New York: New Outlook Publishers, 1971. Wraps. Blue printed wraps. 29 pp., plus ads. Two essays that examine racism in the United States, written from a Marxist perspective. The first examines the role of prisons in America, analyzing the language used in describing the system, as well as the political... More
New York: International Publishers, 1935. Cloth. Yellow-orange cloth. 268 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A novel for a juvenile audience. By Helena Bobinska, a Polish author heavily associated with the Socialist and Communist movements in Poland and the USSR, often writing works adhering to socialist ideals and... More
No Place: Socialist Party-Social Democratic Federation, Publisher, 1960. Wraps. Blue printed wraps. Pagination varies. A collection of essays on a comprehensive plan for peace to be endorsed or advocated by the Socialist Party-Social Democratic Federation(SP-SDF), taking into consideration the pacifist wing of the organization. The SP-SDF was a left wing... More
London: China Quarterly, presumed Publisher, 1962. Wraps. Blue printed wraps. 22 pp. Offprint from the April-June issue of the China Quarterly, providing a history of the political career and political philosophy of Liu Shaoqi, anticipating him as a successor to Mao Zedong. While Shaoqi was a prominent leader of the... More
Peking: Foreign Language Press, 1964. Wraps. Wraps. A speech by Cuban leader Fidel Castro focusing mostly on the United States, tension between the US and Cuba, and with much derision toward President Kennedy. GOOD+ condition. Minor soiling and staining. Light wrinkling and edgewear. More
New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1943. First Edition. Cloth. Stated first edition. Gray cloth. No jacket. 220 pp. Black and white illustrations by Woodi Ishmael. A novel for a juvenile audience set in World War II, exploring the fighting between Nazi forces and partisans from the Ukraine and Russia... More
Shanghai: China Weekly Review Press. Cloth. no date, perhaps circa 1937 based on OCLC records. Blue cloth. 86 pp. With a few sections of black and white photos. English language translations of articles about or articles written by General Chiang Kai-Shek or Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. This includes a preface on... More
New York: New York Labor News Company, Publisher, 1946. Wraps. Stated fourth printing. Wraps. 45 pp., plus ads in the rear. A piece advocating socialism and a stronger working class in America, asserting that true Americanism is socialist in nature, citing historical precedent in considering Jeffersonism versus Hamiltonism, the power... More
Goteborg: John Anderssons Forlag, 1914. Wraps. Printed wraps. 32 pp. All text in Swedish. A piece on the proletariat in Europe, by the Swedish journalist, anarchist and agitator. GOOD condition. Moderate chipping, tearing and loss along the fore edge. Uneven toning and minor soiling. Some fading. Tiny bit of pencil... More
New York: League for Industrial Democracy, Publisher, 1948. Wraps. Wraps. 23 pp. A piece charting successes of various labor governments from England, Scandinavian and Australia in an effort to advocate for socialist and pro-labor causes, especially at the governmental level. Originally founded at the Intercollegiate Socialist Society, the organization changed... More
No Place: No Publisher. Pamphlet. No publisher or place. Circa 1918. Large side stapled pamphlet. Quarto. 8 pp. All text in German. A German language edition of this letter written by Lenin to American workers, hoping to expand his work in Russia to sympathetic workers in the United States. GOOD... More
No Place: World Anti-Communist League, China Chapter, Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Blue wraps. 96 pp. A collection of recollections and opinions by Madame Chiang Kai-shek, reflecting on conversations had with Mikhail Borodin during the 1920s. Borodin was a noted Comintern agent of the USSR, working to help establish Leninist principles of... More
New York: Social Science Publishers, 1926. Wraps. Red printed wraps. 32 pp. A study of British labor, the organization and efforts of their trade unions against various industries, their leaders and financiers. With sections on miner and textile unity, visits to Russia, struggles of workers in India and China, including... More
New York: Rand School of Political Science, Publisher, 1920. Wraps. Blue printed wraps. 32 pp. An analysis of the then current political situation in Europe post World War I, arguing that the economics and politics of the region, including the terms of various peace treaties, would cause another war. This... More
New York: Social Science Publishers, 1926. Wraps. Red printed wraps. 30pp, with a map. A work by Nearing studying the influence of Russia in world politics, asserting that its presence combats imperialism by the West, discussing the Russian-Japanese treaty of 1925, as well as Russia's efforts to unite Europe and... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1912. Wraps. Later printing. Maroon cloth. 377pp., plus ads. A work seeking to counter notions prevalent in the early 20th century regarding the poor and poverty, asserting that economic conditions exacerbate problems for the "submerged class" and that the poor do not like being poor... More
Los Angeles: Long March Center, Publisher, 1975. Wraps. Side stapled yellow wraps, with a front cover illustration of Fred Hampton. 12 pp., including covers. 8 ½ by 5 ½ inches. A program of events, films and lectures being held by the Long March Center in Los Angeles, for the month... More
London: The Young Communist League of Great Britain, 1929. Wraps. Wraps, with red and white stripes on the front cover. 83 pp. As indicated in the foreword, this work offers a guide to the theories, principles and beliefs of the Young Communist International group, drawing on Marx's discussions on juvenile... More
Brooklyn: The Socialist Publication Society. Wraps. : no date, circa 1918. Brown wraps. A first-hand account/interpretation of political and military events in Russia, chronicling in brief the reasons behind the Russian Revolution, as well as the aims of the Soviet and the revolutionaries in that country. This includes a look... More
New York: Anarchy (Anarchist?) Front. Wraps. no date, perhaps 1980s, early 1990s. Single stapled piece, 8 ½ by 11 inches. 13 pp. Hand drawn illustrations throughout. First issue of this zine devoted to anarchy and anarchism, providing explanations of the principles of the practice of anarchy, as well as the... More
New York: Farrar and Rinehart, 1934. Wraps. Yellow and red wraps. 89 pp. A collection of essays examining the theories and philosophy of Karl Marx, including communism and its impact in the world, as well as Marx's theories on depressions and capitalism, war, etc. With a printing of a symposium... More
New York: The School of Jewish Studies. Wraps. no date(1950). Printed wraps. 13 pp. A study of 'two approaches to Jewish culture in America: the bourgeois-nationalist and the working-class internationalist,' asserting that the latter is correct, and 'based on the class conscious Jewish worker and seeks to unite Jew and... More
London: The Independent Labour Party, Publisher. 1919. Pamphlet. Pamphlet. 16 pp. A somewhat philosophical work considering two different methods of achieving the establishment of socialist policies or control: revolution or parliamentary action (reform). This includes a look at what a revolution entails, both the positive and negative aspects, with references... More
New York: New World Review, 1954. Wraps. Light blue wraps. 65 pp. A discussion of negotiations for a peace treaty between Europe and the Soviet Union, as well as the United States, in an effort to stop the escalation into a potential nuclear war. With discussion the Korean War (in... More
New York: International Publishers, 1937. Wraps. Printed wraps, with a portrait of Stalin. 48 pp., including covers. A collection of writings/speeches by Joseph Stalin, drawn from 1917 and his rise to power in a Russia in turmoil, offering his perspective of the events of the Russian Revolution. GOOD condition. Covers... More
