Downs Karl E (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. xvi, [4], [21]-179p. Original red cloth. 20cm. No jacket. INSCRIBED on front free endpaper by Downs to "Brother A. P. Shipley" who appears to have been a Methodist minister who later served for many years at Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. (and whose bookplate appears on the front pastedown). Consists mostly of short biographial sketches of 61 prominent African Americans.

Hardcover. Condition: VG-. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Book is bound in reddish cloth-covered boards with black titles, 179 pages, lengthy INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on front end page. Former owner's named stamped neatly on two end pages, otherwise clean, tight, unmarked book. Contains approximately 60 brief bios of outstanding black Americans from all walks of life including jazz great Duke Ellington; baseball great Sachell Paige; Olympian Jesse Owens; boxing champions Henry Armstrong and Joe Louis among others. Black and white illustrations. Prepared Methodist Youth Fellowship Conference in their quest for racial equality. Stated Second Edition. Inscribed By the Author. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1943, signed; red cloth covered boards with black titles; paper jacket encased in a Brodart dustjacket; wear and discoloration around edges; jacket has wear and creases around corners are edges; spine is taped; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; author signature on ffep; Interior is clean and unmarked; 179 pages. Photos available upon request. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Stated first edition. Lovely copy of an important mid-20th century text written for use "in the building of racial brotherhood," as stated on the dust jacket flap. Features numerous biographical sketches of noteworthy African-Americans, as well as parables, brief Christian instruction in racial goodwill, and extensive bibliographies for further research and study. Minor shelf and handling wear. Erasures of pencil marks on ffep. Light soiling, edge wear and tear to dust jacket, which is now enclosed in a protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Calvin Bailey (illustrator). First Edition. Original red cloth with black title. Profiles of all the famous and near-famous U.S. Black historical figures with sketches by Bailey. This book was meant to inspire both young and adult Black and White readers about their heritage, and was widely used in schools and colleges. Much scarce historical information. A fine copy in an archival Mylar jacket.