Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights: An Intensely Human and Brilliant Account of the World War; Why America Entered the Conflict; What the Allies Fought For; and a Thrilling Account of the Important Part Taken by the Negro in the Tragic Defeat of Germany; the Downfall of Autocracy, and Complete Victory for the Cause of Righteousness and Freedom

[No place: no publisher], 1919. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 712 + Terms of Peace; War Chronology, etc. pp. Extensively illustrated. First issdue without publisher;s imprint (this book was sold by subscription and issued with at least four imprints, this copy has that space blank, to be imprinted upon delivery. Red cloth stamped in gilt and blind. Nominal wear, about fine. An interesting history of World War I by an Afro-American author [Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Howard University], with emphasis on the participation by black Americans, with over 100 photographs depicting African-Americans in the war. Very scarce in this unimprinted state. (Inventory #: 579622)