Wordsworth: the Clark Lectures 1929-1930
by [WORDSWORTH] READ, Herbert
London: Jonathan Cape, 1930. First Edition. First impression. Octavo (20.5cm). Maroon cloth with gilt titles; dustjacket; 271pp. Tight, clean, and unmarked - a Near Fine copy. In the original dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 10s.6d. at base of front flap); mildly toned on spine with a touch of edgewear, still easily Very Good. A collection of biographical and critical... Read More
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William Wordsworth (The Oxford Authors)
by WORDSWORTH, William; Stephen GILL, ed
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984. Reprint. Octavo (21.5cm). Black cloth in maroon jacket; xxxii,752pp. Lightly pushed at head and tail, else Fine, in lightly rubbed, Near Fine jacket.
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Poems, in Two Volumes, and Other Poems, 1800-1807
by WORDSWORTH, William (poems); CURTIS, Jared (editor)
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1983. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24cm); dark green cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xxxvi,[2],3-731,[1]pp. Pictorial bookplate of noted poet, translator, and anthropologist Nathaniel Tarn (1928-2024) mounted to front pastedown. Lower left corner at spine very gently bumped, else a clean, very Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dustjacket,... Read More
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Yarrow Revisited, and Other Poems
by WORDSWORTH, William
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1835. First Edition. 12mo (17cm.); 20th-century tan half calf over marbled boards, black gilt leather spine label, all edges marbled; xv,[1],349,[1],[4](ads)pp. Includes half title and publisher's ads. Trace of rubbing to board edges, but a very tidy, fresh copy in an attractive later binding. WISE 23. TINKER 2350.
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The Excursion, Being a Portion of The Recluse, a Poem
by WORDSWORTH, William
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814. First Edition. Quarto (29cm.); full contemporary calf triple-ruled in blind, hinges expertly reinforced, gilt spine in 6 compartments, red gilt morocco spine label; xx,[2],447pp. Edges a bit rubbed, bottom fore-edge corner of textblock a bit dampstained slightly affecting preliminaries; bound without half title, else Very Good. Errata leaf present. Provenance: Engraved... Read More
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With Force And Violence
by [WORKERS' DEFENSE UNION] LEGERE, Ben
[New York: Workers Defense Union], N.d. [ca 1918]. Octavo bifolium handbill on newsprint; 4pp. Horizontal folds; paper age-toned; complete and Very Good. Handbill recruiting donations of moeny or labor to the Workers' Defense Union, a legal defense organization founded by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and others in 1918 to protect the rights of labor activists and political radicals. The WDU... Read More
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It's Your Union They're After!
by [UNITED ELECTRICAL WORKERS]
New York: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, [1948]. First Edition. Slim octavo (21.25cm); original printed wrappers, stapled; 32pp; illus. Light wear and subtle toning to extremities, with a few tiny nicks to front wrapper; Very Good+. "Attack on the Hartley Committee of the House of Representatives for accusing the UE of communist infiltration and for performing... Read More
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Solidarity Is the Banner: Two Resolutions on International Affairs. A UAW View of the World / International Labor Solidarity. Adopted by the UAW 20th Constitutional Convention, May, 1966 - Long Beach, California
by UNITED AUTOMOBILE WORKERS
Washington DC: UAW International Affairs Department, 1966. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); publisher's pictorial staplebound wrappers; 63pp.; photographic illus. throughout. Fine condition.
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Red Baiting: Road to Lower Wages, Fewer Jobs and Company Unionism!
by [UNITED ELECTRICAL WORKERS]
New York: United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, 1950. First Edition. Slim octavo (16.25cm); pictorial wrappers, stapled; 24pp; illus. Light wear and some trivial dustiness to wrappers, else Near Fine. "An assertion that the UE is attacked as red because of its record of devotion to the American people in war and peace. The enemies of the... Read More
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Shrew - Collection of 8 Issues
by WOMEN'S LIBERATION WORKSHOP
[London]: Womens Liberation Workshop, [1970?]-1971. First Edition. 8 issues in varying formats. Collection includes one unnumbered issue (presumably June, 1970?), wrappers illustrated with a comic strip at the bottom of which reads "Let It Bleed, Sisters, Let It Bleed!"; September, 1970; October (1970?); December, 1970, "Special Double Issue"; February (1971, based on order form date); Vol. 3, nos. 2-4.... Read More
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Poster: Americans Want Peace
by [VIETNAM WAR] [GRAPHICS] [BERKELEY POLITICAL POSTER WORKSHOP]
[Berkeley: Berkeley Political Poster Workshop, 1970]. Original illustrated poster, silkscreened in blue on repurposed computer listing paper with perforated tractor strips, measuring 38cm x 56cm (15" x 22"). A Fine copy. Attractive poster featuring an altered version of the Great Seal of the United States, bearing the slogan "Americans Want Peace." One of some 600+ designs created by Berkeley... Read More
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Vietnam: Spilled Blood Split the Country
by [BERKELEY POLITICAL POSTER WORKSHOP]
[Berkeley: Political Poster Workshop, 1970]. Original silkscreen in red, printed on white poster paper, measuring 77.74cm x 58.5cm (29" x 23"). Short repaired tear in left margin; hand-inked date (7/2/70) at upper right, else Near Fine. Unlike the majority of BPPW posters, this one is not printed on repurposed computer paper but rather on higher-quality poster paper, in a... Read More
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Poster: Did You Vote For This? Who Did
by [BERKELEY POLITICAL POSTER WORKSHOP]
[Berkeley: Berkeley Political Poster Workshop, 1970]. Original illustrated poster, silkscreened in black on white, repurposed computer listing paper with perforated tractor strips, measuring ca.38cm x 56cm (15" x 22"). A Fine copy / A. A simple, powerful anti-war image by an uncredited Berkeley student. The image is reproduced from a 1968 AP photograph of the bodies of... Read More
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Don't Be A Silent Part of the War Machine - Speak Out Against Cambodia
by [BERKELEY POLITICAL POSTER WORKSHOP]
[Berkeley: Berkeley Political Poster Workshop, 1970]. Original illustrated poster, silkscreened in camo green on repurposed computer listing paper with perforated tractor strips, measuring 38cm x 56cm (15" x 22"). Some splitting along the center fold, discreetly and archivally reinforced on verso; Very Good+. An arresting image portraying the gears of the war machine, with silhouettes of human... Read More
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Abolish Involuntary Poverty: A National Program
by [SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY WORKSHOP]
San Francisco: Solutions to Poverty Workshop, 1991. First Edition. Quarto. Staple-bound pamphlet; photostatically reproduced from typescript; 42pp. Fine, unmarked copy. Report of a workshop held at the 509 Cultural Center, San Francisco, April 1990 to May 1991.
