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	AARDEMA, VERNA (ILLUSTRATED BY MARC BROWN.) OH KOJO! HOW COULD YOU! An Ashanti Tale. New York: Dutton, (1984.) First printing. The story of how a magic young boy finally gets the better of the trickster Anansi (with the help of a cat), after being fooled not once, not twice, but three times. Adapted from the Wa of Na by Aardema and colorfully illustrated by Marc Brown. Large format, unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall good condition in glossy illustrated boards in a near fine unmarked dustjacket (dj price-clipped, tape reinforcement to front hinge.) ISBN: 0-803700067 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 37825 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	ABDUL, RAOUL, EDITOR. THE MAGIC OF BLACK POETRY. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1972. First printing. An anthology of poems from Africa and the US, compiled for young readers and with commentaries by Abdul. Illustrated by Dane Burr. Ex-library with markings and significant reading wear, but in a good dj. ISBN: 0-396-065139 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 18138 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	AMBROSE, AMANDA, EDITOR MY NAME IS BLACK: An Anthology of Black Poets New York: Scholastic, 1974. First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition. Illustrated with photographs by Chester Higgins, Jr - the poems include some from slavery, others from Africa and selections from many poets, ranging from Dunbar and Hughes to Ted Joans, Audre Lorde, Mari Evans, Bob Kaufman and Jean Toomer. Also included is a selection of student poems, and among these young poets is Vanessa Howard. Near fine in illustrated red and green wrappers - some slight wear to the covers, and the inevitable toning of the pages. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 10525 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BANNERMAN, HELEN. HISTOIRE DU PETIT NEGRE SAMBO (LITTLE BLACK SAMBO.) New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1921. First printing of this translation. An appealing small volume, measuring just 5 5/8 i by 4 1/8 inches with the orginal illustrations of this classic and rather controversial children's story. Preface from the translator describing this as the story that Bannerman's daughters much preferred of all the stories she made up. Translated by Madeleine Bleriot Johnson. Very good- in red cloth with a pasted on illustration on the front cover. A little spotting to the front cover, a few pages are somewhat loose, but still attached. A nice copy of an uncommon book. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 \| £UK 90.25 \| JP¥ 13239] Book number: 22023 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BENNETT, LERONE JR. PIONEERS IN PROTEST. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Co., 1969. 2nd printing. A collection of 17 biographies from Crispus Attucks to Du Bois, and including lesser known protestors like John Russworm, David Walker and William Monroe Trotter. While the emphasis is on African Americans, white abolitionists like Garrison and Thaddeus Stevens are also included. Written for young adults. Illustrated. Index, 267 pages. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a bright & fine dj. ISBN: 0-87485-0266 USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 18093 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BERRY, JAMES (RETOLD BY); LLUSTRATED BY ANN GRIFALCONI. DON'T LEAVE AN ELEPHANT TO GO AND CHASE A BIRD. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1996.) First printing. Folk tale from Ghana, originally collected back in 1930 and retold in the style of Jamaican folktales - an Anancy Spiderman (Anansi) story, with illustrations based on African woodcuts and fabrics by Ann Grifalconi. Large oblong format, unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dj. ISBN: 0-689804644 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 42463 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BERRY, JAMES THE FUTURE-TELLING LADY AND OTHER STORIES New York: HarperCollins, 1991. First US edition. Collection of six short stories for young readers, set in Jamaica. F/F (remainder dot). USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 3134 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BERRY, JAMES THE FUTURE-TELLING LADY AND OTHER STORIES New York: HarperCollins, 1991. First US edition. Collection of six short stories for young readers, set in Jamaica. F/F. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 4924 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BONTEMPS, ARNA AND HUGHES, LANGSTON. THE PASTEBOARD BANDIT. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. First printing. A delightful children's story of the meeting of 2 cultures originally written by Bontemps and Hughes in 1935, and never before published. Includes an introduction by Alex Bontemps and an afterword by Cheryl A. Wall. Brightly illustrated by Peggy Turley with full-color, full-page paintings and smaller black and white drawings. Very near fine in a like dj (an unread copy, but some signs of handling.) ISBN: 0-19-5114760 USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 11552 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BONTEMPS, ARNA AND HUGHES, LANGSTON. THE PASTEBOARD BANDIT. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. First printing. A delightful children's story of the meeting of 2 cultures originally written by Bontemps and Hughes in 1935, and never before published. Includes an introduction by Alex Bontemps and an afterword by Cheryl A. Wall. Brightly illustrated by Peggy Turley with full-color, full-page paintings and smaller black and white drawings. