NY: Simon and Schuster, 1934. Literary Guild edition. 8vo, pp. 414. VG, spine slightly faded. OP. A book about the men behind the New Deal; by one who was in favor of it, but who wrote candidly enough that he didn't want his own name on the title page. More about THE NEW DEALERS
London: for HD Symonds and Rickman, 1792. An Early Edition. 8vo, pp. 50. Removed from a bound volume, 2 inch in diameter stain to the upper right corner throughout, o/w a good copy. Gimble 28. (p. 74). Howes P-28. Interesting that a number of issues are mentioned on 40 pages... More about LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE ADDRESSERS ON THE LATE PROCLAMATION
NY: Norton, (1987). First edition, first printing. 8vo, pp. xliv, 402. Index. Illustrated. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Edges slilghtly soiled, o/w a VG tight copy in chipped, scuffed, and little soiled dj. More about STANDING AT ARMAGEDDON; The United States 1877-1919
NY: Plume, (2003). Tenth printing. 8vo, pp. 370. Author's short presesntation and signature on title. With some illustrations. Paper wraps. Edges somewhat darkened, cover slightly soiled and litle creased or chipped at front corners, o/w a VG tight copy. More about THE BEST DEMOCRACY MONEY CAN BUY; An investigative reporter exposes the truth about...
Paris: 1790. folio, 182, 2 page issues of this revolutionary daily. Bound in scuffed leather backed boards, paper some torn. Some minor staining and foxing but a very good copy. Martin & Walter 506. Born at Lisle, at the age of 28 Panckoucke moved to Paris where he became connected... More about GAZETTE NATIONALE; ou Le Moniteur Universel. nos. 182-365. Jeudi, 1st Juillet 1790 - Second Annee...
College Station TX: Texas A&M University, (2000). First Edition. 8vo, pp. x, 164. Notes. Red cloth. A nice copy in slightly bumped dj. Six essays on women's exclusion from political rights during the period. More about WOMEN AND THE UNSTABLE STATE IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICA
NY: Van Nostrand, 1936. First Edition. Parts originally published by The Saturday Evening Post, under the title "In and Out." 8vo, pp. A nice copy. OP. A discussion of farm and factory programs in the US during the early 1930s. The authors present their own design for national prosperity. More about WHY QUIT OUR OWN
Port Washington NY: Kennikat, 1974. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xv, 206. Notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated. Blue cloth. Ex library with stamps and pocket, remains of some printed matter that had been glued to flyleaf. A VG tight copy in scuffed and chipped dj. Biography of a traditionalist and conservative, caught... More about PATRICIAN IN POLITICS; Daniel Dewey Barnard of New York
NY: Viking, 1946. First edition. 8vo, pp. 408. A very good copy in chipped & worn dj. Front hinge loose, covers little faded. With a full page inscription by Perkins to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist at the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and NY Times, Philip L. Geyelin: "To Philip... More about THE ROOSEVELT I KNEW
NY: Scribner, (2008). Fourth printing. 8vo, pp. xiii, 881. Notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. Top edge of cover slightly bumped, o/w a nice copy in little chipped dj. More about NIXONLAND; The rise of a president and the fracturing of America
NY: St. Martin's, (1986). First U.S. edition, first printing. 8vo, pp. xv, 182. Notes, index. Paper over boards. Illustrated with photographs. Top edges lightly spotted, o/w a nice copy in little chipped and scuffed dj. A biography of Jeny von Westphalen, who gave up an aristocratic life to marry Marx. More about RED JENNY; A life with Karl Marx
Chicago: Charles H Kerr, [1922]. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 441. Bound in blue cloth stamped in black. A very good tight copy. Richard Franklin Pettigrew (July 23, 1848 – October 5, 1926) was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and... More about IMPERIAL WASHINGTON; The story of American Public Life from 1870 to 1920
Ithaca NY: Cornell, (1997). First printing. 8vo, pp. xii, 257. Sources, index. With several illustrations. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Top edges slilghtly spotted, o/w a nice copy in slightly scuffed dj. A political biography. More about YOUNG SIDNEY HOOK; Marxist and pragmatist
Boston: Little, Brown, (1994). First printing. 8vo, pp. xviii, 231. Notes, index. Paper over boards. A nice copy in little scuffed dj. More about ARROGANT CAPITAL; Washington, Wall Street, and the frustration of American politics
NY: Norton, (2009). First printing. 8vo, pp. xii, 356. Notes, sources, index. Illustrated with several photographs. Small spot in paper on p. vi, o/w as new in dj. The role of big and small business in American politics. More about INVISIBLE HANDS; The making of the conservative movement from the New Deal to Reagan
Boston MA: New England Free Press, (1969). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 14. Paper wraps. Paper yellowed, owner's name on front, top of page 2 trimmed too close (but easily decipherable). VG. This article originally appeared in the November, 1969 issue of Leviathan. More about THE GRAND COOLIE DAM
Boston: New England Free Press. 4to, one large shet, folded. pp.3. Paper yellowed, very slightly chipped, o/w VG. More about SOUTHERN POPULISM
Brooklyn NY: Progressive Labor Party, (1977). First Edition. 12mo, pp. 30. Paper wraps. Paper browned, but a VG tight copy. A booklet explaining the ideas of the PLP and calling people to join marches on May Day in 1977. More about MARCH ON MAY DAY; Smash racism in the U.S. and South Africa. Fight for Socialist revolution
Princeton NJ: Princeton University, (1979). First Edition. 8vo, pp. xiii, 310. Appendix, notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated wtih several photographs Black cloth. Top edge slightly spotted, o/w a nice copy in scuffed dj. Socialism and feminism: a dificult alliance. Should men and women join in the struggle against capitalism, or must... More about RELUCTANT FEMINISTS; In German Social Democracy, 1885-1917
London: Panther, (1968). First Edition. Small 8vo, pp. 174. Paper wraps. Cover scuffed and soiled, o/w a VG tight copy. An account of the student uprising in France in 1968, and an analysis and predictions that seem a little strange at this point. More about THE BEGINNING OF THE END; France, May 1968 What happened Why it happened
Boston: Phillips, Sampson, 1859. 8vo, pp. x, 429. Frontis portrait. Brown cloth. Some foxing at ends, cover little worn at edges, o/w a VG tight copy. More about MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, 1964. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 322. Index. A nice copy in little chipped and scuffed dj. The Group Theatre; Federal theatre; Theatre Union; Lawson, Behrman, Rice, Anderson. More about DRAMA AND COMMITMENT; Politics in American Theatre of the Thirties
NY: Radio Free People, 1971. One sheet, 17x22-1/4, inches, folded twice. Printed both sides. Slight tear at one fold, three items having to do with women circled in red, o/w VG. Tapes for use by radio stations, political organizers, producers of films. Subjects are anti-war, prison reform, feminism, race relations..... More about 1971 CATALOG OF TAPES
Los Angeles: The Pamphleteers, 1946. First American edn., 2nd printing. 8vo, pp. 98. Little soiled and worn printed wraps, printed in red. Bookplate. A good clean copy of the author's scarce second book that was first issued in 1937. A Libertarian novel, the story of a man who rebels against the collective. More about ANTHEM; [general title] The Freeman, Vol. III, no. 1
NY: Norton, (1997). First printing. 8vo, pp. 796. Bibliographical essay, notes, index. Illustrated. Black paper over boards with cloth spine. Edges very slightly spotted, o/w a nice copy in little scuffed dj. A large biography of a complex character. More about DANIEL WEBSTER; The man and his time
