Robert Wier (20 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 8. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Good condition. 8th edition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. 8th edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.…

Condition: New.

1994 5th Edition, 5" by 7 1/2" Brown Softcover, Near Fine, ISBN 1-56691-053-6, 445 pages.

Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Second printing (first published 1977) SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS. 79 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Light tan dust jacket with light soiling. Tan boards. Black ink signatures of both Sadye H Wier and John F. Marszalek on the front free endpaper. Interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Reviews the life of African American barber Robert Wier (1886-1974) who attained social prominence and modest wealth as a small business owner in Starkville, Mississippi during the first half of the 20th century when such achievement was exceptionally uncommon for southern blacks. Co-author John F. Marszalek is the Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Mississippi State University where he taught from 1973 to 2002. {Copy#4} ISBN 0878050426. …

Condition: New. Brand New Original US Edition. Customer service! Satisfaction Guaranteed.

Presumed first edition (no direct statement) INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS. 128 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed; light sunning/fading alnog spine. Reddish-brown cloth with black spine lettering. Black ink signature "Sadye H. Wier" follwoed by four-line black ink inscription "Happy Father's | Day Gerry | George Lewis | 6/7/93" on half-title page. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. Else a fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket. With frontispiece, Acknowledgements, Preface by Warren F. Housley, b/w photographs, Appendix, and Index. Autobiography of Sadye Wier (1905-1995) who was employed as a Negro Home Demonstration and Extension Agent with the Mississippi State Cooperative Extension Service from 1943 to 1969 and was an ardent community activist involved with Four-H Clubs, Prairie Opportunity, League of Women Voters, among other organizations as well as a trustee of the Oktibbeha County Library System from 1979-1989. Sadye Wier's life is also chronicled by John F. Marszalek is the Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Mississippi State University in MISSISSIPPI WOMEN: THEIR HISTORIES, THEIR LIVES (University of Georgia Press, 2003). Professor Marszalek and Sadye Wier co-authored A BLACK BUSINESSMAN IN WHITE MISSISSIPPI, 1886-1974 (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1977) which documented the life of Sadye's husband Robert Wier, owner of City Barber Shop in Starkville, Mississippi, who was the first and only African American of his era to have a business on that city's Main Street. The papers of Sadye H. Wier and husband Robert Wier (1886-1974) are held by the Mississippi State University Libraries Special Collections. {MS-Shelf#5}.…

Condition: New.

Presumed first edition (no direct statement) INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS. 128 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with minor bumping at edges. Reddish-brown cloth with black spine lettering. Some foxing to text block edges. Authors' signatures and inscriptions to Starkville, Mississippi Mayor Henry P. Davis, Jr. (1918-2006; in office 1973-1985) and wife Ruby Davis (1924-2016) on half-title page; a few spots of light foxing to interior pages which otherwise remain clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a fine dust jacket. With frontispiece, Acknowledgements, Preface by Warren F. Housley, b/w photographs, Appendix, and Index. Autobiography of Sadye Wier (1905-1995) who was employed as a Negro Home Demonstration and Extension Agent with the Mississippi State Cooperative Extension Service from 1943 to 1969 and was an ardent community activist involved with Four-H Clubs, Prairie Opportunity, League of Women Voters, among other organizations as well as a trustee of the Oktibbeha County Library System from 1979-1989. Sadye Wier's life is also chronicled by John F. Marszalek is the Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Mississippi State University in MISSISSIPPI WOMEN: THEIR HISTORIES, THEIR LIVES (University of Georgia Press, 2003). Professor Marszalek and Sadye Wier co-authored A BLACK BUSINESSMAN IN WHITE MISSISSIPPI, 1886-1974 (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1977) which documented the life of Sadye's husband Robert Wier, owner of City Barber Shop in Starkville, Mississippi, who was the first and only African American of his era to have a business on that city's Main Street. The papers of Sadye H. Wier and husband Robert Wier (1886-1974) are held by the Mississippi State University Libraries Special Collections. {MS-Shelf#4}.…

Presumed first edition (no direct statement) SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS. 128 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with light sunning along spine. Reddish-brown cloth with black spine lettering. Authors' signatures "Sadye H. Wier" and "George Lewis | 6/7/93" on half-title page; interior leaves are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket. With frontispiece, Acknowledgements, Preface by Warren F. Housley, b/w photographs, Appendix, and Index. Autobiography of Sadye Wier (1905-1995) who was employed as a Negro Home Demonstration and Extension Agent with the Mississippi State Cooperative Extension Service from 1943 to 1969 and was an ardent community activist involved with Four-H Clubs, Prairie Opportunity, League of Women Voters, among other organizations as well as a trustee of the Oktibbeha County Library System from 1979-1989. Sadye Wier's life is also chronicled by John F. Marszalek is the Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Mississippi State University in MISSISSIPPI WOMEN: THEIR HISTORIES, THEIR LIVES (University of Georgia Press, 2003). Professor Marszalek and Sadye Wier co-authored A BLACK BUSINESSMAN IN WHITE MISSISSIPPI, 1886-1974 (Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1977) which documented the life of Sadye's husband Robert Wier, owner of City Barber Shop in Starkville, Mississippi, who was the first and only African American of his era to have a business on that city's Main Street. The papers of Sadye H. Wier and husband Robert Wier (1886-1974) are held by the Mississippi State University Libraries Special Collections. {MS-Shelf#3}.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Stapled illustrated wraps, magazine format, illustrated covers by Robert Tinney, all are VG + with no creases or damage, just usual light general wear, all are 90 to 100 +- pages, scarce early issues filled with in depth articles on the early years of pcs, advertisements for early computer products, 9 issues all from 1976, Vols 8-16 from April thru Dec 1976.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1902 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 573 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 573.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1886 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 601 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 601.…