New York: Pierre Matisse Gallery, Publisher. Wraps. no date, presumed 1956. Lithographed wraps (original lithograph by Joan Miro). 24 pp., plus a color centerfold original lithograph by Joan Miro, double sided on a single sheet folded into four panels. Black and white photos throughout. A catalog to a 1956 exhibition..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher or place. Presumed 1968. AFL-CIO union slug on the curl. Approximately 1 ¾ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Photo of Boutelle circled with campaign motto. Campaign pinback for Boutelle's 1968 run as candidate for Vice-President for the Socialist Workers Party. GOOD condition..... More
No Place: Socialist Workers Party. Unbound. No place or date, presumed circa 1968. 1 7/16 inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Profile of an African-American man with words in white. Issued by the Socialist Workers Party, this pinback presumably pertains to the candidacy of Paul Boutelle for Vice-President in 1968..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Black is Beautiful. No publisher or date. Faint union slug imprinted on the reverse of the pinback. Approximately 1 ¼ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Black background with yellow letters. Presumed circa late 1960s to mid 1970s. VERY GOOD. Some scuffing to the face..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Black Liberation Flag. No printer, place or date. Circa 1970s. 1 ¼ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. A displaying the Pan-African, or Black Liberation, flag colors. The flag was initially created by Marcus Garvey and the UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association) in 1920, partly..... More
Memphis, TN: Compass Points, Publisher. Unbound. no date. 33 ¼ by 21 ¾ inches. Untitled blacklight poster of musician Bobby Sherman. GOOD condition. Poster stored rolled. Horizontal crease along the top portion. A few other creases and wrinkles present, with several small cracks in the ink. More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No printer, place or date. Presumed circa 1968 based on Eldridge Cleaver's campaign for president of the United States. Approximately 1 ¾ inches in diameter. Locking pin style back. Gold background with photo of Cleaver and black lettering. A campaign button for Eldridge Cleaver, one..... More
No Place: Anti-Club, Publisher. Unbound. No place or date, presumed Los Angeles, 1988. Single sheet, photomechanically reproduced. 8 ½ by 11 inches. Concert flier/handbill for the Los Angeles punk band, the Creamers, with collage/clip art and punk skeleton. VERY GOOD condition. Left corners creased. Small spot in the c of..... More
New York: N.G. Slater Co., Producer. Unbound. Either Or. N.G. Slater Co., producer. New York: no date, perhaps late 1960s, early 1970s. 1 ¾ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Yellow and black pinback of unidentified association, despite online searches and inquiries to N.G. Slater. This came along with a...... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date, perhaps circa 1879. Printed by the Forbes Co., Boston. Cards measure 5 ¾ by 2 ¾ inches and are printed on thin card stock. Obverse depicts characters from the drama "My Partner" in black and white against a gold background..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Free Walter Collins and All Political Prisoners. No publisher, place or date. About 1 ¼ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Blue background with white lettering. A pinback bringing attention to the incarceration of Black activist Walter Collins. He was convicted of resisting the draft..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place, date or artist. Thick paper stock. Printed on a single side only. 24 by 18 inches. A poster advocating for gay rights through voting, incorporating a large Uncle Sam meets Willy Wonka illustration. Apparently issued for a Democratic Primary held on June..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No printer, place or date. Presumed circa 1966. Union slug on the curl. 1 5/16 inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Light green background with black letters and a portrait of Goodlett. A pinback promoting the 1966 candidacy of Dr. Charlton Goodlett for governor of..... More
New York: NG Slater Co. Unbound. I Gave to Free Angela. NG Slater Co. New York, no date, early 1970s. 1 ¼ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Dayglow pink with black lettering. A pinback issued in support of activist Angela Davis, presumably relating to her incarceration for her alleged..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Unbound. I'm Black and Proud. No publisher or date. Faint union slug imprinted on the reverse of the pinback. Approximately 1 ¼ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Black background with yellow letters. Presumed circa late 1960s to mid 1970s. Black pride/power related pinback. VERY GOOD..... More
No Place: The Commune, Publisher, 1970. Unbound. Single sheet, on pink paper stock, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Flyer for a March 12, 1970 event sponsored by a group called The Commune. The top of the flyer celebrates the recent theft of 6 rifles and 12,000 rounds of ammunition from..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No printer, place or date. Presumed circa 1974. Approximately 1 ¾ inches in diameter. Locking style back. Yellow background with black lettering. A pinback bringing attention to the police killing of 14 year old Tyrone Guyton. Guyton was a Black teenager involved in a high..... More
Sausalito, CA: Sausalito CreArts, Publisher, 1971. Unbound. Presumed Sausalito, CA: 1971. 27 ½ by 21 ½ inches. A blacklight poster combining psychedelic style illustrations with themes from what appears to be the ancient Middle Eastern tales of Sinbad. Combine 1970s psychedelia with Middle Eastern legends, a blacklight and a bit..... More
Boston: Frank W. Parkhurst, Publisher, 1891. Wraps. Printed wraps. 48 pp., including illustrated ads. Lists of lodges and other places associated with the Odd Fellows, arranged by state. Includes many ads pertaining to the Odd Fellows, including one for Frazar's Burlesques to be performed at various gatherings. GOOD condition. Chipping..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Presumed late 1960s, early 1970s. Printed in thick paper stock. 29 by 23 inches. Blue background with black and white hands holding a dove, presumably screen printed. "Peace" in black and white. A peace poster incorporating race relations/unity through the..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Power (Black Liberation Flag). No printer, place or date. Perhaps late 1960s to mid 1970s. Partial union slug on the curl. 1 3/8 inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. A Black power pinback utilizing the Pan-African, or Black Liberation, flag colors. The flag was initially..... More
Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, Printer, 1850. Wraps. Printed wraps. 18 pp. A financial report of the Boston and Maine Railroad. FAIR condition. Moderate foxing, soiling, staining and dampstaining to the covers. Several large tears to the front and rear cover. Some creasing and wrinkling. Faint pencil scribbles to the rear..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. Respect and Protect the Black Woman Pinback. No printer, place or date. Perhaps late 1960s to mid 1970s, based on a pinback in the Smithsonian's collection with the same statement. 2 ¼ inches in diameter. Locking style back. Green background with black lettering. VERY GOOD..... More
No Place: No publisher. Unbound. No publisher, place or date. Union slug on the curl. 1 ½ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. Red background with black letters and a black fist clenching prison chains. A pinback raising awareness of the plight of three prisoners in Soledad who were accused..... More
New York: Strohmeyer and Wyman, 1898. Unbound. Thick card stock sheets, 7 by 3 ½ inches. Four stereoscope photographs depicting the following: "On the Deck of the US Monitor, 'Terror;'" "United States Cruiser 'Newark;'" "United States Battleship 'Maine,'" indicating it had been subsequently blown up; "Morning drill on the US..... More