Williams, Wheeler, E Merrill Root, et alBiblio.com
73 résultats
19602275Fullerton California: Education Information Inc. 1960. First Edition. <br /><br />Small Quarto 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 inches; 271 x 212 mm 21 pages in stapled illustrated wrappers <br /><br />A "second report on modern art" issued by Education Information Inc. an Orange County California anti-communist outfit. The main highlight: the purported minutes of a Communist cell comprising artists and writers: "PROGRAM: Remove all inspiring and beautiful art from all exhibits and substitute degenerate art in its place.Keep rational art out of all public exhibits -- allow only empty or distorted art to be shown in museums dealers' exhibits.Tie junk together and set it up as sculpture." <br /><br />There's plenty more in this vein. The woman who took these notes -- "a friend of truth and decency" -- supposedly mailed them to the right-wing sculptor Wheeler Williams who was active in anticommunist politics. Williams provides a Foreword to the notes saying he believes they're authentic. He says he shared the notes with colleagues and some former FBI undercover agents all of whom apparently believe the notes are genuine. <br /><br />Also in this pamphlet are articles on "subversion in art" lengthy excerpts from Williams's testimony to Congress on the Soviet uses of art and a piece by E. Merrill Root on conservative philosophy. <br /><br />This pamphlet is scarce. OCLC records around a dozen institutional holdings. <b>SCARCE</b>. <br /><br />CONDITION: Vertical fold throughout original mailing label and partially removed tape to lower wrapper extremities worn from handling staples a bit rusted. Otherwise Very Good. Education Information, Inc.
1961M7164<p>London: Freedom Press 1961. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket as issued. Near VG. 8vo 32pp stapled wrappers. Rare early issue focusing on cinema with particular focus on Vigo and Bunuel of this important anarchist magazine. Unmarked copy a bit of wear and soil.</p> London: Freedom Press paperback
19562736<p>Chicago: Ceskoslovenská národní rada v Americe Czechoslovak National Council of America 1956.</p><p>A scarce satirical guidebook to Prague written by a Czech-American author who lived in Czechoslovakia highlighting the poor conditions under Communist rule. <br /><br />Want to know why the hotels are so expensive Translating from the Czech: You didn't realize what was included in the room price: free-of-charge eavesdropping on your phone maybe even a secret camera opening your mail without damaging the envelope and recording it in the police register photographing your more important correspondence. Want to look around Over here is the prison over there is secret police headquarters this is where Jan Masaryk was pushed out of a window to his death. <br /><br />Theres plenty more in this vein text entirely in Czech. The author Vlasta Vrázová 1900-1989 directed American relief work in Czechoslovakia in the years following World War II. In 1949 the Communist government held her for a week on espionage charges. She returned to the U.S. and became president of the staunchly anti-Communist Czechoslovak National Council of America the publisher of this volume. <br /><br />OCLC shows 16 institutional holdings. None in commerce. <strong>SCARCE</strong>. <br /><br />PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto 8 ¾ x 5 ½ inches; 222 x 140 mm 32 pages in stapled red wrappers soft cover. <br /><br />CONDITION: Small tear to top corner of upper wrapper staples rusted some pencil erasures creasing and general handling wear. About Very Good. <br /><br /><br /><br /></p> Ceskoslovenská národní rada v Americe [Czechoslovak National Council of America] paperback
1972238152Roma: Viva il Comunismo 1972. Foglio singolo loose page. Molto buono Very Good. <em><strong>Supplemento al mensile Viva il Comunismo n. 13</strong></em>. Articoli: "I chimici i metalmeccanci gli edili i tessili tutto il proletariato in piazza!"";" Glioperai si oppongono chiaramente ai sindacati"";" "Valpreda"";" "Nelle assemblee chimiche: respingiamo l'accordo"";" etc. In apertura una foto di <strong>Tano D'Amico</strong>. Cm 50x35. pp. 2. Molto buono Very Good. . <em>Il sottotitolo diceva: "Per la costruizione del partito marxista-leninista. Direttore responsabile: Marco Pannella. Il giornale esce nel 1971 per volontà"; del Comitato Comunisti Romani m-l sorto dopo la scissione da Unità Operaia avendo come leaders Augusto Illumintai e Claudio De Tovo. Nonostante le origini trotzkiste Viva il comunismo - con il quale sarà" qausi sempre identificabile anche il gruppo politico - esprime un evidente consenso verso il maoismo utilizzando la fraseologia m-l" da Managno Attilio Le riviste degli anni Settanta.</em> Viva il Comunismo, unknown
