Maggs Bros. Ltd.

[TEMPERANCE] & H.F.B.

THINK. ALCOHOL DESTROYS BODY MIND SOUL, 1943.

£125

MEDHURST (Walter Henry).

Chinese and English Dictionary; Containing all the words… 1843.

VERY RARE

£9,500

CHURCHILL (Winston S.)

The Second World War: The Gathering Storm; The… 1948.

Inscribed to Grace Hamblin, "the longest-serving member of Churchill’s secretarial staff".

£15,000

[JAPANESE AMERICANS.]

The New Nationality Law of Japan An Explanation… 1924.

REVISING JAPANESE NATIONALITY LAWS

£550

WINGS OVER JORDAN CHOIR.

World Renowned Negro Choir - Wings over Jordan, 1950.

SIGNED BY 12 MEMBERS OF THE CHOIR

£950

[MALCOLM X] & BLACK NATION NEWS.

The Man That Was Malcolm X, 1970.

A TRIUMPH OF THE GENRE

£550

[BROWN (John)] & MATTHEWS (P.H.)

John Brown, 1861.

AWFUL COPPERHEAD PROPAGANDA

£750

SMITH (Gerrit).

Some of the Duties of an Abolitionist: (and… 1841.

SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY SMITH TO ELISHA CAMP

£3,500

THOMPSON (Mary W.)

Sketches of the history, character, and dying testimony,… 1851.

PROTECTION AND PEACE FOR THE HOMELESS

£3,750

[CHILOCCO INDIAN SCHOOL.]

The Captain of Plymouth. By Students of Chilocco… 1923.

EDUCATION AS HUMILIATION

£550

[KING JR (Martin Luther)] & DUVALIER (François).

A Tribute to the Martyred Leader of Non-Violence… 1968.

A DICTATOR EXPLOITS KING'S DEATH

£3,750

MILK (Harvey).

Typed letter to Rink Foto, signed in pen, 1975.

CASTRO CAMERA AS CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS

£2,600

NAU (Émile).

Histoire des Caciques d'Haïti, 1855.

HAITIAN HISTORY THROUGH HAITIAN EYES

£7,500

FROSSARD (Benjamin-Sigismond).

La Cause des Esclaves Nègres et des Habitans… 1789.

A HANDSOME COPY IN CONTEMPORARY CALF

£6,000

[MALCOLM X] & MICHAUX (Lewis H.)

A Tribute in Loving Memory of the Late… 1965.

A RARE TRIBUTE FROM FRIEND AND BOOKSELLER

£950

[BROWN (John)] & [SPOONER (Lysander).]

To the Non-Slaveholders of the South, 1858.

PRE-EMPTING JOHN BROWN'S RAID

£7,500

GIBBS (Mifflin Wistar) & WASHINGTON (Booker T.), introduction.

Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of… 1902.

WITH A FULL-PAGE INSCRIPTION BY GIBBS

£5,000

BUNYAN (John)., [NEW ENGLAND INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND] & [HOWE (Samuel Gridley)]

The Pilgrim's Progress through this world to the… 1836.

A LANDMARK PUBLICATION IN BLIND LITERACY

£18,750

DOUGLASS (Frederick).

My Bondage and Freedom, 1855.

THE MOST IMPORTANT BLACK ABOLITIONIST IN AMERICA

£5,000

BROWN (Ross D.)

Afro-American World Almanac. What Do You Know About… 1942.

THE RARE FIRST EDITION

£1,850

[LIBERIA] & ROBERTS (Joseph Jenkins).

[Letter rejoicing that he had arrived in Liberia:… 1839.

"IN THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE OPPRESSED"

£6,500

[SAINT-DOMINGUE.]

Extrait des registres de Deliberations des Citoyens de… 1790.

CENSURING THE ASSEMBLY OF SAINT-MARC

£2,250

JOHNSON (James Weldon).

The Race Problem and Peace, 1924.

"WHAT IS THE NEGRO GOING TO DO WITH AMERICA?"

£550

CASSÉUS (Dr. Augustus).

Du Rôle Civilisateur de la Race Noire, 1911.

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

£6,000

BROWN (Mary Hyde), compiler.

[Album containing Carte de Visites of Freed People's… 1869.

TERROR PREVAILED

£27,500

[CIVIL RIGHTS ACT]

88th Congress. 1st Session. S.1732 ... A Bill… 1963.

A CRITICAL BILL IN THE PASSAGE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

£5,500

WOMEN'S LOYAL NATIONAL LEAGUE.

To the Senate and House of Representatives of… 1863.

SUFFRAGISM & ABOLITION

£2,000

[CUSHMAN (Charlotte).] & MAGUIRE (T.H.), printer.

[Portrait of Charlotte Cushman.], 1846.

THE CONTROVERSIAL ACTRESS

£550

KANAGAKI (Robun). & KAWANABE (Kyosai), illus.

Seiyo ryouri-tsu [Ways of Western cookery], 1872.

The first Western cookery book in Japan, containing the recipe to curry rice

£4,750

YAMAKICHI

[Tabi shoe sewing guides], 1890.

How to make your own tabi shoes

£250

[THEATRE].

Velluti in Speculum - or - The Chorus… 1826.

"POOH! POOH! I CONSIDER IT A TRUMPERY DEFENCE - HE MUST PAY THE GIRLS"

£1,250

[ABSCONDING APPRENTICE].

Eight Dollars Reward. Ran-away from the subscriber...an apprentice… 1792.

"STOOPS WHEN HE WALKS"

£3,800

[AMATEUR PEEP SHOW].

Handmade peep show formed from a copy of… 1803.

AN AMATEUR HANDMADE PEEP SHOW

£2,500

HOSOKAWA (Tadaoki).

Letter mounted as hanging scroll, 1620.

A highly symbolic scroll containing an original letter by one of Japan's most famous Samurai

£7,500

KING (Martin Luther).

Stride Towards Freedom. The Montgomery Story, 1959.

£250

WHITSON (Moses),

An Address: Issued by Caln Quarterly Meeting of… 1847.

£550

[TAX AND TARIFFS]

West-Indian Sugar Duties. Arguments for their continuance answered, 1824.

"Sugar cannot properly be called the staple of a country, which can only afford to produce and sell it under the artificial aid of bounties and protecting duties."

£2,000

[THE MOLASSES ACT.]

The Case of the British Sugar-Colonies, 1732.

BALANCING THE INTERESTS OF NEW ENGLAND AGAINST JAMAICA

£3,000

CHILD (David Lee).

The Culture of the Beet, and Manufacture of… 1840.

AN ALTERNATIVE TO SUGAR CANE PROPOSED BY A STAUNCH ABOLITIONIST

£1,500

[MACAULAY (Zachary).]

East and West India Sugar: or, a Refutation… 1823.

BY ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY

£750

JOHNSON (James Weldon).

The Race Problem and Peace, 1924.

£550

KEYNES (John Maynard).

Essays in Biography, 1933.

"Economics is a very dangerous science."

£4,250