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Poster: Unity In Our Love of Man
by [BERKELEY POLITICAL POSTER WORKSHOP]
[Berkeley: Berkeley Political Poster Workshop, 1970]. Original illustrated poster, silkscreened in black and burnt orange on repurposed computer listing paper with perforated tractor strips, measuring 38cm x 56cm (15" x 22"). Thin strip of toning, a few tiny splits; Near Fine. Among the most striking designs created by Berkeley student members of the Political Poster Workshop in... Read More
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The Battle
by [WORLD WAR II] KLUGE, Alexander (novel); VENNEWITZ, Leila (translation)
New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1967. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21.75cm); greyish-brown paper-covered boards and black cloth backstrip, with titles stamped in pink and white on spine; dustjacket; [x],255,[7]pp. Three board corners gently tapped (though still sharp), previous owner's ink name to upper front pastedown; Near Fine in a Near Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced $5.95). ... Read More
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Fairmount Park and the International Exhibition at Philadelphia. Sixth edition
by [WORLD'S FAIRS - PHILADELPHIA] KEYSER, Charles S.
Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1875. Stated sixth edition. 12mo (19cm). Publisher's cloth, decoratively titled in gilt on spine and front cover; viii,[9]-138pp; folding map; ads front and rear; illus. Mild external rubbing and wear, with taps to board corners; internally complete and sound, with small tissue repair to front endpaper, occasional marginal foxing and staining; folding map soiled... Read More
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Silent Army
by [WORLD WAR II] [MALAYSIA] ONN, Chin Kee
New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1953. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); red boards titled in black on spine; dustjacket; [vi],259,[3]pp. Light wear to spine ends, else a clean, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), lightly edgeworn and dust-soiled, with light foxing to flaps, and a few very faint damp marks evident on verso; Very Good+.... Read More
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Warm Bodies
by [WORLD WAR II] MORRIS, Donald R.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); dark grey paper-covered boards and light grey cloth backstrip, with titling and decorations stamped in black and red on spine and front cover; pictorial endpapers; dustjacket; [viii],204,[4]pp; illus. Upper corners very gently tapped (though still sharp), else a clean, Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $3.50),... Read More
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The Dead Are Mine
by [WORLD WAR II] [ITALIAN CAMPAIGN] ROSS, James E.
New York: David McKay Company, Inc, 1963. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); beige cloth, with titles stamped in dark red on spine; dustjacket; xii,304,[4]pp. Subtle offsetting and a hint of foxing to inner covers, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $4.95), gently spine-sunned, lightly edgeworn and a little dust-soiled, faint foxing and several tape mends on verso,... Read More
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Deutschland, Deutschland Ueber Alles
by [WORLD WAR II] [GERMANY] TUCHOLSKY, Kurt (text); HEARTFIELD, John (design)
Berlin: Neuer Deutscher Verlag, 1929. First German Edition. First Printing (cloth issue), with 1.-20. Tausend printed on title page. Octavo (24cm); yellow decorative cloth, with photomontage by John Heartfield applied to covers and titles stamped in black on spine; yellow topstain; 231pp, [5]; illus; text is in German. Contemporary (October 1929) owner's name penciled to front endpaper; slight forward... Read More
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Barbed Wire Entanglements
by [WORLD WAR I] MALONE, Paul B.
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Sons, 1940. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (22cm); red cloth titled in black on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [8],9-397,[3]pp. Spine ends gently nudged, else a clean, very Near Fine copy. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), showing modest shelfwear, some shallow losses to spine and corner tips, with a closed tears and attendant creases; Very Good+.... Read More
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![General Report given by the Vice-President Pietro Nenni at the Vienna Session of the World Council of Peace (November 1st-6th, 1951]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/924/966/1112966924.0.m.jpg)
General Report given by the Vice-President Pietro Nenni at the Vienna Session of the World Council of Peace (November 1st-6th, 1951]
by [WORLD COUNCIL OF PEACE] NENNI, PIetro
N.p.: World Council of Peace, 1951. First Edition. 12mo. Staple-bound pamphlet; printed card wrappers; 10pp. Scattered ink marginalia, else Very Good. World Council of Peace (now World Peace Council) a Soviet-aligned Cold War organization established to oppose American military aggression following WW2.
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World Peace Council Presidential Committee Meetings. Athens, May 18-21, 1976
by [WORLD PEACE COUNCIL] CHANDRA, Romesh, et al.
(Helsinki: World Peace Council, 1976). Small square 12mo. Staple-bound wrappers; 55pp. Slightly rubbed on front cover; Very Good. Resolutions of the Council at its annual meeting, 1976.
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