Published by Privately Printed, 1900
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Staple bound paperback. Not published in 1900 - undated. Very good condition. From the collection of poet Gavin Ewart. Pages and text fine. RB. Used.
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. 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.
Published by The Dryden Press, New York, 1941
First Edition
Condition: Very good plus. First Edition. First printing of this anthology of works by Black Americans, from the 18th-century poetry of Phillis Wheatley to the 20th-century essays of Alain Locke and much in between. Charles Blockson notes that, on its publication in 1941, THE NEGRO CARAVAN was "the most important single volume of Afro-American writing ever published" (58). Its three editors assembled some of the most influential pieces by Black Americans through the 1940s, including songs, plays, narratives of enslaved people, poetry, essays, folk literature and more. Each section is accompanied by a critical introduction contextualizing the pieces in their wider genres and in Black history. THE NEGRO CARAVAN represents a major early effort at defining a canon of Black literature; this is an unusually nice copy. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original blue cloth boards with gilt and black lettering. No dust jacket. xviii, 1082 pages, including index. Owner name in pencil to front flyleaf, "Tyler Long." Binding with mild wear, a touch of dampstaining to lower spine. Leaves with a hint of toning and occasional edgewear. Firm.
London 1852, National Illustrated Library. New half black cloth spine over marbled boards, very good, pages "toned" as usual, 280p., index, 28 drawings, map, solid, 12.8 x 19.5 cm FIRST EDITION Very nice early reference. . With descriptions of Paknam, the residents of Siam, the French missions, Bangkok, the Siamese Navy, marriage ceremonies, funeral rites, a geographical description of Siam. . The Samshoe, diseases, customs, monsoons, the tea-plant, the Prince Chou-Fas, Siamese game of battledoor & shuttlecock. . The temples of the white elephants, Chanti Boon & its buildings, monkeys & snakes, Siamese cookery, festival of the peace offering, the city of Yuthia. . About Siamese dress, use of betel-nut, birth ceremonies, education of children, trade of Siam, going on a shooting excursion, fishing for pomphlets, landing at pigeon island, the horrible breaking out of cholera. . An excellent early primary resource. *** Color photos of this and others are posted to our website.
London 1852, Office National Illustrated Library. Rose cloth frontis, map, 28 b.w. drawings, index, 280p., minor head and tail wear, text very clean, solid, 12.8 x 19.5 cm., 2 title pages. FIRST EDITION Very nice early reference. . With descriptions of Paknam, the residents of Siam, the French missions, Bangkok, the Siamese Navy, marriage ceremonies, funeral rites, a geographical description of Siam. . The Samshoe, diseases, customs, monsoons, the tea-plant, the Prince Chou-Fas, Siamese game of battledoor & shuttlecock. . The temples of the white elephants, Chanti Boon & its buildings, monkeys & snakes, Siamese cookery, festival of the peace offering, the city of Yuthia. . About Siamese dress, use of betel-nut, birth ceremonies, education of children, trade of Siam, going on a shooting excursion, fishing for pomphlets, landing at pigeon island, the horrible breaking out of cholera. . An excellent early primary resource. *** Color photos of this and others are posted to our website.