Mrs James Dooley (11 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. (See Photos) Blue silk cloth over boards with gilt lettering on front board and spine. Color on front board bright. Graded "Very Good" due fading and light soil on binding. Internally "Near Fine". All color plates present. Typical turn of the century "black dialect" presentation. Dedication: "In memory of the dear old southern mammies whose love and fidelity were the inspiration of this book". 151 pages. Suzanne Gutherz / Decorations by Cora Parker (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book transports readers back to the antebellum South, offering a poignant and intimate look at life on a Virginia plantation through the eyes of an elderly Black man named Grandaddy. The author weaves together stories of daily life, from tending gardens and raising chickens to attending church and navigating the complexities of courtship, painting a vivid picture of a world on the cusp of change. Grandaddy's narrative is a captivating blend of humor, wisdom, and deep-seated affection for his "white folks," even as he grapples with the uncertainties of a newly freed society. He reflects on the values of the past and the challenges of adapting to a rapidly shifting world, illuminating the enduring legacy of slavery and the enduring spirit of a people determined to find their place in a new era. The book is a powerful testament to the strength and resilience of the human spirit in the face of profound societal upheaval. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: good-. First Edition. 150pp.color frontispiece. 16 color illustrations. Pastel blue fabric cloth, pink, blue and green floral decorations, embossed gilt lettering. Previous owner inscription on the front free endpaper. Except for a touch of toning, this is an exceptionally well preserved, attractive copy. Unclipped, green jacket is missing a large portion of the lower rear panel. in mylar sleeve. "First hand story telling, it is about the slaves that lived on and about a plantation in Richmond, Virginia.Sallie May uses the speech pattern of the African- Americans from the pre-Civil War south." Size: 8vo. Suzanne Gutherz (illustrator). Book.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good+ binding. First Edition. Large octavo. [6], 150, [2] pp., frontis, plates, illus. First edition. In publisher's decorative cloth; top edge gilt; all plates present as called for. The light pink cloth is soiled as usual; irregular sunning to the rear board; contents clean; a couple of the printed tissue guards have tears, but generally, a nice copy, internally. An a romanticization of the South written in a heavy-handed (apparently) Black vernacular with equally romantic illustrations. …

Condition: Fair. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1906. 1st edition. Sm 4to Hardcover. 150pp. B/W and color illustrations. Fair book. Covers slighlty dampstained. Binding cracked at page 7 and 73. (african americans, fiction ) Inquire if you need further information.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Slightly oversized hardcover. Bound in blue cloth with gold lettering on cover and spine. Blue, pink, and green decorations on the cover. Spine is unevenly faded, darkened. Edgewear and dustiness to the boards. Binding good and tight. Top edge gilt. Title page dated 1906. First printing. 150 pages + color plates with tissue guards. Written in some version of a slave dialect by Sallie May Dooley, whose Richmond mansion, Maymont, is now a beautiful public park. Please email with questions or to request photos. If you see a photo beside this listing, please be aware that it's an ABE Stock Photo (whatever that is) and not a photo of this book.…

Hardcover. Condition: very good. good +. 1st Edition. New York, Doubleday, Page & Co, First edition quarto. 150pp illustrated, A good bright copy in pink cloth wearing at one corner but having its original printed dust jacket. Jackt chipped on the front panel along the top and bottom edge. Inner hinges cracked. Wearing along the extremties. Very scarce in dust jacket.…