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19091228London: The Fabian Society 1909. First Edition First Printing. Pamphlet criticizing the conservative anti-socialist writer and economist W.H. Mallock. According to Shaw Mallock believes that inventors and other people of exceptional ability have no reason to share their earnings with others. Mallock in letters to newspapers reprinted here says he doesn't make any such contention in his writings giving Shaw the opportunity to attack him further. Fabian Tract No. 146. 8vo 8 1/2 inches / 21 1/2 cm 23 1 pages in stapled red wrappers. Photographic portrait of Shaw by Marie Leon. Wrappers are rather brittle and age-toned front cover loose but still holding. Small split at the head of the spine and several nicks and tears to the covers especially the rear cover. Vertical crease throughout. Although this pamphlet has been reprinted several times and in different formats copies of this first edition are uncommon to the market. SCARCE. <br/><br/> The Fabian Society unknown books
19011202London: Liberty and Property Defence League ca. 1901-05. First Edition. <br /><br />Unbound pamphlet 8 x 5 1/4 inches 205 x 132 mm 4 pages.<br /><br />A wonderfully lurid warning against socialism by a British organization devoted to laissez-faire economics. The anonymous author suggests that socialism would lead to the breakup of families.<br /><br />"There would be no such place as home under socialism" the author writes. "Everyone would live in the State barracks. There would be no breakfasts dinners or teas with one's family at one's own table as in the first place meals in private would not be permitted as it would be against the socialist idea of equality.In other words everybody when hungry would be reduced to the necessity of repairing to the common swine-trough and eating the hogwash the State had placed therein. No roast beef turkey and plum pudding no smiling faces of children and friends around the table on Christmas Day. Indeed there would not be any Christmas Day under socialism." <br /><br />This pamphlet carries no publication date but it appears to have been issued sometime between 1901 and 1905. It refers to "the late Mr. Oscar Wilde" who died in late 1900. In 1906 the Liberty and Property Defence League issued a book "Socialism: Its Fallacies and Dangers" which included the text of this pamphlet. <br /><br />OCLC lists 7 institutional holdings: Syracuse Stanford Amherst Harvard Michigan Texas and Wisconsin Historical Society. No other copies in commerce. <b>SCARCE</b>.<br /><br />CONDITION: Paper lightly toned old stab holes along the gutter a couple small closed tears small ink stamp at the end of the text general handling wear. A Very Good copy of an uncommon publication. Liberty and Property Defence League paperback books
193740520San Francisco: Educational Committee San Francisco Communist Party N.d. ca 1937. First Edition. Corner-stapled mimeographed typescript 36cm x 22cm; 6pp printed recto-only. Toning corner creases and general wear; still a complete Good or better example. Dated from text. Rather remarkable Popular Front document prepared by Manuilsky as Deputy General Secretary of the Comintern and clearly oriented toward American Party members as the majority of the text deals with the resurgent economic crisis in the U.S. Though the title of the paper might suggest a style sheet or compositional outline the document in fact is a list of rather explicit instructions to American Party members on how to interpret contemporary world events in the light of current Soviet doctrine the general upshot being that the American economic crisis the rise of European fascism revolution in China and the increasing militancy of the Japanese are all symptoms of the collapse of capitalism and the ". growing resistance of the working class and the toiling masses against the onslaught of the fascist powers!" Evidence of Moscow's direct influence on the CPUSA during this period is hardly necessary to prove a point but this document provides a neat example of precisely how that influence was directed and executed. Unrecorded in this format though a similar document was published in Los Angeles in 1946 per OCLC; this printing clearly much earlier based on text. Educational Committee, San Francisco Communist Party unknown books
19211436Paris: Biblioteque Communiste 1921. First French edition. Original wraps. 8vo Pp. 124. Spine darkened. A very good copy. Biblioteque Communiste unknown books
196421414New York ca. 1964-1967. Wraps. Very good. Small printed portfolio 6.25" by 2.75" approx. Ten vouchers resembling money stapled in each intended to represent "one dollar and one brick" towards the Center with a brief note and quote from Davis printed inside the wrapper. Very good with mild toning to one edge and front cover lightly creased. <br/><br/>Fundraising campaign for this Harlem-based communist bookstore and community center named after the African-American politician and lawyer Ben Davis 1903-1964 a onetime member of the New York City Council and part of the Communist Party USA. "Every brick you buy provides the new Harlem Ben Davis Bookshop and Center with books pamphlets and periodicals of struggle and socialism. Help build a center to carry on the ideals and understanding of Ben Davis." OCLC does not locate any examples. paperback books