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) ISBN: 0-19-5114760 USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 17438 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BRYAN, ASHLEY (SELECTED AND ILLUSTRATED BY) ALL NIGHT, ALL DAY: A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals New York: Atheneum, 1991. First printing. A selection of 20 spirituals with musical arrangements by David Manning Thomas (piano accompaniment and indicated guitar chords.) Interspersed between the songs are double page full-color illustrations by Bryan. A beautiful book. F/F. USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2471] Book number: 9827 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BRYAN, ASHLEY. I'M GOING TO SING: Black American Spirituals, Volume Two. New York: Atheneum, 1982. First printing. The words and music to several spirituals - including When the Saints, Motherless Child, Rise Up Shepherd and Follow, Many Thousand Gone, and others - selected and with an introduction and illustrated with woodcuts by Bryan. Oblong format. x, 53 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dj (spine label.). ISBN: 0-689-704852 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 45260 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BRYAN, ASHLEY. LION AND THE OSTRICH CHICKS and Other African Folk Tales. New York: Atheneum, 1986. First edition. INSCRIBED To Lauren, all good wishes, love. Four tales retold and illustrated by Ashley Bryan. Some color illustrations, mostly black-and-white. Stories feature Spider Ananse, Mongoose, and Lion, among others. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. (1 short closed tear in dj.) ISBN: 0-68931311X USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 5378 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BRYAN, ASHLEY. WALK TOGETHER CHILDREN: Black American Spirituals. New York: Atheneum, 1977. Later printing. The words and music to several spirituals - including Deep River, Walk Together Children, Go Tell it on the Mountain, Jacob's Ladder, and others - selected and illustrated with woodcuts by Bryan. Oblong format. 53 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dj (spine label.). ISBN: 0-689-704852 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 44868 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	CHILDRESS, ALICE. RAINBOW JORDAN. New York: Coward-McCann, 1981. First printing. Young adult novel by this African American writer, actress and director, the story of a 14 year old girl in New York City, often abandoned by her young mother, struggling to deal with living in a foster home, growing up, poverty and learning about what love is. Wraparound dustjacket art by Jerry Pinckney. Ex-library with usual stamps. but overall tight and clean in a very near fine dj. ISBN: 0-698-205316 USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 12776 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	CLIFTON, LUCILLE EVERETT ANDERSON'S 1-2-3 New York: Henry Holt, 1992. First thus. A reissue of this children's story by this noted African American poet (originally published in 1977.) Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi. SIGNED on the title page with joy and dated 9/94. Fine in a near fine dustjacket. (some staining to the soft white dj.) USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 7015 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	CLIFTON, LUCILLE (ILLUSTRATIONS BY EVALINE NESS) EVERETT ANDERSON'S CHRISTMAS COMING New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1971.) First printing. Illustrated in three color drawings by Ness. Oblong format. Unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings and missing front endpaper, but overall good condition in a very good unmarked dust jacket. ISBN: 0-03-0802199 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 42801 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	COLES, ROBERT (ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE FORD.) THE STORY OF RUBY BRIDGES. New York: Scholastic, (1990.) 2nd printing. The moving story of a 6 year old black girl who became the first to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. 'Ruby Bridges was born in a small cabin near Tylerton, Mississippi. - We were very poor, very poor, - Ruby said. - My daddy worked picking crops. We just barely got by. There were times when we didn't have much to eat.' . Illustrated in full color by George Ford. Large format, unpaginated. Laid in is a photocopy of a newspaper article about Robert Cole, in which he recounts how Ruby Bridges changed his life. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-590-578214 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 43828 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	DAHL, MARY FREE SOULS Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1969. First printing. A fictionalized account for young adults of the Amistad case. The illustrations are taken from contemporary documents. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 23467 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	EDELMAN, MARIAN WRIGHT (ILLUSTRATED BYADRIENNE YORICKS.) STAND FOR CHILDREN. New York: Hyperion, (1998.) 3rd printing. A version of the speech given by Mrs. Edelman in 1996 as founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, with its message of hope, faith and inclusion. Illustrated byAdrienne Yoricks with multilayered quilts of fabrics and photographs - a book which reflects the diversity, joy, and energy of our nation's children. Large format, bound in glossy illustrated covers, unpaginated. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. ISBN: 0-7868-03657 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 36845 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	EDELMAN, MARIAN WRIGHT (ILLUSTRATED BYADRIENNE YORICKS.) STAND FOR CHILDREN. New York: Hyperion, (1998.) First printing. A version of the speech given by Mrs. Edelman in 1996 as founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, with its message of hope, faith and inclusion. Illustrated byAdrienne Yoricks with multilayered quilts of fabrics and photographs - a book which reflects the diversity, joy, and energy of our nation's children. Large format, bound in glossy illustrated covers, unpaginated. