THE PEOPLE COULD FLY: American Black Folktales
(1985)
Signed first edition of the Coretta Scott King Award winner, inscribed by Hamilton on the half title.
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A HERO AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A SANDWICH
(1973)
Rare first printing of this early Coretta Scott King Award-winner, the story of a young Black heroin addict's struggles.
THE SECRET RIVER
(2011)
Signed first Dillons-illustrated edition of the Newbery Award-winning magical realism tale of a young Black girl's efforts to feed her community during the Great Depression – the final book the Dillons illustrated together before Leo's death in 2012.
THE SKIN I'M IN
(1998)
Inscribed early printing of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning story of a young Black girl's middle-school journey to learn to love herself.
THE LION AND THE MOUSE
(2009)
Signed first printing of this lovely retelling of one of Aesop's best-known fables — winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal.
IN THE BEGINNING: CREATION STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
(1988)
First printing of this Newbery Honor-winning collection of 25 stories of beginnings, with vibrant and evocative illustrations by Barry Moser – with autograph note from Virginia Hamilton laid in.
THE DARK-THIRTY: SOUTHERN TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL
(1992)
Signed first printing of this collection of original spooky stories set in the American South, the recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award and a Newbery Honor.
GOIN' SOMEPLACE SPECIAL
(2001)
Signed first printing of this story about growing up in the segregated US South and the importance of belonging, winner of the 2002 Coretta Scott King Award.
MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND
(1988)
Signed later printing of this story of a girl who wants to dance with the wind – winner of a 1989 Caldecott Honor and the 1989 Coretta Scott King Award.
THE FAITHFUL FRIEND
(1995)
Signed first printing of this Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning adaptation of a West Indian folktale full of "romance, intrigue, and incomparable courage" (jacket), with rich illustrations by Brian Pinkney.
TIME-AGO LOST: More Tales of Jahdu
(1973)
First printing of the second Jahdu book of Harlem-based mythologies – this copy inscribed by Hamilton to Elizabeth Shub, one of the editors with whom Hamilton was working on M.C. HIGGINS, THE GREAT which would go on to win the Newbery Medal.
SWEET WHISPERS, BROTHER RUSH
(1982)
First printing of the Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King award-winner, with jacket art by Leo and Diane Dillon.
SHOW WAY
[2005]
First printing of the gorgeous Newbery Honor picture book, begun as a way to connect her daughter to the stories of her great-grandmother.
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