GIOVANNI'S ROOM
First UK edition of Baldwin's second novel, a story of love and and fear that first revealed Baldwin's full capacities as "the greatest American prose stylist of his generation" (Tóibín).
First UK edition of Baldwin's second novel, a story of love and and fear that first revealed Baldwin's full capacities as "the greatest American prose stylist of his generation" (Tóibín).
Signed limited Franklin Library edition of Baldwin's first novel, his semi-autobiographical "extended rite of exorcism" (Harris).
Signed first edition of Barnes's SF noir novel, the first in a trilogy starring Black martial artist Aubry Knight.
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.
Inscribed first printing of Brown's second novel, exploring the collision of of art, racism, and violence in 19th-century minstrel performance.
Inscribed first printing of Brown's acclaimed first novel, edited and championed by Toni Morrison.
Inscribed first edition of the first book of Lilith's Brood, also known as the Xenogenesis trilogy.
Signed first printing of the fourth book in the Patternist series — inscribed to the owner of an important Black bookstore.
First edition of the acclaimed novel about a Black man just released from prison, "the bright boy of infinite promise [...] and the very old parolee of twenty-two, who sees little difference between the prison world and the world outside."
Inscribed first printing of this American Book Award-winning collection of character-focused short stories by the acclaimed playwright, who turned to fiction at the urging of Alice Walker.
Association publisher's review copy of this powerful novel of youth destroyed by gang violence, with extensive inscriptions from both authors to Harlem Writer's Guild president Bill Ford.
First edition, paperback original, of this post-apocalyptic science fiction novel of the far future, in which war and technology are weaponised for control.
First edition, paperback original, of the ULYSSES of the United States, the MOBY DICK of science fiction, the DHALGREN of DHALGRENS.
First edition thus, the first collected edition of three of Delany's earliest novels: CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME, THE TOWERS OF TORON, and CITY OF A THOUSAND SUNS.
First paperback edition of Delany's mythic cyborg space opera, nominated for a Hugo Award and rich with allusions to Melville's MOBY DICK, Arthurian legend, and Tarot lore.
First edition of this novel about an African American Korean War veteran's experiences of violence while trying to exercise his right to vote in the segregated South.
Original poster advertising Ellison's University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign lecture on the history and development of the novel.
First edition of this Harlem Renaissance classic, depicting the inter- and intra-racial conflicts of the Black community in Harlem with a dash of satire.
First edition of this expansive novel that recounts the experiences of a Black woman over the course of an eventful century.
Signed special first edition of Yaa Gyasi's debut novel, the centuries-long story of the descendants of a Ghanaian woman named Maame – issued in slipcase part of the Powell's Books INDIESPENSABLE Series.
Inscribed first edition of the famed epic of the African diaspora, warmly presented by Haley in the year of publication.
Signet movie tie-in edition, of the play that "changed American theater forever" (NEW YORK TIMES).
First edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the profound influence of the institution of slavery, on cultural and deeply personal levels.
First printing of this landmark work engaging with the generational trauma of slavery, edited by Toni Morrison and lavishly praised by James Baldwin and Angela Davis.
First edition of the follow-up to CORREGIDORA, also edited by Toni Morrison, about a Black woman who has been jailed for murder.