New York: Benjamin R. Tucker, 1908. First Edition. Survey of the major figures in the development of political Anarchism, from Godwin to Tucker. Decorated with halftone portraits throughout. Octavo; cloth boards; 309, (19)pp; illus. Mild wear, slight toning to spine; still a tight, Near Fine copy. More about Anarchism
Springfield, MA: G.&C. Merriam, N.d. [1864?]. Quotes at length a statement by Vice President of the Confederacy A.H. Stephens, made at the Georgia Convention of 1861: "It is well known that A.H. Stephens, now Vice-President of the Confederacy, at first set himself against the rebellion. His utterances at that time..... More about Broadside] The Rebellion Inexcusable: Warning and Protest Against It
[St. Paul: Bureau of Labor, Industries and Commerce of the State of Minnesota, 1910]. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm.); publisher's red cloth, gilt-lettered spine; [2],696pp.; tables and charts throughout. Corners a bit bumped, some light dust-soil, else a Very Good, sturdy copy. More about Twelfth Biennial Report of the Bureau of Labor, Industries and Commerce of the State of...
[London: Chiswick Press, 1898]. First Edition. Slim octavo (21cm.); publisher's cloth-backed printed paper-covered boards; [2],25pp. Boards a bit rubbed and faintly soiled, early 20th-century ex libris to front pastedown, else Very Good, internally fine. Features the Golden type designed by Morris for the Kelmscott Press. More about An Address Delivered by William Morris at the Distribution of Prizes to Students of the...
[New York]: Island Workshop Press, 1945. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's cloth in red and black decorative dust jacket; [6],153pp. Some minor chipping and a few short closed tears to jacket extremities, red portions of jacket spine faded to white, rear flap fold quite foxed, else Near Fine in Very... More about Democracy Is Not Enough
New York: International Publishers, 1926. First Edition. 12mo (18cm.); original red printed wrappers (softcover, as issued); 184pp. Shallow dampstaining at bottom textblock edge slightly bleeding into text, else Very Good and sound. More about Education in Soviet Russia
New York: Bantam Books, [1951]. First Thus. Popular lesbian novel first published in the original French in 1948, describing the struggles of a brother and sister and their domineering mother. In an act of defiance, the son marries a young widow who becomes romantically involved with her sister-in-law. GRIER, p.... More about The Mesh
New York: Lancer Books / A Domino Book, [1965]. First Edition. 12mo (18cm.); publisher's grey pictorial card wrappers, all edges stained green; 144pp. Light shelf wear, small soil spot to textblock fore-edge, else a Near Fine, unread copy. Lesbian pulp novel set in Greenwich Village, where "'Normal' men and women... More about The Off-Limits World
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., [1886]. First American Edition. Small octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's blue cloth stamped in gilt, green floral endpapers; ix,[1],381pp. Light wear to cloth extremities, spine crown very slightly frayed, contemporary bookseller ticket to front pastedown, else a Very Good or better, bright and sound copy... More about Childhood, Boyhood, Youth
Madison: University of Wisconsin / Bureau of Business and Economic Research, [1931]. Second Edition. Slim octavo (23cm.); publisher's green printed card wrappers; 124pp.; illus. in text. Ex-Library of the Department of Economics, Brown University, with their contemporary markings, a few tiny chips to wrapper extremities, else Very Good and sound... More about Wisconsin Industry and the Wisconsin Tax System [Bulletin of the University of Wisconsin, Bureau...
Boston: R.F. Wallcut, 1852. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); publisher's deluxe olive green blind-embossed cloth, all edges gilt, yellow glazed endpapers; xii,[13]-416pp. Extremities rubbed with some fraying at spine crown and top fore-edge corner of upper cover, spine cloth a bit toned, faint dampstaining to fore-edge of first few leaves, else..... More about Selections from the Writings and Speeches of William Lloyd Garrison
New York: The Naval History Society / De Vinne Press, 1915. First, Limited Edition. Limited to 650 hand-numbered copies. Octavo (24cm) in publisher's slipcase. Half parchment over paper-covered boards; liii,241pp; frontispiece + 7 inserted leaves of plates. Minimal aging to parchment spine, else Fine in a lightly rubbed slipcase. Prospectus... More about Letters and Papers Relating to the Cruises of Gustavus Conyngham, A Captain of the Continental...
