Boston: Beacon, (1962). First printing. 8vo, pp. 177. Owner's signature on flyleaf, o/w a nice copy in little chipped and worn dj. The author presents the folly of Armageddon-like good-versus-evil thinking about America's place in the world, and offers a different road to national priorities. More about THE UNFINISHED WAR; Vietnam and the American coscience
Genevae: Paulum Marceau, 1630. Second edn. 12mo, [xxiv], 523. Bound in contemporary calf, rubbed, spine dried, front blank loose, title within ornamental border. A good clean copy. This is a reprint, probably unauthorized of the Elzevir 1627 edition. With the preface. This was later reissued under the title; Arcana Politica... More about PROXENETA; seu de Prudentia civili liber
Manchester: Labour Press Society, 1894. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 41. Sewn self wraps, a fine copy. Scarce. Carpenter (1844-1929) visited the US in 1877, meeting US writers and later devoted himself to the socialism of Morris and Hyndman. His discussion of sex roles mirrors his understanding of power in contemporary society. More about WOMAN,; And Her Place In A Free Society
Boston: Houghton Miffllin, 1923. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xix, 206. Bibliography, index. Maroon cloth. Owner's bookplate on pastedown, edges little soiled, cover scuffed at edges, o/w a VG tight copy. More about LABOR AND POLITICS; The attitude of the American Federation of Labor toward legislation and politics
NY: Knopf, (2006). First American edn. 8vo, pp. xv, 394. Notes, chrolology, index. Illustrated. Paper over boards. Near fine in very slightly chipped dj. More about LINCOLN; A life of purpose and power
NY: Scribner, 1923. First edition. Limited to 1000 copies specially printed and reserved for those whose contributions in work or money made the winning of woman suffrage possible. 8vo, pp. 504. Index. Bound in original cloth,, a very good copy. (Most of these tend to be in poor condition, this... More about WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND POLITICS,; the inner story of the Suffrage Movement
NY: Praeger, (1973). First edn. 8vo, pp. 374, illust. OP. * Biographical narratives of the experiences of the 85 women who had at this time been members of the US Congress. More about A MINORITY OF MEMBERS,; women in the U.S. Congress
NY: Appleton-Century, (1940). First Edition. 8vo, pp. xvii, 273. Dark green cloth, stamped in gilt. Cover and top edge little soiled, o/w a VG tight copy. Writings on democracy, communism, fascism, nazism, by diverse authors, including Jefferson, Whitman, Dewey, Marx, Hitler, Mussolini. More about THE CLASH OF POLITICAL IDEALS; A source book on democracy, communism and the totalitarian state
London: J. Gray, 1736. First Edition. 8vo, xcii, vi, 468. Illustrated with 9 folding engraved plates, one of a person being tortured by the Inquisition. Bookplate. Bound in contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, rubbed. Some foxed, minor stains and foxing. Lowndes, 409. Chandler (1693-1766) was a non-conformist divine. After his wife... More about THE HISTORY OF PERSECUTION,; in four parts. Viz. I. Amongst the Heathens. II. Under the Christian...
Ithaca NY: Cornell, (1995). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 226. Index. Top edges slightly spoted, lower corners of cover slightly bumped, o/w a nice copy in scuffed dj. An anti-realist view of shared norms. More about THE IDEA OF AN ETHICAL COMMUNITY
New Haven CT: Ticknor & Fields, 1983. First printing. 8vo, pp. viii, 307. Maroon cloth. A nice cipy in scuffed dj. A biography of Rose Chernin, a Russian immigrant and radical who was imprisoned during the McCarthy era. More about IN MY MOTHER'S HOUSE; A daughter's story
NY: Holt, (2007). Second printing. 8vo, pp. 311. Notes, index. Paper wraps. Near fine. More about FAILED STATES; The abuse of power and the assault on democracy
NY: Pantheon, (1979). First American edn. 8vo, pp. viii, 212. Index. Translated from the French by John Viertel. Top edge little spotted, o/w a nice copy in little scuffed dj. More about LANGUAGE AND RESPONSIBILITY; Based on conversations with Mitsou Ronat
NY: Citizens to Re-elect Bella, (1972). Campaign literature, two 8-1/2x11 sheets, folded once. Illustrated wtih photographs. VG. More about RE-ELECT BELLA ABZUG TO CONGRESS
Cambridge MA: Harvard, 1970. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xi, 283. Appendix, bibliography, index. One map. Blue cloth. Owner's name on flyleaf, edges slightly spotted, o/w a nice copy in scuffed and little chipped dj. The heavy influence of New Hampshire Democrats on the national Jacksonian movement. More about JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1800-1851
Cheshire, CT: Cherry Hill, 1964. First printing. 8vo, pp. 111. Index, illustrations. One of 1000 copies. Some sunning ,o/w fine. Uncommon look at the great Polish stage legends. More about WANDERERS TWAIN; Modjeska and Sinkiewicz: A view from California
NY: Greeley & McElrath, 1844. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 16. Self wraps, sewn. Water stained on the first leaf, o/w good. Not in Afro-Americana. Colton, a clergyman and jounalist, was official biographer of Henry Clay. Here, he discusses slavery and abolition. More about THE JUNIUS TRACTS; No. V: Political Abolition by Junius
Paris: Biblioteque Communiste, 1921. First French edition. Original wraps. 8vo, Pp. 124. Spine darkened. A very good copy. More about La Revolution Proletarienne et la Renegat Kautsky
NY: Monthly Review, 1971. First edn. 8vo, Pp., 441. VG in price clipped dj. Active in the German, Polish and Russian Communist movements in the pre-WWII time period, Luxemburg was murdered by the German government. More about SELECTED POLITICAL WRITINGS.; edited with an intro. by Dick Howard
NY: Dissent, 1957. Periodical. 8vo, pp. 99- 208. Paper wraps. Cover lsightly chipped and soiled, o/w a VG tight copy. "A quarterly of Socialist opinion." More about "A Look at Foreign Policy"; In: Dissent, Vol. IV, No. 2, Spring 1957
Des Moines IA: Cowles Magazines, 1952. Periodical. 12mo, pp. 68. Paper wraps. Illustrated. A nice copy. Cover features General Douglas MacArthur as a possible dark horse candidate in the coming presidential election. More about QUICK; Pocket news weekly Vol. 6, No.21 May 19, 1952
NY: Sprague-Coleman, 1940. 4to, 4pp, self wraps with photo of Wilkie on the red, white and blue cover. Very good. More about THANK GOD! WE'VE FOUND THE MAN; Official G. O. P. Wilkie Song
London: Longmans, Green, (1955). First Edition. 8vo, pp. viii, 341. Appendices, index. Gray cloth with paper label on spine. Ex library, with label, stamps, bookplate and pocket. A VG tight copy. More about THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL LABOUR PARTY; 1901-1951
Carbondale IL: Southern Illinois University, (1979). First Edition. 8vo, pp. x, 182. Notes, index. Ivory cloth. Edges slightly spotted, o/w a nice copy in slightly chipped and scuffed dj. More about THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE LINCOLN; Contemporary perspectives
Westport CT: Praeger, (1997). First printing. 8vo, pp. x, 226. Notes, bibliography, index. As new in slightly scuffed dj. More about ASSAULT ON THE LEFT; The FBI and the sixties antiwar movement
