CALL & RESPONSE
by BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi JONES)
[Newark, NJ ]: Toothpaste Press for Bookslinger, 1980. First Edition. Broadside. Minor soiling, light edgewear, a couple of ink strokes in the text. Very Good. A SIGNED broadside (9-1/2" x 13") of this poem printed on the dedication of the author's reading at Walker Art Center. Copy #13 of 85. We also have copy #12 in similar condition.... Read More
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TYPED MANUSCRIPT for the Introduction to HARD FACTS
by BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi JONES)
[1975]. Manuscript. Near Fine. TYPED MANUSCRIPT (5 pages) of the Introduction to his book of poetry HARD FACTS. Baraka has made several alterations and additions in the text including about 50 words in his hand at the bottom of the fourth page: "The year the class struggle in Blk America became clear & open Segregation [?] & the... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT: Naropa Lectures
by BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi JONES)
August 1985. Manuscript. Left margins a little ragged from being torn from a tablet; last page detached from staple. Near Fine. A handwritten ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT titled "Naropa Lectures" by Baraka consisting of 21 pages on both sides of eleven 7-1/4" x 11-3/4" lined sheets stapled in the upper left corner. Baraka's notes for his lectures at Naropa where... Read More
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TYPED MANUSCRIPT of DAGGERS AND JAVELINS: Essays, 1974 - 1979
by BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi JONES)
New York & London: Garland Publishing Inc., 1981. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine. Plain blue wraps with black binder tape spine lettered in white with the text printed on rectos only, 8-1/2" x 11". A collection of essays not officially published until 1984 by William Morrow. We are not sure why Garland never published the book or if... Read More
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SIGNED TYPESCRIPT: MONEY. A Jazz Opera
by BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi JONES)
Newark/Washington, DC, December 1978 - January 1979. Manuscript. A few pages with coffee stains, expected general use. Complete and Very Good. A photocopied ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT by Baraka consisting of 135 loose pages, many of them with pencil or ink markings and annotations, housed in an orange paper folder with "MONEY/orig)" in Baraka's hand on the front cover. The... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT: Craft & Black Writer
by BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi JONES)
1970s. Manuscript. Right margins a little ragged. Very Good. A handwritten ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT by Baraka consisting of two 8-1/2" x 11" sheets of Paschal's Motor Hotel letterhead, written on rectos only, consisting of advice for African-American writers. Some of his observations: "Difficult for any writer to get below surface to go beyond ready mades + cliches (of form... Read More
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TYPED MANUSCRIPT SIGNED: The Descent of Charlie Fuller into Pulitzer Land
by BARAKA, Amiri (LeRoi JONES)
[23 July 1982]. Manuscript. Near Fine. TYPED MANUSCRIPT (12 pages) of a critical article on Charles Fuller, concentrating on his Pulitzer Prize-winning play A SOLDIER'S STORY which debuted in 1982, as well as the current nature of Black Theater. Although the play enjoyed a long run, Fuller said it never played on Broadway because he refused to drop... Read More
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WRITER BY TRADE. A PORTRAIT OF ARNOLD BENNETT
by BARKER, Dudley
New York: Atheneum, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a close to Fine dustwrapper. Bookseller's ticket on the rear pastedown and on the front pastedown the small Fountain Lawn Library bookplate of coal baron La Fayette Butler, many of whose books were left untouched from the time of their purchase by him until their sale in the summer... Read More
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COLLECTED POEMS 1930 - 1955
by BARKER, George
London: Faber and Faber, (1957). First Edition. Softcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the endpaper: "for Bill Meredith/Summer 1959/George Barker."
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SACRED AND SECULAR ELEGIES
by BARKER, George
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1943. First Edition. Softcover. Some rubbing along the spine with slight loss. Very Good. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the verso of the half-title page: "To Bill Meredith/at Sugar Loaf -- no, Bread Loaf/August 1959 from/George Barker."
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by BARNUM, P. T
Louisville, KY, 3 February 1870. Letter. Normal creases from folding; some bleedthrough of ink. Near Fine. A 2-page letter on the front and verso of a 5-1/8" x 8" sheet of blindstamped Galt House letterhead addressed to Mr. Grinnell and SIGNED as "P. T. Barnum." In full: "I enclose a letter from Congressman Kellogg according to my agreement... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by BARNUM, P. T
Bridgeport, CT, 29 August 1890. Letter. Normal creases from folding; some bleedthrough of ink. Near Fine. A 2-page letter on two 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" sheets of Barnum's Marina letterhead addressed to Mrs. [Alice Graham] Lanigan and SIGNED as "P. T. Barnum." Barnum discusses a sketch being written by Mrs. Barnum and an unnamed neighbor (who might possibly be... Read More
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STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS; OR, FORTY YEARS' RECOLLECTIONS OF P. T. BARNUM. Written by Himself
by BARNUM, P. T
Buffalo, NY: Warren, Johnson & Co, 1874. Author's Edition. Hardcover. Contents clean; minor rubbing and wear to binding. Very Good. One of several editions of one of the most famous American autobiographies by one of the world's most sensational entrepreneurs. This copy bound in contemporary half leather with matching corners and marbled boards with a gilt-lettered morocco spine... Read More
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STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS; OR, SIXTY YEARS' RECOLLECTIONS
by BARNUM, P. T
Buffalo: Courier Company, 1878. Hardcover. Minor fraying to spine tips and corners. Very Good. Original cloth; 324 pages. Illustrated with engravings. One of several editions of one of the most famous American autobiographies by one of the world's most sensational entrepreneurs. This edition has a new introduction and preface by Barnum. A compliments slip with Barnum's printed signature... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by BARNUM, P. T
Bridgeport, CT, 30 January 1877. Letter. Scattered toning and soiling, small tear to top, a couple partial fold separations. Very Good. A two-page letter on the front and verso of a 5-1/8" x 8" sheet with a blue ink stamp of Barnum addressed to an unknown recipient regarding employment and SIGNED as "P. T. Barnum." In part: "You... Read More
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BARNUM OR THE OPENING OF THE OYSTER
by BARNUM, P. T
Danbury, CT, 1889. First Edition. Wraps. About Fine. Scarce miniature book (1-3/4" x 2-1/4") in printed and stapled light blue wraps with an illustration on the rear cover; 16 pages plus covers. Illustrated with several cartoonish vignettes.
