$125 USDLittle Black Sambo/The Tale of Topsy Book Dated 1908-Rare
Books:Americana:Little Black Sambo & The Tale Of Topsy-dated ...
This is a very hard to find book with both Little Black Sambo and The Tale of Topsy together. It is dated 1908. It is not without issues, though. It is missing both covers. The rest of the book is all there. It does have tears and stains but is in ...Buying For You ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$29 USD Offers ConsideredSALE The Great White Hope by Howard Sackler. 1st Edition! Jack Johnson, 1st Black Heavyweight ...
Books:Play:Jack Johnson:Boxing:Black Americana
THE GREAT WHITE HOPE by Howard Sackler. Published by the The Dial Press, Inc., NY, 1968. First Edition. Stated: First printing, 1968. Has pasted in copyright slip stating: Copyright 1968. Hardcover. Black cloth binding with silver and red lettering ...Books and Bygones ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$38 USD Offers ConsideredVintage Cook Book -- Home Helps
Books:Cookbooks:Advertising:Cottolene:South:Southern:Black Americana
"Home Helps -- A Pure Food Cook Book" was written by Mrs. Mary L. Lincoln, Lida Ames Willis, Mrs. Sarah Tyson Rorer, Mrs. Helen Armstrong and Marion Harland. It was published by The N.K. Fairbank Company and copyrighted 1910. The book was published ...Openslate Collectibles ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$48 USDThe Jackie Robinson Story - The Big League Baseball Library
Books:Sports:Baseball:Story:Black Americana:Jackie:Robinson
This is just such an outstanding success story. The story chronicles Jackie's life as a share-cropper boy in Cairo, Georgie, the grandson of a free slave, the athletic marvel of college competition, the batting champion of minor and major league ...Antique-ables ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$75 USDMy Bookhouse -- Through Fairy Halls
Books:My Bookhouse:Fairy:Black Americana:Brer Rabbit:Tar Baby
"My Bookhouse" is a series of book which compile children's stories in a volume format. "Through Fairy Halls" is number three in the My Bookhouse series which was edited by Olive Beaupre Miller. Stories include: "Dance of the Forest People", "The ...Openslate Collectibles ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$99 USD SaleSALE Black Boy by Richard Wright w' Bookplate & Signature Jim Swift
Books:Americana:Black History:Classic
Black Boy by Richard Wright, first edition 1945, Harper & Brothers. Blue boards hardcover book; no dust jacket. Has bookplate by famous writer James Vincent Swift (Jim Swift) & his signature dated March 3, 1945. (Jim Swift wrote several books but is ...Kitchengarden & Purses? ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$30 USD1920 Minstrel Show Guide - Mack's Minstrelsy - along with 1921 show program
Books:Americana:Minstrel:Vaudeville:Negro:Black Face
Two piece lot - copy of Mack's Minstrelsy: A Choice Collection of Material for the Minstrel Show by William Mcnally - copyright 1920, Wm. McNally: New York, softcover, 58 pages. Complete. Has "Madison Glee Club" written across the top - missing a ...Bagatelle ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$275 USD Offers Considered1929 Little Pickaninnies Children's Book By Ida M. Chubb
Books:Children's:Black Americana:Sambo:Dialect
Copyrighted in 1929 by Whitman Publishing this dear book is an oversized soft cover with nineteen pages of the most precious illustrations of black children accompanied by verse in dialect about their lives. The book is 12 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches. Though ...Amazing Americana! ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$22 USDNow Come Christmas by Roark Bradford - 1934 edition, autographed
Books:Plays, Screenplays:Black Americana:Negro Dialect:Autographed
From a New Orleans estate, here is a copy of Now Come Christmas (done in negro dialect) by Roark Bradford. Autographed "Roark Bradford, Christmas, 1935. This is copyright 1934, 5th edition. 17 numbered pages. Back is fine, front cover has some ...Bagatelle ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$219 USDVtg 1943 Spiral Bound Original Bannerman Little Black Sambo ANIMATED by Wehr
Books:Children's:Illustrated:Original:Black Americana
I offer you this fabulous find from Florida... a vintage children's book by Helen Bannerman titled Little Black Sambo Animated Animated. The "animation" by Julian Wehr, works when you move a labeled tab back and forth. This book has 7 pages like this ...Pastfinder Antiques ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$25 USD SaleSALE 1991 Edition of The Black Family Reunion Cookbook
Books:Cookbooks:Black Americana:Recipes:Memories:Celebrities:Ncnw
What a fun find! From the National Council of Negro Women, comes this wonderful cookbook with a 1991 copyright. But as you can read on the back of the book, this isn't just about cooking. It's about history, culture and traditions among the black ...The Loft Antiques
$65 USDThe Story of The Jubilee Singers With Their Songs - 1888 J. MARSH
Books:Americana:Negro. Black Americana. Jubilee Singers. Fisk ...
