Black History Month 2024

Combines authentic archival newsreel footage of Harlem in the 1920s with scripted scenes to produce a non-linear impressionistic storyline celebrating black gay identity and desire during the artistic and cultural period known as the Harlem Renaissance in New York. $45.

SIGNED exploration of whaling as the first American industry to exhibit diversity and ignore skin color in favor of whale hunting prowess. $30.

SIGNED FIRST EDITION in Near Fine Condition. $1000.

SIGNED history of the movement by the widow of the dynamic and beloved civil rights leader, offering an inside look at Dr. King, his sermons and speeches, her relationship to him, their children and family life, and more. $ 150.

Biography of the pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music, a standout figure of the Harlem renaissance, and co-creator of Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals written and directed by African Americans. $75.

SIGNED family crime saga from the author of The Underground Railroad. $75.

Detailed history of African Americans in early baseball, first published in 1907 and illustrated with contemporary photos; preserves the stories and feats of players who were short only on Major League opportunity, not talent. $50.

Out-of-print study of the relationship between slavery and Christianity in North America. $100.

Comprehensive and richly illustrated reference work. $50.

A story about dramatic upheaval in Wakanda and the Black Panther's struggle to do right by his people as their ruler; the collectible cover is a tribute to Jay-Z's 2003 record The Black Album. $75.

SIGNED autobiography interspersed with musings on acting by the iconic Star Wars actor, here in a collectible Easton Press edition. $125.

Groundbreaking collection of sociological essays on race, some of which had been published earlier in The Atlantic Monthly. $1500.

Volume 3 of Fleischer's "Black Dynamite" series, chronicling the history of African American pugilists. $50.

The history of black film in the USA, often overlooked or dismissed. $35.

SIGNED FIRST EDITION of the second book in the Parable series. $1000.

FIRST EDITION of this first collection of the “Simple” short stories written about the everyday lives of Harlemites. $150.