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Creighton Harriet B.
Political Control of Science in the U.S.S.R.: A Lecture Delivered on the Nellie Heldt Lecture Fund
Oberlin Ohio: Oberlin College 1950. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />16mo 6 3/4 x 4 1/8 inches; 170 x 115 mm 27 1 pages in stapled wrappers. <br /><br />A lecture on the politicization of science and the controversy over genetics in the Soviet Union. The author Harriet B. Creighton was a professor of botany at Wellesley College. <br /><br />"Only an informed and alert public can defend the freedom of scientific inquiry and the right to base practice on scientifically established facts. In this defense each of us has his responsibility" she writes. SCARCE. <br /><br /> CONDITION: Some edge wear and soiling to wrappers staples rusted tear to recto of lower wrapper. Otherwise bright and unmarked. A Very Good or better copy. Oberlin College paperback books
Bookseller reference : 2009
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Moscow News
Modern Soviet Songs
Moscow: Moscow News 1967. No Edition Stated. <br /><br />Oblong Octavo 5 x 8 inches; 125 x 203 mm 80 pages in stapled pictorial wrappers. <br /><br />Booklet containing 12 popular Soviet songs in English and Russian including Moscow Nights rendered here in English as Moscow Evenings. Lovely cover with the upper wrapper featuring piano keys along the spine and a drawing of a Kremlin tower topped by a red star. <b>SCARCE</b>. <br /><br /> CONDITION: Wrappers a bit soiled light edge wear staple rusted pages very lightly toned and some lightly creased. A Very Good copy. Moscow News paperback books
Bookseller reference : 2010
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Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga International Book
A Brief Catalogue of Soviet Publications and Books in English Russian and Other Languages
<p>No Edition Stated. Single sheet folded to create 4-page leaflet measuring 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches 120 x 82 mm when folded.</p><p>Small leaflet in English inviting subscriptions to various Soviet publications including Moscow Daily News USSR in Construction Quarterly Review and Soviet Travel. Also offered are maps postcards and dictionaries. Prices listed in U.S. dollars. <br /></p><p>The leaflet is undated but we place the date at ca. 1930-1932 when American activist Anna Louise Strong was managing editor of the Moscow Daily News she's mentioned here. <br /></p><p>OCLC shows no institutional holdings. None in commerce March 2021. <b>RARE</b>.<br /></p><p>CONDITION: Light toning. A Near Fine copy.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p> Amkniga Corporation books
Bookseller reference : 2018
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Paine George L. Rev.
Through Russian Eyes
West Haven Connecticut: Foundation for Promoting Enduring Peace 1952. No Edition Stated.<br /><br />Single sheet folded to create 4 pages each measuring 11 x 8 1/2 inches 279 x 216 mm. <br /><br />Rare leaflet on U.S.-Soviet relations from a Christian Left perspective. The author pleads for better understanding of Russian history arguing that the country has made great strides since the October Revolution. He also says the Soviets feel encircled by hostile forces pointing to Western military bases along the country's perimeters. <br /><br />The format of this leaflet is a bit odd: the first three pages are professionally printed while the last page appears to be mimeographed. The publisher the Foundation for Promoting Enduring Peace was established in 1952 to promote world peace and oppose military conflict. <br /><br />OCLC shows no institutional holdings although a separate search turns up a copy in the Kringlock Pamphlet Collection of the University of Iowa. Nor were there any copies in commerce as of January 2021. <b>RARE</b>. <br /><br />CONDITION: Some toning along edges general handling wear two horizontal folds perhaps for mailing. A Very Good copy. Foundation for Promoting Enduring Peace books
Bookseller reference : 2001
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West German Government Lemmer Ernst
German Refugees and Conditions in the Soviet Zone of Germany: A Government Declaration Delivered by Federal Minister for All-German Affairs Ernst Lemmer at the Opening Session of the German Bundestag in Berlin on October 1 1958