By J.B.T. MARSH....New Edition completing 136.000, London, Hodder & Stoughton 1888.... 7 1/4X 5" 265 pages. Good overall,...very clean and tidy interior.Split on bottom front spine.....water damage to back cover and last couple pages. Frontis photo ...Antique Goodies ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$72 USD1947 Vintage Children's Book "JUNGLE TALES"
Books:Black Americana. Sambo. Bannerman. Vintage
This is a GOLDEN PLEASURE book published in London 1947 consisting of two different stories. The first is the highly collectible LITTLE BLACK SAMBO by Helen Bannerman, and the second is THE SAGGY ELEPHANT by K & B Jackson. Condition is quite clean ...Antique Goodies ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$44 USD1939 Edition 'Topsy Turvy And The Easter Bunny' By Bernice Anderson
Books:Americana:Black Americana. Negro. Picaninny. Children's Book. ...
Published By Rand McNally & Co, Chicago 1939. Measures 8" x 7 1/2' pages of 30 pages. The cover has a bad crease to top corner and splits to spine top and bottom, scuffing at rear. The interior pages are in very good & clean condition. Partially ...Antique Goodies ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$125 USDTen Little Ni*gger Boys & Ten Little Ni*gger Girls By Nora Case
Books:Children's:Black Americana. Negro. Black Boy. Black Girl ...
The original edition was First Published in 1907...this is a 1959 reprint. A small book 5 1/2" x 4" of 53 pages By NORA CASE published in London by CHATTO& WINDUS LTD.The book still has original Dust Jacket which is a bit tatty.....overall the book ...Antique Goodies ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$200 USD Offers ConsideredREDUCED "Life on the Mississippi", Mark Twain
Books:Americana:Mark Twain
Published by Harper 1927, 1st Ed, Thus, Illustrated by Webster Stewart. Book Condition Near Fine, shelf dust top edge, Gilt on spine, slight fade.Bright front paper paste down label on black cloth hardcover. Spine tight and pages clean, 527pp. 13 ...Mimi's Dolls & Fine Things ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$350 USDc1889 Book Birds & Butterflies 8 Paul de Longpre BUTTERFLY Print s Rare Antique Victorian ...
Books:Americana:Famous Illustrators
Unbelievable, superb, rare as rare can be! The 1889 book is a first edition entitled "Birds and Butterflies". The blue cloth cover is gilded in both gold and silver, with a lovely fairy lady and butterflies. It is by Musgraves, and was published by ...Victorian Rose Prints ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$75 USD1908: First Edition, " The Riverman " by Stewart Edward White
Books:Americana
American author Stewart White ( 1873-1946 ) was Born in Grand Rapids Michigan and attended The University of Michigan.He Wrote mainly about nature and it's vanishing wilderness which was a hot topic with the American public mainly between 1910-1920 ...House of Lost & Found ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$59 USDAntique 1893 Boys Modern Playmate Book Sports Fish Baseball Football Hunting Botany Fine ...
