Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Heritage Series, Numbers.1-3: Negro Women in the Judiciary; Women in Politics; [and]: Women in Business. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1968 - 1970. First editions. The octavo volumes. 24pp; 35pp; 24pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher's color pictorial card wraps, staplebound.  From The Dr. Joseph A. and Aaronetta Pierce.....

Daisy Bates. Eleanor Roosevelt, foreword. The Long Shadow of Little Rock: A Memoir. New York: David McKay Company, Inc., 1970. Fourth printing. Octavo. 234pp (indexed). Illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher’s orange cloth, spine lettered in black, original unclipped dust jacket. From The Dr. Joseph A. and Aaronetta Pierce Collection of.....

Kay Boyle. The Long Walk at San Francisco State and Other Essays. New York: Grove Press, 1970. First edition. Inscribed by Kay Boyle. Twelvemo. 150pp. Illustrated with b/w photos. Publisher’s red cloth, spine lettered in black, original unclipped dust jacket. From the Dr. Joseph A. and Aaronetta Pierce Collection.....

H. Rap Brown. Die Nigger Die! New York: The Dial Press, Inc., 1969. First edition. Octavo. 145pp. Illustrated. Publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in black, original unclipped dust jacket, illustrated endleaves. From The Dr. Joseph A. and Aaronetta Pierce Collection of African-American Literature and History.

Original Conspiracy Eight “Anti-Riot Act” Pamphlet. Chicago Defense Fund, 1968. Octavo. [7]pp. Reprints the September, 1968 Grand Jury Charges in the Case of The United States Vs. David T. Dellinger, Rennard C. Davis, Thomas E. Hayden, Abbott “Abbie” Hoffman, Jerry C. Rubin, Lee Weiner, John R. Froines, and Bobby.....

Angela Davis. Angela Davis: An Autobiography. New York: International Publishers, 2008. Reprint edition.  Signed by Angela Y. Davis. Octavo. 400pp. Publisher’s card wraps. From The Dr. Joseph A. and Aaronetta Pierce Collection of African-American Literature and History. Fine condition.

Rufus R. Dawes. Service With the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers. Marietta, OH: E. R. Alderman & Sons, 1890. Second edition. Octavo. 330pp. Illustrated with black and white photos. Publisher's blue cloth, spine and front board lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt.

Dick Gregory. James R. McGraw, editor. Dick Gregory’s Political Primer. New York: Harper & Row, 1972. First edition.  Inscribed by Dick Gregory.  Octavo. 335pp. Illustrated. Publisher’s quarter red cloth over blue paper-covered boards, spine lettered in blue, original dust jacket. From The Dr. Joseph A. and Aaronetta Pierce Collection of.....

Malcolm X with the assistance of Alex Haley. M. S. Handler, introduction. The Autobiography of Malcolm X. New York: Grove Press, 1965. First edition.  Inscribed by Alex Haley: “March 19, 1988 / For Joe and Aaronetta - / with Brotherly Love / from me and Malcolm’s / memory! / Alex.....

John Hersey. An Appeal to Christians, on the Subject of Slavery. Baltimore, Printed by Sherwood & Co., [No date, circa 1838]. Third edition. 16mo (approx. 6 x 3.75 inches). 119pp. Rebacked in later leather, utilizing original leather boards and gilt-stamped title strip to spine, endleaves refreshed.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Frank Altschul, foreword. Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Stamford, CT: Overbrook Press, 1968. Overbrook Press edition, one of 600 copies printed..  Overbrook Press edition, published shortly after King’s assassination on April 4th, 1968.  Quarto (approx. 10 x 7 inches). 17pp. Publisher’s gray card wraps, string bound. .....

Mark Lane and Dick Gregory. Code Name “Zorro” The Murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 1977. First edition.  Inscribed by Dick Gregory.  Octavo. 314pp (indexed). Illustrated. Publisher’s orange cloth, spine lettered in cloth, original dust jacket. From The Dr. Joseph A. and Aaronetta Pierce Collection of African-American.....

John W. Munson. Reminiscences of a Mosby Guerrilla. New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1906. First edition. Octavo. 277pp. Illustrated with black and white photos. Publisher's green cloth, spine and front board lettered in gilt.