Washington D.C.: Press Office-German Embassy 1958. No Edition Stated. <br /><br />Octavo 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 215 x 140 mm 19 1 pages in stapled wrappers. With a compliments card laid in. <br /><br />Transcript of a speech by Ernst Lemmer a German government minister about the worsening refugee crisis. He notes that millions have fled the German Democratic Republic -- which he calls the Soviet Zone -- since 1949. <br /><br />He blames increasing "Sovietization" of the GDR and denies GDR assertions that West Germany is enticing people to leave. An interesting insight into West Germany's growing alarm about the tide of refugees from the GDR. The Communist regime of course would build the Wall less than three years later. SCARCE.<br /><br />OCLC shows about a dozen institutional holdings. Scarce in commerce. <br /><br />An interesting insight into West Germany's growing alarm about the tide of refugees from the GDR. The Communist regime of course would build the Wall less than three years later. SCARCE.<br /><br />CONDITION: Toning to edges a few light creases internally clean and unmarked. A Very Good copy. Press Office-German Embassy books
Bookseller reference : 2004
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Spiro George
The Formidable Marxist Swindle
New York: Self-Published 1977. No Edition Stated. <br /><br />Octavo 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 215 x 138 mm 144 pages in stapled white wrappers. <p>Prolific pamphleteer George Spiro argues that both capitalists and Marxists want to enslave the world. He says World War II was a huge capitalist fraud joined enthusiastically by Marxists. He favors "authentic" socialism which he says has nothing to do with the Soviet Union. <br /></p><p>OCLC shows only two institutional holdings at New York University and the University of Wisconsin. <b>SCARCE</b>.<br /></p><p>CONDITION: Toning to edges of wrappers internally clean and bright. A Very Good or better copy.<br /></p><p><br /></p> Self-Published paperback books
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Meshcheryakov N.
The Life and Work of Karl Marx
Moscow and Leningrad: Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R. 1933. First Edition. <br /><br />Small Octavo 7 1/2 inches / 190 mm 84 4 pages in wrappers. <br /><br />A well-written biography of Marx from a Soviet standpoint emphasizing his sympathy for the working class. There's also an historical overview of the exploitation of workers along with an analysis of Marxism in practice. The author says some so-called Marxists are nothing of the sort; he particularly singles out social democrats. Not surprisingly it's the Soviet Union that's carrying out real Marxism. SCARCE. <br /><br />CONDITION: Moderate soiling to wrappers spine a bit ragged general handling wear. Pages toned but clean and unmarked. A Very Good copy. Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the U.S.S.R. paperback books
Bookseller reference : 1498
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Communist Party USA. U. S.
Everything for Victory: Statement of National Committee Communist Party U.S.A.
<p>Single sheet 8 1/2 x 11 inches 217 x 280 mm printed on one side only. </p><p>A Communist Party USA flyer issued in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. It calls for a united front in the fight against the Axis powers and total mobilization of industry. "The Communist Party pledges its loyalty its devoted labor and last drop of its blood in support of our country in this greatest of all the crises that has ever threatened its existence."<br /></p><p>No institutional holdings found in OCLC. SCARCE.<br /></p><p>CONDITION: Heavily toned folded for mailing some pencil notations. About Very Good.<br /></p> Los Angeles County Communist Party books
Bookseller reference : 1280
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Communist Party USA. U. S.
A People's Program for the Defeat of Hitlerism
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Communist Party n.d. 1941. No edition stated. <br /><br />Single sheet of newsprint folded to create four pages of approximately 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches 211 x 266 mm. <br /><br />Rare announcement of a speech by Communist Party Chairman William Z. Foster in Los Angeles a little more than a month after Germany invaded the Soviet Union. The announcement appears at the beginning of a text in which the Party calls for the U.S. to spare no effort in defeating Germany: "There can be no peace for the peoples of the world without the complete destruction of Hitler and Hitlerism. Hitler fascism stands exposed as the greatest and main enemy of the peoples of the world."<br /><br />Prior to Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union the Communist Party strongly opposed U.S. involvement in World War II maintaining that the fight between Germany and Britain was an imperialist war. Obviously that policy changed 180 degrees following the German invasion of the USSR. <br /><br />An interesting look at how the Communist Party's position drastically shifted after the German invasion of the Soviet Union. <br /><br />No institutional copies found in OCLC. None in commerce in January 2021. <b>RARE.</b><br /><br />CONDITION: Evenly toned pencil notation at top left corner of cover page couple small closed tears. Horizontal fold probably due to mailing. A Very Good copy. Los Angeles County Communist Party books
Bookseller reference : 1284
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Communist Party USA. U. S.
