New York: New York Labor News Company, 1939. Second Printing. A collection of Depression-era essays from the Weekly People, a publication of the Socialist Labor Party. Many of the essays deal with the need for labor to assert its power and to end "wage slavery." Striking cover illustration, uncredited. SCARCE... More
London: Revolutionary Communist Party, 1946. First Edition. Trotskyist periodical, issued by the Revolutionary Communist Party of Britain. This issue contains an article by Leon Trotsky, "U.S.S.R.: Non-Proletarian and Non-Bourgeois State." Other articles take the Soviet Union to task for its expansionist aims in Europe, and there's a news roundup from... More
Chicago: Socialist Party of America, n.d. [Mid-1920s?]. First Edition. Pamphlet issued by the Socialist Party of America arguing in favor of workers' rights. "So long as a comparatively small number of men--the owners of industry--control our jobs, we workers of America are not really free. We may be free to... More
New York: International Labor Defense, 1935. First Edition. Pamphlet seeking to raise funds for "political prisoners," many of them trade unionists who have been framed. With brief profiles as well as photos of the prisoners. International Labor Defense was closely associated with the Communist Party. SCARCE. 16mo (6 inches /... More
Pasadena: Self-published (Upton Sinclair), n.d. (ca. 1919-1920). First Edition. Excerpts from Upton Sinclair's book, The Brass Check, in which he severely criticizes the American press. In this self-published pamphlet, he takes aim at the Associated Press, which he calls a "leading agency of capitalist repression." He argues that the AP... More
New York and Hollywood: League of American Writers, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Novelist and screenwriter Dalton Trumbo argues against deportation of Harry Bridges, the Australian-born leader of the longshoremen's union. Bridges successfully fought various efforts by the U.S. government to deport him for alleged subversive activities. 16 mo (... More
Chicago: Socialist Party of America, n.d. [ca. 1929-1930]. First Edition. The author, a Boston socialist, decries the stranglehold that corporations have on American life. "These giant corporations, in attaining their present domination, have proved to the the most unscrupulous gang of racketeers in the history of the human race." Plenty... More
Chicago: Chicago Pen and Hammer, n.d. [1935]. First Edition. Scarce pamphlet decrying the Depression-era relief system in Illinois. Writing from a left-wing viewpoint, the author shows numerous examples of how the relief system fails to provide sufficient help for the unemployed and destitute. A sobering reminder of how much suffering... More
New York and Chicago: Harlem Trade Union Council and the South Side Chicago Negro Council, 1950. First Edition. Text of a speech by Paul Robeson to the National Labor Conference for Negro Rights in Chicago in 1950. He says black trade unions need to exert their influence in every aspect... More
New Haven: Constitutional Educational League, 1937. First Edition, Second Printing. A virulent attack by a far-right group on American labor leader John L. Lewis, who "works hand-in-glove with the disciples of revolution to help create a movement which he, himself, predicted some twelve years ago, would pave the way for... More
Moscow and Leningrad: Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R. 1933. First Edition. A well-written biography of Marx from a Soviet standpoint, emphasizing his sympathy for the working class. There's also an historical overview of the exploitation of workers, along with an analysis of Marxism in practice. The... More
New York: New York Labor News Company, 1936. First Edition. A spirited -- rollicking, even! -- essay, with attacks on "fakers," "impostors," "swindlers," and other enemies of the working class. May Day is the true holiday of the proletariat, the author says, while Labor Day in the U.S. is fake... More
New York: New York Labor News Company, n.d. [1931]. First Edition. Essays on the class struggle by the prolific Arnold Petersen and Daniel De Leon of the Socialist Labor Party. A defense of their radical vision of Marxism, with frequent attacks on the more moderate Socialist Party, which they consider... More
New York: New York Labor News Company, 1934. First Edition. Defense of Marxist principles by a leader of the Socialist Labor Party, published by the party's New York Labor News Company. Black-and-white frontispiece of Marx plus three plates showing various places in London where Marx worked and lived. 12mo (7... More
Chicago: Socialist Party, n.d. No edition stated. Flyer laying out the aims of the Socialist Party, including public ownership of banks, insurance companies, transportation, and the like; opposition to war; and support for labor unions. None in commerce as of May 1, 2018. RARE. One-page flyer, printed on both sides... More
Chicago: Socialist Party of America, n.d. Edition not stated. Short pamphlet laying our 12 objections to socialism -- and the response by the Socialist Party of America to each of the objections. SCARCE. Single sheet folded to create [4] pages. Very light handling wear. A Near Fine copy. More
New York: International Publishers, 1945. First Edition Thus. The author advocates realism in art, especially social realism. Part of a series of pamphlets issued in 1943 by U.K. publishers Lawrence and Wishart to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Marx's death. This copy is a reissue by the Communist Party USA's... More
New York: Socialist Labor Party of America, 1941. First Edition. Scarce Socialist Labor Party magazine celebrating the 50th anniversary of the party's newspaper, the Weekly People. Striking cover image of workers marching carrying a red flag bearing the title of the magazine, superimposed on Vol. 1, No. 1 of The... More
Place of Publication Not Stated: [German Government], [1944-45]. Single sheet, 5 3/8 inches wide x 3 3/4 inches tall (131 mm x 96 mm), printed on both sides. Vertical fold in center, some edge wear. A Very Good copy of a rare piece of Third Reich ephemera. Nazi propaganda aimed at... More
New York: American Youth for Democracy, [1944]. Single newsprint sheet folded to create four pages measuring 9 x 12 inches (228 x 305 mm). A few nicks along the edges, pages heavily toned, somewhat brittle. A Very Good copy. Rare pamphlet consisting of 10 newspaper-style articles advocating integration of the... More
Place of Publication Not Stated: [German Government], 1944. Single sheet, printed on both sides, 5 1/2 x 8 1/8 inches (139 x 208 mm). Some soiling and abrasions that extend through the thin paper, creating small holes. Good. Nazi propaganda flyer aimed at American troops. On the front is a drawing... More
Place of Publication Not Stated: [German Government], 1944. Single sheet, 3 5/16 x 4 7/8 inches (84 x 122 mm), printed on recto and verso. Slight toning to paper. A Near Fine copy. Small Nazi flyer targeting American troops. The recto features a striking image of black crosses in a graveyard... More
New York: New Masses, 1942. First Edition. Single sheet, 5 5/8 inches x 8 5/8 inches (143 x 216 mm), printed in black and white and featuring a striking image of a costume mask. Paper slightly toned, horizontal fold. A Very Good copy of a rare piece of New Masses... More
New York: The Living Theatre Inc. 1951. First Edition. 8vo (8 inches / 203 mm), single sheet that unfolds into three panels, printed in red on heavy yellow-green paper. A Fine copy. A rare flyer for three plays at the Living Theatre's first permanent performance space at the Cherry Lane... More
New York: Theatre Arts Committee, 1939. First Edition. 4to (11 3/4 inches / 300 mm tall), 31 pages, in stapled pictorial wrappers. Soling to covers, internally clean and bright. A Very Good or better copy. Scarce monthly magazine of the Theatre Arts Committee, a left-wing theatre group that was active in... More