New York: Angela Davis Legal Defense Fund, [1971]. A support appeal for an imprisoned Davis following her alleged role in the Marin Co. Courthouse debacle. The pamphlet includes an introduction from actorvist, Ossie Davis, who helped found Davis’ Legal Defense Fund, followed by Rev. Ralph Abernathy’s “I Bring an Indictment..... More
New York: Communist Party, USA, [1972]. The front page reprints Jarvis Tyner’s speech to the Communist Party’s 20th National Convention; the two inside pages feature “The Communist Program Aimed at Curbing Racism and Advancing Black America to a More Equal Status in Our Country;” and the rear cover includes an..... More
Chicago: Women for Peace, 1965, 1970. Six issues of the Women for Peace bulletin edited by Lillian Hayward. Features national news on the anti-Vietnam war/peace movement and a list of events in Chicago. Includes the Dec. 1965 issue, which is three unbound 8 ½” x 14” sheets (6 p.), and..... More
Washington, D. C. Supporters of Silkwood, 1978. An issue of the Supporters of Silkwood newsletter, which provided information on the legal case filed by Karen Silkwood’s family following her mysterious death while on her way to meet a New York Times journalist in 1974. Silkwood, a plutonium worker and spokesperson..... More
New York: Federation of Greek Maritime Unions, 1949. First American edition. First published in London by The League for Democracy in Greece, this scarce pamphlet was meant to publicize the case of Tony Ambatielos (1914-1995). Ambatielos was a Greek-born seaman who emigrated to Great Britain and founded the Communist Federation..... More
New York: New Outlook Publishers, 1973. A pamphlet by the veteran black Communist reprinting three articles on education and racism: Education Against Racism in the German Democratic Republic; Racist Indoctrination in West Germany; and Racism in U.S. School Textbooks. In his introduction, Lightfoot explains the pamphlet’s intent “to create an..... More
Munich: American Truth Society, 1914. An extraordinary anti-British circular issued by the American Truth Society in Munich, an organization founded in 1914 by pro-German American expatriates who wanted to “refute the journalistic swindles” propagated by the American and English press concerning Germany’s role in WWI (Gaffney, p. 27). The text..... More
[Prague]: Peace and Socialism Publishers, [196-?]. A collection of original drawings by Danish cartoonist Herluf Bidstrup based on ideas and texts by Norman Freed and K. Oesterling. The drawings critique capitalism, imperialism, colonialism, war, and racism while extolling socialism. This was the first title in a proposed series of booklets..... More
n.p. n.p., [1972?]. A summary of major points from the authors’ longer paper, here titled, “The Political Economy of Sexism, or, Behind Every Sexist Stands the Boss.” A discussion of the family under capitalism, and especially women’s unpaid and undervalued labor. Proposes a strategy and programs for the liberation of..... More
New York: American Jewish Committee, 1944. Offprint from the June 1944 issue of the Contemporary Jewish Record, in which Morris Waldman argues for an international bill of rights for the “national self-determination” principle and its attendant “rights of national minorities.” Plain stapled wrappers (6” x 9”), 227-238 ([12 p.]). Light wear..... More
New York: The Palestine Arab Refugee Office, [1958]. Tannous accuses the U.S. of establishing the state of Israel to the detriment of Arabs and then shirking responsibility to deal with the consequences leading the Soviets to establish their presence in the Middle East. Grey stapled wrappers (6” x 9”), 24..... More
New York: American Youth Congress, 1935. The Declaration of Rights of American Youth was adopted by the Second American Youth Congress at Detroit, Michigan July 4-7, 1935. The document espouses the inalienable rights of young people, demands the abolition of child labor, and affirms the right of full employment, vocational..... More
Winchester, MA: Computer Design, 1970. A single issue of this early computer magazine that ran from 1962-1998. Featured content for this issue includes “The Writeable Personalized Chip” by Harold Fleisher, Arnold Weinberger and Vaughn D. Winkler, “Comparison of a Microprogrammed and a Non-Microprogrammed Computer” by Donald E. Waldecker, “MOS Memory..... More