Defeat the War-Powers Bill: Get Out and Stay Out of the War
<p>Communist Party U.S.A. <b>Defeat the War-Powers Bill: Get Out and Stay Out of the War</b>. San Francisco: California State Committee Communist Party n.d. 1941. Bifolium of newsprint folded to create four pages of approximately 8 1/2 x 11 inches 217 x 280 mm. </p><p>A vigorous denunciation of what became known as Lend-Lease where the US. supplied military assistance to Britain and other Allied countries beginning in 1941. Here the Communist Party appeals for the U.S. to stay out of foreign wars arguing that Wall Street bankers -- referred to here as a "bandit gang" and "the crafty minds of the House of Morgan" -- are the ones who benefit from war. <br /></p><p>"The workers and farmers the people of America have nothing to gain from war. Only the Morgans the Rockefellers and du Ponts -- only the imperialist scavengers -- feast on the blood of imperialist war" the leaflet states in the Communist Party's typically overwrought style.<br /></p><p>This leaflet was published in early 1941 as Lend-Lease legislation was moving through Congress. Despite the opposition of the Communists on one side and right-wing isolationists on the other the legislation passed Congress and was enacted in March 1941. This was just months before Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Needless to say the Communist Party would soon change its tune arguing for an all-out effort to defeat Hitler. And indeed Lend-Lease was used to aid the Soviet Union.<br /></p><p>Rare with no institutional holdings found in OCLC. None in commerce. <br /></p><p>An interesting artifact reflecting the Communist Party's antiwar position right before the German invasion of the Soviet Union. <br /></p><p>CONDITION: Evenly toned a couple of small edge tears pencil notation to upper left corner of first page horizontal fold from mailing. A Very Good copy.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p> California State Committee, Communist Party books
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Browder Earl
Appeal of Earl Browder to the members of the C.P.U.S.A.
Quarto 12 x 9 inches / 350 x 228 mm single sheet folded to create four pages. Printed on newsprint.<br /><br />Yonkers New York: Self-published 1946. First Edition. <br /><br />An appeal by former Communist Party USA General Secretary Earl Browder to the party membership dated just days after his expulsion from the party. Printed at his own expense there's even a coupon for sending in a donation <br /><br />Browder argues that he has faithfully followed the party line and denies he has engaged in factionalism or attempting to undermine the party's current leadership. He further states that he was given no opportunity to defend himself during a "trial" by the party's national board.<br /><br />As far as Communists go Browder 1891-1973 was actually fairly moderate compared with his left-wing nemesis William Z. Foster. Among other things Browder advocated cooperation with the Roosevelt and Truman administrations as well as with other progressive groups. But following the end of World War II the Communist Party following the Soviet line adopted a much more confrontational policy toward the U.S. government and became even more radical and insular. Browder found himself odd man out.<br /><br />OCLC lists only four institutional holdings: Yale Williams Hamilton and Syracuse. No other copies in commerce. SCARCE. <br /><br />CONDITION: Some darkening to paper a few small nicks to the margins old folds. A Very Good copy. <br /><br /><br /><br /> Self-published books
Bookseller reference : 1264
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Anonymous
Socialism Means the Abolition of Family Life
London: Liberty and Property Defence League ca. 1901-05. First Edition. <br /><br />Unbound pamphlet 8 x 5 1/4 inches 205 x 132 mm 4 pages.<br /><br />A wonderfully lurid warning against socialism by a British organization devoted to laissez-faire economics. The anonymous author suggests that socialism would lead to the breakup of families.<br /><br />"There would be no such place as home under socialism" the author writes. "Everyone would live in the State barracks. There would be no breakfasts dinners or teas with one's family at one's own table as in the first place meals in private would not be permitted as it would be against the socialist idea of equality.In other words everybody when hungry would be reduced to the necessity of repairing to the common swine-trough and eating the hogwash the State had placed therein. No roast beef turkey and plum pudding no smiling faces of children and friends around the table on Christmas Day. Indeed there would not be any Christmas Day under socialism." <br /><br />This pamphlet carries no publication date but it appears to have been issued sometime between 1901 and 1905. It refers to "the late Mr. Oscar Wilde" who died in late 1900. In 1906 the Liberty and Property Defence League issued a book "Socialism: Its Fallacies and Dangers" which included the text of this pamphlet. <br /><br />OCLC lists 7 institutional holdings: Syracuse Stanford Amherst Harvard Michigan Texas and Wisconsin Historical Society. No other copies in commerce. <b>SCARCE</b>.<br /><br />CONDITION: Paper lightly toned old stab holes along the gutter a couple small closed tears small ink stamp at the end of the text general handling wear. A Very Good copy of an uncommon publication. Liberty and Property Defence League paperback books
Bookseller reference : 1202
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Civil Rights Congress
It's Time to Call a Halt!
