Hampton institute press (21 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: no dust jacket present. This hardcover book shows signs of wear typical of an ex-library copy. The spine and corners are frayed, and library stickers and stamps are present, including a stamp from the Denver Public Library. There is no dust jacket, and the cover shows some fading and wear. Despite these flaws, the binding remains intact, and the pages are clean and legible.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Poor. Staining and wear to the covers; library marks; broken front hinge. The pages have discoloring and wear; pencil writing on the endpapers. 1924 reprint. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music, Opera, Ballet, Dance; Inventory No: 237115.

Zustand: New.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 158 pages. 8.00x5.00x0.40 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author on title page. (literature, poetry, poems).

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. pp. 656.

Zustand: New. pp. 710.

Zustand: Fine. Wrappers. 8vo, 16 pp. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Sections on Aims, What Has Been Done for the Negro, What Has Been Done for the Indian, etc. Two center pages show photographs four to a page of students at work in the various workshops and divisions. The Hampton Institute was founded in the early years of the Reconstruction Era to serve freedmen. This brochure was evidently prepared for fundraising purposes.…

Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good binding. First Edition. Large 8vo.; in the publisher's blue cloth with titling in gilt; [10] 11-143; with the previous owner name of Elleh. Grattan on the frond endpaper, dated February 15th, 1907l there is a small piece missing to the leading edge of the rear endpaper; with a black and white photographic frontispiece of the author's 94 years old Mammy holding her charge, presumably the author.~~The quite dated sentiments of the author are revealed in the dedication: "To my children these stories are dedicated, hoping they will give some idea of the mutual fidelity and confidence of the master and servant in 'that position in life to which it had pleased God to call them". ~~God called Mammies to a subservient place!~~. Very Good binding.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. Tan pictorial wrappers. 8vo. 84pp. Third edition. Illustrated. Folding map. Early promotional pamphlet for this historic peninsular area of Virginia. The content includes a short history of Old Point Comfort and information on Fort Monroe, Ward Memorial Hall, National Cemetery, Hampton Institute, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Williamsburg, Petersburg and much more including route information and fares. There is a folding colored map at front, measuring 14 by 22 inches, of Virginia and West Virginia and several smaller maps in the text as well as engraved illustrations of the Hygeia Hotel and other landmarks. A worn copy with some chipping to the left side of the front cover, the spine and cover edges. The text is good with some chipping to the upper corner of the pages, a small hole to the left side of the title page and some scattered soiling. The map is chipped along the top edge and has a long closed tear at the left side. It is detached from the binding. Scarce.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Some rubbing/fading to boards. Pages clean.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Square 16mo. 32pp. Illustrated from photographs. Wrappers with light soil, one page a bit foxed, lower wrap and last few leaves with a tiny stain, very good or better. A handsome advertising pamphlet, illustrated from photographs, including a portrait of Booker T. Washington (class of '75), student carpenters working on a stairway, students laying a foundation, and "a field lesson in agriculture." Also prints the poem "Mammy's Growin' Ole," an early poem by African-American poet James D. Corrothers, preceding his first book. Uncommon. …

First Edition. 2 vols. Vol. XXVIII, No. 1, January 1899 and Vol. XXXIV, No. 11, November 1905. Both in their scarce original wrappers, with chipping to the extremities (the 1905 issue is more extensive) a light vertical fold crease to the 1899 issue, but both are complete and clean internally. Very good. Pre-1920 issues are scarce. OCLC list many institutions that have some scattered issues, but a complete run in holdings is improbable. In the 1899 issue is an uncollected (and otherwise unpublished) short story by Dunbar, "A Southern Silhouette" in which a formerly wealthy and powerful southern family fully supports the Confederate cause, looses everything then is saved by a northern businessman who returns them to their old financial status, but they're unable to gain back happiness and freedom. The 1905 issue includes a review of Dunbar's book of poetry "Howdy, Honey, Howdy". The 1899 issue In the 1899 issue are further contributions by Alice C. Fletcher (an American anthropologist) and George B. Grinnell (anthropologist and historian). In the 1905 issue are contributions by Francis La Flesche (the first professional Native American ethnologist), Harriet Quimby (first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license), John W. Lemon (a Black community activist), William T.B. Williams (dean at Tuskegee Institute) and Monroe N. Work (a Black sociologist and founder of the research and records department at the Tuskegee Institute). The Southern Workman began in 1872 as a monthly publication by the Hampton University as means for information, an outlet of creative expression and a kind of vanity piece for the university to display the greatness of their students and teachers. The informative essays centered contemporary Black and Native American interests, while also examining folklore and traditions as a means of preservation.…

First Edition. First edition. [iv], 299, [1], xviii pp. Bound in publisher's ochre cloth stamped in black. A lovely Near Fine copy with slight wear at tips and pages lightly tanned, else truly excellent. A textbook designed to educate African American college students in the fundamentals of cooking and housekeeping while they were learning basic academic skills, reflecting the educational mission and uplift goals at the Hampton Normal and Agricultural School. Notable for being the first African American cookbook to include a table of contents.…