Jackson, Tn. 1946. xv,380pp. 16mo. Original brown cloth, stamped in gilt. Corners lightly bumped, binding rubbed. Contents clean with a few ink notations. Governing text of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church, outlining criteria for organization, ministry, membership, church property, rituals and rites.
Clarksville, Tn. W.P. Titus, Printer and Binder, 1911. 103pp., plus eleven photographic plates. Original grey printed wrappers. Minor edge wear. A history of the African American community of Port Royal, Tennessee, centered around the Carr family, founders of the historic Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The history was compiled by Harriet.....
[New York and Memphis: Black and White Company, ca. 1940s]. 28pp. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled. Minor toning, light soiling to wrappers. A rare pamphlet promoting the beauty products of the Black and White Company. According to the introductory text: "'Dreams Come True' is presented for your entertainment and pleasure by.....
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Jackson, TN: Publishing House C.M.E. Church, 1923-1927. Five issues, each between 32 and 52pp. All in original printed wrappers, stapled. Minor to considerable wear, toning, and foxing, occasional minor chipping, scattered pencil notations. Front wrapper of one issue detached. Overall good condition. A wonderful group of five issues of the.....
Nashville, TN: Sunday School Department, C.M.E. Church, June, 1925. [2],38pp. Illustrated. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Moderate soiling, edge wear, and rubbing to wrappers, spine somewhat chipped. Even toning, occasional dust-soiling to text. Overall good condition. The inaugural issue of an unrecorded publication from Nashville during the Roaring Twenties, published by.....
Jackson, TN: C.M.E. Church Publishing House, 1948. 16pp. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Small brown ink stain at top left throughout, minor edge wear and toning. About very good. An unrecorded pamphlet published for the youthful congregants of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in Jackson, Tennessee. The work was edited by.....
Dickson, Tn. [ca. 1920]. Broadside, 9 x 6 inches. Minor wear, even toning, old folds. An informative broadside relating to an obscure African American mutual aid society in Houston County, Tennessee. The broadside announces a three-day meeting to be held at the St. James A.M.E. Church in Dickson, in order.....
Chattanooga, TN: Sidebottom & Kerr, 1898. [48]pp. Slim oblong octavo. Original orange-tan wrappers printed in black, stapled. Wrappers soiled, creased, and chipped, with contemporary ownership inscription on front wrapper. First and last leaves detached from text block, text block itself detached from wrappers. Good only. A scarce historical photobook that.....