General Catalogue of Printed Books


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The Quaint Companions


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A writer's writer who won a great deal of critical acclaim during his career, Leonard Merrick often grappled with weighty topics. In The Quaint Companions, Merrick addresses the issue of interracial marriage, following the courtship and union of a mixed-race couple and the trials and triumphs of their sensitive, creative son.




Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Martindale-Meynell


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55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2002.




Heartman Negro Collection


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"Purchased from Mr. Charles Heartman, a book dealer, this collection consists of books, pamphlets, periodicals, maps, broadsides, documents, almanacs, lithographs, oil paintings, musical scores, clippings, cartoons, and various curios dating from 1600 to 1955. Devoted not only to the Negro in the United States, but contains information dealing with the background and development of Negro people in every section of the globe where they have lived in concentrated numbers."--Page [1.] of v.5, no. 12.




The Oxford Companion to English Literature


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Written by a team of more than 150 contributors working under the direction of Dinah Birch, and ranging in influence from Homer to the Mahabharata, this guide provides the reader with a comprehensive coverage of all aspects of English literature.