19762090502113718213Not Available 1976. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19482521New York: The Viking Press 1948. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />Small Quarto 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches; 247 x 167 mm 220 pages in green and tan cloth in an unclipped illustrated dust jacket hard cover accompanied by four photographic prints. <br /><br />An account of a trip to the Soviet Union in 1947 by author John Steinbeck and photographer Robert Capa who visited while the country was attempting to recover from the devastation of World War II. They traveled to Moscow Stalingrad and other cities as well as to Ukraine and Georgia meeting numerous ordinary people while accompanied by a minder from the government. <br /><br />The New York Herald Tribune financed the trip and along with some other newspapers published articles by Steinbeck and photos by Capa. Indeed included here are three photographs that were used by one of the newspapers as indicated by layout instructions on the versos of the photos. There's also a later publicity photo of Steinbeck. One of the photos from the trip showing a Georgian restaurant in Moscow appears on page 47 of the book. Two of the trip photos are stamped on the versos with the notice that their reproduction could be used only with the "1948 Steinbeck-Capa articles on Russia" along with "Copyright 1948 by John Steinbeck." <br /><br />Our copy is a first printing of the first edition with "Printed by the Viking Press in April 1948" on the copyright page. The dust jacket carries a price of $3.75. <br /><br />A fascinating look at ordinary people in the Soviet Union as the country tried to rebuild following World War II accompanied by three photographs of scenes from the country and a publicity photo of Steinbeck. <br /><br />CONDITION: Book slightly cocked rear hinge loose corners rubbed spine ends bumped end papers slightly toned a couple of pages with vertical creases possibly a production error. Nearly Very Good in a Good dust jacket that has some loss to both spine ends as well as a few tears nicks toning foxing and stains. The four photographs have some nicks creases and soiling to the edges. The versos contain notes stamped instructions and captions pasted on the photo of Steinbeck has an article pasted to the verso. Some discoloration to two photos resulting from pasting of newspaper captions to the versos. The Viking Press hardcover
1970002392Frankfurt Germany: Posev 1970. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Covers lt edgeworn scuffed & lt soiled reading crease on spine. Owner stamp inside front cover. Contents clean in tight binding. Last volume in the 6-vol Collected Works containing letters appeals essays media reports meeting minutes and relevant documents pertaining to Solzhenitsyn's struggle to have his work published in the Soviet Union following his exile. Also some literary criticism. All Russian text. 609 for Posev paperback
19091228<p>London: The Fabian Society 1909. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />Octavo 8 1/2 inches / 21 1/2 cm 23 1 pages in stapled red wrappers. Photographic portrait of Shaw by Marie Leon.</p><p>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. Although this pamphlet has been reprinted several times and in different formats copies of this first edition are uncommon to the market. SCARCE.</p><p>CONDITION: Wrappers are rather brittle and age-toned <strong>front cover detached</strong>. Small split at the head of the spine and several nicks and tears to the covers especially the rear cover. Vertical crease throughout. A Fair copy only. </p> The Fabian Society paperback
1965863<p>Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1965. First Edition.</p><p>Octavo xii 467 pages in blue cloth hard cover.</p><p><strong>INSCRIBED</strong> by Walter Schneir on the front end paper: "To John J. Macbride / With best wishes / Walter Schneir." Dated August 1965 the year of publication. A review of the trial and conviction of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg for espionage; the authors argue that the Rosenbergs had been framed.</p><p>CONDITION: Very Good with top edge a bit soiled and crown of spine tapped in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket that's creased and has a couple small chips and some soiling on the rear panel. <br /><br /></p> Doubleday & Company, Inc. hardcover
1987010766The University of Georgia Press 1987. Foreword by Telford Taylor. Gray cloth with red lettering on spine. 427 pages. First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The University of Georgia Press hardcover