Lagos, Nigeria: International Secretariat of the Pan African Movement, 1994. The inaugural issue of this Pan African newsletter, which was the short-lived organ of the Pan African Movement. All of the content appears to be by the organization’s chairman, the Nigerian, Naiwu Osahon. This includes his keynote address presented to..... More
Boston: Students for a Democratic Society, [1969]. A relatively uncommon SDS pamphlet collecting a number of anti-racism articles, including "Rulers Build Racism - Attempt to Divide and Conquer," "Racism of White Students - Roadblock to Change," "Workers and Students Fight Racist Curtis Brothers," "Lessons from the San Francisco State Struggle,"..... More
[New York]: Obscene Anarchist International, [n.d., ca., 1967]. First edition. A scarce flyer from the Obscene Anarchist International, a moniker occasionally employed by Black Mask/Up Against the Wall/Motherfucker. In Poetry Written in Gasoline: Black Mask and Up Against the Wall Motherfucker, Grindon remarks: ” Becoming known as simply the Motherfuckers..... More
Various cities: Various publishers, 1983-2001. Four items related to the Vancouver Five, a group of Canadian anarchists affiliated with Direct Action and the Wimmens' Fire Brigade who were arrested and jailed in 1983 for a series of bombings committed against the Cheekeye-Dunsmuir Hydro substation, the Litton Industries plant, and three..... More
New York City: Sacco-Vanzetti National League, [1928?]. A pamphlet issued by the Sacco-Vanzetti National League following the men’s execution, as a “brief summary of the facts surrounding [their] case from which a conclusion may be reached concerning the fairness of the trail and sufficiency of evidence." Written by the wealthy..... More
Tel Aviv: Karni Publishers, Ltd., 1962. First Edition. The first printing of Geulah Cohen’s unapologetic memoir of her life as a terrorist for the Stern Gang, or Lehi, the militant Zionist fanatics intent on bombing the British out of Palestine to make way for the Jewish state. The book was..... More
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New York: Columbia University Workers / Citizenship Council, Committee for Research, 1969-1970. Four of the first five issues of the short-lived bilingual newsletter of the Columbia University Workers, an informal group of unionized and non-unionized Columbia workers interested in developing a platform for communication between all workers. The group included..... More
n.p. Red Dragon Print Collective, [ca. 1974]. A pamphlet published clandestinely by the Weather Underground Organization, which reprints Yasir Arafat’s address to the U.N. General Assembly and the WUO’s section on Palestine from Prairie Fire. Four small maps are printed on the inside rear cover. Stapled, illustrated wrappers (5 ½”..... More
Chicago: Rising Up Angry, 1969-1973. A broken run of 20 issues of this Chicago-based underground paper, which was issued from 1969-1976 and fused radical left politics with working-class cultural fare. Rising Up Angry was founded in the summer of 1969 by ex-JOIN (Jobs Or Income Now) Community Union members intent..... More
New York: N.Y.U. Liberation Front, [1970]. “This issue of Bentré has been written and compiled by the women’s caucus of the N.Y.U. Liberation Front. We decided to put together this issue not as an answer to possible sexism in past issues but because we as women saw the need for..... More
Los Angeles: Christian Freedom Foundation, Inc., 1968-70. A run of what was likely the last 36 issues of this long-running Christian libertarian paper, which was the organ of the Christian Freedom Foundation (CFF). The CFF was founded by millionaire oilman and philanthropist J. Howard Pew in 1950, but run by..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1919. First edition. Rufus Jones, one of the twentieth century's most influential Quakers, wrote this biography on Quaker founder, George Fox, as part of Macmillan's 'Great Leaders Series'. Small 8vo., cloth boards, xii, 169 pp.; frontispiece of George Fox. A VG copy lacking the dust jacket..... More