195536811New York: Hecla Press 1955. vi 59 1 blank pp. Near Fine in original staples and printed title wrappers light dusting.<br/><br/> Nelson a member of the Communist Party was tried and found guilty of violating Pennsylvania's anti-sedition law. Nelson appealed his conviction to the United States Supreme Court which held that federal law the Smith Act the Internal Security Act and the Communist Control Act had superseded and thus rendered void all State laws on the subject of subversion and sedition. See Pennsylvania v. Nelson 350 U.S. 497 1956.<br/> The amici were individuals who like Nelson had been convicted of violating similar State laws in Kentucky Massachusetts New Hampshire and Florida. Donner's brief on their behalf is an illuminating description of America's response to Communist subversion whether real or imaginary in the decade after the end of World War II. Hecla Press unknown books
193227027Muskegon MI: Muskegon Unemployed Council 1932. Original bifolium issue 22.75cm printed in black on newsprint; 4pp. Slight toning to paper else Fine. An unrecorded Michigan newspaper produced briefly we assume by the Muskegon Unemployed Council. In addition to exposing corruption and mismanagement within Muskegon's municipal government the paper makes repeated invitations to unemployed workers to join the Communist Party and read the Daily Worker suggesting the Unemployed Council was if not an official CP front then at least heavily infiltrated by CP members and fellow travelers. This issue includes coverage of the Ford Hunger March in which 5 protesting workers were shot to death by Ford Company guards outside the gates of the River Rouge Plant.<br/><br/>Rare; we find no examples in the trade July 2015 with one location only in OCLC Library of Michigan; not found in the North American Union List of Serials 1939 ed. Muskegon Unemployed Council unknown books
1988912Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1988. First Edition First Printing. SIGNED by both authors on the front free end paper. U.S. economist John Kenneth Galbraith and Soviet economist and journalist Stanislav Menshikov met in a New England farmhouse in 1987 to discuss the state and future of communism and capitalism glasnost and Reaganism. 8vo 225 pages. Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slight edge wear. Copies signed by both authors are uncommon. SCARCE SIGNED by both authors. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin Company unknown books
1958911New York: Harper & Brothers 1958. First Edition. SIGNED by John Gunther on the half-title page. Gunther's acclaimed account of politics and everyday life in the Soviet Union in the years immediately following Stalin's death. He also deals with the arts as well as foreign policy Khrushchev's secret speech and the crushing of the Hungarian revolt. 8vo xxiv 550 pages. Top and bottom page edges slightly soiled otherwise Fine in bright unclipped dust jacket with some soiling to rear panel light rubbing a few creased closed tears and shallow chipping to spine ends and tips. Signed copies of this book are uncommon. SCARCE SIGNED. <br /><br />John Gunther 1901-1970 was a famous foreign correspondent best known for his "Inside." series of books. Harper & Brothers books
19582004Washington D.C.: Press Office-German Embassy 1958. No Edition Stated. <br /><br />Octavo 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 215 x 140 mm 19 1 pages in stapled wrappers. With a compliments card laid in. <br /><br />Transcript of a speech by Ernst Lemmer a German government minister about the worsening refugee crisis. He notes that millions have fled the German Democratic Republic -- which he calls the Soviet Zone -- since 1949. <br /><br />He blames increasing "Sovietization" of the GDR and denies GDR assertions that West Germany is enticing people to leave. An interesting insight into West Germany's growing alarm about the tide of refugees from the GDR. The Communist regime of course would build the Wall less than three years later. SCARCE.<br /><br />OCLC shows about a dozen institutional holdings. Scarce in commerce. <br /><br />An interesting insight into West Germany's growing alarm about the tide of refugees from the GDR. The Communist regime of course would build the Wall less than three years later. SCARCE.<br /><br />CONDITION: Toning to edges a few light creases internally clean and unmarked. A Very Good copy. Press Office-German Embassy books
19402328Chicago: Citizens Press n.d. 1940s. Octavo 8 7/8 x 6 inches; 225 x 150 mm 8 pages in stapled wrappers. <br /><br />A ferocious attack on communists and communism: "Communism is immoral and decadent: it reduces men and women to the level of beasts and they lose all sense of propriety and decency." Divided into 21 short sections such as: "Communists Are Perverts" "Communism Thrives on Trickery" etc. <br /><br />OCLC shows only two institutional holdings: Ball State and Michigan State while a separate search turns up a copy at Columbia. None in commerce March 2021. SCARCE. <br /><br />Condition: Splits at top and bottom of cover page but still holding firmly small nicks to corners vertical fold to lower right throughout pages lightly toned contact details of "Women's Voice" stamped on final page. About Very Good. <br /><br /><br /> Citizens Press books
