San Francisco: International Committee to Release Eldridge Cleaver, [1968]. An information sheet and petition demanding the release of Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver following a shootout between the Panther and the Oakland police, in which Cleaver was wounded and Panther Bobby Hutton was killed. The recto includes information on Cleaver’s legal..... More
San Francisco: National United Committee to Free Angela Davis, [1972]. A pamphlet celebrating the acquittal of Angela Davis and detailing the grassroots campaign that led to her release. Includes a lengthy preface by the National United Committee to Free Angela Davis followed by the closing defense argument of Davis’ attorney..... 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
n.p. n.p., [1972?]. In August 1963, Thomas Trantino and Frank Falco ambushed and killed two police officers in Lodi, NJ. Falco was later killed in a shoot-out with police and Trantino was sentenced to death. His death sentence was later commuted when the death penalty was abolished and Trantino ended..... More
[Elmira, N. Y.]: The Summary Press, 1927. Octavo (23.5 cm); 92 pp of text; 80 pp. of plates; large fold-out plate of New York State Reformatory Inmate Military Organization measuring approximately 48 x 18.5". Red, gilt-stamped cloth; corners bumped and a trifle worn. Previous owner's name stamped to bottom edge..... More
New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1890. First American edition. 12mo. Khaki cloth boards decoratively stamped in silver and burgundy; 199 pp.; five illustrations. A morality tale about the evils of gambling. A better-than-average copy with some soiling to cloth and gift inscription to ffep; VG+. More
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: International Labor Defense, 1935. An appeal for the release of Angelo Herndon, a black Communist organizer sentenced to 18-20 years in an Atlanta prison after being charged under a pre-Civil War law for insurrection. Herndon had been organizing black & white workers in Atlanta in July 1932 when..... More
Concord, N. H.: D. L. Guernsey, 1873. First edition. Octavo. Brown cloth with gilt-titled spine; vi, [1], 8-198 pp. Rev. Quinby's experiences as chaplain of the New Hampshire State Prison from 1869 until his dismissal in 1871. Although he accepted the position reluctantly, he quickly became deeply involved in his..... More