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SOUTHERN NIGHTS: Epigraphs; From JOE; Cold Black Peas; Birth of a Baby, So Lovely; Swiss Time; From THURBERAMA; Lost Homes; and Sugarhouse
by BARRAX, Gerald; BROWN, Larry; EDGERTON, Clyde; GIBBONS, Kay; GREEN, Jaki Shelton; NAUMOFF, Lawrence; PRICE, Reynolds; and SIMPSON, Bland
Chapel Hill, NC: The Mud Puppy Press, (1988). First Edition. Wraps. Fine. Complete set of eight limited edition chapbooks in printed color wraps, with original printed paper wraparound band. Of a total edition of 126, these are one of 26 lettered copies. Each chapbook is lettered "E" and SIGNED by its author. While individual numbered copies of these... Read More
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MISCELLANIES
by BARRINGTON, Daines
London: J. Nichols, 1781. First Edition. Hardcover. Occasional foxing, heavy to a handful of pages; a few pencil notes to text. Near Fine. Quarto (8-1/4" x 10-3/4") in contemporary polished calf (rebacked, preserving original spine and labels). A curious and compelling collection illustrated with 2 maps, 2 portraits, and 5 tables. Includes "Journal of a Voyage in 1775... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by BARRIE, J. M
22 December 1915. Letter. Faint crease from folding. Fine. One-page handwritten letter to James A. H. Catton on 5-1/2" x 7-1/8" Adelphi Terrace House stationery SIGNED "J. M. Barrie." In full: "Thank you for your letter and all heartily good wishes for your book of reminiscences which ought to be very interesting, but I have had to give... Read More
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CHIMERA
by BARTH, John
New York: Random House, (1972). First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in acetate dustwrapper and slipcase, as issued. Copy #244 of 300 numbered and SIGNED copies of this winner of the National Book Award. Walter Shirley's copy with his bookplate tipped to a front blank.
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CATALOGUE OF EARLY BOOKS ON MUSIC (Before 1800) Supplement (Books Acquired by the Library 1913-1942) With a List of Books on Music in Chinese and Japanese
by BARTLETT, Hazel
Washington DC: (United States Government Printing Office), 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner name on front endpaper. Near Fine, issued without dustwrapper. Red cloth; iv, 143 pages. Includes the catalogue, index to authors of works issued anonymously, books on East Asiatic music (Chinese and Japanese), and a list of books from the Dayton C. Miller Collection.
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FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS: BEING AN ATTEMPT TO TRACE TO THEIR SOURCE PASSAGES AND PHRASES IN COMMON USE
by BARTLETT, John
Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1878. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Armorial bookplate on the front pastedown. Front endpaper detached; hinges cracked. Slight fraying to the spine head. Good. Original cloth. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front blank to a noted abolitionist: "Mrs. Maria W. Chapman/with the respects of/John Bartlett/1878." With Chapman's early pencil signature using her... Read More
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CANADIAN SCENERY ILLUSTRATED
by [BARTLETT, W. H.] WILLIS, N. P
London: George Virtue, 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Light to heavy foxing throughout, mostly marginal, with some plates completely clean and others heavily foxed, most with just a spot or two of marginal foxing. The front cover of the first volume is detached with much of the spine lacking; the second volume's binding is fine. Overall a Good, solid set.... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS)
by BARTON, Clara
Glen Echo, MD, 4 February 1906. Letter. Faint creases from mailing. Fine with excellent content. A four-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED on both sides of a 10-5/8" x 6-3/4" sheet of light blue paper from the 85 year-old founder of the American Red Cross to her friend and supporter Roscoe [Green Wells], who held various positions in the National... Read More
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED (ALS): "This fratricide war not only opens coffers which never oped before but hearts as well, --dark shadows lie upon the hearthstones"
by BARTON, Clara
Washington DC, 9 March 1863. Letter. Partially repaired nearly complete separation along the hinge. Writing dark and clear. Near Fine with excellent content. A scarce Civil War-era four-page AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED twice on both sides of a 10" x 16" sheet folded in half from the founder of the American Red Cross to a Mrs. Thomas in Pennsylvania.... Read More
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