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-7868-03657 USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 38901 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	FLAKE, SHARON G. WHO AM I WITHOUT HIM? Short Stories about Girls and Boys in Their Lives. New York: Hyperion - Jump at the Sun,. (2004.) Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A collection of 10 stories focusing on the problems of young people, by this Coretta Scott King award winning author. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 29207 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	(ROBINSON, AMINAH BRENDA LYNN, ILLUSTRATOR) FOX, MEM SOPHIE. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994.) First printing. Simple - and universal - story of the continuing love between Sophie and her grandfather, as they both grow older, by Australian writer Mem Fox, based on her memories of her own grandfather. Vividly illustrated with acrilycs, dyes and house pains by African American artist Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (who was inspired by memories of her father in creating the illustrations). Large format, unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dust jacket. ISBN: 0-152771603 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 42464 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	GIOVANNI, NIKKI (ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES BIBLE.) SPIN A SOFT BLACK SONG New York: Hill & Wang, 1971. 3rd printing. Poems for and about children, mostly written in the children's own voices. Illustrated with duo-tone drawings by Charles Bible. Wonderful photograph of a young pensive Giovanni by Chester Higgins on back cover of dustjacket. Large square format, unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall good condition in a dustjacket with some edgewear, tape markings, but still attractive. ISBN: 0-8090-87952 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 33334 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	GIOVANNI, NIKKI (ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE MARTINS.) SPIN A SOFT BLACK SONG New York: Hill & Wang / Sunburst, (1985). First thus - Revised Edition with new illustrations. Poems for and about children, mostly written in the children's own voices. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a fine, unmarked dust jacket. ISBN: 0-809087960 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 41769 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).

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	AARDEMA, VERNA (ILLUSTRATED BY MARC BROWN.) OH KOJO! HOW COULD YOU! An Ashanti Tale. New York: Dutton, (1984.) First printing. The story of how a magic young boy finally gets the better of the trickster Anansi (with the help of a cat), after being fooled not once, not twice, but three times. Adapted from the Wa of Na by Aardema and colorfully illustrated by Marc Brown. Large format, unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall good condition in glossy illustrated boards in a near fine unmarked dustjacket (dj price-clipped, tape reinforcement to front hinge.) ISBN: 0-803700067 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 37825 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	ABDUL, RAOUL, EDITOR. THE MAGIC OF BLACK POETRY. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1972. First printing. An anthology of poems from Africa and the US, compiled for young readers and with commentaries by Abdul. Illustrated by Dane Burr. Ex-library with markings and significant reading wear, but in a good dj. ISBN: 0-396-065139 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 18138 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	AMBROSE, AMANDA, EDITOR MY NAME IS BLACK: An Anthology of Black Poets New York: Scholastic, 1974. First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition. Illustrated with photographs by Chester Higgins, Jr - the poems include some from slavery, others from Africa and selections from many poets, ranging from Dunbar and Hughes to Ted Joans, Audre Lorde, Mari Evans, Bob Kaufman and Jean Toomer. Also included is a selection of student poems, and among these young poets is Vanessa Howard. Near fine in illustrated red and green wrappers - some slight wear to the covers, and the inevitable toning of the pages. USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 10525 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BANNERMAN, HELEN. HISTOIRE DU PETIT NEGRE SAMBO (LITTLE BLACK SAMBO.) New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1921. First printing of this translation. An appealing small volume, measuring just 5 5/8 i by 4 1/8 inches with the orginal illustrations of this classic and rather controversial children's story. Preface from the translator describing this as the story that Bannerman's daughters much preferred of all the stories she made up. Translated by Madeleine Bleriot Johnson. Very good- in red cloth with a pasted on illustration on the front cover. A little spotting to the front cover, a few pages are somewhat loose, but still attached. A nice copy of an uncommon book. USD 150.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.25 \| £UK 90.25 \| JP¥ 13239] Book number: 22023 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BENNETT, LERONE JR. PIONEERS IN PROTEST. Chicago: Johnson Publishing Co., 1969. 2nd printing. A collection of 17 biographies from Crispus Attucks to Du Bois, and including lesser known protestors like John Russworm, David Walker and William Monroe Trotter. While the emphasis is on African Americans, white abolitionists like Garrison and Thaddeus Stevens are also included. Written for young adults. Illustrated. Index, 267 pages. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a bright & fine dj. ISBN: 0-87485-0266 USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 18093 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BERRY, JAMES (RETOLD BY); LLUSTRATED BY ANN GRIFALCONI. DON'T LEAVE AN ELEPHANT TO GO AND CHASE A BIRD. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1996.) First printing. Folk tale from Ghana, originally collected back in 1930 and retold in the style of Jamaican folktales - an Anancy Spiderman (Anansi) story, with illustrations based on African woodcuts and fabrics by Ann Grifalconi. Large oblong format, unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dj. ISBN: 0-689804644 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 42463 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BERRY, JAMES THE FUTURE-TELLING LADY AND OTHER STORIES New York: HarperCollins, 1991. First US edition. Collection of six short stories for young readers, set in Jamaica. F/F (remainder dot). USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 3134 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BERRY, JAMES THE FUTURE-TELLING LADY AND OTHER STORIES New York: HarperCollins, 1991. First US edition. Collection of six short stories for young readers, set in Jamaica. F/F. USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 4924 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BONTEMPS, ARNA AND HUGHES, LANGSTON. THE PASTEBOARD BANDIT. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. First printing. A delightful children's story of the meeting of 2 cultures originally written by Bontemps and Hughes in 1935, and never before published. Includes an introduction by Alex Bontemps and an afterword by Cheryl A. Wall. Brightly illustrated by Peggy Turley with full-color, full-page paintings and smaller black and white drawings. Very near fine in a like dj (an unread copy, but some signs of handling.) ISBN: 0-19-5114760 USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 11552 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BONTEMPS, ARNA AND HUGHES, LANGSTON. THE PASTEBOARD BANDIT. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. First printing. A delightful children's story of the meeting of 2 cultures originally written by Bontemps and Hughes in 1935, and never before published. Includes an introduction by Alex Bontemps and an afterword by Cheryl A. Wall. Brightly illustrated by Peggy Turley with full-color, full-page paintings and smaller black and white drawings. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) ISBN: 0-19-5114760 USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 \| £UK 12.25 \| JP¥ 1765] Book number: 17438 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BRYAN, ASHLEY (SELECTED AND ILLUSTRATED BY) ALL NIGHT, ALL DAY: A Child's First Book of African-American Spirituals New York: Atheneum, 1991. First printing. A selection of 20 spirituals with musical arrangements by David Manning Thomas (piano accompaniment and indicated guitar chords.) Interspersed between the songs are double page full-color illustrations by Bryan. A beautiful book. F/F. USD 28.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 \| £UK 17 \| JP¥ 2471] Book number: 9827 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BRYAN, ASHLEY. I'M GOING TO SING: Black American Spirituals, Volume Two. New York: Atheneum, 1982. First printing. The words and music to several spirituals - including When the Saints, Motherless Child, Rise Up Shepherd and Follow, Many Thousand Gone, and others - selected and with an introduction and illustrated with woodcuts by Bryan. Oblong format. x, 53 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dj (spine label.). ISBN: 0-689-704852 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 45260 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BRYAN, ASHLEY. LION AND THE OSTRICH CHICKS and Other African Folk Tales. New York: Atheneum, 1986. First edition. INSCRIBED To Lauren, all good wishes, love. Four tales retold and illustrated by Ashley Bryan. Some color illustrations, mostly black-and-white. Stories feature Spider Ananse, Mongoose, and Lion, among others. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. (1 short closed tear in dj.) ISBN: 0-68931311X USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 \| £UK 18.25 \| JP¥ 2648] Book number: 5378 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	BRYAN, ASHLEY. WALK TOGETHER CHILDREN: Black American Spirituals. New York: Atheneum, 1977. Later printing. The words and music to several spirituals - including Deep River, Walk Together Children, Go Tell it on the Mountain, Jacob's Ladder, and others - selected and illustrated with woodcuts by Bryan. Oblong format. 53 pp. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dj (spine label.). ISBN: 0-689-704852 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 44868 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	CHILDRESS, ALICE. RAINBOW JORDAN. New York: Coward-McCann, 1981. First printing. Young adult novel by this African American writer, actress and director, the story of a 14 year old girl in New York City, often abandoned by her young mother, struggling to deal with living in a foster home, growing up, poverty and learning about what love is. Wraparound dustjacket art by Jerry Pinckney. Ex-library with usual stamps. but overall tight and clean in a very near fine dj. ISBN: 0-698-205316 USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 12776 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	CLIFTON, LUCILLE EVERETT ANDERSON'S 1-2-3 New York: Henry Holt, 1992. First thus. A reissue of this children's story by this noted African American poet (originally published in 1977.) Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi. SIGNED on the title page with joy and dated 9/94. Fine in a near fine dustjacket. (some staining to the soft white dj.) USD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 16.75 \| £UK 15.25 \| JP¥ 2206] Book number: 7015 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	CLIFTON, LUCILLE (ILLUSTRATIONS BY EVALINE NESS) EVERETT ANDERSON'S CHRISTMAS COMING New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1971.) First printing. Illustrated in three color drawings by Ness. Oblong format. Unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings and missing front endpaper, but overall good condition in a very good unmarked dust jacket. ISBN: 0-03-0802199 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 42801 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	COLES, ROBERT (ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE FORD.) THE STORY OF RUBY BRIDGES. New York: Scholastic, (1990.) 2nd printing. The moving story of a 6 year old black girl who became the first to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. 'Ruby Bridges was born in a small cabin near Tylerton, Mississippi. - We were very poor, very poor, - Ruby said. - My daddy worked picking crops. We just barely got by. There were times when we didn't have much to eat.' . Illustrated in full color by George Ford. Large format, unpaginated. Laid in is a photocopy of a newspaper article about Robert Cole, in which he recounts how Ruby Bridges changed his life. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-590-578214 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 43828 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	DAHL, MARY FREE SOULS Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1969. First printing. A fictionalized account for young adults of the Amistad case. The illustrations are taken from contemporary documents. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Uncommon in this condition. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 \| £UK 21.25 \| JP¥ 3089] Book number: 23467 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	EDELMAN, MARIAN WRIGHT (ILLUSTRATED BYADRIENNE YORICKS.) STAND FOR CHILDREN. New York: Hyperion, (1998.) 3rd printing. A version of the speech given by Mrs. Edelman in 1996 as founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, with its message of hope, faith and inclusion. Illustrated byAdrienne Yoricks with multilayered quilts of fabrics and photographs - a book which reflects the diversity, joy, and energy of our nation's children. Large format, bound in glossy illustrated covers, unpaginated. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. ISBN: 0-7868-03657 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 36845 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	EDELMAN, MARIAN WRIGHT (ILLUSTRATED BYADRIENNE YORICKS.) STAND FOR CHILDREN. New York: Hyperion, (1998.) First printing. A version of the speech given by Mrs. Edelman in 1996 as founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, with its message of hope, faith and inclusion. Illustrated byAdrienne Yoricks with multilayered quilts of fabrics and photographs - a book which reflects the diversity, joy, and energy of our nation's children. Large format, bound in glossy illustrated covers, unpaginated. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-7868-03657 USD 18.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.25 \| £UK 11 \| JP¥ 1589] Book number: 38901 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	FLAKE, SHARON G. WHO AM I WITHOUT HIM? Short Stories about Girls and Boys in Their Lives. New York: Hyperion - Jump at the Sun,. (2004.) Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. ) A collection of 10 stories focusing on the problems of young people, by this Coretta Scott King award winning author. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 \| £UK 9.75 \| JP¥ 1412] Book number: 29207 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	(ROBINSON, AMINAH BRENDA LYNN, ILLUSTRATOR) FOX, MEM SOPHIE. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1994.) First printing. Simple - and universal - story of the continuing love between Sophie and her grandfather, as they both grow older, by Australian writer Mem Fox, based on her memories of her own grandfather. Vividly illustrated with acrilycs, dyes and house pains by African American artist Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson (who was inspired by memories of her father in creating the illustrations). Large format, unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a near fine unmarked dust jacket. ISBN: 0-152771603 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 \| £UK 6.25 \| JP¥ 883] Book number: 42464 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	GIOVANNI, NIKKI (ILLUSTRATED BY CHARLES BIBLE.) SPIN A SOFT BLACK SONG New York: Hill & Wang, 1971. 3rd printing. Poems for and about children, mostly written in the children's own voices. Illustrated with duo-tone drawings by Charles Bible. Wonderful photograph of a young pensive Giovanni by Chester Higgins on back cover of dustjacket. Large square format, unpaginated. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall good condition in a dustjacket with some edgewear, tape markings, but still attractive. ISBN: 0-8090-87952 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 \| £UK 9.25 \| JP¥ 1324] Book number: 33334 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).
	GIOVANNI, NIKKI (ILLUSTRATED BY GEORGE MARTINS.) SPIN A SOFT BLACK SONG New York: Hill & Wang / Sunburst, (1985). First thus - Revised Edition with new illustrations. Poems for and about children, mostly written in the children's own voices. Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a fine, unmarked dust jacket. ISBN: 0-809087960 USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 \| £UK 7.25 \| JP¥ 1059] Book number: 41769 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams).