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: Weekly Masses, 1941. Wraps. Printed wraps. 32 pp., including covers. Single issue of this influential magazine of the American Left, often associated with the Communist Party of the United States, and serving to publish work of Marxist thought. This issue with pieces on how Hitler and his leaders..... More
New York: Weekly Masses, 1940. Wraps. Printed wraps. 32 pp., including covers. Illustrations by Mischa Richter, William Gropper, and others. Single issue of this influential magazine of the American Left, often associated with the Communist Party of the United States, and serving to publish work of Marxist thought. This issue..... More
No Place: No Publisher, 1977. Wraps. Red wraps. Unpaginated. The first collection of poems, reflecting on killing and death, by Sukey Durham, a socialist-feminist and activist in women's and gay movements. VERY GOOD condition. Minor fading, some soiling and rubbing. More
New York: Weekly Masses, 1942. Wraps. Printed wraps. 32 pp., including covers. Illustrations throughout, including a full page cartoon by William Gropper. Single issue of this influential magazine of the American Left, often associated with the Communist Party of the United States, and serving to publish work of Marxist thought..... 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
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
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
New York: The Fine Arts Guild, Publisher, 1921. Cloth. Brown cloth. 46 pp. A printing of a public debate between Edward Seligman and Scott Nearing on Capitalism versus Socialism, with Seligman in favor of capitalism and Nearing arguing for Socialism. FAIR/GOOD condition. Text block cleanly DETACHED from binding, but otherwise..... More
No Place: No Publisher. Pamphlet. No publisher, place or date. Presumed 1900. Side sewn pamphlet. 16 pp., including covers. A little magazine style work, presumed published in Haverhill, Massachusetts. The author of most of the work appears to have been a socialist turned Unitarian minister. Perhaps editied by George E...... More
Brooklyn: Progressive Labor Party, Publisher. 1969. Wraps. Printed wraps. 81 pp., plus ads for other work in the rear. A piece by the Progressive Labor Party, a party formed after a split with the Communist Party USA, adhering to Chinese doctrine until the early 1970s. This collects several speeches by..... More
Berkeley: Spartacist League, Publisher. Unbound. . Single sheet folded into fourths. Red paper stock. Small illustration and map present. A leaflet advertising a Spartacist League Summer Camp, from August 12-15 in 1971, in the hope of building a communist/marxist party. Includes titles and brief synopses of lectures, such as communist..... More
Chicago: Collectivist League, Publisher. Pamphlet. no date, perhaps circa 1888. Single sheet, folded into four pages, with only two pages bearing printing. A short outline of philosophy and ideas surrounding the concept of collectivism, in which this group is advocating for a People's State to administer all capital and labor..... More
Miami, FL: FORDC, Publisher, 1964. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. 40 pp. All text in Spanish. An anti-communist Cuba piece, equating the proletarian movement with slavery, and printing a variety of statistics. Issued by the FORDC, or Cuban Democratic Revolutionary Labor Front, a group presumably associated with the similar named group f...... More
Berkeley: Revolutionary Communist Youth/Spartacist League, Publisher, 1973. Unbound. Single sheet, legal sized, printed on both sides. A short piece issued by the Revolutionary Communist Youth section of the Spartacist League, a leftist group in the United States, often associated with Trotskyist politics and identity. This tackles the issue of capitalist..... More
Waltham, MA: National Strike Information Center, Publisher, 1970. Tabloid. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 8 pp. An underground newspaper published in an effort to organize and distribute information on student strikes across the country, including high schools, colleges and universities. The strikes were held to seek release of political prisoners..... More