Place_Pub: New York: Harper & Row, c1989. First Edition. First Printing. 25 cm, 638, illus., appendix, index, front DJ flap creased, some creasing to DJ edges. More

The Easton Press, 2015. Signed Collector's Edition. Leather bound and boxed. [8], 281, [1] pages. Boxed, With Certificate of Authenticity laid in, signed by Maya Angelou and witnessed by Mildred Garris on 2/16/99. Also signed by Roy S. Pfeil, Publisher. Signed on a special signature page by Maya Angelou with the sentiment Joy!. Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim. She became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult. She was an actress, writer, director, and producer of plays, movies, and public television programs. In 1982, she was named the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was active in the Civil Rights Movement and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. With the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou publicly discussed aspects of her personal life. She was respected as a spokesperson for black people and women, and her works have been considered a defense of black culture. Her books center on themes such as racism, identity, family and travel. More

Philadelphia, PA: Am Academy of Pol & Soc Sci, 1943. Hardcover. 24 cm, 279 pages. Tables, diagrams, index, boards somewhat worn, faded, and soiled, pencil erasure on front endpaper, ink notation ins fr bd. More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1973]. First Printing. 25 cm, 205, illus. More

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1943. Rev., Bk Club Edition. 252, maps, tables, pgs darkened, top margin p. 249 torn off (loss of a few words of text), edges of bds & spine worn. More

Washington, DC: Public Affairs Press, 1965. 344, chapter notes, index, some soiling to fore-edge, DJ soiled and stained: small tears, small pieces missing. More

New York: Harper & Brothers, [1946]. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 221, illus., diagrams, endpaper maps, pencil erasure on half-title, DJ worn, chipped, and soiled. More

Asheville, NC: FBC Inc., 1998. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 25 cm, 300 pages. Map, slight sticker residue on DJ. Signed by the author. More

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1931. First? Edition. First? Printing. 25 cm, 316, tables (1 fold-out), diagrams, usual library markings, front board weak. More

Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, [1972]. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. 23 cm, 231 pages, footnotes, bibliographical essay, index, DJ worn and soiled, small tears/chips to DJ edges, large tear in front DJ (repaired inside the DJ with tape). Inscribed, dated, and signed by the author. More

New York: Commonwealth Fund, 1947. 24 cm, 631, illus., index, corners bumped and edges soiled, rear board weak. More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1946. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. [8], 262, [2] pages. Index. DJ has wear, tears, chips, soiling, and a scuff on front, Jonathan Worth Daniels (April 26, 1902 – November 6, 1981) was an American author, editor, and White House Press Secretary. For most of his life, he worked at The News & Observer, and later founded The Island Packet. Jonathan Worth Daniels was the son of Josephus Daniels and Addie Worth Bagley Daniels. When his father became United States Secretary of the Navy in 1913, the family moved to Washington, D.C.. Daniels attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and graduated in 1921 with a B.A. He continued at UNC for graduate school, earning an M.A. in English in 1921. He edited The Daily Tar Heel Daniels passed the North Carolina bar exam, but never practiced law. After World War II began, Daniels went into government service, first as assistant director of the Office of Civilian Defense and later as one of six administrative assistants for President Franklin D. Roosevelt (who had worked under Josephus Daniels during World War I). In March 1945, less than one month before his death, Roosevelt named Daniels his press secretary, and he continued in the position temporarily under President Harry S. Truman. Daniels' term serving as White House Press Secretary was the shortest since the inception of the position in 1937. Daniels returned to The News & Observer in 1947 and became its editor in 1948. In 1966, he revealed the affair between Roosevelt and Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd in his book The Time Between the Wars. More

Washington, DC: Dept. of the Army, 1959. First Printing. 26 cm, 291, diagrams, tables, index, usual library markings, corners bumped, rear board and endpapers show damp damage. More