Roberta Hughes Wright (28 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG glossy hardcover boards. Small 8vo. [vi] 158 pp. Notes; biblio; index. Well-researched account of one of the Civil Rights movement's key battles. Square, tight binding; NO markings on pages. Spine and upper edge of cover sunned. Ships fast with tracking.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This copy is in good condition. The covers have light rubbing and edgewear. Text is clean and secure in binding. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Missing. First Edition. Glossy paper covered boards with gray titles; photographic illustration on front board; mild wear; small chip/tear in base of spine; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jacket. Interior is clean and unmarked; 347 pages followed by appendices.

Biography of Charles H. Wright, M.D., activist for admitting privileges for black doctors and desegregation in Detroit hospitals, medical education for Africans, first aid station for the Selma march, etc. -- Hardcover, glossy pictorial covers. Condition: near fine, no jacket issued.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Roberta Wright and Signed by Charles Wright. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: FINE. First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover. Foreword by Michael L. Blakey, preface by W. W. Law. Describes 300 cemeteries in the U.S. and Canada, ranging from the early slave cemeteries to the Sea Islands of South Carolina, Atlanta, Nicodemus, Kansas and Toronto and Los Angeles. Includes a description of the burial practices and stories of the people who founded the cemeteries, as well as a section on genealogy for beginners. An oversized trade paperback, illustrated with many photographs, bibliography, index. 339 pp. Fine (as new.).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. A Tribute to Charlotte Forten (1837-1914) by Roberta Hughes Wright from Charro Book Company 1993. Full page inscription and signature decedent of Robert Smalls. A few pages have small ink marks and underlining Pages are tight and clean Covers look good. Dustjacket NONE.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. None. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by both authors. ; 9.2 X 7.3 X 1.1 inches; 400 pages; Signed by All Authors fmc2%262D.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Southfield, MI: Charro Book Company, nd.84pp., black and white photographs. 8vo. Fine bright looks unread hardcover.

HC. 84pp This unusual history is presented in this book in the form of personal memories of the author, anecdotes and transcriptions of interviews, letters and other documents, material derived from books and articles, lists and genealogical charts, factual but lively narrative, and over two hundred illustrations, most of which have never before been made public. very good++, pictorial boards (hardcover) owner's name. B&W illustrations (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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

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Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

First printing. Large 8vo, pp. xxvii, 339. Bibliography, index. Foreword by Michael L. Blakey, preface by W. W. Law. Paper wraps. A nice copy. Describes 300 representative cemeteries in the U.S. and Canada, with descriptions of burial practices and stories of the people who founded the cemeteries. Gives information on tracing geneologies, etc. …

paperback. Condition: 11.

Condition: Very good. First edition. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. No dust jacket issued. SIGNED and inscribed by Wright on the title page. 156 p. w/illus., endnotes, bibliography, index. Dr. Wright (1923-2019) was a teacher, attorney, administrator, nbanker, and leader of Detroit's African American community. She helped her husband, Dr. Charles H, Wright, found the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. hardcover in glossy illustrated boards. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First Edition inscribed by Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder -- the nation's first African American elected as a state governor -- of this history of the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955. Gov. Wilder, who served two terms as Virginia's governor beginning with his election in 1990, wrote the foreword. Inscribed by Douglas Wilder on the front endpaper -- "To X, with best wishes L. Douglas Wilder." 156 pages, illustrated. Has fading on the spine and a bit of foxing on the page edges, otherwise minimal sign of previous use. Signed by Author(s).…

Very Good (covers nice with few minor scratches & very tiny ding rear cover; contents clean & tight). Small quarto: pictorial blue boards, issued without a dust jacket; 347 pages plus much addenda First Edition. Signed by Charles H. Wright and Roberta Wright (?Enjoy the history?) on the title page. First Edition. Signed by Charles Wright and Roberta Wright (?Enjoy the history?) on the title page. Charles Howard Wright [1918?2002) was a Detroit physician and founder of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, in Detroit, which houses more than 20,000 artifacts and archival materials. Illustrated. (illustrator). Signed. …

First Edition. Octavo. 21cm. Publisher's original laminated paper covered boards. 158pp. The pink of the boards has faded at the extremities and spine panel to a uniform grey, otherwise a very good, clean copy indeed. Inscribed by the author to the frnt flyleaf: "The the Troy Library, Enjoy the history that has a little different "twist", Roberta Wright" Also laid in at the front is a business card from Dr. Wright's office as an Attorney at Law in Troy, Michigan, and a short list of book titles on a note in the author's hand. Dr. Wright's husband, the late Charles H. Wright, was a celebrated philanthropist and founder of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. Dr. Wright's account of the bus boycott of 1955 that saw Rosa Parks catapulted into civil rights history, with a foreword by L. Douglas Wilder, ex-Governer of Virginia. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. 80pp. Penn Center. Author. Glossy boards with picture and title on front board and title on spine. Inscribed "., from 1991 to 1998 we've spent a lot of time in the Sea Islands. We still will visit--but we are cuttng down on our work there. Roberta 9/24/98" Rare.