ON JEWS, AMERICA AND IMMIGRATION; A Socialist perspective
Cincinnati OH: American Jewish Archives, (1980). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 109. Notes, appendix, index. With several illustrations. Tan cloth. A nice copy in little chipped dj. More
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WE CAN DO BUSINESS WITH RUSSIA
Chicago: Ziff Davis, (1945). 8vo, pp. 268. Signed by the author's son on title page. VG. An argument for cooperation and business between Russia and the U.S. It must have been buried in the ensuing politics of the Cold War. More
THIEVES IN HIGH PLACES; They've stolen our country--and it's time to take it back
NY: Viking, (2003). First printing. 8vo, pp. xix, 280. Conections, index. Paper over boards. Ends of spine very slightly scuffed, o/w a nice copy in slightly scuffed dj. More
THE BLESSINGS OF POLYGAMY DISPLAYED,; in an affectionate address to the Rev. Mr. Madan, occasioned by his late work, entitled Thelphythora, or, A Treatise on Female Ruin.
London: J. Mathews [et. al], 1781. First edn. 8vo, 171 pp, plus errata, removed. Dedicated to all good wives in the kingdom, this is an attack on polygamy as proposed by the author's friend, the Rev. Mr. Madan. Hill states that the doctrine it advances is totally repugnant to scripture..... More
FAREWELL TO THE BLOODY SHIRT; Northern Republicans & the Southern Negro, 1877-1893
Bloomington IN: Indiana University, (1962). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 334. Foreword by David Donald. Green cloth. Dj flap pasted on blank Ex library with stamps, spine label, bookplate, and date slip. Some marking in text, o/w a VG tight copy. More
SOME CONSIDERATIONS HUMBLY OFFERED TO THE RIGHT REVEREND LORD BISHP OF EXETER.; Occasioned by his Lordship’s Sermon Preached before Her Majesty, March 8. 1708. By Benjamin Hoadly, Rector of St. Peters Poor.
London: Bookswellers of London, 1709. 8vo, pp. 16. Removed from a nonce collection. Remnant of earlier leather binding on spine; small wormhole in upper-right corner; early/contemporary inked numeral at bottom of title-page; edges a bit bumped, leaves mildly toned; otherwise sound. This edition, in inferior type, the text starting on..... More
ON EMPIRE; America, war, and global supremacy
NY: Pantheon, (2008). First printing. 12mo, pp. xx, 97. As new. Four essays. More
MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS; America from Nixon to the new century
Princeton: Princeton University, (2004). First printing. 8vo, pp. xxiii, 379. Notes, bibliography, index.[Politics and society in Twentieth-Century America.] Gray paper over boards with cloth spine. About as new in dj. How free-market capitalism has resulted in a class-stratified America. More
STATE GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
NY: Macmillan, 1931. Third edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo, pp. xxii, 703. Appendices, index. Red cloth. Edges little soiled, cover scuffed at edges, o/w a VG tight copy. A critical anaylsis the principles of state government in the US. More
THE WOMAN CITIZEN,; A Problem in Education
NY: Appleton, 1919. First edn, 2nd printing. 8vo, pp. 308. Bound in cloth backed boards, a very good copy. Hollister was a professor at the Univ. of Illinois and here echoes the letter of President Woodrow Wilson, printed at the begiining of the book, as he unequivocally calls for full..... More
THE CITY; The hope of democracy
Seattle WA: University of Washington, (1967). Originally published in 1905. 8vo, pp. xxviii, 319. Index. Introduction by Otis A. Pease. Red cloth. Owner's bookplate on pastedown. Cover slightly scuffed at edges, o/w a VG tight copy in chipped and scuffed dj. More
REVOLUTION AND COUNTERREVOLUTION IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; Why the U.S. invaded
Boston: New England Free Press, (1965). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 9. Paper wraps. VG. An article that first appeared in the September 1965 issue of Monthly Review. More
MARX'S GENERAL; The revolutionary life of Friedrich Engels
NY: Holt, (2009). First printing. 8vo, pp. xii, 430. Notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated. Paper over boards. Fine in dj. More
THE SECRET DIARY OF HAROLD L.
NY: Simon and Schuster, 1955. First Edition. Volume III The lowering clouds 1939-1941. 8vo. pp. 695. VG in little worn dj. Spine slightly worn at top edge. OP? A record of the two years during which the US turned form a position of neutrality bordering on isolationism to one of..... More
BILL OF WRONGS; The Executive Branch's assault on America's fundamental rights
NY: Random Hosue, (2007). First printing. 8vo, pp. 214. Notes, index. Paper over boards. Remainder mark on bottom edges, o/w a nice copy in slightly scuffed dj. More
WHO LET THE DOGS IN?; Incredible political animals I have known
NY: Random House, (2004). First printing. 8vo, pp. xix, 356. Paper over boards. A nice copy in scuffed dj. More
POWER IN AMERICAN SOCIETY
Boston: New England Free Press, ca 1968. 4to, pp. 7. Selected bibliography. Paper. [Radical education project, study guide series.] A nice copy. More
HEALTH CARE REFORM AND AMERICAN POLITICS; What everyone needs to know
NY: Oxford, 2010. First printing. 8vo, pp. ix, 215. Glossary, notes, index. Paper wraps. A nice copy. More
REAGAN'S WAR ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS; A strategy to fight back
NY: Pathfinder Press, (1981). 8vo, pp. 38. Illustrated. Paper wraps. A nice copy. More
BLOWBACK; The costs and consequences of American empire
NY: Holt, (2004). Reissue of 2001 edition, sixth printing. 8vo, pp. xxxiii, 268. Further reading, notes, index. Paper wraps. A nice copy. More
THE POLITICS OF SOFT COAL; The bituminous industry from World War I through the New Deal
Urbana IL: University of Illinois, (1979). First Edition. 8vo, pp. xii, 258. Bibliographical essay, index. Black cloth. A nice copy in slightly scuffed and chipped dj. More
A TREATISE ON THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE,; with an appendix.
Boston: Otis, Broaders, 1842. First Edition. 8vo, pp, 274. Some light foxing and toning, a very good copy. A discussion of the principles of suffrage rights and how the right ought to be governed. Jones considers voting a privilege that must be applied for and attempts, at some length to..... More
THE EMERGING DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
NY: Scribner, (2002). Second printing. 8vo, pp. ix, 213. Appendix, notes, index. Paper over boards. Top edges slightly soiled, two leaves creased, o/w a nice copy in price-clipped, little scuffed and faded dj. More
AMERICA'S FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS; Perspectives and prospects
New Haven: Yale, (1987). First printing. 8vo, pp. xvii, 396. Index; references and notes at the ends of articles.Foreword by Urie Bronfenbrenner. Yellow cloth. Top edge spotted, o/w a nice copy in little faded and soiled dj. A fairly comprehensive treatment of the subject, with copious reference lists at ends..... More
SPHERES OF LIBERTY; Changing perceptions of liberty in American culture
Madison WI: University of Wisconsin, (1986). First printing. 8vo, pp. xiv, 191. Index. Illustrated. Black cloth. [The Curti Lectures, October 1985.] Slightly spotted on top edge, o/w a nice copy in slightly scuffed dj. More