New York: Civil Rights Congress 1949 . No Edition Stated. <br /><br /> Single sheet folded to make four square 16mo pages.<br /><br />A four-page promotional leaflet and membership application for the Civil Rights Congress a front group of the Communist Party USA. The CRC sought to raise money to defend 12 leaders of the Communist Party who had been indicted on charges of conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government. <br /><br />"You as an American -- cannot stand by while your democratic heritage is in danger. Each of us must do our share for freedom now or accept our share of the guilt for bringing fascism to America." The striking cover image shows a swastika at 12 o'clock with the large hand of the clock at 5 minutes to midnight and the caption "Communist leaders indicted." Other parts of the clock show such captions as "Spy Scare" "Ku Klux Klan Flourishes" "Growing Anti-Semitism" "Lynchings Increase" "Hollywood 10 Cited" etc. The rear cover prints a membership application and contribution form. <br /><br />The image on the clock -- 5 minutes to midnight -- is a reference to the Communist Party's belief that fascism was imminent in America and that Communists had to be prepared to go underground if necessary.<br /><br />An uncommon ephemeral item; OCLC lists a single holding at the University of California Davis. <b>RARE</b>. <br /><br />CONDITION: Folded once horizontally small staple mark at upper corner light toning at extremities else a Very Good copy.<br /> Civil Rights Congress books
Bookseller reference : 886
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Michener James
SIGNED The Bridge at Andau
New York: Random House 1957. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />Octavo 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 208 x 140 mm xi 270 4 pages in gray cloth titles to spine in a pictorial unclipped dust jacket.<br /><br /><b>SIGNED</b> by James Michener on the front free end paper. A gripping account of the Hungarian revolution of 1956. <br /><br />CONDITION: Pages are slightly age-toned and the dust jacket shows a bit of edge wear and soiling. Jacket is heavily toned on the verso. A Very Good or better copy. Random House hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 390
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Communist Party of California
The Western Front: Material for Branch Educational Discussions
San Francisco: Communist Party of California 1942. No Edition Stated. <br /><br />Seven-page mimeographed document 8 1/2 x 11 inches 217 x 280 mm stapled in top left-hand corner.<p>A "Dear Comrades" letter addressed to all branches of the Communist Party in California Arizona and Nevada urging them to meet and discuss an editorial in the August 1942 issue of the Communist "No Delay in Opening the Western Front." The letter provides reading suggestions from Communist Party publications and suggests that party members bring articles from the non-Communist press that favor a second front against Germany. It further warns that "appeasers" are trying to prevent the opening of a second front and provides counter-arguments to those opposing the second front.<br /></p><p>No institutional copies found in OCLC. None in commerce. <b>RARE.</b><br /></p><p>An interesting look at how the Communist Party sought to mobilize popular support for a second front in Europe.<br /></p><p>CONDITION: Moderate toning to cover page less toning to subsequent pages pencil notation at upper left corner of cover page. Horizontal fold probably for mailing. Light dampstaining. A Very Good copy.<br /></p> Communist Party of California paperback books
Bookseller reference : 1279
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Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism
Capitalism's Globalized World and Black Americans: A Statement of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism Saluting the Black Radical Congress
Chicago: Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism 1998. Pamphlet. 7p. stapled wraps 5.5x8.5 inches very good condition. Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism unknown books
Bookseller reference : 259822
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Committee on Socialism and Communism
Communists Within the Labor Movement: A Handbook on the Facts and Counter-Measures
Washington DC: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. Near Fine. 1947. First Edition. Stapled wraps. light age-toning to covers minor handling wear. 53-page report with the page numbers in RED just to make it a little scarier issued by the C of C's Committee on Socialism and Communism and "Approved by the Board of Directors" documenting the organization's belief that "every effort must be made to set forth the facts of Communist infiltration and strategy in all fields -- government literary entertainment education and wherever the Communists are at work." . Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America paperback books
