DAWN
Inscribed first edition of the first book of Lilith's Brood, also known as the Xenogenesis trilogy.
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 edition of Morrison's sixth novel, one of her most challenging and reportedly her favorite of all her books.
First edition – with cover design by Aaron Douglas – of this foundational Harlem Renaissance work, the story of Emma Lou, a dark-skinned Black woman who struggles to come to terms with the colorism she experiences inside and outside her community.
First UK edition of Styron's Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novel, based on the 1831 uprising led by enslaved Virginian Nat Turner.
First edition of Tillman's scarce novel, a semi-autobiographical story of heartbreak and resilience starring a Black polio survivor and wheelchair user, a sequel to the author's previous LIFE ON WHEELS.
Signet movie tie-in edition, of the play that "changed American theater forever" (NEW YORK TIMES).
Inscribed first edition of the famed epic of the African diaspora, warmly presented by Haley in the year of publication.
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.
Scarce program of exhibits and performances from the 1973 April Black Arts Festival organized by the Black Student Union of West Chester State College.
Inscribed first edition of this anthology from the Watts Writers Workshop, including Harry Dolan, Leumas Sirrah, Harley Mims, and James Thomas Jackson.
Signed first edition of Barnes's SF noir novel, the first in a trilogy starring Black martial artist Aubry Knight.
First edition of Tidyman's famous novel, with a rare, long, and affectionate inscription from the author to longtime DETROIT NEWS columnist Bill Noble.
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 edition in English of this "elegiac reminiscence" (NEW YORK TIMES) of a midwestern Black childhood — inscribed to "To / Gene / My Buddy / and right / arm,"; likely his producer, Gene Wolsk.
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.
Inscribed first edition of Whitehead's sixth novel, winner of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
Inscribed first printing of this tense murder mystery, following the only Black woman member of a police department who must contend with the racism of her colleagues while trying to find her boyfriend's killer.
First printing of Wesley's first mystery novel, introducing Black PI Tamara Hale, who must contend against the racism of the police to solve a string of murders of young Black men.
Inscribed first printing of this dramatic tale of New York's jazz underworld by the acclaimed author of (six years later) THE MAN WHO CRIED I AM.
First printing of the second novel by one of the most prominent members of the Harlem Renaissance, adapted into the 1937 J. Elder Wills musical film BIG FELLA starring Paul Robeson and Elisabeth Welch.
Inscribed first printing, as association copy, of this political thriller that follows a Black congressman as he becomes increasingly wrapped up in a secessionist Black nationalist group – by noted journalist and Tuskegee airman Chuck Stone.
Signed first printing of this epic novel of love and relationships across centuries, including appearances of two characters from THE COLOR PURPLE.
Signed limited Franklin Library edition of Baldwin's first novel, his semi-autobiographical "extended rite of exorcism" (Harris).