[Munich?]: [NSDAP], [1939]. An extraordinary English language propaganda flyer accusing the British Intelligence Service and Otto Strasser of masterminding the bombing of the Buergerbraeukeller on Nov. 8, 1939 in an assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking Nazis who’d gathered to commemorate the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923. In..... More
Montevideo: El Consejo Nacional de Mujeres del Uruguay, 1925. A tribute to the Uruguayan socialist, feminist, moral and social reformer, and doctor, Paulina Luisi (1875-1950), who co-founded the Consejo de Mujeres del Uruguay in 1916 and was the editor of its journal Acción Femenina. Stapled wrappers (6 ½” x 9..... More
Minneapolis: New American Movement, [1973]. A tabloid calling for the impeachment of Richard Nixon by the New American Movement. Much of the content was produced by the People's Assembly to Impeach Nixon (P.A.I.N.) in Austin, TX. Includes a large centerfold Wanted poster. NAM was founded in 1971 as a post-New..... More
New Orleans: In Arcane Logos, 1969. The inaugural issue of this relatively short-lived underground newspaper published in New Orleans and founded by disaffected staff members of The Word, New Orleans’ first underground newspaper. A few dozen issues were published in 1969, but it appears to have dissolved in December of..... More
[Detroit?]: n.p., [1949]. A tribute to long-time Communist labor organizer, Bill McKie's, on the occasion of his 72nd birthday. McKie was a Scottish-born member of the Sheet Metal and Braziers Union who emigrated to the U.S. in 1927 and began organizing a union at Ford. He was an inveterate Communist..... More
The Long Island Council of Long Island AFT locals, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, [1963]. An expose of the radical right’s attempt to undermine the public school system by censoring textbooks, banning authors, capturing school board and PTA seats, and gagging teachers through intimidation. The five right-wing members of the..... More
Denver: American Inventors Corp. 1979. A comprehensive report for an invention by a Mrs. Jean Watson called the “Tylerloo,” a “combination exerciser/toy for people of all ages, [which] consists of rubberized or plastic tire which is guided and maneuvered with dual sticks.” The report begins with a letter from American..... More
Richmond: The Patrick Henry Group, [1963?]. 50 profiles compiled from HUAC data showing the Communist sympathies of officers, members of the board of Directors, legal, health and other committees of the NAACP, as well as to certain members of the organization’s executive staff. Implicated figures including W. E. B DuBois..... More
n.p. n.p., [1957?]. A leaflet distributed by an anonymous source “proving” Chief Justice Earl Warren’s compromised position on the Supreme Court based on his attendance at a Jewish Theological Seminary event on the Talmud. Reprints a New York Times article detailing the event with salient passages underlined by the anonymous..... More
Los Angeles: Christian Nationalist Crusade, [1971]. First edition. A six paneled brochure folded to 3 ¾” x 8 ½”. Small stain to front panel, else Fine. Three copies in WorldCat (Harvard, MSU, Northwestern). A summary of the “Report of Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of..... More
Moscow: Novosti Press Agency Publishing House, 1975. A number of articles written by Soviet Jews. Stapled wrappers (6 ½” x 4 ¼”), 56 p. A Fine copy. More
Chicago: Mark Morris Design for the Conspiracy, [1969]. A poster featuring photographs of the Chicago 8 with an invitation to “join the conspiracy” at the Weatherman-organized Days of Rage in Chicago from October 8-11, 1969. The Chicago 8 (later, Chicago 7), which included prominent activists Bobby Seale, Dave Dellinger, Tom..... More
Philadelphia: Published by the Grand Lodge, 1935. First edition. Octavo (9" x 6"); 435-884; two photographic plates. Original wrappers stamped in black. Some general scuffing, soiling, with a thin ribbon of dampstaining to the bottom page edges. Only VG. Includes all of the minutiae about the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania..... More
[London]: British Union, [193-?]. First edition. An early British Union of Fascists handbill advertising a series of meetings to address “alien Jewish immigration into Britain.” Featured speakers include Mick Clarke (one of the BUF’s leading orators), [Joan] Morgan (the British film star), [Thomas Waller] Cooper (who would go on to..... More
[Chicago?]: [1937]. A handbill distributed ahead of a conference of the Institute of Human Relations, sponsored by the Chicago Round Table of Jews and Christians, concerning the radical affiliations of the conference’s organizers and speakers as collected in Elizabeth Dilling’s red scare opus, The Red Network (1937). Specifically targeted are..... More
Baltimore: Firestarter Press, 2003. Reprint. Stapled, photocopied wrappers, 64 pp, illus. First issued in 1991, this pamphlet comprises a number of documents - most originally in Kurdish - of the 1991 Kurdish uprising in Iraq. Many of the documents are primary source statements and letters written by Kurdish workers involved..... More
[New York]: Local 1 UPW-CIO, 1949. A folder of 17 songs distributed at the UPWA’s 1949 convention. Attendees were encouraged to “Save this Folder [to] “sing while you fight - on the picket line - on a picnic - at chapter meetings - socials - always.” The bulk of the..... More
Montevideo: [193-]. Letterhead from this Uruguayan political party founded at the end of 1932 following the passage of the woman’s suffrage law. The party was founded by the militant feminist and lawyer, Sara Rey Alvarez, and participated in the 1938 general elections, but without much success. Printed on an 8..... More
New York: Libertarian Analysis, 1970. The first issue of this libertarian journal founded to “serve as an open forum to clarify the diverse libertarian and anarchist ideas and strategies, and thereby do our part in making them a personal and social reality” (p. 2-3). The contributions for this issue came..... More
Washington, D. C. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, [1977]. A publication of criminal justice reform for young female offenders that was originally published by the Female Offender Resource Center. Includes data and statistics concerning juvenile female offenders, the paucity of resources offered to them, the differential treatment of..... More
[New York]: [Communist Party USA], [1956]. An important internal document issued by the Harlem Regional Committee in response to the controversial Draft Resolution for the 16th National Convention of the Communist Party, U.S.A.. This report from the Harlem Committee states that “the Draft Resolution must state unequivocally that only a...... More
Wilmington, CA / London: Organization of Islamic Revolution in the Arabian Peninsula (OIRAP), 1985. Includes an editorial, “The Liberation Movements Between Independence & Subordination”; articles, “The Saudi Aid to Saddam” and “Social Disintegration in the Gulf; Who Is Responsible?”; Arabia News; and “The Glory of Ramadhan.” Stapled wrappers (7 ½”..... More
New York: Modernismo Publications, 1976-1979. Four issues of this gay men’s cultural magazine featuring interviews with celebrities, fashion, film & theatre reviews, gay nightlife and nude men. Included are Vol. 1, Nos. 4 (July 1975), 11 (February 1976), 12 (April 1976); Vol. 5, No. 51 (July 1979). Magazine format..... More
[Chicago?]: [Solidarity Bookshop?], [1973?]. A two-sided poster celebrating the life of the famed anarchist militant Buenaventura Durruti. Durruti was a CNT-FAI leader who was killed in Madrid under disputed circumstances on Nov. 20, 1936. A reported half a million people attended his funeral. The recto features a black & white..... More
New York: United Labor and People's Committee for May Day, 1952. A pamphlet preceding May Day activities for 1952, which highlights the history of the holiday and the struggle for Negro rights, labor organizing, and peace. The United Labor and People’s Committee for May Day was a Communist front organization..... More