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1952175362Manila.: Special Technical and Economic Mission Mutual Security Agency. USA. 1952. Various pagination cancelled ex-library copy with occasional stamps and label on spine. Original wrappers browned and a little creased at corners. 27 x 20.7cm. Paper intended to serve as the basis for policy discussion and program planning for the exceedingly complex problem of land tenure reform in the Philippines. . Special Technical and Economic Mission, Mutual Security Agency. USA. unknown
19331172New Haven: Connecticut Branch W. O. N. P. R. 1933. Broadside. 7" x 10 1/4. Single sheet printed on one side. Slight age toning. Fine condition. This is an original handbill from a major women's group soliciting votes to repeal Prohibition in 1933.<br /> <br /> Women's organizations--particularly the Women's Christian Temperance Union--are strongly associated with passage of the 18th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution and the national ban on alcoholic beverages it brought in 1919. The major role women played in getting Prohibition repealed is not as widely recognized however.<br /> <br /> This handbill was issued by the Connecticut Branch of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform W.O.N.P.R. The W.O.N.P.R. was organized in 1929 by women who could no longer ignore the destructive if unintended consequences of Prohibition. <br /> <br /> Here voters are asked to vote for ratification of the 21st Amendment reminding them that "A Vote for Ratification is a Vote for Repeal!" and "A Vote for Ratification is a Vote for Good Government Lower Taxes and Liquor Control." <br /> <br /> The efforts of the W.O.N.P.R. and other repeal groups were successful and Prohibition was repealed with the ratification of the 21st Amendment in December of 1933.<br /> <br /> A tangible piece of Prohibition and women's history. Connecticut Branch, W. O. N. P. R. unknown
195553815New York: Vantage Press 1955. 8vo. 373 1 pp. Photo frontisp. plates. Blue cloth gilt lettering on spine w/ d.j. minor toning to fore-edges light toning to endpapers still NF/VG copy. Revised edition of this brutal memoir which served as the basis for Jack London’s Star Rover. This autobiographical account provides an invaluable first-hand look at the brutality that characterized the American prison system in the West at the beginning of the 20th century including the extensive uses of torture devices such as the strait jacket and the derrick which were later banned. Jack London began corresponding with Morrell before his release from prison and drew much of Morrell’s experiences with astral projection during his brutal imprisonment for his 1915 novel. Mildred McEwan Ward left the Univ. of California in order to publish accounts of Morrell’s ordeal and the full story of his life as a member of the Evans-Sontag California Feud Bandits. Vantage Press, hardcover
1985217468Beijing.: China Pictorial. 1985. Six issues from 1985. Black and white and colour photographic illustrations throughout to accompany articles 44pp. Minor wear extremities pictorial wrappers all in very good condition. Text in English. 37 x 26cm. Includes issues numbers 1 2 3 6 7 and 8. <br> <br>Articles include: Ye Jianying - An Eminent Army Commander Takins in China Egrets and Herons Pelicans Xinjiang Pioneers A Town in the Gobi 'Life' - a Feature Film Important Discoveries at Xia Ruins Ancient Capital of the Shang Dynasty Tianshan Mountains Glacial Station China's First Research Base in Antarctica A Scientific Survey of the Southern Ocean Tianjin Matteo Ricci and His Autumn of Beijing Suburbs. . China Pictorial. unknown
1980217485Beijing.: China Pictorial. 1980. Broken run of five issues of China Pictorial. Black and white and colour photographic illustrations throughout to accompany articles 43 - 44pp. Pictorial wrappers minor wear extremities and spines else in very good condition. Text in English. 