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Recueil de Chansons et Romances. Calligraphic Manuscript. by CALLIGRAPHIC MANUSCRIPT

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Title: Recueil de Chansons et Romances. Calligraphic Manuscript.
Author: CALLIGRAPHIC MANUSCRIPT
Seller: Ursus Books (United States)
Description: 1788. FRENCH CALLIGRAPHIC MANUSCRIPT. Recueil de Chansons et Romances. [4], 108 pp. Square 8vo., 178 x 137 mm, bound in contemporary French red morocco, spine richly decorated with gilt-tooled lyres and floral ornaments in alternating spine compartments, French filet borders on covers, blue silk endpapers and flyleaves, a.e.g. Paris: 1788. A Superb Calligraphic Manuscript; a masterpiece of eighteenth-century creative text and image. The manuscript is completely written and drawn in black ink on thick papier vergé by a French calligrapher of the Ancien Régime. The pages of this manuscript contain one image per page, each being an incorporation of words and ornament to create a morphological composition. For example, there appears on page 4 a verse "A Eleonore" where each couplet forms the solid part of a cloverleaf, as a symbol of luck to Eleonore; page 22 is a short verse on the body and soul, set inside a shaped heart composed of a triple floral border; on page 51 one finds a pair of eye-glasses (Les Lunettes) with four couplets of verse in each lens on the subject of seeing matters of life clearly; several pages contain songs with the border ornamentation comprised of musical staves and notes, while the lyrics can be found in the center ornaments. A number of the morphological compositions are shaped into pieces of jewelry, flowers, trees, snowflakes, or furniture (page 50 shows a couplet of verse inside of a table mirror composed of flowers). The remainder of the pages offer compositions which are purely ornamental in nature, with text and image creating geometric lozenges, circles or a coalescence of circles, partitioned quadrangles, floral rectangles, etc., all of them ornamented with flowers and garlands of a most delicate and exquisite design. The manuscript is absolutely complete, executed by an exceptional, artistic calligraphic hand. The volume is preserved in a contemporary French red morocco binding in very fine condition.

Mid-Twentieth Century African American Literary Culture: Langston Hughes Autographed Lincoln University Lecture Announcement by Langston Hughes; Lincoln University

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Title: Mid-Twentieth Century African American Literary Culture: Langston Hughes Autographed Lincoln University Lecture Announcement
Author: Langston Hughes; Lincoln University
Seller: Max Rambod Inc. (United States)
Description: 1940. Hughes, Langston. Signed broadside for lecture readings at Lincoln University, circa 1940s-early 1950s, documents his role as a leading African American poet and public intellectual returning to his alma mater for a formal campus appearance. The printed announcement lists Hughes as presenting "Lecture-Readings" as part of Lincoln University's Lecture-Recital Series and includes performance of "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," his 1921 poem that established themes of historical continuity, racial memory, and cultural endurance central to his literary career. Issued during the period when Hughes regularly appeared at historically Black colleges and universities following his national recognition as a Harlem Renaissance figure, the broadside records the circulation of Black literature through live academic and communal settings. Lincoln University, where Hughes earned his B.A. in 1929 after leaving Columbia University amid racial exclusion, provided an early institutional foundation for his intellectual development; his later return as featured lecturer underscores the sustained relationship between Black higher education and African American literary production. Hughes, Langston. Signed printed broadside announcing lecture readings at Lincoln University. Undated, circa 1940s-early 1950s. Measures approximately 5 x 7½ inches. Printed program notes Hughes's presentation of "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" alongside musical selections and concludes, "Mr. Hughes will meet the public in Bennett Lounge following the program." Signed prominently in blue ink in the lower blank area, "Langston Hughes." The broadside situates Hughes within mid-century campus programming that combined poetry, music, and public discussion, reflecting the integration of literary performance and Black institutional life. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," first published when Hughes was a teenager, links African American identity to ancient civilizations and diasporic history, and its inclusion in this program demonstrates the continuity between his early poetic voice and later public presentations. Light overall wrinkling now largely flattened; two small closed tears at the bottom edge and right margin stabilized with archival tape on verso; signature bold and clear. Overall very good condition. Signed piece of African American literary ephemera connecting Harlem Renaissance authorship to historically Black collegiate culture.

