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Riding the Elephant
by Van Gordon, Texts Kathleen Brown, Karen Oswalt and Colleen Daly, Editor/Organizers Sauter
Detroit Books & Ephemera
![Honest to goodness [leaflet]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/383/838/1357838383.0.b.jpg)
Honest to goodness [leaflet]
by [Labadie, Jo]
Detroit, MI: [Jo Labadie], 1927. Small leaflet printed on July 27, 1927 at 2306 Buchanan Street, in the name of Labadie's three children, inviting the reader to a powwow to mark Labadie's golden wedding anniversary. The text is written with a pseudo-Ojibway accent and numerous intentional typos. "If y' d0nt cum t' this 0ne y0u w0nt git n0 invite ter the next g0ldin weddin they hav. S0 y' better cum wile th' cumin is g00d, an' say 'H0w!'
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NZ$76.60
![Terrible contract coming [handbill]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/978/261/1336261978.0.b.jpg)
Terrible contract coming [handbill]
Detroit: City Workers for Justice, 1983. 8.5x14 inch handbill, very good. Rank and file critique of a new contract negotiated by AFSCME officers.
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NZ$20.43
Fifth Estate: Vol. 25, No. 1 (#334), Summer 1990
Detroit: The Fifth Estate, 1990. Newspaper. 32p., folded tabloid underground newspaper, articles, events, interviews, reviews, illustrations and photos, evenly toned, lightly edgeworn, small stain on front wrap, else very good condition. Articles on the 20 year anniversary of the murder of Fred Hampton, Italian anarchists, and more.
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NZ$25.53
![[Racial Harmony in 1930:] You are Invited to Hear Dr. Frank D. Adams Minister, Universalist Church, Detroit on "The Art of Living To-Gether" [opening lines of broadside]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/900/572/1321572900.0.b.jpg)
[Racial Harmony in 1930:] You are Invited to Hear Dr. Frank D. Adams Minister, Universalist Church, Detroit on "The Art of Living To-Gether" [opening lines of broadside]
by Y.M.C.A.; [Dr. Frank D. Adams]
[Detroit: np, 1930]. Broadside. 9¼ x 6¼ inches. Pale green coated paper with newspaper facsimile illustration. Folds and creases; short closed tear along bottom edge; very good. Small broadside announcing a public lecture by Universalist minister Dr. Frank D. Adams on the topic of "negroes joining white churches," presented at Detroit's East Elizabeth Street Y.M.C.A. in 1930. The invitation, to both men and women, is accompanied by an illustration in the form of a newspaper clipping of the article...
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NZ$383.00
![If you want to work... Let's work together! Stop overtime! [handbill]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/444/947/1386947444.0.b.jpg)
If you want to work... Let's work together! Stop overtime! [handbill]
Detroit: Michigan Committee for Organizing the Unemployed, 1983. 8.5x11 inch handbill, very good, printed both sides. The Committee appears to have been a local project of the National Organization for an American Revolution.
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NZ$25.53
Ts︡eli i metody anarkhizma Цели и методы анархизма
by Nettlau, Max
Detroit: Federat︠s︡ii Rabochikh Soi︠u︡zov bezvlastnikov Soedinennykh Shtatov i Kanady, 1934. 48p., staplebound booklet, cover splitting at the spinefold. Text in Russian. "Aims and methods of anarchism." The first printing of this essay by the most important historian of anarchism.
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NZ$59.58
The Fifth Estate: vol. 12, #11 (#287), October/November 1977
Detroit: The Fifth Estate, 1977. Newspaper. 19p., folded tabloid underground newspaper, articles, events, interviews, reviews, illustrations and photos, evenly toned else very good condition. Cover story on the RAF, plus articles on Russell Little and Joseph Remiro of the SLA, the Sex Pistols, and more.