198115293Sussex; New Jersey: Harvester Press/Humanities Press 1981. Hardcover. Very Good-/None. Mepham John Black cloth boardds with gilt titling on spine. Top corners and bottom edge near spine heel are bumped. 1/8-in. closed tear to rear upper hinge. 1-in. square scar where sticker was removed from pastedown. No indications of ex-library. Binding is sound and interior is unmarked. 8vo. BOOK INFO: Ruben David-Hillel Editor. Contents include-- Andrew Collier: Scientific Socialism and the Question of Socialist Values; Martin Barker: Human Biology and the Possibility of Socialism; Timothy O'Hagan: On the 'Withering-Away' of the Superstructures; Russell Keat: Individualism and Community in Socialist Thought; Keith Graham: Illocution and Ideology; Allen Wood: Marx and Equality; G. A. Cohen: Illusions about Private Property and Freedom. Includes Notes on the Authors and an introduction. 'The essays in this volume are devoted to philosophical problems that arise in the context of socialist politics.the political concepts of freedom and equality.analyses of concepts in terms of which communist society has been characterised.the relation between theory and political values.and the analysis of language as social action.' -from the introduction. Harvester Press/Humanities Press hardcover
19471474<p>Robeson Paul W.E.B. Du Bois and Roscoe Dungee.</p><p>To the President and Congress of the United States of America Petition and Typed Letter Bearing Signatures of Robeson Du Bois and Dungee. New York: Communist Party USA 1947.</p><p><br />Single-page typed letter and two-page petition printed on rectos only. Each page 8 1/2 x 11 inches 215 x 280 mm.</p><p>A rare typed letter bearing signatures of Paul Robeson W.E.B. Du Bois and Roscoe Dungee asking recipients to sign a petition against banning the Communist Party USA. <strong>We believe the signatures were printed as does an autograph expert we consulted.</strong></p><p>In any case the three African-American leaders sprang into action after President Truman's Labor Secretary Lewis B. Schwellenbach told Congress that the Communist Party should be outlawed. Schwellenbach was concerned about Communist control and infiltration of labor unions and thought no Communist should be allowed to lead a union.</p><p>The letter is dated March 22 1947 and carries the address of 23 West 26th Street New York the Communist Party's headquarters at the time. The letter is aimed at African-American recipients: "This invitation to sign the petition is also being sent to several hundred other Negro leaders throughout the country."</p><p>According to the letter "It is clear that Labor Secretary Schwellenbach's proposal to suppress the Communist Party involves a flagrant negation of our constitutional Bill of Rights. It represents therefore a serious threat to the civil liberties of all minority groups." The authors urge recipients to mail back a postal reply card confirming they would sign the petition. The card is not present probably because it was mailed back to the Communist Party.</p><p>The petition which is also rare is addressed to the President and Congress urging them to reject Schwellenbach's "fascist-like proposal" to ban the Communist Party. The Party was not banned but the government regularly harassed and imprisoned its leaders in the 1940s and '50s.</p><p>Even though we believe the signatures on the letter were printed these materials are nonetheless rare. We have not found any institutional holdings of the letter or petition. None in commerce.</p><p>CONDITION: Pages lightly creased for mailing staple on petition badly rusted. A Very Good set. <strong>RARE</strong>.</p> [Communist Party USA]
1976N1468/28Washington: White Lotus Press 1976. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.30. Problems of Communism September-December 1979-Special Issue Vol. XXVIII White Lotus Press paperback
1976N1468/23Washington: White Lotus Press 1976. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.20. Problems of Communism September-October 1974 Vol. XXIII White Lotus Press paperback
1976N1468/30Washington: White Lotus Press 1976. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.30. Problems of Communism January-February 1981 Vol. XXX White Lotus Press paperback
1976N1468/20Washington: White Lotus Press 1976. Paperback. Good/no dj. 0.30. Problems of Communism January-April 1971-Special Issue Vol. XX White Lotus Press paperback
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
1968M6279<p>London: Resurgence 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket as issued. VG. 4to 28pp including printed wrappers. Subscription form laid in. Scarce early issue of this important political and cultural magazine featuring a cover by Henri Chopin. Unmarked copy creasing to back cover.</p> London: Resurgence paperback