37 x 26cm. Includes issue numbers 3 4 7 8 and 9. <br> <br>Many articles in this incomplete set are of interest because they feature China moving on from the Cultural Revolution and the Gang of Four and focusing instead on modernising and scientific progress. Articles on this theme include A Scientific Excursion in Tibet Scientific Investigations in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Chinese Test Pilots The China International Trust and Investment Corporation New Factories and Mines Surveying the South Pacific Clouds and Earthquakes and The Chinese River Dolphin. <br> <br>Other topics of interest include Sixty Years on Stamp Collecting Sun Yat-Sen's Mausoleum and various other tourist destinations: Hainan Island Mt Hengshan Mt Huashan and Dunhuang. Two articles are about important ancient artefacts Art Treasures Unearthed in Suixian County and another recently unearthed and hugely important treasure the Terracotta Warriors. There is an article dedicated to the author Mao Dun and another to the 1979 restaging of Lao She's play 'Teahouse'. The article Upturn in Chinese Cinema with portraits of film stars indicates how the purpose of cinema has changed in just a few short years. . China Pictorial. unknown
1978217484Beijing.: China Pictorial. Nos. 1-121978. A complete run of 12 issues. Black and white and colour photographic illustrations throughout to accompany articles 43 - 44pp. Pictorial wrappers minor wear extremities and spines else in very good condition. Text in English. 37 x 26cm. The Cultural Revolution having come to an end with the passing of Chairman Mao in 1976 issues in 1978 focus on life returning to normal after the downfall of the Gang of Four. Many articles feature explanations of problems caused by the Gang of Four e.g. The Anshan Iron and Steel Complex After the Downfall of the Gang of Four Commune-run Enterprises The Revolutionization of Beijing Opera and discuss newly staged productions such as the 'Red Lantern Society' the film 'Hai Hsia' and the plays 'Red Hearts' and 'Yang Kai-hui'. Numerous articles also refer to the Gang of Four such as Old Doctors in the PLA Hospital the New Look of Beijing University and the articles on authors Guo Moruo and Wei Wei. <br> <br>Chairman Hua meeting foreign leaders and his visits to notable Chinese sites is heavily featured in the first few pages of nearly every issue with Deng Xiaoping also included. Other articles include the new Long March to Modernisation Chinese Medicine Tangshan The Tahsingkou Forestry Area Paulownia and Farming Fishes of the Yangtze Archaeological Finds from the Yin Ruins Women Scientists and Technicians in Peking The 1978 National Middle School Students' Mathematics Contest Developments in Maotian Song and Dance and Science and Technology in Xinjiang Commemoration of Mao and the 80th Birthday of Premier Zhou En-lai and the Index to China Pictorial 1978. . China Pictorial. unknown
193284363New York: Dial Press; Lincoln Mac Veagh 1932. First American Edition. Octavo. 19.5cm. Original deep red cloth titled in black to spine with embossed publisher's imprint to front board. Dustjacket. 383pp. Bumped to spine ends with some minor wear to corners some minor darkening to the cloth in places; internally clean fore-edge untrimmed top edge a trifle dusty; in the John Gram dustjacket with some toning to the spine panel shallow chipping and loss to the spine ends intruding upon the author's first name and a short closed tear to the front upper front spine hinge. A good strong copy with some wear.<br /> <br /> Leonov's novel of Soviet labor centred around the building of an enormous factory; Sotstroy. Gorky provides the preface; the novel was notable at the time as an antidote to the image of the USSR as an enormous generator of plans progress noble artistic and industrial endeavor and a shining beacon of energy. Leonov tends towards a more on the ground depiction of enthusiastic ineptitude paranoia and fanaticism. Bookplate of Alvin Kapusta to front pastedown a Special Assistant for Soviet Nationalities at the US State Department and a notable scholar of the Soviet Bloc whose collections are housed at the Hoover Institution. Dial Press; Lincoln Mac Veagh unknown
193254896Huntington WV & Washington D.C.: Prisoners Relief Society 1932. 8vo. x 342 pp. With numerous photo plates text illustrations. Textured blue publisher’s cloth gilt lettering stamped on front cover & spine very minor shelfwear w/ d.j. cover art image of the West Virginia penitentiary gate minor chipping head & foot of spine wear to corners VG/VG copy. First edition of this gripping memoir by former prisoner convicted of manslaughter describing the deplorable conditions of West Virginia Penitentiary which Dudding describes as a vermin-infested “damnation.†Of particular interest are his extended essays on metabolic imbalances poor brain chemistry and drug abuse as contributing factors to crime along with unwanted pregnancies and marrying too young often resulting in delinquent progeny. Prisoners Relief Society, hardcover
