Speeding up the Workers
New York: International Pamphlets, 1932. Second Edition. Staple-bound pamphlet; 31pp; lightly splitting along bottom of front hinge; age-toned; else in good or better condition. More
Communism
Communism and the West...The Basic Conflicts
New York: Church Peace Union, 1953. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); publisher's pale grey pictorial staplebound wrappers; 30pp.; illus. Wrapper extremities a bit toned and very slightly rubbed, else Near Fine. More
Bocci-Bocci: I Tumulti Annonari nella Toscana del 1919
Firenze: Leo S. Olschki Editore, 2001. First Edition. Octavo (21cm.); publisher's card wrappers in black pictorial dust jacket; 406pp.; maps in text. A hint of wear and dust soil else Fine. History of the Biennio Rosso, the revolutionary post-WW1 period in Tuscany involving both the Fascist blackshirts and the Italian..... More
The First President of the Republic of Labor: A Short Biographical Sketch of the Life and Work of Y.M. Sverdlov
New York: Workers Library Publishers, n.d. [ca. 1932]. First American Edition. 12mo (18.5cm.); original blue and red decorative staplebound wrappers; 32pp.; photographic portrait frontispiece. Fine. Forms part of the Brief Biography Series. Brief biography of the Bolshevik Party leader Yakov Sverdlov (1885-1919). More
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Šamac-Sarajevo (Šime Vu eti ) [with] Omladinsko Kolo (Ive a e) [cover title]
Split: Izdanje K. U. D. "Ivan Lozica" [1947]. Large quarto (35.25cm.); bifolium, printed on newsprint; exterior leaves printed in red; sheet music. Edges a touch toned and lightly worn from handling, else Fine. Music and lyrics for two Hungarian nationalist songs, published in the Dalmatian city of Split. Not in..... More
The Heritage of Jefferson
New York: Workers School, [1943]. First Edition. 12mo (18.5cm.); original tan staplebound card wrappers printed in blue; 48pp. Fine. Three addresses on Thomas Jefferson delivered at a Jefferson Bicentennial Commemoration at Mecca Temple in New York; introduction by Alexander Trachtenberg. More
Historical Developments and Social Progress in Africa
Moscow: Novosti Press Agency Publishing House, 1972. First Edition. 12mo (16.5cm.); original white and red card wrappers; 149pp. About Fine. Collection of essays on Lenin and Africa. Text entirely in English. More
Brecht on Theatre. Translated by John Willett
New York: Hill and Wang, 1964. First American Edition. Octavo. Gray cloth boards; dustjacket; 294pp. Tight, Near Fine copy in lightly rubbed jacket, small stain to inside front flap; Very Good. More
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit No. 12,597, Sept. 6, 1952: Harry Renton Bridges, Henry Schmidt, and J.R. Robertson, appellants vs. United States of America, appellee
[San Francisco: Pernau-Walsh Printing Co.], 1952. First Edition. Appeal made by Australian-born union leader of the International Longshoremen's Association and two fellow union members for "conspiracy to fraudulently secure Bridges' naturalization" in 1945. At the time Bridges had lied about his membership to the CPUSA though the present charge was..... More
Antonio Gramsci e l'Educazione come Egemonia
[Firenze]: La Nuova Italia Editrice, [1972]. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); publisher's decorative card wrappers; viii,[2],305pp. General shelf wear to wrapper extremities, spine quite significantly sunned, faint pressure stamp to title page, else Very Good, internally fine. Study of the Italian Marxist philosopher and politician. Text entirely in Italian. More
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The Coming Economic Crisis [...] A Lecture Delivered Before the Discussion Circle, at the Woodstock Hotel, New York City, February 14, 1949 [WITH] More About the Economic Crisis [...] Discussion on the Coming Economic Crisis Before the Discussion Circle, at the Woodstock Hotel, New York City, March 14, 1949
New York: by author, 1949. First Edition. 1. 12mo (17cm.); original blue printed staplebound wrappers; 47pp.; printed from typescript. Lower wrapper edge trimmed slightly affecting price (25¢), else Fine. BRENNEMAN, p. 29; SEIDMAN B631: "A prediction by the former leader of the party that a major economic crisis is developing..... More
"Is Russia a Socialist Community?" Affirmative Presentation in a Public Debate
Yonkers: Earl Browder, 1950. First Edition. 12mo (17.5cm.); staplebound self-wrappers; 24pp.; printed from typescript. Dust-soiling to wrappers, else Very Good or better. Browder presents an affirmative argument during a debate at Webster Hall, New York City, March 30, 1950, based on what he interprets as Russia's economic success and "peaceful..... More