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NZ$34.04
![Labor Notes [10 issues]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/566/646/1358646566.0.b.jpg)
Labor Notes [10 issues]
by Moody, Kim, director
Detroit, MI: Labor Education & Research Project, 2016. Magazine. Ten issues of the newsletter, spanning the period from January to December 2016. Issues present are Numbers 442-445 and 447-453, missing May issue, Nos. 446 and 447. 15p. each, 8x10.75 inches, stapled wraps, newsprint; all with worn wraps and address printed on rear wraps, some toning, else generally very good condition.
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NZ$28.94
The Fifth Estate: vol. 12, #6 (#282), April-May 1977
Detroit: The Fifth Estate, 1977. Newspaper. 16p., folded tabloid underground newspaper, articles, events, interviews, reviews, illustrations and photos, evenly toned else very good condition. Includes an excerpt from an interview with Russ Little, Joe Remiro, and Bill and Emily Harris of the SLA.
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NZ$34.04
The Fifth Estate: vol. 13, No. 7 (#295), Nov. 3, 1978
Detroit: The Fifth Estate, 1978. Newspaper. 15p., folded tabloid underground newspaper, articles, events, interviews, reviews, illustrations and photos, evenly toned else very good condition. Articles on May '68, vice squad harassment of gay men, and more.
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NZ$34.04
The Fifth Estate: vol. 15, No. 4 (#304), March 18, 1981
Detroit: The Fifth Estate, 1981. Newspaper. 15p., folded tabloid underground newspaper, articles, events, interviews, reviews, illustrations and photos, evenly toned, lightly edgeworn, else very good condition.
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NZ$34.04
![Announcing: The formation of a labor union based on Christian principals [sic] (broadside)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/535/122/1496122535.0.b.jpg)
Announcing: The formation of a labor union based on Christian principals [sic] (broadside)
Detroit: Workers Council for Social Justice, Incorporated; printed by Dearborn Daily Herald, 1937. Broadside. 12x18 inch broadside, folded into quarters, paper toned, short split at the center of the horizontal fold. "Coughlin" has been penciled in upper left corner. Promotion of a newly established Coughlinite union more favorable to Detroit's auto makers than the UAW. "It is evident that here in Michigan there is dire need for a labor union based upon Christian principles of social justice. It is...
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NZ$212.78
Annual Address of President J. H. Jackson Delivered at the One Hundred First Annual Session of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. September 10, 1981, Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan
by Jackson, J. H. [Joseph Harrison]
n.pl: National Baptist Convention, 1981. Pamphlet. 28p., presswork on glazed alkaline paperstock illustrated with a photoportrait of Jackson, softbound in 8.5x5.5 inch textured brown wraps, staple-fastened, cover has a small scuff and both covers slightly crimped, a very good copy.
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NZ$34.04
V vikhre revoliutsii: izbrannye proizvedeniia: stikhi, proza, felʹetony, kritika В вихре революции: избранные произведения: стихи, проза, фельетоны, критика
by Dolinin, E.Z. Долинин, Е. З
Detroit: Drug, 1954. 460p., hardcover, top of spine panel has a tear in the cloth, otherwise very good. Text in Russian. "In a whirlwind of revolution" - a collection of writings by the Russian anarchist, also known as Eugene Moravsky, who founded the journal Probuzhdenie in Detroit in 1927.
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NZ$102.13
Corporate medical monopoly, 16 - the Detroit News - The Home Newspaper, Friday, August 10, 1945
Detroit: Detroit Law Book Co, 1946. Staplebound. 96p., staplebound wraps, 3.75x8.75 inches; wraps mildly toned and a bit soiled, else in very good condition. Second edition, originally published by the Committee on Medical Matters of the Responsible Enterprise Association. Written to "[oppose] the monopoly sought by those who seem to control the American Medical Association.
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NZ$340.44
![Labor Notes [12 issues]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/548/646/1358646548.0.b.jpg)
Labor Notes [12 issues]
by Moody, Kim, director
Detroit, MI: Labor Education & Research Project, 2012. Magazine. Twelve issues of the newsletter, a complete run for the year 2012. Issues present are Numbers 394-405. 15p. each, 8x10.75 inches, stapled wraps, newsprint; all with worn wraps and address printed on rear wraps, some toning, else generally very good condition.
