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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH

We are proud to be part of a dynamic, diverse

community here in Atlanta,

the cradle of the modern Civil Rights Movement.


Our African American History section is filled with vintage paperbacks, First Editions, signed copies and collectible books.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS

NATIVE SON

Richard Wright

Harper and Brothers, 1940

First Edition

$70

HOW "BIGGER" WAS BORN

Richard Wright

Harper & Brothers, 1940

Pamphlet

$150

In this essay, Wright explains the origins of Bigger Thomas, the protagonist of his powerful novel Native Son.

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THE AFRICAN AMERICAN JOURNEY TO THE POWER DOME

Bhumika Sharma

Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018

$120

This book traces the African American journey through multiple perspectives of Black American authorship.

 It captures numerous referential inventions ranging from the ‘colored’ to the ‘Black American,’ while throwing light on the transforming status of America’s Native Son, the marked visibility of its Invisible Man, and endless aspirations hovering Just Above My Head.

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OUR BROTHER IN BLACK: HIS FREEDOM AND HIS FUTURE

Atticus G. Haygood

Phillips & Hunt, 1881

$60

Dr. Haygood, president of Emory College from 1875-1884,

reflects on Southern progressive intellectualism in the aftermath of the American Civil War.

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ORGANIZED LABOR AND THE NEGRO

Herbert R. Northrup

Harper & Brothers, 1944

$200

Signed by labor activist and suffragist Lucy Randolph Mason.

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WHEN NEGROES MARCH

Herbert Garfinkel

Atheneum, 1969

First Edition

$115

Chronicles the March on Washington Movement and the organizational politics of the Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) . The FEPC was created in 1941 to implement Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order "banning discriminatory employment practices by Federal agencies and all unions and companies engaged in war-related work."

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MARCH (3 volume set)

SIGNED

by authors John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell

Top Shelf Productions, 2013, 2015, 2016

$1000

March is the vivid first-hand account of John Lewis' lifelong struggle for civil and human rights. Rooted in his personal story, this award-winning graphic novel series also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader civil rights movement.

ART & DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS

CREATION STORY: GEE'S BEND QUILTS AND THE ART OF THORNTON DIAL

Mark Scala

Vanderbilt University Press, 2012

$130

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RECOVERING ANCIENT SPIRO: NATIVE AMERICAN ART, RITUAL, AND COSMIC RENEWAL

Eric D. Singleton

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 2020

$200

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PIENTRES HAITIENS: HAITIAN PAINTERS (ENGLISH VERSION)

Gerald Alexis

Editions Cerle d'Art, 2000

$450

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SUMMER HOLIDAY

Richard Floethe

Brookedale Press, 1939

Limited, numbered edition

Hand colored and signed

by the artist

$250

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SELECT

COLLECTIBLES

MATE IN THREE MOVES: A TREATISE ON THE THREE-MOVE CHESS PROBLEM

Brian Harley

Chatto & Windus, 1943

$80

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ROOK ENDINGS

Grigory Levenfish

B T Batsford Ltd, 1971

$80

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SIX CRISES

Richard Nixon

Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1962

SIGNED

$120

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ALDEN B. DOW: MIDWESTERN MODERN

Diane Maddex

Archetype Press, 2007

$160

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RM SCHINDLER: COMPOSITION AND CONSTRUCTION

Judith Sheine

Academy Press, 1995

$55

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VALENTINE'S DAY • FEBRUARY 14th

We are happy to help you find the perfect Valentine gift!

ANCIENT EASTERN BOOKS OF LOVE

3 VOLUMES

Richard Burton (translator)

Easton Press, 2004

RARE

$800

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THE ALLEGORY OF LOVE

C. S. Lewis

Oxford University Press, 1936

True First Edition

$500

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BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

Truman Capote

Random House, 1958

First Edition, Second Printing

$500

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WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN

6 VOLUMES

National Library Edition

circa 1920

Bigelow Brown & Co

$500

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QUOTABLES


Just in case you ever foolishly forget; I'm never not thinking of you.

-Virginia Woolf



He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.

-Leo Tolstoy



If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.

-Jane Austen



I would not wish any companion in the world but you.

-William Shakespeare



i carry your heart with me (i carry it in

my heart) i am never without it (anywhere

i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done

by only me is your doing, my darling)

-E.E.Cummings




Trivia Question


Answer the following trivia question correctly and we'll enter you in a drawing for a $10 gift certificate!


How many times is

Elizabeth Bennet proposed to in

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice?



Email your answer to avbooks@att.net

with "Trivia" in the subject field.

We are looking for collectible books!

This month we are most interested in the following categories

for trade credit:


Architecture

Artists Monographs

Mythology & Folklore

African American History

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Metaphysical Books

Magic


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