Books:Americana
Wow, is this a great old book! Entitled "The Boy's Modern Playmate", it's from 1893, and is chock full of 600 illustrations on sports, games, and pastimes for the "modern" boy of the Victorian period. Inside are subjects for Indoor Games, Evening ...Victorian Rose Prints ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$85 USDSaratoga 1901
Books:Americana
Interesting 1871 book about Saratoga, lots of black and white illustrations. Some foxing but generally good.From Here To Victorian ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$79 USDThe Christy Girl Book Howard Chandler Christy Lady Cupid Victorian Antique
Books:Americana
This grand book by Howard Chandler Christy is entitled "The Christy Girl"--he was famous for his "Christy Girl" ladies, and this book is chock full of fabulous illustrations in superb detail. Christy (b. 1873-d.1952) made his reputation producing ...Victorian Rose Prints ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$75 USD1966: 1st Edition " Extended Travels in Romantic America " by Joseph Jobe
Books:Americana:Art:History:Romance
This 1966, 1st edition was published in Switzerland by Edita Lausanne.Hard cover covered in red leather with decorative guilt border and the US Department of States seal.It contains accounts from European visitors on their journeys through North ...House of Lost & Found ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$95 USD ReducedREDUCED The Life of Billy Yank. Easton Press Genuine Leather Collector’s Edition. As New!!
Books:Americana:Vintage Books:Civil War:American History:Military
The Life of Billy Yank / The Common Soldier of the Union by Bell Irvin Wiley. Published by The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1996. This is one volume of the Leather-bound Library of the Civil War and it is bound in genuine, dark blue, leather, ...Books and Bygones ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$525 USD1892 First Edtion: " Uncle Remus and His Friends " by Joel Chandler Harris
Books:Americana
Joel Chandler Harris ( 1845-1908 ) was a American writer and journalist from Georgia who is best remembered in the world of literature for his folklorist creation of Uncle Remus.While working at The Atlantic Constitution as a journalist, Joel was ...House of Lost & Found ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$155 USDDiddie, Dumps and Tot
Books:Americana:Slave Stories
This is a 1916 copy of this book of slave stories. Black and white illustrations, wear to the cover, interesting book. Former owner's name in front.From Here To Victorian ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$45 USDWinslow Homer American Artist - 1st Edition
Books:Art:Vintage:First Edition:1st Edition:Americana:Winslow:Homer ...
"Winslow Homer -- American Artist: His World and His Work" was written by Albert Ten Eyck Garner the Associate Curator of American Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This state 1st Edition contains 36 full-color plates and over 196 black and ...Openslate Collectibles ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$55 USDPine Furniture of Early New England by Russell Hawes Kettell. 1949, Dover Pub. Large. Great ...
Books:Americana:Furniture:Pine Furniture:Antique Furniture
Hard Cover with brown cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. 9¾" by 12" tall. 229 pages plus 55 pages of drawings at rear. 254 black and white photo illustrations, many full page. This long-time classic depicts over 200 examples of the ...Books and Bygones ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$200 USD Offers Considered(25 Volume Antique Set) The Argonaut Edition: The Works of Bret Harte
Books:Antique:Americana:Western:Novel:Set
This is the complete 25 Volume Argonaut Edition Antique Set of the works of Bret Harte. This set is generally considered to have been published in 1906 by P. F. Collier. The copyright dates within the set range from 1897 to 1906. Known widely for his ...Ruth's Redemptions Antiques & C ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$35 USDOpen House in New England by S. Chamberlain. Landmark, historic houses in New England. All ...
Books:Americana:Old Houses:Historic Houses:New England:Architecture ...
Open House in New England by Samuel Chamberlain with 280 photographs. Hard cover with grey cloth spine and red cloth boards. 252 pages plus a two page guide map at rear. The story of early New England can be told eloquently in its old houses. 280 ...Books and Bygones ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane
$85 USDThe Clock Book - Wallace Nutting 1924
Books:Vintage:Wallace Nutting:Clock:Clockworks:Photography:Americana ...
"The Clock Book" was written and illustrated by Wallace Nutting. Copyrighted in 1924 this book is illustrated with 250 sepia-tone photographs of American and European clocks. It also includes a long list of American clockmakers. Profusely illustrated ...Openslate Collectibles ~ Exclusively on Ruby Lane