194047622Pasadena: San Pasqual Press 1940. First Edition. Octavo 23.5cm; royal blue cloth with printed title labels mounted to spine and front cover; dustjacket; xii1551pp. Spine ends gently nudged else Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket unclipped priced $2 gently spine-sunned with some trivial wear to extremities and a few tiny tears. A "brilliant and pitiless exposé of our haywire piratical monetary system" from front flap in which the author points out the defects in our monetary system and analyzing various reform proposals. Hale 1859-1944 a California educator research-worker and former Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate was a major crusader for monetary reform known for her anti-suffrage and anti-vaccine activities. OCLC notes 15 holdings. San Pasqual Press unknown
1950215423Tokyo.: Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry. February 271950. 7pp. Leaves evenly browned and little creased overall a very good copy. 21 x 15cm. A short occupation period government-issued booklet explaining industrial expansion into rural parts of Japan why the measures are necessary and the particulars of policy implementation. . Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry. unknown
193715340New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons 1937. First Edition. Octavo 21cm. Orange cloth 336pp frontis photographic plates; pictorial dustjacket. Boards soiled and faintly dampstained on upper one-third of rear board; uncommon jacket is present; price-clipped with moderate overall wear and soil with dampstaining and clear tape remnants visible on verso. Internally clean tight and unmarked; Good to Very Good overall. A critical examination of child labor practices in America. Well-illustrated with photographic plates depicting young children in harsh working environments as well as portraits of politicians and activists associated with child labor laws. Uncommon in jacket. G. P. Putnam's Sons unknown
197042163Washington DC: NORML 1970. First Edition. Very good. Collection of souvenir ephemera from NORML the marijuana advocacy organization founded in 1970. Three buttons two 1.25" diameter and one.5" diameter. Match book 2" x 2.25" approx. Touches of toning and edgewear very good overall. NORML unknown
191562581Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co. State Printers 1915. 8vo. v 1 234 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates 1 large folding floor plan charts. Blue embossed & ribbed publisher’s cloth gilt lettering stamped front cover & spine minor shelfwear slight rubbing edgewear still a NF copy w/ presentation slip bound-in from the Board of PPIE Managers for Massachusetts. First edition of this report which highlighted the tremendous achievements by the State of Massachusetts during the Progressive era as well as their very popular tea room which was one of the best-attended attractions during the run of the World’s Fair. The Massachusetts Booth emphasized their reforms in education for vocational training and reducing poverty new educational methods improvements in Mental Health “Insanity Hospitals†Public Health reforms to improve the blind as well as dental agricultural and medical reforms. In addition there was a fine exhibit on Massachusetts road building for the early “Good Roads†campaign reforms prior to World War I. Wright & Potter Printing Co., State Printers, hardcover
190352594Rockford IL: Calvert-Wilson Co. Press 1903. 12mo. 95 1 pp. Two photo plates 1 floor plan. Olive-green pictorial publisher’s cloth w/ iron jail cell gate in white on front cover white lettering NF copy signed by Lewis on ffep. First edition signed of this fascinating anthology of writings and poetry advocating penal reform including excerpts from Clarence Darrow’s Resist Not Evil. Lewis 1857-1949 was a cigar store owner in Rockford IL and local gadfly who supported “socialist†causes like prison reform and free parks. This work was published by the author to encourage the Rockford city fathers to construct a new jail which was subsequently built at First and Walnut. Calvert-Wilson Co. Press, hardcover
