London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, [1961]. First Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); original cloth in grey photo-illustrated dust jacket, grey topstain; 451pp.; color portrait frontispiece, 8 leaves of black and white photographs, one graph in text. Jacket extremities a bit chipped, else Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Third volume of..... More

Charleston, WV: Black Lung Association, 1971. Scarce original issue. 4pp bifolium, 11" x 8-1/2". Minor edgewear, still Very Good or better. Monthly newsletter of the Black Lung Association, a worker-led advocacy group that coalesced around the passage of coal mining legislation requiring mine operators to admit liability for pneumoconiosis, a...... More

Huntington, WV: Appalachian Movement Press, 1972. Reprint. A selection of articles reprinted from Labor Age dating from April to December 1931 depicting harsh living conditions and general union activities of the West Virginia mountaineer miner. Heavily illustrated with photographs and political drawings. Quarto (28cm). Pictorial staplebound wrappers, [20pp], illus. Mild..... More

London: Grey Walls Press, 1943. First Edition. Octavo. 21.5cm. Publisher's grey card wraps titled and decorated in black and red to the front wrap. 40pp. Clean, bright and strong. A very good copy indeed, with a small "Made in Great Britain" ink stamp to the rear wrap, and some toning..... More

[Washington: Bituminous Coal Institute, 1947]. Revised edition. 12mo; staple-bound card wrappers; 26pp. Tight, clean and unmarked; Very Good or better. Dictionary of terms for non-technical users. The Bituminous Coal Institute was the public-relations arm of the bituminous industry in the United States. More

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1922. First Edition. Octavo (ca. 25cm.); publisher's grey wrappers printed within single rule; v,[1],222pp.; tables throughout. Ex-Bureau of Public Administration Library with their usual markings, wrappers a bit toned, small chip at spine foot, else Very Good, internally fine. More

New York: Hyperion, 2002. First Edition. Octavo (24cm). Grey cloth boards, dustjacket, signed, vi + 176pp, illus. Signed by all nine Quecreek miners on first free endpaper. Near Fine. Uncommon thus, signed by all nine survivors. More

New York: Coward-McCann, [1959]. First Edition. Octavo (20.75cm.); publisher's cloth in photo-illustrated dust jacket; 256pp.; 8 leaves of photographic illus. printed on rectos and versos. Light shelf wear to jacket extremities else Very Good or better. Biography of the former Executive Vice President of the CIO who began his career..... More

Butte, Montana: Oates and Roberts Press, n.d. [1924]. First Edition. Octavo. 19.5cm. Publisher's original burgundy cloth titled in gilt to front board. 120pp. Lacking front blank. Rubbing and scuffing to extremities, minor bumping to spine ends, a little shaken in its binding with a couple of secure but slightly loose..... More

New York: Carlton & Phillips, 1854. 16mo (15cm). In original green cloth, blindstamped on boards, titled in gold on spine; yellow endpapers; 207pp; wood-engraved frontispiece depicting "Gold Miners at Work." Ink inscription to f.f.e.p., dated 1855. A straight, sound copy, much rubbed, foxed throughout: Good. With a chapter on "The..... More

New York: Orcutt Co., [1898]. Lithograph in colors, 49cm x 32.5cm (19" x 12-3/4"). Printed on thin coated stock, text in three lines below large central image of a bearded laborer. Small marginal loss at left (away from printed area); a few small marginal tears, small area of ink (?)..... More

New York: Sept. 22, 1932. Approx. 150 words addressed to Gomer T. Davies, long-time editor of the newspaper the Concordia "Kansan," thanking him for his telegram and letter. Lewis notes "I had the misfortune about a week ago to have an attack of food poisoning, which laid me up for..... More

Huntington, WV: Appalachian Movement Press, 1972. Reprint. A selection of articles reprinted from The Labor Defender and Labor Age depicting harsh living conditions and general union activities of the Kentucky mountaineer miner. Heavily illustrated with photographs and political drawings. Quarto (28cm). Pictorial staplebound wrappers, various paginations; illus. Mild toning to..... More