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NZ$42.56
First annual report of the Public Review Board to the membership of the UAW, 1957-1958
by Public Review Board, UAW
Detroit: UAW, 1958. 23p., staplebound pamphlet, very good. Report by the body charged with ensuring democratic procedure in the union and prevention of corruption. Gives brief synopsis of numerous cases that were addressed. Describes the union as free of corruption.
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NZ$34.04
Ts︡eli i metody anarkhizma Цели и методы анархизма
by Nettlau, Max
Detroit: Federat︠s︡ii Rabochikh Soi︠u︡zov bezvlastnikov Soedinennykh Shtatov i Kanady, 1934. 48p., staplebound booklet, very good. Text in Russian. "Aims and methods of anarchism." The first printing of this essay by the most important historian of anarchism.
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NZ$161.71
Five pennies for my heart & a nickel for your time
by Williams, Kennard L
Detroit: 1024 Publishing Company, 2002. [68p.], staplebound poetry chapbook, very good.
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NZ$34.04
A May Day Song
Detroit: Labadie Press, 1908. Single sheet, printed one side only, 3.75x5.5 inches, edgeworn with small section of margin torn out with no loss of text else good condition.
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NZ$42.56
Witness for Peace & Justice in Southeast Michigan
Detroit: Witness for Peace & Justice, [198-]. Pamphlet. Four-panel brochure, 8.5x11 inches, very good. Black and white photos. Introduces the Detroit-based interfaith activist group.
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NZ$20.43
V vikhre revoliutsii: izbrannye proizvedeniia: stikhi, proza, felʹetony, kritika В вихре революции: избранные произведения: стихи, проза, фельетоны, критика
by Dolinin, E.Z. Долинин, Е. З
Detroit: Drug, 1954. 460p., hardcover, very good, mild shelfwear. Text in Russian. "In a whirlwind of revolution" - a collection of writings by the Russian anarchist, also known as Eugene Moravsky, who founded the journal Probuzhdenie in Detroit in 1927.
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NZ$127.66
V vikhre revoliutsii: izbrannye proizvedeniia: stikhi, proza, felʹetony, kritika В вихре революции: избранные произведения: стихи, проза, фельетоны, критика
by Dolinin, E.Z. Долинин, Е. З
Detroit: Drug, 1954. 460p., hardcover, hinges starting, some spots to cover. Text in Russian. "In a whirlwind of revolution" - a collection of writings by the Russian anarchist, also known as Eugene Moravsky, who founded the journal Probuzhdenie in Detroit in 1927.
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NZ$85.11
WWJ - The Detroit News". The History of Radiophone Broadcasting by the Earliest and Foremost of Newspaper Stations; Together With Information on Radio for Amateur and Expert
by Miller, George E., editor; The Radio Staff of The Detroit News
Detroit: The Evening News Association, 1922. Hardcover. 95p., profusely illustrated in b&w with an abundance of site (newsroom interiors & equipment) and portrait photography, and many diagrams, large & small. Small hardbound in tobacco-brown boards titled brown, quite worn with a ruined spine panel having splits along both joints and missing chunks. Covers also abraded and flecked with soil, while the textblock is sound, clean and unmarked. An adequate reading copy. Laid in is a contemporary...
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NZ$25.53
Letterhead from John Sinclair's Rainbow Energies Corporation
by SINCLAIR, John
Rainbow Energies Corporation, Detroit Description: 8 1/2 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Offset on 25% cotton fiber paper. Tiny chip missing from lower-left corner, fading to edges, tiny dark spot on upper right. Comments: One sheet of letterhead from the Rainbow Energies Corporation, the successor to John Sinclair's Detroit Artists Workshop and Trans-Love Energies.
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NZ$68.09