1979217469Beijing.: China Pictorial. 1979. A broken run of nine issues numbering 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 and 12 lacking issues 6 7 and 8. Black and white and colour photographic illustrations throughout to accompany articles 43 - 48pp. 36.7 x 26cm. Pictorial wrappers minor wear extremities and spines some evidence of silverfish damage to wrappers else in good condition. Articles include; <br>The Tian An Men Square Incident of 1976 'Where the Silence Is' - a Stage Play Deng Xiaoping Visits Japan and the USA Chinese Characters Computerized Research Activities in Nanjing University Mourning Peng Dehuai and Tao Zhu The 8th Asian Games Qingdao Jinan Mt. Tai Suzhou Wuxi Hexi Lushan Kunming Leshan Mt Emei the Railway Line on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau The Yungang and Maiji Grottoes Taishan Mountains Vietnam's armed provocations in China's border areas Huang he River source China's Mineral Resources Dr Bethune Brazilian Sinologist Ricardo Joppert Beijing Opera Ma Yinchu and his 'New Population Theory' and the Index to China Pictorial for 1979. <br>Issue 9 is a Special Issue consisting of numerous colour photographic illustrations used in the book 'China Scenes' published in 1979. . China Pictorial. unknown
19309162New York: Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith 1930. First edition. 8vo 234pp. Publisher's yellow cloth with red and black lettering in illustrated jacket by Arthur Hawkins Jr. Slightly dusty top edge else a near fine book in very good jacket with chipping and scuffing at spine ends and corners. <br /> <br /> Scarce second novel from the Russian-born Chicago writer and playwright Albert Bein 1902-. This novel is semi-autobiographical drawing from his experiences as a child in a Southwestern reform school. "The brutality of the reformatory system and the bestiality and its surroundings are here dramatized in pictures of a dozen or more of these boys and the demoralizing effects of the life they are forced to lead." Surprisingly uncommon in the trade and in a distinctive Hawkins jacket. Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith unknown
1925215021Bucarest.: Cartea Românească. 1925. 23pp. Original stapled wrappers trifle browned leaves little bumped and creased throughout overall a good copy. A report from the Bratianu government declaring the land reform of 1921 to be an "agrarian revolution in Roumania without any disorder or violence thanks to the great foresight of the Government". . Cartea Românească. unknown
197246484Washington: National Welfare Rights Organization n.d. but 1972. Strike placard comprised of original photographic poster 43x28cm. printed offset in purple and black on white stock stapled to pastepaper board hole-punched and threaded with thick string for hanging around neck. Extremities rather chipped and bottom edge slightly curled poster rather dust-soiled else Good or better with clear evidence of use. Placard featuring a poster protesting H.R.1 and the "D.C. Four Against the Poor" President Richard Nixon Senator from Connecticut Abraham Ribicoff Congressman from Arkansas Wilbur Mills and Senator from Louisiana Russell Long. Adorned with their photographic portraits below which is printed "These men are dangerous!!! They have conspired to starve children destroy families force women into slavery and exploit poor people -- all in the name of 'Welfare Reform.' STOP THESE MEN!" The placard was presumably worn at the NWRO-sponsored "Children's March for Survival" on March 25 in Washington D.C. The parade which consisted of over 50000 participants more than half of them children was led by Jesse Jackson and NRWO's leader George Wiley and included speakers Bella Abzug and Corettaa Scott King with her two daughters. The poster used here not separately catalogued in OCLC as of October 2019. National Welfare Rights Organization unknown
190254696Girard KS: Appeal Publishing Company 1902. Revised Edition. Octavo 18.75cm; original pictorial wrappers; 56-96pp; illus. Light wear and toning to spine and wrapper extremities with shallow loss to base of spine a short split to upper spine and some faint creasing to upper right corners; Very Good. A tax reform utopia originally published serially in the Chicago Sentinel between 1879 and 1885 and subsequently in pamphlet format by Norton in 1892 which sold over a hundred thousand copies. Ten Men of Money Island was variously reprinted even as late as 1930 including editions by Wayland's Appeal to Reason the London utopian publisher Reeves and the Chicago publisher F.J. Schulte. SARGENT p.45 citing only the London ed. Not in Negley or Lewis and not found in Wright. Appeal Publishing Company unknown
