New York: Vanguard Press, 1936. First Edition. SIGNED by Earl Browder on the front free end paper. Browder was, of course, the longtime leader of the Communist Party USA. Octavo, 254 pages. Cloth boards are quite grubby. Offsetting to end papers. Dust jacket rubbed, with a few small chips to... More about What Is Communism?
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 about May Day vs. Labor Day: A Comparison of the Social Significance of the Two Days of Labor Celebration
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 about Join the C.I.O. and Help Build a Soviet America: A Factual Narrative
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 about Marxism and Modern Art
New York: International Publishers, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Small 8vo (7 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches; 195 x 137 mm), 48 pages, in stapled wrappers. Moderate toning of wrappers along edges, closed tear at bottom of spine, previous owner's name to title page. A Very Good copy. *Lenin's interpretation... More about The Teachings of Karl Marx
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 about The Life and Work of Karl Marx
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 182 pages. Very Good (a few small ink notations on a few pages and some lightly creased pages) in a dust jacket that has some small closed tears and scuffing along the edges. More about Red Jenny: A Life With Karl Marx
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 about Karl Marx and Marxism: A Universal Genius: His Discoveries His Traducers
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 about Marxism vs. Anti-Marxism
Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1973. First Edition. Octavo, 290 pages. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Book spine faded, previous owner's signature on front free end paper. Small closed tear at top of back panel of dust jacket, along with some mild shelf wear. More about Marxism and the Origins of British Socialism: The Struggle for a New Consciousness
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1975. First Edition. Octavo, 415 pages. Near Fine in a price-clipped dust jacket that shows a couple tears, heavy rubbing and some foxing. Ownership signature of the late Princeton bibliophile Peter Oppenheimer on the front pastedown. Scarce. More about Existential Marxism in Postwar France
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 about Fifty Years of American Marxism 1891-1941: Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Weekly...
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 about The Most Frequent Objections to Socialism Answered
New York: Self-Published, 1977. No Edition Stated. 8vo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 215 x 138 mm), 144 pages, in stapled white wrappers. Toning to edges of wrappers, internally clean and bright. A Very Good or better copy. *Prolific pamphleteer George Spiro argues that both capitalists and Marxists want to... More about The Formidable Marxist Swindle
New York: Onward Press, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. A plea for Marxists to embrace feminism by a three-time Vice-Presidential candidate of the Socialist Workers Party. The "Bustelo Incident" refers to a 1954 article in the SWP newspaper, The Militant, attacking the cosmetics industry and making fun of women who... More about The Bustelo Incident: Marxism and Feminism