A book of photographs that examines Harlem's paradox of place:the tension between the everyday reality of its streets - often contentious, always complex- and the cultural brand it has established in our collective imagination. While exploring one of America's great "main streets" during a time of profound transition, the project raises questions about urban flux, gentrification, and the loss of cultural memory. The coffee-table book measures 10.5 x 12 inches / 26.7 x 30.5 cm, features 68 color plates in a linen-clad hardcover with deboss, typeset in Helvetica Neue Light. Offset printing is on Galerie Art Silk 176/gsm paper. Book design is by Patricia Childers with contributions from historian Jonathan Gill and an insightful text by noted author and photography critic Vicki Goldberg.

An unprecedented study of Harlem's 125th Street photography and cultural identity. Harlem's 125th Street is a marker of twentieth-century urban experience, a thoroughfare that encapsulates powerful stories of business and consumption, real estate and gentrification, glamour and entertainment, and political uprising. This book explores the constant mutation of this street life through the works of a large roster of photographers and performance artists. The photographs in this book represent narratives of resilience and stories of survival against a rapid and sweeping movement of history across 125th Street, where buildings and communities are periodically destroyed and built anew. The works shape a sense of belonging and identity that goes against the stereotyping and mystification of this neighborhood. It contributes to the writing of a new history of photography that is collective and collaborative. Among the artists featured are Dawoud Bey, Khalik Allah, Kwame Brathwaite, Jamel Shabazz, Hiram Maristany, Ming Smith, Ruben Natal San Miguel, Isaac Diggs & Edward Hillel, Lorraine O'Grady, and William Pope.

Presenting an intriguing record of the military life of the 125th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. It was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War, organized at Danville, Illinois. It assembled for three years of service in 1862, under the command of Colonel Oscar Fitzalan Harmon. The writer includes details of their in-camp experiences and duties during the war in this valuable work.

This 125th Anniversary edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is expanded with updated notes and references and a selection of original documents—letters, advertisements, playbills—some never before published, from Twain's first "book tour" to promote its original publication. This is the only edition of Twain's masterpiece based on his complete manuscript, including the 663 pages found in a Los Angeles attic in 1990. It includes all of the illustrations commissioned by Mark Twain, historical notes, a glossary, maps, and selected manuscripts.

Bill Babcock has a painful injury which he can tell no one about. The reader feels at once sympathetic and tickled. With the promise of a treat from a friend, Bejingles, rain foils the whole pleasure. The poignant story of Bill and his pet, an infant owl. Bill Babcock is stunned and thunderstruck by information given to him by a lady he admires. Bill's experiences in Sunday School are good in extracurricular activities and terrible in attendance. Jake, Bill's brother, seen at his aggravating best. A fishing trip is almost fatal for Bill Babcock. Bill is what is called "air-minded" and the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy make an unexpected appearance. Bill and Jake are quarantined and live elsewhere and get in the worst trouble of their lives. Not fully understanding the trolley system, Bill has to walk ten miles to get home and becomes lost. The most poignant chapter as Bill and friends encounter a pair of cruel teenagers.