Friends and Colleagues,

Did you know that Black Swan Books employs an archivist? I joined the staff a few years ago to help tackle the mountain of ephemera that’s accumulated around here. So when you see an unusual non-book item on the list, the chances are good that I was the one who researched the who/what/when/where/why of it. The maps, letters, artwork, photos, and general antiquarian weirdos mostly pass over my desk.  An example on this list is the set of 1960s yearbooks from Richmond’s former Elkhardt Middle School.

I brag about my job all the time. I get to learn so much about history, especially my city. Most people don’t get to do that directly from the random historical ephemera left behind by all sorts of fellow Richmonders – unless you are clever enough to subscribe to this list.

I hope you find something on here that intrigues you. Happy history hunting,

Erica

Robert L. Crump. [RICHMOND] [VIRGINIANA] FIVE ELKHARDT MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOKS, 1965-1970. Price: $175.00

[CSA] AN OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT FROM 1861-1865 AT RICHMOND. Price: $75.00

[RICHMOND] [VALENTINE] ADVANTAGES OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Price: $125.00   R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz. [ANCIENT WORLD] [SLIPCASE] THE TEMPLE OF MAN [2 VOLUMES] APET OF THE SOUTH AT LUXOR. Price: $150.00   University of Richmond. [RICHMOND] COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. PROGRAM FOR 1928. Price: $95.00   Jackson, Mary Anna (wife of General Thomas J. Jackson); Field, Henry M., D.D. (introduction). [CIVIL WAR] LIFE AND LETTERS OF GENERAL THOMAS J. JACKSON (Stonewall Jackson). Price: $175.00   Carnegie Music Hall. [MUSIC] [AFRICAN-AMERICAN] ROLAND HAYES PROGRAM, 1939. Price: $200.00   Rev. Frederick A. Reuter. [DEVOTION] MOMENTS DIVINE BEFORE THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. Price: $75.00   William Jennings Bryan. [AMERICANA] TLS BY BRYAN ON THE COMMONER LETTERHEAD. | THE COMMONER. VOL. 15, NO. 8. Price: $100.00   Brevet Major-General C. C. Andrews. [CIVIL WAR] HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGN OF MOBILE; INCLUDING THE COOPERATIVE OPERATIONS OF GEN. WILSON’S CAVALRY IN ALABAMA. Price: $250.00   Timothy Henderson | Gary W. Gallagher. [SIGNED] [MILITARY] A GLORIOUS DEFEAT MEXICO AND IT’S WAR WITH THE UNITED STATES. Price: $100.00   Bvt. Lieut.-Col. John J. Craven, M.D. [CIVIL WAR] PRISON LIFE OF JEFFERSON DAVIS EMBRACING DETAILS AND INCIDENTS IN HIS CAPTIVITY, PARTICULARLY CONCERNING HIS HEALTH AND HABITS, TOGETHER WITH MAN CONVERSATIONS ON TOPICS OF GREAT PUBLIC INTEREST. Price: $75.00   Eugene H. Berwanger | Gary W. Gallagher. [HISTORY] THE FRONTIER AGAINST SLAVERY WESTERN ANTI-NEGRO PREJUDICE AND THE SLAVERY EXTENSION CONTROVERSY. Price: $75.00   Robert Nathan | Clare Leighton. [LITERATURE] THE FIDDLER IN BARLY. Price: $50.00   E. C. Whitaker | Martin Bucer. [RELIGION] MARTIN BUCER AND THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. Price: $60.00   U. R. Brooks. [CIVIL WAR] STORIES OF THE CONFEDERACY. Price: $225.00   Thos. D. Gold~. [CIVIL WAR] HISTORY OF CLARKE COUNTY VIRGINIA. AND ITS CONNECTION WITH THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES. Price: $200.00   Helen Siegl. [SIGNED] [SPECIAL PRESS] A BOOK OF PRAYERS. Price: $250.00   E. C. [Edward Craddock] Ratcliff | A. H. Couratin; D. H. Tripp [Editors]. [RELIGION] LITURGICAL STUDIES. Price: $75.00   J. M. Ellison. [RICHMOND] [VIRGINIA UNION] WHERE THERE IS A SONG IN THE HEART. Price: $200.00   Robert Herrick. [SIGNED] [SPECIAL PRESS] POEMS SELECTED FROM THE HESPERIDES OF ROBERT HERRICK. Price: $750.00   Dale Carolyn Gluckman. [ART] KIMONO AS ART THE LANSCAPES OF ITICHIKU KUBOTA. Price: $50.00   Marguerite Yourcenar; Illustrated by Nancy MCormick. [SPECIAL PRESS] SUITE D’ESTAMPES POUR KOU-KOU- HAI (A SERIES OF SKETCHES FOR KOU-KOU-HAI. Price: $200.00   Porter Garnett. [ALS][SPECIAL PRESS] THE FINE BOOK A SYMPOSIUM. Price: $500.00