Galion: Bradford-Brown Educational Co., 1935. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Pictorial wraps. Staple-bound. 202 pp. plus advertisements. Scuffing to edges and some small creases on covers. Front hinge was glued improperly and has left some stains. Tight and clean. This is a scarce book of Marxist propaganda for children. Rt. Rev. William..... More
London: Communist Party of Great Britain, 1928. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. 7"x5". Wraps. 415 pp. 1/2" chip with loss bottom right corner of front cover. Covers scuffed. Corners a little bent. Several pages have 1/4" tear (no loss) on right edge. This is a summary and analysis of the 15th meeting of..... More
1934. Hardcover. First page has a nameplate: "Ex Libris Roland H. Bradley" and is stamped twice: "R.H. Bradley" and "APR 9-1934". Light pen marks in pages 111-118 where previous owner bracketed and underlined several passages, mostly dealing with the ACLU. Self-published in 1934, this rare 352-page title details the organizations and..... More
Progress Publishers, 1981. Hardcover. In Russian and English. This is a scarce collection of poems by Soviet Tatar poet Jalil who was executed by Nazis in 1944. With original silk ribbon attached. Corners are rather bumped. More
New York: International Publishers, 1941. 1st edition, 3rd printing. Pamphlet. 8vo. 7.5"x5". Pictorial wraps. Illustrations by Nowell Mary Hewlett Johnson. 352 pp. Edges quite scuffed. Top right corner of front cover creased. Book plate inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is a scarce primer on Russian global politics by the pro-Soviet..... More
Oceana Publications, 1962. Pamphlet. This is a vintage 64 page pamphlet for young people about the virtue of organized labor. This was intended for use in schools or libraries and comes with discussion questions on topics like social justice. At the time of this listing, we were able to find..... More
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Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1952. Reznichenko, A. Hardcover. Set of 2 hardcovers (parts 1 and 2 of the novel) without dust jackets, handsomely embossed. The cover of volume 1 is rather stained, and both are stamped on flyleaf: "Distributed by 'NEWS-FACTS,' 753, Bathurst St., Toronto." Both are illustrated and..... More
Cowman Publications, 1960. Pamphlet. This no-frills children's story is the tale of little Tim and Paul's quest to convert the evil Chinese Communists to American evangelical Christianity and capitalism. Both the text and cover art are extraordinarily racist, but are sadly an accurate representation of many Americans' views of Chinese..... More
RCP Publications, 1980. Pamphlet. This is a rare Spanish language pamphlet outlining the new program of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA. Staple-bound. Spine has a lot of rubbing and corners are slightly bent. More
London: Barrie & Jenkins / Norton, 1972. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and red stained top edge. Dust jacket. 550 pp. Jacket price clipped. This is the Barrie & Jenkins first edition with Norton (who printed the paperback edition) stickers affixed on spine and title..... More
Simon and Schuster, 1945. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Cloth. In protective overwrap. Contemporary newspaper review of this book is laid inside copyright page and has discolored that page somewhat, otherwise fine. This is a first American edition of Simonov's novel of Russia's recent victory over Germany in World War..... 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
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
AMS Press, 1975. First Thus. A few small scuffs on edges and a dog-eared page in Preface, otherwise fine. No dust jacket as issued. This is the AMS reprint of Webb's landmark 1920 history of British trade unions. The book was influential in a number of global socialist movements, and..... More