Spartacus by FAST, Howard

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Title: Spartacus
Author: FAST, Howard
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: The Author, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Corners 9 a bit bumped, very good in worn, about good dust jacket with several tears and some staining on the rear panel. Signed by the author. Because of growing concern over his Communist sympathies, Fast was unable to find a commercial publisher for this book and finally published it himself. In the midst of the Red Scare this study of the eternal quest for freedom, and of the dying days of the Roman Republic as it moved toward Empire, became a best-seller. Basis for the epic film produced by and starring Kirk Douglas, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The magnificent cast also included Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, scene-stealer Peter Ustinov (who won an Oscar), Tony Curtis, Woody Strode, and many others. Douglas's unflinching insistence that Dalton Trumbo receive screen credit for his script signaled the end of the Hollywood Blacklist. A compromised but reasonably presentable copy.

Unequal Justice under Law: Women and the Constitution by Brown, Helen Elizabeth

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Title: Unequal Justice under Law: Women and the Constitution
Author: Brown, Helen Elizabeth
Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Washington, D.C.: National Woman's Party, 1942. Very good. 7 7/8” x 5”. Stapled self-wrappers. Pp. 15. Very good: a touch of faint soiling to wrapper edges; a few small dogears. This is an offprint of an article by an important lawyer, Helen Elizabeth Brown, intended to drum up support for the National Woman's Party (NWP) and to promote equal rights and legal justice for women. Helen Elizabeth Brown was born in Indiana in 1899 but grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. Upon finishing high school she went to work for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she paved the way for female reporters by covering the police court circuit, City Hall and local politics. In 1922 she accepted a position on the staff of the Baltimore Post and was the first woman at that paper to cover the courthouse as well. Brown attended law school at the University of Maryland and was admitted to the bar in 1926. In 1927 she formed the first organization for women lawyers in Maryland, and one year later founded the Business and Professional Woman's Council. Brown also served as Assistant City Solicitor, Judge of the Baltimore Housing Court and instructor at the University of Baltimore Law School. This article originally appeared in Equal Rights, the official magazine of the NWP. Founded in 1923, the publication was directed towards women, but also strove to educate men about the benefits of women's suffrage and women's rights. NWP was an outgrowth of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, formed in 1913 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. The group is best known for their efforts in writing, revising, publicizing and advocating for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The fight for this bill lasted decades, including a pivotal rewrite in 1943, and it was finally passed by Congress in 1972. With a sharp wit, Brown's article systematically reviewed the legal inequalities women faced, covering labor laws, the 14th and 19th Amendments, “the miracle of marriage” and the “biased masculine process.” Ultimately, Brown posited that “There is now but one remedy for this accumulated injustice, and that is the prompt passage and ratification” of the ERA – “This Amendment will end the lingering tyrannies of the dark ages and counteract the corrosive common-law interpretations by men judges which have destroyed the Constitutional rights which should have been the just heritage of every American woman.” An uncommon and inspiring work on legal justice for women. OCLC shows six holdings.

Actor Joseph Jefferson Gives Advice by JOSEPH JEFFERSON

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Title: Actor Joseph Jefferson Gives Advice
Author: JOSEPH JEFFERSON
Seller: Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (United States)
Description: JOSEPH JEFFERSON (1829-1905). Joseph Jefferson III was an American actor, painter, and comedian. He took on his first role at the age of four when he appeared in a play in Washington, D.C and continued his career for much of his 76 years. He is well known for his role as Rip Van Winkle in the 1903 film.ALS. 2pg. September 27,1897. N.p. An autograph letter signed J Jefferson giving advice to someones son. Dear Sir I will be pleased for your son when he can call on me and will give him the best advice in my power. Tho this is a bad time to apply for next season as nearly all of the companies are made up Mrs. Jefferson to you. Faithfully yours J Jefferson. Jefferson is helping someones son, letting him know that acting and/or theater companies would be full and decided already for the next season. The top inch of the first page is cut off. This letter is in very good condition.

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The Fate of Marxism in Russia by Yakovlev, Alexander

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Title: The Fate of Marxism in Russia
Author: Yakovlev, Alexander
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780300053654
Description: New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1993. Translated by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick. xxi, 250p., slightly chipped dj.

Piecing Me Together by Watson, Renée

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Title: Piecing Me Together
Author: Watson, Renée
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9781681191072
Condition: New
Description: New York: Bloomsbury, 2018. Later printing. Paperback. New. 288pp. Octavo. Illustrated wraps. Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner New York Times bestseller Acclaimed author Renee Watson offers a powerful story about a girl striving for success in a world that too often seems like it's trying to break her.

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