As I Saw It, Not Communism But Commonism: A Prophetic Appraisal of the Status Quo, a Message for Our Times and for All Times, for America and for All Nations
- Written by
- Huntley, Thomas Elliott, American, 1903 - 1983
- Published by
- Comet Press Books, American
- Designed by
- Fritz, Ronald
- Subject of
- Central Baptist Church, American, founded 1846
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with book cloth (textile material) on cardboard and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 1 in. (22.2 × 14.6 × 2.6 cm)
- Description
- A hardcover edition of As I Saw It, Not CommUnism But CommOnism: a Prophetic Appraisal of the Status Quo, a Message for our Times and for all Times, for America and for all Nations, by Thomas Elliott Huntley. It is a cloth-bound book with five groups of sewn bindings and adhesive. The book has a black paper dust jacket with white text and graphics. The title of the book, [AS / I SAW IT / Not CommUnism / But CommOnism], is printed in varying fonts and sizes over the top half of the front cover. The author’s name, [THOMAS ELLIOTT HUNTLEY], is printed and white text in the bottom right corner. The front of the jacket is dominated by a large, abstract illustration of a stemmed, five petal flower with two leaves and a small dove in flight. The jacket spine is black with the authors name, the abbreviated title, and the publisher’s name printed in white text. The back of the jacket is white with black text and includes a two paragraph biography of the author. At the bottom center is the name of the publisher, [COMET PRESS BOOKS ? NEW YORK] printed in black text. The front and back covers and the spine of the book are covered in solid red cloth. The book title, [AS / I SAW IT / Not CommUnism / But CommOnism], is embossed in gilded text on the front. The spine features the authors name, the abbreviated title, and the publisher’s name printed in gilded text. The back cover is plain. The interior pages are white with black text. Contents include a forward, a preface, and five sections. The sections are titled [I Introduction – On Seeing Without Looking and / Looking Without Seeing], [II When Men and Races Meet], [III When the New Comes Through: Or and Impreg-/nated World], and [IV The Birth That is Born]. The book has 146 pages.
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Baptist
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Christianity
- Government
- Race relations
- Religion
- Segregation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.52.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




