Harvard University Press, 1951. Cloth. Both hinges cracked. Previous owner's name on flyleaf, and a bit of foxing on edges. This is the first volume of the 8-volume set collecting President Teddy Roosevelt's letters. Includes several fold-out charts concerning genealogy and government departments. More
Craig Press, 1969. Pamphlet. Rushdoony's 56-page pamphlet analyzes the statistics and studies surrounding global overpopulation and proposes a simple solution, which is, surprisingly, Jesus. More
Harcourt Brace, 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a stated first edition of legendary Chicago man of letters Sandburg's plea for domestic support of the war effort. This volume collects a number of articles, speeches, poems, and essays around the theme of sacrificing at home to support American soldiers in..... More
New York: In Fact, 1943. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8"x5.5". Navy cloth with red lettering on spine and cover. 286 pp. No jacket. Minor scuffing to rear cover. Tight and clean. This is a first edition of crusading anti-fascist journalist Seldes' muckraking book. This is a specially printed "Subscribers Edition" for subscribers..... More
New York: Brentano's, 1928. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. 8vo. 9.5"x6.5". Green boards with Celtic patterns and gilt lettering and design. 495 pp. No jacket as usual. Scuffing at header and footer of spine. Dark smudges on back cover. This is a stated first printing of Shaw's controversial treatise on the..... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Red quarter cloth over brown paper boards. Pictorial dust jacket. 201 pp. Minor edge wear to jacket. Inscribed by Boggs on half title. This is an inscribed first edition book by legendary activist Grace Lee Boggs. Boggs was an influential leader in..... More
New York: Cambridge University Press, 2015. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5". Red decorative wraps. 204 pp. Inscription on title page. This is an inscribed first edition of Toni Chayes' scholarly assessment of U.S. international politics. More
Knopf, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition signed on publisher's book plate by former Secretary of Defense Gates. In fine, unread condition. More
William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a first edition of Holli and Green's contemporary study of the historic 1983 Chicago mayoral election that put the great Harold Washington, Chicago's first African-American mayor, in office. Signed by Holli on flyleaf. More
Kansas City: Burton Publishing Co., 1946. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8"x5.5". Orange cloth with embossed black lettering and decoration. Pictorial dust jacket. Pictorial endpapers. 178 pp. Several chips and small tears along edges of jacket. Inscribed on half title. Two letters laid in. Tight and clean. This is a collected series of..... More
Chicago: John J. M'Kenna, 1918. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Green cloth with black embossed text and illustration on front cover. Many photographic plates. 246 pp. Light staining on spine and front cover. Header and footer of spine a little scuffed. Small stain on top of text block. "SOLD" stamp and inscription..... More
2003. Paperback. Second printing, signed by author on title page. This is a scarce history book about the role Chicago's black community played in the city's infamous ganster era. Appears unread. More
New York: Dial, 1941. Paperback. 8vo. 7.75"x5.25". Wraps. 279 pp. Edges and spine a little scuffed. Minor toning throughout. Tight and clean. This is a pro-Soviet, anti-Nazi political tract by American journalist and activist Strong. More
University of Chicago Press, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. This is a first edition sociological study of eight Chicago neighborhoods, focusing on "decline, gentrification, or stability in the face of high and low crime rates and minority presence." More
New York: Workers Library, 1936. First Edition. Pamphlet. 12mo. 7.5"x5". Staple-bound wraps. 67 pp. Sticker top right corner of front cover. Light foxing around edges of covers and throughout. This is a pamphlet of translated excerpts and commentary from the 1936 Stalinist show trial against Trotsky. More