"The Commissioners of the Alms-House vs Alexander Whistelo, a Black Man: Being a Remarkable Case of Bastardy, Tried and Adjudged by the Mayor, Recorder, and Several Aldermen; of the City of New York; Under the Act Passed 6th March, 1801, for the Relief of Cities and Towns from the Maintenance of Bastard Children." New York: David Longworth, 1808. No binding, edges of all pages badly worn. Incomplete (missing last 2 pages). 9 x 5 1/2".

As well as General Washington and General Jackson on Negro Soldiers, 1863. Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1963. 8 p. Very good condition, two pencil lines drawn under "General Washington" and "Negro Soldiers" on front page, Name and date of "10/26/25" written in pencil on inside top left-hand corner.

A Cinema Apart, or the Beverly and Larry Richards Collection, was amassed by Larry Richards over a number of many years. A respected historian and a librarian at the Philadelphia Free Library, and author of the book African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography, Mr. Richards was deeply passionate and knowledgeable about African-American culture and history. In 2008, Mr. Richards tragically and suddenly died quite young, leaving behind his collection of hundreds of motion picture posters featuring African-American stars and addressing African-American issues, as well as rare broadsides, window cards, and ephemera. Additionally, he possessed items relating to African-American and slavery history. His collection has been deemed so culturally important that a section of it is now in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. His wife, Dr. Beverly Richards, now oversees the collection, and has lectured on and exhibited the items both nationally and internationally.