193329764Antofagasta: Partido Comunista de Chile 1933. Lithographed postal card ca 19.5cm x 9cm 5-1/4" x 3-1/2". Mild discoloration; corners slightly rounded; Very Good. Recto is a captioned portrait; verso printed for mailing with text providing a brief biography of Anabalon a communist-affiliated college professor who was arrested tortured and killed by Chilean government forces in 1932. A rare memorial of this little-remembered but briefly influential event. [Partido Comunista de Chile] unknown books
197815966Pyongyang Korea: Foreign Languages Publishing House 1978. Red faux leather binding stamped in gilt. VG binding glue discoloration to front paste-down perimeter/faint stain to fore-edge. 643 pp. Portrait of Il Sung. 8vo. <br/><br/>Kim Il Sung the long-time North Korean leader. Book contains reports from 1955 - 1961. Foreign Languages Publishing House hardcover books
19502009Oberlin Ohio: Oberlin College 1950. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />16mo 6 3/4 x 4 1/8 inches; 170 x 115 mm 27 1 pages in stapled wrappers. <br /><br />A lecture on the politicization of science and the controversy over genetics in the Soviet Union. The author Harriet B. Creighton was a professor of botany at Wellesley College. <br /><br />"Only an informed and alert public can defend the freedom of scientific inquiry and the right to base practice on scientifically established facts. In this defense each of us has his responsibility" she writes. SCARCE. <br /><br /> CONDITION: Some edge wear and soiling to wrappers staples rusted tear to recto of lower wrapper. Otherwise bright and unmarked. A Very Good or better copy. Oberlin College paperback books
1972913New York: Capitol Hill Press 1972. Revised Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front end paper: "Many thanks - / to / Tom Moran / Herbert A. Philbrick / 1972." Philbrick's account of his nine years in the Communist Party working as a spy for the FBI. Originally published in 1950 the book was updated and reissued in 1972. It was also the basis of a television series in the mid-1950s called Three Lives. Foreword by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 8vo 306 pages. Red remainder mark on bottom page edges light stain on rear pastedown. Otherwise Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket that has some nicks creases and rubbing as well as ownership signature on the front flap. <br/><br/> Capitol Hill Press unknown books
19301427Manchester England: The Co-operative Union Limited 1930. First Edition First Printing. 8vo 8 5/8 inches 212 mm tall 50 1 pages in stapled wrappers. Moderate toning to the covers front cover and first two leaves missing small pieces of paper at upper right vertical fold throughout probably as a result of mailing staples slightly rusty. Bookplate to verso of front wrapper. Pages clean and unmarked but lightly toned along the edges. A Very Good copy.Nearly two dozen members of British co-operative societies visited the Soviet Union in August 1929 as the guests of Centrosoyus the All-Russian Union of Consumers' Co-operative Societies. This is their report touching on such subjects as education agriculture the status of women scientific work factory conditions co-operatives in the USSR etc.Group members were impressed by what they saw. Given the overwhelmingly positive view they had of the Soviet Union they apparently felt it necessary to assure skeptical readers that group members "were able to investigate matters in which they were particularly interested.Not only were they not prevented from seeing anything else they wanted to when it was humanly possible but every facility for so doing was provided by the various co-operative organisations which entertained them."Some of their observations are jaw-dropping given what we know now about the Soviet Union in the late 1920s as Stalin began to consolidate his power. Especially notable is the short chapter on farming written just a few years before wide-spread famine killed millions of people in 1932-33. Visiting a commune in the Ukraine group members reported: "The quality and condition of the cattle of this village were remarkable." Then on a visit to a dairy farm outside Leningrad the report said that the farm "was built in accordance with our Western ideas of cleanliness and efficiency while most of the work is undertaken by milkmaids who were as bonny and fresh as one could possibly wish."There's plenty more along this line. All in all a fascinating look at various aspects of the Soviet Union in 1929 written by a group of well-meaning people who no doubt genuinely believed what they saw. They were so impressed that they returned several more times and wrote additional reports on their visits. Reports from later years are more often found in the trade than this edition which is fairly uncommon. OCLC WorldCat shows only 10 institutional holdings mostly in the U.K. The pamphlet contains the bookplate of J.J. Harpell 1874-1959 a Canadian businessman and publisher who was active in the co-operative movement. SCARCE. <br /><br /> The Co-operative Union Limited books
18745439New Haven Ct: Richmond 1874. First Edition. Intro. by Henry Red clothworn at the top of the spine A good tight copy. An attack on Socialism. Villetard was editor of Journal des Debats. Richmond unknown books