1995204591Edmonton: Alberta Law Reform 1995. First edition. Paperback. Very good/No Dustjacket. 8vo. pp. iii 212.paperback edition Alberta Law Reform paperback
19852080202105601033Green Wind Publishing 1985. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Green Wind Publishing paperback
1938KOS00600160Printing press 1938. Soft Cover. Fine. KOS00600160 Printing press paperback
1972232591972. Prison and IncarcerationSocial activism Prison reform organizing conference broadside. Attica and San Quentin prison organizing stand at the center of this January 1972 Berkeley conference broadside which opens with a Brecht quote "Slave who is it that shall free you.all of us or none" and declares that "no one in America today is more a slave than the inmates in American prisons." The text ties prison struggle to "class and racial oppression" names the murders at Attica and San Quentin and frames the prison system as a site of beatings drugs "behavior modification" and brain surgery schemes. The conference was held just a few months after the 1971 Attica uprising during which prisoners revolted against inhumane treatment and racial discrimination in a violent struggle that left 39 dead. The conference roster grounds the prison rights moment Bay Area Black liberation featuring figures including Afeni Shakur Fay Stender and former Soledad Prison chief psychiatrist Frank Rundle. <br /> "Slave Who Is It Shall Free You . . . All of Us or None." The Struggle Inside. Prison Action Conference. Berkeley 1972. Single-sheet broadside 8.5 x 11 inches for a prison action conference scheduled for January 28-30 in Pauley Ballroom UC Berkeley printed on both sides. Recto features two halftone prison photographs and a dense typed manifesto arguing that prisoner demands had moved "from traditional demands for food and shelter to demands for civil and religious rights and finally to a general challenge to the prison system and the society which fosters it." It announces the conference as "a forum for self education and exploration of potential action to assist the prison movement" with key speakers Afeni Shakur a defendant in the Panther 21 trial Fay Stender a Berkeley attorney with years of prison movement experience and Frank Rundle former chief psychiatrist at Soledad Prison. Verso gives the full three-day program: Friday evening remarks by Stender and Shakur; Saturday sessions on "Medical Repression in Prisons" "Adult Authority and Indeterminate Sentencing" "Economics of Prisons" "Juvenile Reformatories and Detention" and "Prisoners Demands"; and Sunday sessions on "Women in Prison" "Defense of Political Prisoners" "Military Prisons" "Prison-Community Communications" "Prisoners Organizations" "County Jails and Pre-trial Detention" plus a closing "Panel Discussion on Racism." <br /> The broadside illustrates the actions and intentions of the Berkeley prison movement at a time when prison rebellion legal defense anti-racist analysis and ex-prisoner testimony were being brought before public audiences in the aftermath of the Attica Uprising. Afeni Shakur's appearance links the handbill to the political world of the Black Panther movement while the inclusion of sessions on women in prison political prisoners juvenile detention county jails and medical repression demonstrate the intersectional goals of the movement and the broadening of post-Attica activism from outrage over one massacre to a larger indictment of prison administration and criminal punishment. Some light staining; otherwise very good condition. A Bay Area prison movement piece that preserves both the rhetoric and the working program of organizing against U.S. imprisonment in the immediate aftermath of the 1971 Attica Uprising. unknown
1995163655País Vasco. Servicio Central de Publicaciones 1995. Tapa dura. 2ª Mano. . . . . . Tapa dura ; 212 p ; 24x17 cm País Vasco. Servicio Central de Publicaciones hardcover
19892090502113709261Not Available 1989. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