1968M6280<p>London: Resurgence 1968. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket as issued. VG. 4to 28pp including printed wrappers. Subscription form laid in. Scarce early issue of this important political and cultural magazine featuring a cover and content related to the Gandhi Centenary. Unmarked copy light wear.</p> London: Resurgence paperback
19522001West Haven Connecticut: Foundation for Promoting Enduring Peace 1952. No Edition Stated.<br /><br />Single sheet folded to create 4 pages each measuring 11 x 8 1/2 inches 279 x 216 mm. <br /><br />Rare leaflet on U.S.-Soviet relations from a Christian Left perspective. The author pleads for better understanding of Russian history arguing that the country has made great strides since the October Revolution. He also says the Soviets feel encircled by hostile forces pointing to Western military bases along the country's perimeters. <br /><br />The format of this leaflet is a bit odd: the first three pages are professionally printed while the last page appears to be mimeographed. The publisher the Foundation for Promoting Enduring Peace was established in 1952 to promote world peace and oppose military conflict. <br /><br />OCLC shows no institutional holdings although a separate search turns up a copy in the Kringlock Pamphlet Collection of the University of Iowa. Nor were there any copies in commerce as of January 2021. <b>RARE</b>. <br /><br />CONDITION: Some toning along edges general handling wear two horizontal folds perhaps for mailing. A Very Good copy. Foundation for Promoting Enduring Peace
19990008049Boulder CO: Westview Press 1999. First English language edition. Hardcover. As New/issued without. 8vos; xxxiv 562; ix 389 pages maroon cloth in original shrinkwrap. Not x-library. Scarce. O.P. <br/><br/>This English translation contains an autobiography by Mironov which was not in the Russian edition. It details his anti-Marxism philosophy while a student in Leningrad. "The author has assimilated a large body of foreign scholarship primarily "new social history" produced by Anglo-American authors along with a sprinkling of more broadly European economic and demographic history from the 1970s and 1980s which is effectively incorporated into his own very deep empirical knowledge. . The reader does not find in this extensively researched account the standard Soviet answers to specific historical questions. Mironov has abandoned most Soviet cliches though he still assumes that laws of Russian history can be identified based on social science theory and quantitative analysis Elise Kimerling Wirtschafter." "This is a massterful work that provides other scholars with a wealth of useful information while confrontimg them with an argument that compels a response - William G. Wagner." Maps. Westview Press hardcover
194135913Breslau: Gauverlag-Ns-Schlesien. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1941. Presumed 1st. Paperback. Photos; 4124 1 pages; So sa ich moskau so sa ich moskau so sa ich moskau . A notable action in Breslau was Battle of Breslau also known as the Siege of Breslau was a three-month-long siege of the city of Breslau in Lower Silesia Germany now Wroclaw Poland .German language. Includes Ukraine Mongolia Georgia Odessa Kiew etc. . Gauverlag-Ns-Schlesien paperback
192035884Paris: Editions Pour La Russie. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1920. Presumed 1st. Paperback. 69. 1 pages; Uncut page ends not separated. In buff publisher's wraps. Binding sound. Anti-communist. . Editions Pour La Russie paperback
1927688<p>Paris: Librairie Marcel Rivière 1927. Later printing.</p><p><br />French translation of the best-known book by the German Marxist theoretician Karl Kautsky 1854-1938. <br /><br />Kautsky's book analyzes the development of capitalism and outlines the nature of a future socialist society. According to Kautsky the victory of socialism and the working class was inevitable. <br /><br />This work first appeared in German in 1892 Das Erfurter Programm in seinem grundsätzlichen Theil erläutert and is usually known in English as The Class Struggle. Kautsky added a short preface to the first French edition in 1909 and made some changes to the text. The present edition was issued in 1927 by Librairie Marcel Rivière which published and sold socialist texts. <br /><br />PHYSICAL DETAILS: Small Quarto 9 x 5.6 inches; 230 x 142 mm pps. v 1 240 in brown printed wrappers soft cover. <br /><br />CONDITION: Light wear to the wrappers. Many of the pages remain unopened and a few pages have light pencil marks. Light age toning to the leaves. Shadow of sticker to the spine. About Very Good overall. <br /><br /><br /><br /></p> Librairie Marcel Rivière paperback
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
