ARROGANT CAPITAL; Washington, Wall Street, and the frustration of American politics
Boston: Little, Brown, (1994). First printing. 8vo, pp. xviii, 231. Notes, index. Paper over boards. A nice copy in little scuffed dj. More
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INVISIBLE HANDS; The making of the conservative movement from the New Deal to Reagan
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
THE GRAND COOLIE DAM
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
SOUTHERN POPULISM
Boston: New England Free Press. 4to, one large shet, folded. pp.3. Paper yellowed, very slightly chipped, o/w VG. More
MARCH ON MAY DAY; Smash racism in the U.S. and South Africa. Fight for Socialist revolution
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
RELUCTANT FEMINISTS; In German Social Democracy, 1885-1917
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
THE BEGINNING OF THE END; France, May 1968 What happened Why it happened
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
MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
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
DRAMA AND COMMITMENT; Politics in American Theatre of the Thirties.
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
1971 CATALOG OF TAPES
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
ANTHEM; [general title] The Freeman, Vol. III, no. 1.
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..... More
DANIEL WEBSTER; The man and his time
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
MY HERO:; The indescreet memoirs of an eventful but unheroic life.
NY: G.P. Putam's Sons, 1954. 8vo, pp. 367. Illustrated with photographs. A nice tight copy in soiled and chipped dj. A portrait of the American political scene in the first half of the 20th century. More
THE SOCIAL MOVEMENT IN 19th CENTURY GERMANY
Bonn-Bad Godesberg: Inter Nationes, (1979). First Edition. Square 8vo, pp. 161. Chronology, bibliography, index. With 274 illustrations. Paper wraps. Edges of leaves little soiled, a bit of dog-earing, cover with some stains, o/w a VG tight copy. Includes contributions from Dieter Dowe, Christoph Stoll, Wolfgang Klein, and others. More
REXERCHES SUR LES PEROGATIVES DES DAMES CHEZ LES GAULOIS SUR LES COURS D'AMOUR; Ainsi que sur les privledges qu'en France les meres nobles trasmettoient autrefois a leurs descendans, quoique issues de peres roturiers, ou l'on expose les vestiges qui restent a ces ancien usages; le tout precede de quelques reflexions sur l'influence & le part que les femmes ont eues, non-seulement dans les governemens, mais meme dans toutes les revolutions, ainsi que dans les Sciences & le Artes.
Paris: Nyon l'aine, 1787. First Edition. 8vo, xii, 212, (1). Bound with the half-title in later full morocco with gilt rules on the cover, elablorate gilt spine and dentelles by Cape, aeg, a fine copy. Gerritsen # 2429; Gay III, 137. Rolland was President of the Academie of Amiens. This..... More
THIS I REMEMBER.
NY: Harper, (1949). 8vo, Pp. 387. Appendices, index. Illustrated with photographs. Blue cloth. Cover somewhat faded, and lilttle worn at edges, but a VG tight copy. The first volume of her autobiography. More
TLS, 1 page, on stationary of the Committee of Nine, Democratic National Convention, July 7, 1924; to Mrs. George H. Childs, Chairman, Bureau of Information
4 lines inquiring for Mrs. Childs' expenses, as ER who was treasurer of the Committee is settling the accounts. Little soiled, very good. More
THE PUBLIC PAPERS AND ADDRESSES OF...; Volume One The genesis of the New Deal 1928-1932
NY: Random House, 1938. 8vo, pp. xliii, 911. Index. Frontis portrait. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. A VG tight copy in worn dj. More
ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH; (ca.10x8 in),
ca 1940. The photograph shows the President delivering a campaign speech. More
THIS IS AN EXCITING CHOICE; In: Time, Vol. 124, No. 4 July 23, 1984
NY: Time, Inc., 1984. Periodical. 8vo, pp. 10-40. Illustrated with photographs. Paper wraps. Cover little soiled, p.w a VG tight copy. Articles about the nomination of Geraldine Ferraro to be Walter Mondale's running mate in the 1984 presidential campaign. Includes an interview with Ferraro and historical and political perspectives. More
DISCOURS SUR L'ORIGINE ET LES FONDEMENS DE L'INEGALITE PARMI LES HOMMES; par ... Citoyen de Geneve.
Dresde: 1755. Contemporary ediiton, (the first edition was issued in Paris the same year). 8vo, pp. 206. Bound in contemporary calf, a very good clean copy. Tchemerzine Vol X, pg 32d. More
THE ALGEBRA OF INFINITE JUSTICE
NY: Viking, (2001). First printing. Small 8vo, pp. xxiv, 299. Notes, index. Foreword by John Berger. Paper over boards. A nice copy in dj. Six essays on world politics. More
AN ORDINARY PERSON'S GUIDE TO EMPIRE
Cambridge MA: South End Press, (2004). First printing. 8vo, pp. 156. Glossary, notes, index. Blue cloth. A nice copy in little scuffed dj. More
POWER POLITICS
Cambridge MA: South End Press, (2001). First printing. 8vo, pp. 132. Notes, index. Blue cloth. Cover little scuffed at ends of spine, o/w a nice copy in little soiled dj. More
RUSKIN'S VIEWS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE
NY: Vanguard, 1926. First Edition. Small 8vo, pp. 186. Black cloth stamped in red. Leon Keyserling's copy with his ownership signature on the end paper. Ends of spine little worn, o/w a VG tight copy. Leon Hirsch Keyserling (January 11, 1908 – August 9, 1987) was an American economist and..... More