LINCOLN; A life of purpose and power
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
Politics
A MINORITY OF MEMBERS,; women in the U.S. Congress.
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
THE CLASH OF POLITICAL IDEALS; A source book on democracy, communism and the totalitarian state
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
THE HISTORY OF PERSECUTION,; in four parts. Viz. I. Amongst the Heathens. II. Under the Christian Emperors. III. Under the Papacy and Inquisition. IV. Amongst Protestants. With a preface, containing remarks on Dr. Roger's Vindication of the Civil Establishment of Religion.
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
THE IDEA OF AN ETHICAL COMMUNITY
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
IN MY MOTHER'S HOUSE; A daughter's story
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
FAILED STATES; The abuse of power and the assault on democracy
NY: Holt, (2007). Second printing. 8vo, pp. 311. Notes, index. Paper wraps. Near fine. More
LANGUAGE AND RESPONSIBILITY; Based on conversations with Mitsou Ronat
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
RE-ELECT BELLA ABZUG TO CONGRESS
NY: Citizens to Re-elect Bella, (1972). Campaign literature, two 8-1/2x11 sheets, folded once. Illustrated wtih photographs. VG. More
JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1800-1851
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
THE JUNIUS TRACTS; No. V: Political Abolition by Junius.
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
La Revolution Proletarienne et la Renegat Kautsky.
Paris: Biblioteque Communiste, 1921. First French edition. Original wraps. 8vo, Pp. 124. Spine darkened. A very good copy. More
SELECTED POLITICAL WRITINGS.; edited with an intro. by Dick Howard.
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
"A Look at Foreign Policy"; In: Dissent, Vol. IV, No. 2, Spring 1957
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
QUICK; Pocket news weekly Vol. 6, No.21 May 19, 1952
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
THANK GOD! WE'VE FOUND THE MAN; Official G. O. P. Wilkie Song.
NY: Sprague-Coleman, 1940. 4to, 4pp, self wraps with photo of Wilkie on the red, white and blue cover. Very good. More
THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL LABOUR PARTY; 1901-1951
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
THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE LINCOLN; Contemporary perspectives
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
ASSAULT ON THE LEFT; The FBI and the sixties antiwar movement
Westport CT: Praeger, (1997). First printing. 8vo, pp. x, 226. Notes, bibliography, index. As new in slightly scuffed dj. More
THE EDUCATION OF JOHN RANDOLPH
NY: Norton, (1979). First printing. 8vo, pp. 346. Notes, bibliography, index. Frontis portrait. Author's presentation on flyleaf: "For Leslie's parents, I | hope you like my book, | with very good wishes. | Robert D. | December 15, 1979" Maroon cloth. Top outer corners of cover bumped, o/w a nice..... More
RHAPSODIES IN RED; Songs for the social revolution
NY: Rand School, 1933. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 48. Paper wraps. A Vg tight copy. Egbert p. 490. Poems. "S.A. DeWitt, one of the socialist assemblymen suspended from the New York legislature during the red scare after World War I, most closely approached the revolutionary idiom in Rhapsodies in Red...."..... More
BROKEN GOVERNMENT; How Republican rule destroyed the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
NY: Viking, (2007). First Edition. 8vo, pp. xviii, 332. Appendices, notes, index. Paper over boards. A nice copy in slightly scuffed and soiled dj. More
...HIS LIFE, WRITINGS AND SPEECHES; With a department of appreciations
St. Louis MO: Phil Wagner, (1908). Authorized edition. 8vo, pp. vii, 515. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Blue cloth. Former owner "George Marshall" name on flyleaf. (possibly the former US General, Secretary of State and Defense". Edges of cover somewhat worn and bumped, o/w VG. More
INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF EUGENE V. DEBS
Terre Haute IN: Eugene V. Debs Foundation, (1973). 8vo, pp. 27. Paper wraps. Illustrated. About as new. Includes a short tribute to Theodore Debs by Dr. Bernard J. Brommel. More
THE IMPERIAL MIDDLE; Why Americans can't think straight about class
NY: Morrow, (1990). First printing. 8vo, pp. 264. Notes, index. Paper over boards with cloth spine. A nice copy in slightly soiled dj. More