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| [BROWNE, MARTHA GRIFFITH] [MATTIE GRIFFITH] AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FEMALE SLAVE New York City, J. S. Redfield 1857, 1st edition, hb. Bound in original brown cloth with gilt spine lettering. Small 8vo, pp. 401, ads. Bds. heavily worn & bumped, with noticeable soiling. Rear hinge cracked, binding a bit sprung, ffep removed; still a good copy. Â ¶ Martha Griffith Browne (also known as Mattie Griffith) was a white woman who, prior to her conversion to abolitionism, had owned slaves. She wrote sketches and poems for "The National Anti-Slavery Standard", before writing this fictionalized slave narrative in 1856. "Autobiography of a Female Slave" is one of several noteworthy antebellum novels about slavery that were written by abolitionist authors. In some cases these novels reflected the storytelling style and conventions of the slave narrative so convincingly that they were mistaken for actual autobiographies of former slaves. The effectiveness of these novels in representing slavery, and the point of view of slaves, made them useful weapons in the antislavery struggle. (See: "Documenting the American South. North American Slave Narratives", University of North Carolina [Chapel Hill] - available online; also "Black Slave Narratives", John F. Bayliss (ed.) Macmillan, 1970). The title has recently been reprinted a number of times. Although the copyright page shows the date of 1856, when the novel was written, it was not published until 1857. This is the first edition, and a very scarce title, in its original, unsophisticated, binding. USD 1950.00 [Appr.: EURO 1293 | £UK 1176.5 | JP¥ 167689] Book number: 030468 Click here to order or inquire at Greenfield Books. | ||
| X, MALCOLM MALCOLM X THE LAST SPEECHES New York, Pathfinder 1989, 1st thus, Pb. Ill.: B&w photos. Sl stained on rear cover, corners sl curled, else vg. Trade pb, 8vo, 189 pp. Six speeches and interviews from towards the end his life. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 860] Book number: 009455 Click here to order or inquire at Greenfield Books. | ||
| DU BOIS, W. E. BURGHARDT BLACK RECONSTRUCTION New York City, Russell & Russell 1935, hb cloth. . Thick 8vo, pp. 746. Light shelf wear; else vg/nf condition in lightly soiled and worn, price-clipped, otherwise good plus dust jacket. USD 32.50 [Appr.: EURO 21.75 | £UK 19.75 | JP¥ 2795] Book number: 038034 Click here to order or inquire at Greenfield Books. | ||
| BROWN, WILLIAM WELLS CLOTEL, or, The President's Daughter New York City, Arno Press & The NY Times 1969, wrappers. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations. Card covers show edge wear & light scuffing; else vg condition. 8vo, pp. xxii, 245. With a sketch of the author's life, and with a new Preface by Jean Fagan Yellin. Â ¶ A facsimile edition of the first novel published in America by a black man, published the year following (1853) the first appearance of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". This is the earliest version of Clotel. This publication is a title in the series "The American Negro: His History and Literature." USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 030517 Click here to order or inquire at Greenfield Books. | ||
| DRIMMER, MELVIN (ED.) BLACK HISTORY A Reappraisal Garden City, NY, Doubleday 1968, 1st edition, Hb. vg in sunned, mod. soiled, g+ dj. 8vo, 553 pp. Interpretations of Black history since the civil liberties movement. USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1720] Book number: 019804 Click here to order or inquire at Greenfield Books. | ||
| FURNAS, J. C. GOODBYE TO UNCLE TOM New York, William Sloane Assoc. 1956, Book club, Hb. Ill.: B&w photos and illustrations. BOMC, spine cocked, sl bumping, about g+ in water stnd, worn dj. 8vo, fair dj, 435 pp. An analysis of the myths pertaining to the American Negro, from their origins to the misconceptions of today. USD 7.50 [Appr.: EURO 5 | £UK 4.75 | JP¥ 645] Book number: 014655 Click here to order or inquire at Greenfield Books. | ||
| LATHAN, E. LEMAY THE BLACK MAN'S GUIDE TO WORKING IN A WHITE MAN'S WORLD Santa Monica, CA, General Publishing Co. 1997, 1st edition, Hb. Vg+/vg+; minor bumping to spine ends. 8vo, 144 pp. An us-and-them approach to mastering The Game, and developing a successful career and family life in Black vs. White America. USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 860] Book number: 021303 Click here to order or inquire at Greenfield Books. | ||
| MURARI, TIMERI GOIN' HOME New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons 1980, Ed. not stated, Hb. Corners & edges bumped, some shelf wear, ink stamp on ffep, vg-. 8vo, g to vg dj, 192 pp. A Black family's search for dignity within the American dream, and its return to its Southern roots. USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1290] Book number: 020817 Click here to order or inquire at Greenfield Books. | ||
| SINNETTE, ELINOR DES VERNEY, W. PAUL COATES AND THOMAS C. BATTLE BLACK BIBLIOPHILES AND COLLECTORS Preservers of Black History Washington, DC, Howard University Press 1990, 1st edition, hb cloth. Ill.: black-and-white photographs. Bds. sl. scuffed; else vg/nf in chipped, creased, o/w good dj. Royal 8vo, pp. xix, 236. ISBN 0882580310 USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.25 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3010] Book number: 030498 Click here to order or inquire at Greenfield Books. | ||
| WILLIAMS, GREGORY HOWARD LIFE ON THE COLOR LINE New York, Dutton 1995, Uncorr. proof, Pb. Slightly soiled on front, miniscule bumping to edges, nf. 8vo pp. 288 The true story of a white boy who discovered he was black USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 860] Book number: 005489 Click here to order or inquire at Greenfield Books. |
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