Los Angeles: Harry J. Gardener, 1942. First Edition. A bizarre work of eschatological fear-mongering from the spiritual charlatan, self-proclaimed Bibliologist and archaeologist, James Carlton Hollenbeck. Published during the destabilizing days of WWII, Hollenbeck claimed that Prince Abdul Baraba Baha, the cousin of King Feisal of Iraq, was the “Super Deceiver”..... More
New York: The New American Library, 1969. First printing thus. The first printing of the mass market edition of Sybil Leek’s intimate biography. Leek was a British medium, astrologer, ghost hunter, psychic and witch. Mass market format, red page edges, 221 p. An about fine copy. More
Pretoria: Dolphin Press, 1967. First Edition. The right-wing British journalist Ivor Benson reports on the propagandizing done by the media, especially as it relates to South Africa and Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Includes an introduction by Douglas Reed. 8vo. Red cloth boards, iv, 177 p., dust jacket. A fine copy in a...... More
Costa Mesa, CA: The Noontide Press, 1992. Revised Edition. “In The Zionist Factor, veteran British journalist Ivor Benson uncovers long-suppressed evidence of the Dynamic, critical Jewish role in events as diverse, and as momentous, as the Bolshevik Revolution, the formation of the modern state of Israel, the dizzying ascent of..... More
St. Johnsbury, Vt. The Caledonian Company, 1902. The definitive history of Newbury, Vermont. Later reprinted in 1978. This copy with a tipped-in letter from the author to Byron Nathaniel Clark (1866-1929) proposing a trade for Clark’s book, A List of Pensioners of the War of 1812, Vermont (1904), for inclusion..... More
Maywood, NJ: The Peoples Publishing Group, Inc., 1990s. The Peoples Publishing Group supplied culturally and racially diverse curricular material for grades pre-K through adult education. The company selected material that was both scholarly and imbued with an authentic voice (i.e., written by scholars inside the culture). These five catalogs showcase..... More
Montpelier, Vermont: Vermont Publicity Service, Department of Conservation and Development, 1936. "This booklet is issued as a guide to places furnishing food and shelter to visitors in Vermont. The information is furnished by the proprietors and includes a description of the location and amenities, prices, and featured attractions nearby. Included..... More
Ridgefield, Conn. Story Songs Ltd., 1975. 54 poems and song lyrics from the successful singer-songwriter and social activist, Harry Chapin, published six years before he died in a fiery car accident at the age of 38. Perfect-bound, illustrated covers (8” x 8”), [102] p., illustrations by artist Rob White. Light..... More
[Marietta, GA?]: [The Thunderbolt?], [1977]. A two-sided poster addressed to black and white Americans exposing the Jewish role in the slave trade and the continuing Jewish enslavement of the American population in 1977. The recto documents the cruel experience of Africans at the hands of Jewish slave merchants in Newport..... More
[Cambridge, MA]: The Cambridge Arts Council, 1979. “The stories in this booklet were told by older women living in Cambridge. The stories are small pieces of Cambridge history: not the kind of history that is usually found in textbooks, but rather the history of the everyday lives of regular people..... More
Marietta, GA: The Thunderbolt, [ca. 1977]. First edition. A call for a repeal of the Martin Luther King holiday based on the accusations that King was a Communist, anti-Vietnam War activist, proponent of violence (his “non-violence” was allegedly part of his “BIG LIE technique”), engager of “weird sexual acts” and..... More
Chicago: Third World Press, 2013. The long-awaited publication of Malcolm X’s 1964 diary, which details his trip to Africa and the Middle East, including his pilgrimage to Mecca. The entries provide intimate access to Malcolm’s thoughts, experiences and trepidations, which are helpfully annotated by the editors and supplemented with commentary..... More
New York: New Outlook Publishers, [1979]. Octavo. Saddle-stapled wrappers; 63 pp.; illus. A collection of essays, articles, profiles and poetry concerning Black Americans who fought against Franco during the Spanish Civil War. The editor, Joseph Brandt (b. Sam Brustein), was a Polish-born, long-time Communist Party member who fought in the..... More
New York / Cambridge: The New Museum of Contemporary Art / The MIT Press, [1988]. Exhibition catalog for Malcolm McLaren’s show at the New Museum of Contemporary Art from Sept. 16-Nov. 20, 1988. Includes “The Impresario of Do-It-Yourself” by Paul Taylor; “From Let It Rock to World’s End: 430 King’s..... More
New York: The Bookmailer, Inc., ©1959. The trade edition of this elusive right-wing epistolary novel that describes events in the U.S. from 1957-1976. In a series of letters to his uncle, Ranger John Franklin describes the replacement of America’s constitutional government with a Soviet-inspired, internationalist one, and the clandestine activities..... More
Washington, D. C. The Associated Publishers, Inc., ©1942. This authoritative and exhaustive set collects the addresses, thoughts and meditations, sermons and letters of the noted African American Presbyterian minister and pioneering civil rights figure, Francis James Grimké (1850-1937). Grimké was born into a wealthy South Carolina slave-owning family, a product..... More
San Francisco: San Quentin Six Legal Defense Fund, [1971]. These three items are related to the case of the San Quentin Six, a group of black inmates (Fleeta Drumgo, David Johnson, Willie Tate, Hugo Pinell, John Larry Spain, and Luis Talamantez) who were accused of conspiracy and murder in the..... More
New York: Jefferson School of Social Science, 1945. Two ephemeral items for courses offered through the Jefferson School of Social Science, the radical learning institution established by the Communist Party in 1944 to replace the New York Workers School. Included is a four-page brochure for “A Day at the Jefferson..... More
New York: Common Council for American Unity, 1940-1949. A substantial run of this important quarterly journal published between 1940-1949. Founded by attorney Read Lewis, Slovenian American author Louis Adamic, and M. Margaret Anderson, the journal was called the “first journal of multi-ethnic literature” and reflected the mission of the Common..... More
San Francisco: Research Organizing Cooperative of San Francisco (ROC), [1969]. An account of the strike at San Francisco State Univ. led by the Third World Liberation Front on behalf of minority students who wanted to establish an autonomous School of Ethnic Studies. Stapled, photo-illustrated wrappers (10 ¾” x 8”), 38..... More
Woodhaven, N. Y. Manyland Books, Inc., ©1970. First Edition. “A study of the political problems confronting the famous German conductor, which prevented his appearance in this country after 1927. Hitherto unpublished documents from Wilhelm Furtwängler files, including a remarkable correspondence with Thomas Mann, make this book a valuable commentary on..... More
Manhattan, KS / Lawrence, KS: AWOL Press / Vortex, [ca. 1969]. Two issues of this GI paper affiliated with the Vortex, Kansas’ underground newspaper. Information for servicemen on the anti-war movement among GIs. The inside pages of Vol. 1, No. 9 include “A Call to the Fall Offensive to End..... More
New York: The Bond, 1969 / 1972. Three issues of the newspaper of the American Servicemen's Union founded by Andy Knapp following his court-martial at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for refusing to obey an order. The Bond was originally established in Berkeley by conscientious objector, Bill Callison, in 1967 as the..... More
Berkeley: The Ally, 1968. Tabloid format printed in black on newsprint, [8] p., illus. State Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin stamp to the top of the front page. More
Ann Arbor: Up Against the Wall Street Journal, 1970. Three issues of this large format underground newspaper published in Ann Arbor. Included are [Vol. 1], number 3 (February 11, 1970); [Vol. 1], number 7 (April 8, 1970); and [Vol. 1], number 9 (October 26, 1970). Content focuses on standard New..... More