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US Magazine. Volume I Number I. [February 1954]

US Magazine. Volume I Number I. [February 1954]

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Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC
Title
US Magazine. Volume I Number I. [February 1954]
Seller
Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Description
Memphis, Tennessee: US, Incorporated, 1954. 12" x 9". Stapled wrappers. Pp. 32. Very good plus with minimal wear and light toning. This is the first, and only, issue of US Magazine, published by a group of noteworthy African Americans in Memphis, Tennessee. It's filled with well-written articles, features and over 80 images covering important African American individuals and accomplishments in the 1950s. As this was its inaugural issue, the editors dedicated an entire page to sharing the goals of the magazine. US wanted to "portray the achievements of the Southern Negro in pictorial format" and to "spotlight the efforts of persons of good-will who seek America's greatest destiny in improving race relations and establishing greater understanding among all her citizens." It touted itself as "the authentic voice that will tell the thrilling story of the New South" and promised to be "wholesome, educational, inspirational, entertaining, and, always, a synonym for human dignity." Importantly, the magazine brought together prominent African Americans as writers, advertisers and other positions. One of US' two associate editors, Nat D. Williams, likely wrote this issue's main photo essay, "Beale Street, U.S.A.," about Black Memphis. Williams, known as "Nat D," became the first African American disc jockey in Memphis, in 1948, when he went on the air for WDIA. Known for his "jive" patter on the air, Williams is credited with heralding the change of radio to appeal to the Black community. He is in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame, the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame. He was also the first city editor of the Black Memphis newspaper, the Tri-State Defender. The other associate editor, Mae Jones Street Kidd, was a biracial businesswoman, civic leader, and a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1968 to 1984. She was also hired by the National Negro Insurance Association to create a public relations plan for all of its member companies. Kidd organized the first Louisville Urban League Guild, served as President of the Lincoln Foundation, and was a frequent presence in civil rights marches and events. Another important contributor to the magazine was A.A. Latting, listed as its Counselor. Augustus Arvis Latting was one of Tennessee's first Black lawyers. He went on to become a judge, and was known as the "Dean of Black lawyers." Other photos and features in the magazine highlighted Jacques A. Beauchamp, who "blazed the trail for Negro Boy Scouts in the South" and Hollis F. Price, an educator at LeMoyne College in Memphis. Entertainment and sports were also featured including an article on Memphis's Melrose high school football team, who came in first in the 1953 Negro Prep football competition. A number of profiles were also included, such as one on Lelia O'Neal Walker, a "prominent Negro church and club woman." Rare, well produced, and documenting the efforts Black leaders hoping to share both the mundane and extraordinary aspects of African American life in the South in the 1950s. OCLC shows one holding.
[Business Card] H. B. Fargo, Representing Fine Tailoring... Office, 158 E. 2nd So. Room 4. Salt Lake City, Utah

[Business Card] H. B. Fargo, Representing Fine Tailoring... Office, 158 E. 2nd So. Room 4. Salt Lake City, Utah

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[Business Card] H. B. Fargo, Representing Fine Tailoring... Office, 158 E. 2nd So. Room 4. Salt Lake City, Utah
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Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Ephemera. Card [10 cm x 6 cm] Light ink staining in red. Contemporary name and address in pencil on the reverse.
ASCENDING PECULIARITY: EDWARD GOREY ON EDWARD GOREY

ASCENDING PECULIARITY: EDWARD GOREY ON EDWARD GOREY by WILKIN, Karen

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ASCENDING PECULIARITY: EDWARD GOREY ON EDWARD GOREY
Author
WILKIN, Karen
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Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description
NY: Harcourt, Inc., 2001. First Edition, first printing. Signed on the title by Wilkin. Uncommon to find signed copies. 8vo., yellow boards in dust jacket; 292 pages. Illustrated.. Fine (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j.
Advertisement for the Community Church Of the Air