19512003Cleveland: Sherman Rogers Publications 1951. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />Small Octavo 7 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 195 x 138 mm 71 1 pages in stapled pictorial wrappers.<p>The author gets right down to business in the first line of this pamphlet: "We are at war with communism!" Published during the Korean War the pamphlet says communism is trying to dominate the world. Van Hemert also says capitalism is far superior to communism and notes the Soviets haven't been able to deliver a decent standard of living to their own citizens. Profusely illustrated by Vernon Lind including the cover.<br /></p><p>This pamphlet is scarce. OCLC shows only three institutional holdings at Michigan Northern Michigan and Utah State. Scarce in commerce as well.<br /></p><p>CONDITION: Wrappers and pages lightly toned pages clean and unmarked. A Very Good copy.<br /></p> Sherman Rogers Publications paperback books
1920591131920. COMMUNISM - RUSSIA. DAS PROGRAMM DER KOMMUNISTISCHEN PARTEI RUSSLAND BOLSCHEWIKI. Angenommen aufdem 8. Parteikongress 18. bis 23 Marz 1919. Mit Einfuhrung von Karl Radek. Zurich: Internationaler Verlag 1920. 67 pp. Pamphlet format: 8 3/4 by 6 1/4inches 22 x15.5 cm printed paper wrappers. The text is clean; however the paper is of inferior quality and is uniformly toned throughout. There is a faint dampstain along the fore-edge; the last two leaves have tears which extend into the text without loss. The wrappers are edge-chipped creased and reinforced with paper tape at the spine. There is a small label affixed to the front panel as well as a closed tear. As is. unknown books
2007257112New York: Historians of American Communism 2007. Paperback. Nine Issues various pagination wraps run includes Vol. 1 No. 1 June 2002 Vol. 1 No. 2 December 2002 Vol. 2 No. 1 June 2003 Vol. 3 No. 1 June 2004 Vol. 4 No. 1 June 2005 Vol. 4 No. 2 December 2005 Vol. 5 No. 1 June 2006 Vol. 6 No. 1 June 2007 Vol. 6 No. 2 December 2007. Good condition. Historians of American Communism paperback books
19501962New York: Self-published ca. 1950. No Edition Stated. Oblong 48mo 3 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 100 x 140 mm 31 1 pages in stapled wrappers. American journalist and professional curmudgeon John T. Flynn 1882-1964 responds to critics of his 1949 book "The Road Ahead: America's Creeping Revolution" in which he alleged America was being led down the road to socialism.In this pamphlet he attacks Protestant church organizations saying they promote socialism. He also levels attacks at various people he considers socialists communists and fellow travelers.OCLC FirstSearch shows only six institutional holdings. None in commerce as of July 14 2019. SCARCE. <br /><br />CONDITION: Toning to wrappers rubber stamp of free-market economist Percy L. Greaves Jr. to upper wrapper. Internally clean bright and unmarked. Self-published books
200432482London: Imperial College Press. Fine. 2004. Hardcover. 1860944345 . First edition. Fine in printed boards. No dust jacket. . Imperial College Press hardcover books
1957865New York: Frederick A. Praeger Inc. 1957. First Edition. Howard Fast explains his disillusionment and break with the Communist Party. 8vo. 197 pages. Near Fine in an unclipped Very Good dust jacket that has a couple of small creases and tears and sunning. Overall a beautiful copy. <br/><br/> Frederick A. Praeger, Inc. unknown books
19361497New York: New York Labor News Company 1936. First Edition. 12mo 7 1/4 x 5 inches; 183 x 126 mm 40 pages in stapled wrappers. <br /> <br />A spirited -- rollicking even! -- essay with attacks on "fakers" "impostors" "swindlers" and other enemies of the working class. <br /> <br />May Day is the true holiday of the proletariat the author says while Labor Day in the U.S. is fake because it "sticks to the hollow pretense of a brotherhood between capital and labor." <br /> <br />Issued by the radical Socialist Labor Party the pamphlet argues that American labor leaders have eagerly embraced the capitalist class. "The 'labor' leaders travel through the country in the grandest style stop at the 'swellest' hotels--often as not manned with non-union labor. Where they go liquor flows expensively and plentifully--sometimes swinishly." page 30 <br /> <br />The author Olive M. Johnson 1872-1954 was a longtime activist editor and pamphleteer for the Socialist Labor Party. <br /> <br />This pamphlet is peak agit-prop. SCARCE. <br /> <br />CONDITION: Light soling and creasing to wrappers. Pages clean and unmarked. A Very Good or better copy. <br /> <br /> <br/><br/> New York Labor News Company unknown books
19331498Moscow and Leningrad: Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R. 1933. First Edition. <br /><br />Small Octavo 7 1/2 inches / 190 mm 84 4 pages in wrappers. <br /><br />A well-written biography of Marx from a Soviet standpoint emphasizing his sympathy for the working class. There's also an historical overview of the exploitation of workers along with an analysis of Marxism in practice. The author says some so-called Marxists are nothing of the sort; he particularly singles out social democrats. Not surprisingly it's the Soviet Union that's carrying out real Marxism. SCARCE. <br /><br />CONDITION: Moderate soiling to wrappers spine a bit ragged general handling wear. Pages toned but clean and unmarked. A Very Good copy. Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R. paperback books
