp. ISBN: 0-771591764.

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: Little Brown, (1987.) dj. Hardcover first edition - First person accounts by twenty women who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, with brief introductions to each chapter by Marshall. Bibliography, glossary. viii, 270 pp. ISBN: 0-316547077.