Advertisement for the Community Church Of the Air

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Advertisement for the Community Church Of the Air
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Eclectibles (United States)
Condition
General wear. Letter folds.
Description
Harrisburg, PA: Community Church Of the Air, 1933. General wear. Letter folds.. This flyer is for three different musical groups: the Community Church of the Air, The Swalm Brothers Quartette, and the Boys Orchestra. However the flyer supplies little information beyond the performers names and the black and white printed photograph of each group. All three groups were scheduled to perform together on Tuesday, February 28, 1933 according to an article in the Harrisburg Telegraph on February 23, 1933. It is therefore likely that this flyer was simply given out at the performance as an advertisement for the three groups. Half of the flyer is promoting The Community Church of the Air, who seemed to be hosting the event. Harrisburg, PA is misspelled on the flyer as Harrisburgh, PA. Single page, one-sided. Measures 12" x 9" The Community Church of the Air was run by Rev. Roy O. Musser (1892-1981) and his first wife Clara Alberta Messerschmidt (1891-1953), and featured their three children in various parts: Iva Mae Musser Cook (1913-1996) as the alto singer, James Isaac Musser (1915-1970) as the Telephone Messenger, and Clara Ruthannah Musser Cook (1919-1995) as the soprano singer. The flyer provides information on the group's regular radio broadcasts which occurred on the second and fourth Sundays of the month from 3:30 to 4:30 PM on the radio station 249.9 WCOD. The Community Church of the Air shows up throughout the newspaper printings of the radio schedule between 1932-1933, but otherwise little information on the group can be found. The Swalm Brothers Quartette (aka Swalm Brothers Quartet or the Swalm Brothers Male Quartet), features the brothers Roy Swalm (1901-1962), Edgar Swalm (1905-1957), Harold Swalm (1907-1969), and Roosevelt Swalm (1913-1990). They were popular in the 1930s in and around Harrisburg, but did continue performing into the 1940s. The last group, the Boy's Orchestra, was made up of five boys named Bill, Earl, Ivan, Clyde, and Albert, who played on guitars and banjos. Little else is known about them.
BANK OF THE FUTURE. OPENNESS, SIMPLICITY, CARE

BANK OF THE FUTURE. OPENNESS, SIMPLICITY, CARE

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BANK OF THE FUTURE. OPENNESS, SIMPLICITY, CARE
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Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9789187543142
Description
Stockholm: Arvinius+Orfeus, 2014. First edition. Quarto in orange cloth with brown and grey DJ in brodart; VG/VG; spine white with black letters; end pages slightly soiled; DJ, boards, paper and text in good condition; pp. 216; contains series of interviews and photographs in color and black and white; shelved in Architecture (Theory) section. 1257798. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
The Summer of Black Widows (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt)

The Summer of Black Widows (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt) by Sherman Alexie

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The Summer of Black Widows (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt)
Author
Sherman Alexie
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Royal Books (United States)
ISBN
9781882413348
Description
Brooklyn: Hanging Loose Press, 1996. First Edition. First Edition, softcover issue, issued simultaneously with the hardcover. Association Copy, playfully INSCRIBED to fellow author Chris Offutt on the title page: "For Chris 'Little Hack' Offutt / In friendship / Sherman Alexie." Alexie's fourth book of poetry. From the collection of Chris Offutt. Offutt is the author of "Kentucky Straight" and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs. In 1996, he was named one of the twenty Best Young American Novelists by "Granta" magazine. He has also written for popular television shows and national publications, has been visiting faculty at numerous institutions including the Iowa Writer's Workshop, and has received awards from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and others. Slight lean, overall Very Good plus in perfect-bound wrappers.
The Summer of Black Widows

The Summer of Black Widows by Sherman Alexie

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Title
The Summer of Black Widows
Author
Sherman Alexie
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
ISBN
9781882413355
Condition
Fine
Description
First Edition/First Printing with the complete number line; A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author to the title page. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.
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Papyrus Bodmer II: Evangile de Jean, chap. 1-14 by Martin, Victor

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Papyrus Bodmer II: Evangile de Jean, chap. 1-14
Author
Martin, Victor
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Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
Description
Cologny-Genève: Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, 1956. 152p., 3 colored facs., original stiff printed wrappers, ex libris (Bibliotheca Bodmeriana, 5).
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Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1861-1948 by Wiles, Irving Ramsay ; Nelson C White

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Irving Ramsey Wiles, 1861-1948
Author
Wiles, Irving Ramsay ; Nelson C White
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Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition
Good- (some wear to edges of wraps, pages tanned, some staining on few pages at edges, content unmarred)
Description
New York, NY: Chapellier Galleries, 1967. Softcover. Good- (some wear to edges of wraps, pages tanned, some staining on few pages at edges, content unmarred). Stapled wraps with color illustration and black text. 51 unnumbered pages. 70 plates, mostly bw. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Chapellier Galleries, New York.
Het Zoone Lied van Achnaton

Het Zoone Lied van Achnaton by Achnaton [Akhenaton]

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Het Zoone Lied van Achnaton
Author
Achnaton [Akhenaton]
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The Kelmscott Bookshop (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Haarlem, The Netherlands: Carlinaper, 1977. Softcover. Very Good. Softcover. [IN DUTCH] Akhenaten was the heretic of Akhet-Aton, rebelling against powerful priests. This is a limited edition of the Dutch translation of Akhenaton's Song of the Sun by Professor A. de Buck, first published in 1938 by the World Library to Amsterdam. This booklet was hand-set, printed and bound by the Carlinaper in Haarlem, using Janson type for the text and Romanee Italics for the introduction. It is printed on Unicorn paper by Van Gelder. The 175 numbered copies were intended for the members of the "de Roos" Foundation in Utrecht. A number of copies were also printed for employees and the archive. This is copy #149. Octavo. Brown paper wrappers. Sunning to top of front wrapper and to spine. Pages are bright and clean. 17 pages, plus colophon. DUTCHLANG/022924.

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