Radical Literature

Octavo (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 218 x 140 mm), 318 pages, in red boards, gilt titles to spine, in an illustrated, unclipped dust jacket.
INSCRIBED by Joseph North, the editor, on the front end paper to artist Raphael Soyer and his wife Rebecca: "You were inspirers of this book. With love, Joe North." Inscribed and dated in the year of publication. A nice association: Soyer was a socialist realist artist who taught at the John Reed Club, the New School for Social Research, and the Art Students' League.
The book consists of fiction, reportage, and essays from the pages of New Masses, a left-wing literary magazine that was published from 1926-1948. With work by Ernest Hemingway, Muriel Rukeyser, Theodore Dreiser, James Agee, Kenneth Patchen, John Dos Passos, Dorothy Parker, Richard Wright, Nelson Algren, Federico Garcia Lorca (translated by Langston Hughes), Mike Gold, and Henri Barbuse, among many others. Numerous drawings and cartoons by Bill Gropper, John Groth, Gardner Rea, Mischa Richter, and others.… Read More

RARE PIECE OF PUBLISHING HISTORY! Five new copies in original shipping envelope with invoice No. 11568 dated November 15, 1968 from Eastern News Distributors, Inc. Located at 155 West 15th Street, New York, New York 10011. Shipped to Old Town Bookstore in Saginaw, Michigan, owner's father's store that closed in 1972. Editorial board: A.J. Muste, Chairman, Dave Dellinger, Editor, Barbara Deming, Paul Goodman, Sidney Lens, Staughton Lynd. Managing Editor: Lamar Hoover. http://everything.explained.today/Independent_News/ I recommend looking at all of my photos.

Russell, David; Michèle Hoare and Edward Rosen [Editors]. New Leaf No. 2. London: Humanities Society, Chelsea College, [ca. 1974]. First Edition. Octavo (8 1/4 x 6 inches; 210 x 152 mm), 39, [1] pages in green stapled wrappers (soft cover).INSCRIBED on the inside front cover by David Russell, one of the editors.A scarce issue of New Leaf, which was published by the Humanities Society at Chelsea College in London in the 1970s and early '80s. New Leaf published articles and poems with Situationist themes. This issue includes essays by Guy Debord and Attila Kotány (two of the key figures in Situationism), an interesting introduction to Situationism by "Jacques Lefataliste," and poems by James Corbett, William Fitzgerald, J.M. Hough, David Russell, and Peter Collenette. There's even a comic strip as well as a crossword puzzle. Cover and layout design by Michèle Hoare.The magazine is undated, but it is INSCRIBED on the inside front cover by David Russell, who has dated this in 1974. OCLC shows holdings… Read More

London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co.. Good+. 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, mixed state. Bound in original publisher's red cloth, stamped in gilt on spine and covers, brown endpapers. 256pp. Publishers name spelled correctly on spine (Sonnenschein) , previous work shown correctly, no six page appendix. Text tight, clean & intact. Spine slightly darkened, spine ends & corners lightly rubbed and faded area on rear cover. Interior 1/2" of front free endpaper has been glued to the fixed endpaper. Literature. ; Thin 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 256 pages .

London: Workers' Music Association, Ltd., 1955. Founded in 1936 by composer and radical Alan Bush, and still in operation, the Workers' Music Association has long been a beacon for the rights and music of workers. This collection consists of 49 issues of the WMA Bulletin from the years 1955 -1959; May-Dec, 1955 + Annual Report (9 issues); 1956, 11 issues including Annual Report; 1957, 12 issues; 1958, 8 issues; and 1959, 9 issues. Additionally, 14 related separate pieces of ephemera, from both the WMA and Topic Records, assorted brochures, flyers, and price lists. RARE collection, individual copies of the Bulletin unfound in online market searches. Overall Very Good or better, mailing stampings, small corner creases. . First Printing. Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Vanguard Press, 1936. SCARCE, especially so SIGNED BY ARTIST Art Young at front end page "Art Young August 1938 Bethel, Conn". Near Fine, prior owner name, end papers darkened at gutters, in a Very Good dust jacket, moderate wear and small chips at edges of front panel and spine ends. 3 preliminary leaves xi-xix pages, 1 leaf, 23-186 pages, frontispiece portrait photograph, illustrations of Young's political cartoons. An uncommon title. . SIGNED BY ARTIST. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

s.l.|[Buenos Aires]: S.n.|[Eloisa Cartonera], 2012. Fine. S.n. [Eloisa Cartonera], s.l. [Buenos Aires] s.d. (circa 2012), 14,5x21,5cm, reliure artisanale. - Nouvelle édition de la traduction en espagnol de ""La guerre des pédés"" paru en français en1982, un des exemplaires numérotés à la main et enrichi d'une signature posthume de Copi en justification. En réalité, cette reliure artisanale est attribuable à la maison d'édition solidaire Eloisa Cartonera qui depuis la crise de 2003, recycle les cartons pour réaliser des reliures artisanales peintes à la main par des artistes maison. C'est donc également à eux que l'on doit cette fantaisie de pseudo ""firma del autor"" plus de 20 ans après sa mort. Reliure artisanale et unique réalisée par Eloisa Cartonera : les plats consistant en un morceau de carton recyclé plié sur lequel il a été peint le nom de l'auteur et le début du titre de l'ouvrage à l'aide de… Read More

Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973 First printing of the stated first edition. Book in fine condition; dust jacket with a short closed tear/crease to top edge of the front cover, diagonal crease to top corner of front and back flaps, a touch of rubbing to back cover, and light wear to spine ends, else fine. A beautiful copy of a very scarce title.

New York: Random House, 1959. First Random House edition. Octavo. Original blue cloth decorated in black with gilt lettering and dust jacket (not price-clipped). Creasing to board edges with some rubbing to cloth; minor edgewear and scuffing to dust jacket. Near-fine.. Bright first Random House edition of Ayn Rand's (1905-1982) debut novel about life in post-revolutionary Russia. First published by Random House in 1959 following the commercial success of Rand's 1957 best-seller Atlas Shrugged, We the Living tells the story of Kira Argounova, a fierce and independent spirit who struggles against the collectivism of Soviet Russia during the early 1920s. The novel was first completed in 1934 but, despite H. L. Mencken's support, failed to attract a publisher until 1935 when Macmillan agreed to publish the work. Macmillan's agreement to publish Rand's novel purportedly sparked debate within the publisher's editorial ranks, with certain communist-sympathetic editors objecting to its publication. We the… Read More

Oneida Association, Oneida Reserve, NY, 1849; Unique collection of five first edition Oneida Association publications: 1.) "Confessions Of John Noyes," autobiography of controversial Oneida founder John Humphrey Noyes, (1849; 96 pages), who after undergoing a religious conversion in 1834 during a meeting conducted by fiery revivalist Charles Grandison Finney, decided to dedicate his life to the theology of Perfectionism, and by 1836 had established a commune of "Free Church," or "Bible Socialists," at Putney, Vermont where they remained for twelve years until forced to move to New York’s Oneida Indian Reserve to avoid prosecution for adultery, owing to their practice of universal marriage. "Confessions," published the first year at Oneida, is Noyes’ personal account of his life and religious evolution, plus a history of Perfectionism; (2.) Faith Facts, Or A Confession Of The Kingdom Of God And The Age Of Miracles, (1850; 40 pages), the first Free Church… Read More

Tucson, Loujon's Desert Workshop Printery, 1969, 192 numbered pages, 214 pp total including photos, illustrations, cartoons, portraits, and publisher's ads, hardcover First Edition limited to 500 copies, Signed by Gypsy Lou Webb at first leaf, Very Good+ condition in Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light spine-end bumps, light soiling to bottom edge of boards, some pages age-toned, pen and ink sketch by Francisco McBride appears to have been slightly spotted prior to binding, toning from old tape to rear endpaper. Scarce, illustrated dustjacket (mylared) printed in red on thin tissue-paper exhibits edgewear and chipping with small losses at edges and 2" split near top of spine, toning from old tape inside rear panel. Final issues of the iconic, influential journal dedicated to the avant garde, with a focus on counterculture poetry and prose of the period. "This issue also for the friends who dug into their hearts & pockets when illness and disaster struck time after time… Read More

Buffalo, NY: LeMar International, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 24pp, self-cover. The rare second issue of this pioneering journal of marijuana reform, edited by Mike Aldrich and Ed Sanders. Includes a cover photo by Leni Sinclair, letters from Tim Leary and others, artwork by Bern Porter, other interesting content. Solid unmarked copy, light staining at spine and a little spotting.

Mill Valley, CA: Amphoria, Inc. / LeMar International, 1971. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG. 4to, 24pp, self-cover. The rare penultimate issue of this pioneering journal of marijuana reform, edited by Mike Aldrich and Ed Sanders. Includes coverage of the Living Theatre, John Sinclair, et al. Solid unmarked copy, light outer spotting and some general wear.

Buffalo, NY: LeMar International, 1969. 1st edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). VG+. 4to, 24pp, self-cover. The rare third issue of this pioneering journal of marijuana reform, edited by Mike Aldrich and Ed Sanders. Includes a cover photo of Tim Leary, other interesting content. Solid unmarked copy, light outer spotting.

London: Hamish Hamilton. 7th imp. (April 1948). 69pp. VG/VG copy, binding square and tight, internally excellent, jacket has a small chipped loss to head of spine and a couple of tiny nicks, now preserved in archival jacket protector . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1948.