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More About the Economic Crisis [...] Discussion on the coming economic crisis before the Discussion Circle, at the Woodstock Hotel, New York City, March 14, 1949
[New York? By the author, 1949]. First Edition. 12mo (16.25cm.); staplebound self-wrappers; 16pp.; printed from typescript. Fine. BRENNEMAN, p. 32; SEIDMAN B634: "Criticism of the Communist Party's 'left-deviationism.' The author...argues that true Leninists should support state capitalism in the U.S. as a transition to ultimate socialism." More
"Is Communism a Menace?" A Debate
New York: New Masses, Inc., [1943]. First Edition. 12mo (18.5cm.); publisher's orange printed staplebound wrappers; 47pp.; illus. Light wear to extremities, else Near Fine. SEIDMAN B590. More
The Communist International, No. 10, October, 1940
New York: Workers Library Publishers, 1940. 12mo (19.75cm.); publisher's green and white card wrappers; [641]-735pp. Light shelf wear, else Near Fine. More
The Communist International, No. 12, December, 1940
New York: Workers Library Publishers, 1940. 12mo (19.75cm.); publisher's green and white card wrappers; [809]-892pp. Light shelf wear, else Near Fine. More
The Communist International, No. 7, July, 1940
New York: Workers Library Publishers, 1940. 12mo (19.75cm.); publisher's green and white card wrappers; [409]-487pp. Light wear else Near Fine. More
Über den Leninismus
Moskau: Verlagsgenossenschaft Ausländischer Arbeiter in der UdSSR, 1932. First German Language Edition. The author, an old guard Bolshevik, served as People's Commissar of Enlightenment, stating during the Great Purge that enemies of the Soviet Union should be "squashed like vile vermin" only to be himself arrested and executed in 1937..... More
People's Capitalism: Stock Ownership and Production
New York: International Publishers, [1958]. First Edition. Octavo (19.75cm.); original yellow card wrappers printed in green; 64pp. Near Fine, partially unopened copy. More
A Nemesis of Misgovernment
Philadelphia: Historical Publishing Company, 1900. First Edition. A massive study of Imperial Russian politics, with much on the Sino-Japanese War and the burgeoning Russo-Japanese conflict; the ascension of Nicholas II, and the growth of Russian nihilism. Illustrated throughout with halftones and relief engravings. Pretty copy of a book which is..... More
What Is Marxism?
New York: International Publishers, [1957]. First Edition. Octavo (20cm.); publisher's blue-grey wrappers printed in maroon; 91pp. General wear from handling as well as some light dust-soil, spine slightly cocked, else Very Good and sound. Basic introduction to Marxist principles. SEIDMAN B749. More
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Seventh Report of the Senate Fact-Finding Committee On Un-American Activities, 1953 [bound with] Eighth Report of the Senate Fact-Finding Committee On Un-American Activities, 1955
Sacramento: California State Printing Office, 1951. First Edition. Seventh and Eighth reports of the California Un-American Activities Committee, covering the years 1952-1955. Includes lengthy investigation of the "Gadar" [i.e., "Ghadar"] Party, a far-left organization of Punjabi exiles. Octavo. Later black buckram; original wrappers bound in; 296+622pp. Copy of high-ranking FBI..... More
Leon Trotsky: Memorial Address "To the Memory of the Old Man"
[New York: Pioneer Publishers, 1940]. First Edition. Small octavo (20.5cm.); pictorial staplebound self-wrappers; 15pp. Stock quite brittle and rather toned, unobtrusive contemporary rubberstamp to upper cover, small chips and short closed tears to rear cover, else Good or better overall. Address first delivered at the Trotsky Memorial Meeting in New..... More
The Crisis of Modern Society
[North London: Solidarity, n.d., 1971?]. First Edition. Quarto (25.25cm.); original green printed staplebound wrappers; 14pp.; printed mimeographed. Minor wear from handling, else Very Good and sound. Solidarity Pamphlet no. 23. Speech originally delivered by Castoriadis, co-founder of the movement "Socialisme ou Barbarie," in May, 1965. More
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Paris a Sangre y Fuego. Jornadas de la Comuna [bound with] Proceso de la Commune de Paris. Relación completa y detallada de todas las causas [...] contra los jefes de la ultima insurrección de Paris
Barcelona: Librería Española de I. Lopez, 1871. First Edition. A popular and sensational account, for Spanish readers, of the Paris Commune and its aftermath. The first title provides a general narrative of events, heavily illustrated with portraits of the principal figures among both the communards and their opposition, as well..... More