[N.p., probably Chicago: 1949]. 112pp. Original red printed wrappers, stapled. Very minor wear. The 1949 issue of an irregularly-published almanac aimed at uplifting the African-American community. The author, Rev. Ross D. Brown, writes rather defiantly about a host of issues important to the Black community, such as white supremacy, the.....

[Denver: 1928]. [32]pp. Original pictorial green wrappers, stapled, picturing the Glenarm Branch of the YMCA on the cover, the remainder of the wrappers printed with advertisements. Minor soiling and light fading or offsetting to wrappers, top corner of first text leaf creased. Overall very good. An unrecorded combined residential and commercial.....

Washington, D.C. Plans for Progress, 1967. [4],103,[3]pp. Quarto. Midcentury blue buckram, white spine titles. Minor wear. Ex-University of Iowa, with deaccession stamp. An informative directory of 103 American HBCUs, produced by the U.S government's Plans for Progress office. The schools are located in seventeen states and the District of Columbia.....

[Detroit: ca. 1970]. 12pp., plus four-page section inserted at center. Original pictorial wrappers printed in blue, stapled. Very minor wear. An unrecorded African-American business directory issued by the Booker T. Washington Business Association in Detroit. According to the introduction: "Booker T. Washington Business Association, Detroit's oldest black business organization, is.....

Cleveland: B. Johnson Publishing Company, 1952. [40]pp. Original red pictorial wrappers, stapled. Mild wear. Light uniform toning to text. A very rare directory listing the members of the St. John A.M.E. Church in Cleveland, edited by Josephus F. Hicks. The editor's preface states that the work was produced "to present.....

[Dallas]: Dallas Negro Chamber of Commerce, [1941]. lxxx,448pp., including illustrations and advertisements. Text printed in double columns. Original blue cloth boards with titles and illustrations stamped in black. Spine sunned, moderate soiling, edge wear, and some unobtrusive staining. Ownership inscription on inside front cover reading, "Desk Copy [illegible] Chamber of.....

San Francisco: Jimmy Lum Advertising Service, 1950. 108pp. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled, with a length of string tied through a small punch hole at top left. Moderate toning, edges, corners, and spine ends a bit scuffed. Internally clean. Good plus. A rare and highly informative Chinese American directory for San.....

[Fairfax, CA: 1980]. [48]pp. Quarto. Original illustrated wrappers, stapled. Minor rubbing and dust-soiling to rear wrapper. Very good plus. An early directory for the members of the Radical Faeries, founded in 1979 by queer activists seeking alternative paths to spirituality, inclusivity, gender non-conformity, environmentalism, and more. The Faeries often meet.....