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Roots: The Saga of an American Family by: Haley, Alex

Roots: The Saga of an American Family by: Haley, Alex

Hardcover. NY, Doubleday and Co., Reprint, 1976, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 688 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some minor chipping and edge wear. Tan boards with black spine have bumped corners, but are otherwise in good condition. Interior pages have some minor water damage, resulting in foxing along the top edge of the pages which does not affect the legibility of any text blocks. The binding has begun to separate just at the top of the spine, resulting in some built up dust, but is still solid. This is a Book Club Edition reprint. Alex Haley recaptures his family's history in this drama of eighteenth-century slave Kunta Kinte and his descendants. Clean copy. Record # 34433
Price: $12.00 

Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation by: Franklin, John Hope

Runaway Slaves: Rebels on the Plantation by: Franklin, John Hope

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1999, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 455 pages. Hardcover. Foxing to edges, otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468290
Price: $12.00 

Shape of the River, The: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions by: Bok, Derek

Shape of the River, The: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions by: Bok, Derek

Hardcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 472 pages. Hardcover. Extensive tables and graphs throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 468257
Price: $12.00 

Slaves in the Family by: Ball, Edward

Slaves in the Family by: Ball, Edward

Softcover. New York, Ballantine Books, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 505 pages. Softcover. Extensive b&w photographs throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 468235
Price: $12.00 

Slaves In the Family by: Ball, Edward

Slaves In the Family by: Ball, Edward

Softcover. New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 504 pages. Softcover. Extensive b&w photography throughout. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 468258
Price: $12.00 

Sons of Mississippi: a story of race and its legacy by: Hendrickson, Paul

Sons of Mississippi: a story of race and its legacy by: Hendrickson, Paul

Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 343 pages. Hardcover. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket. Record # 469188
Price: $12.00 

Spirit in the World by: Rahner, Karl

Spirit in the World by: Rahner, Karl

Hardcover. NY, Herder and Herder, 1st, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 408 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some edge wear and one closed tear. Black cloth covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. One of Rahner's classic studies, this volume employs the German Jesuit theologian's deep understanding of the philosophy of Thomas Aquinas to explore the relationship between the spirit and matter, as well as between metaphysical and concrete realities. Previous owner's name signed on front end page, and light pencil marking and underlining is present throughout. Record # 33877
Price: $50.00 

Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture - Volume 21 by: Craddock, Patricia B./Carla H. Hay

Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture - Volume 21 by: Craddock, Patricia B./Carla H. Hay

Hardcover. East Lansing, ASECS, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 305 pages. Black & white illustrations. Clean, tight copy. Record # 609861
Price: $12.00 

Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus: A Daughter's Civil Rights Journey by: Spagna, Ana Maria

Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus: A Daughter's Civil Rights Journey by: Spagna, Ana Maria

Softcover. Lincoln NE, Bison Books, 1st, 2010, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 270 pages. Softcover. Two pages of b&w photographs. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers. Record # 468286
Price: $12.00 

The Utopian Function of Art and Literature: Selected Essays by: Bloch, Enrst Transl. Zipes, Jack Transl. Mecklenburg, Frank

The Utopian Function of Art and Literature: Selected Essays by: Bloch, Enrst Transl. Zipes, Jack Transl. Mecklenburg, Frank

Softcover. Cambridge, MA, The MIT Press, 4th Pr., 1996, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 310 pages, soft cover. Green paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book opens with an illuminating discussion between Bloch and Adorno on the meaning of utopia; then presents 12 essays written between 1930 and 1973 on topics as diverse as aesthetic theory, genres such as music, painting, theater, film, opera, poetry, and the novel, popular culture in the form of fairy tales, detective stories, and dime novels. Previous owner's black ink markings are present on some interior pages throughout. Record # 34536
Price: $34.00 

Validity in Interpretation by: Hirsch, E. D. Jr.

Validity in Interpretation by: Hirsch, E. D. Jr.

Softcover. New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 8th Pr., 1978, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 287 pages, soft cover. Green paper covers have minor edge wear, with some discoloration on the rear, but they are still clean and bright overall, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. This book brings logic to the most unruly of disciplines, literary interpretation. By demonstrating the uniformity and universality of the principles of valid interpretation of verbal texts of any sort, this closely reasoned examination provides a theoretical foundation for a discipline that is fundamental to virtually all humanistic studies. Previous owner's signature is on the front end page, and some underlining in black pen is present throughout. Record # 34298
Price: $15.00 

When Roots Die: Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands by: Jones-Jackson, Patricia

When Roots Die: Endangered Traditions on the Sea Islands by: Jones-Jackson, Patricia

Softcover. Athens GA, University of Georgia Press, reprint , 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 189 pages. Softcover. Illustrated frontispiece. Faint foxing to top edge, otherwise a clean, tight copy. Record # 468294
Price: $12.00 

Work of the Afro-American Woman, The by: Mossell, N. F.

Work of the Afro-American Woman, The by: Mossell, N. F.

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, reprint, 1988, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 178 pages. Hardcover. Gilt titles on spine and cover. Ex-library copy with stamps to rear end paper, title page and fore and top edge. Otherwise clean, tight copy. Record # 468283
Price: $12.00 

Zora Neale Hurston: Critical Perspectives Past and Present by: Editor: Gates, Henry Louis Jr.Editor: Appiah, K. A.

Zora Neale Hurston: Critical Perspectives Past and Present by: Editor: Gates, Henry Louis Jr. Editor: Appiah, K. A.

Softcover. NY, Amistad, 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 330 pages, soft cover. Exterior and interior are in very good condition. This is one of six volumes of literary criticism launching the Amistad literary series, which is devoted to literary fiction and criticism by and about African Americans. Clean copy. Record # 33605
Price: $15.00 


  
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