New York: The Naval History Society / De Vinne Press, 1916. First, Limited Edition. Limited to 650 hand-numbered copies. Octavo (24cm) in publisher's slipcase. Half parchment over paper-covered boards; lxxviii,269pp; frontispiece + 4 inserted leaves of plates. Minimal aging to parchment spine, else Fine in a lightly worn slipcase. Prospectus... More about The Graves Papers and other Documents Relating to the Naval Operations of the Yorktown Campaign,...
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Detroit: Radical Education Project, 1970. First Edition. Quarto (27.5cm.); publisher's yellow pictorial staplebound wrappers; 19pp.; illus. Fine condition. Issue devoted to the women's liberation movement, with the lead article by Kae Halonen "Man's World & Welcome to It!" Also includes Ethel Dunbar's essay "Women: Black & White / Young &... More about Something Else! [Formerly: Radicals in the Professions Newsletter], Vol. II, no. 5, Jan. - Feb. 1970
New York: The Feminists, n.d., ca. 1969. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); self-wrappers staplebound at top left-hand corner; 6pp.; printed from typescript on tan stock. Fine condition. Described in The Feminists publication catalog as "a pornographic study of pornography." Dystopic tale set at the fictional Eastgate Finishing School for Boys where... More about The Twig Benders
New York: The Feminists, n.d., ca. 1969. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); self-wrappers staplebound at top left-hand corner; 6pp.; printed from typescript on green stock. Light wear to extremities else Very Good or better. The Feminists organization rubberstamp to top edge of p. 1 as issued. Described in The Feminists publication... More about The Twig Benders
San Francisco: Society for Humane Abortion, 1968. First Edition. Quarto (28cm.); publisher's pink self-wrappers, disbound as issued; 6pp. Faint toning to spine edge, else Fine. Address originally delivered at the California Conference on Abortion in Santa Barbara, February 10, 1968. The previous year Phelan and other members of the Society... More about Abortion Laws: The Cruel Fraud
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1975. First Edition. Octavo. Printed green paper wrappers; vii,432-524pp + index. Fine, unmarked copy. Includes testimony of Jerry N. Jensen, Deputy Director of DEA; Carlton Turner and Coy Waller of the University of Mississippi; and Robert L. DuPont. More about Marihuana-Hashish Epidemic and Its Impact on United States Security. The Continuing Escalation
[No date or publisher; ca 1972]. Octavo. Staple-bound pamphlet, mimeographed; [14pp]; illus. Near Fine. Uncredited reprint of a New York Times article from April, 1972. Adds numerous captioned illustrations not included in the original article. Not recorded in OCLC. More about Inside the Irish Internment Camps
San Francisco: City Lights Books, 1958. Fourth printing. 12mo; pictorial card wrappers; 68pp; illus. Trace of rubbing along front joint, else a clean, Very Good to Near Fine copy with minimal signs of use. More about The Yage Letters
New York: by the Author, 1957. Later Printing. Rogers (1883-1966), born in Jamaica, was among the first African-American scholars to re-examine European history from an Afrocentric perspective. The current work, which went into many printings, provides a cross-section of his researches in the areas of the Arts, Ancient Civilizations, Exploration... More about 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof. A Short Cut to The World History of The Negro
San Francisco: Ministry of Information, Black Panther Party, 1970. First Edition. Staple-bound pamphlet; pictorial wrappers; 31pp. Fine, unworn copy. Collects seven early Newton speeches and essays, with an introduction by Eldridge Cleaver. Photomontage wrappers and a portrait of Huey by Emory Douglas on p.21. More about The Genius of Huey P. Newton, Minister of Defense Black Panther Party
Osaka: War Resisters International Japan Group, [1975]. "...digest of the first part of an article entitled 'A Note on Contemporary Violence,' which first appeared in Japanese in the collection Anakizumu to Gendai [Anarchism and Our Times]... Translation by Wat Tyler of the Libero International Editorial Collective [...] an English-Language magazine... More about What Is Non-Violent Direct Action? [Wrapper Title
New York: Thornwillow Press, [2005]. Octavo. Sewn letterpress pamphlet; textured batik wrappers; 4pp. Fine. Prospectus (only) for the Thornwillow limited edition of Updike's highly sought-after volume of golf essays. More about Prospectus}. In Love With A Wanton
Kobe: Tamamura Photographic Studio / T. Takagi, N.d. (ca 1910). Oblong octavo (18cm x 26cm). Original silk-covered boards, bouond with red silk cord; 19 colored collotype plates. Gift inscription from an N.L. Thacker on verso of title page, dated 1914; child's ownership inscription on verso of final plate ("Ermy Tharp... More about The Ceremonies of a Japanese Marriage