Bookseller reference : 26204
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Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism
The Fight to Save Social Security: A critical moment in defense of working-class interests
New York: Committees of Correspondence Education Fund 2005. Pamphlet. 24p. stapled wraps 5.5x8.5 inches else very good condition with form letter thanking supportesr laid in. Committees of Correspondence Education Fund unknown books
Bookseller reference : 259810
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Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism
The Fight to Save Social Security: A critical moment in defense of working-class interests
New York: Committees of Correspondence Education Fund 2005. Pamphlet. 24p. stapled wraps 5.5x8.5 inches rear wrap lightly soiled else very good condition. Committees of Correspondence Education Fund unknown books
Bookseller reference : 158742
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League for Proletarian Socialism
From the League to the "Non-League" steering committee: A message to let you folks know you've been wasting your time for the last two days
Minaluta California: League for Proletarian Socialism 1977. Single 8.5x14 inch sheet horizontal fold otherwise very good printed both sides with the LPS's heraldic lion emblem at upper left. The LPS had been participating in the summer camp of the UMSS Union of Marxist Social Scientists at Camp Minaluta challenging the other members as pseudo-Leninists and daring them to "give up their class privilege and serve the working class through Leninist organization" conduct which aroused the ire of the other attendees. A meeting was called to discuss LPS' further participation but the group issued this leaflet to announce that it was withdrawing anyway having accomplished what it came to do. The League's leader was Marlene Dixon. League for Proletarian Socialism unknown books
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League for Proletarian Socialism
Against sham Leninism
San Francisco: League for Proletarian Socialism 1977. Pamphlet. 16p. wraps 8.5x11 inches very good condition. Occasional papers. Critique of the Movement for a Revolutionary Left in Eugene Oregon published by Marlene Dixon's group. League for Proletarian Socialism unknown books
Bookseller reference : 146875
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League for Proletarian Socialism
UMSS Union of Marxist Social Scientists newletter Apr 1977 No. 12
San Francisco: League for Proletarian Socialism 1977. One issue 24p. smudges and stray pencil marks on cover wrap address label on rear wrap else in good condition. Single sheet statement by two UMSS leaders laid in. Union of Marxist Social Scientists Newsletter. Marlene Dixon's group which dissolved when the membership found out that not only was she a drunkard but Dixon also wanted to become a philosophy professor in Bulgaria. Their strongest base was among the doctors at SF's General Hospita and in the sociology/criminal justice deptartment at Cal State Sacremento. League for Proletarian Socialism unknown books
Bookseller reference : 259110
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Socialist Party of America
The Most Frequent Objections to Socialism Answered
Chicago: Socialist Party of America n.d. Edition not stated. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages. Very light handling wear. A Near Fine copy. Short pamphlet laying our 12 objections to socialism -- and the response by the Socialist Party of America to each of the objections. SCARCE. <br/><br/> Socialist Party of America unknown books
Bookseller reference : 1493
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Committee for Scientific Socialism M L
A proposal concerning the general line on party-building for the communist movement in the U.S.
Washington: Committee for Scientific Socialism M-L 1976. 20p. wraps 8.5x11 inches vertically creased pen underlining and marginalia a reading copy only. Committee for Scientific Socialism (M-L) unknown books
Bookseller reference : 182276
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Democratic Socialists of America Religion and Socialism Commission
For a more livable world
New York: DSA 198-. Single sheet folded to make 8-panel brochure photographs of supporters with their testimonials on links between socialism and faith including Cornel West Harvey Cox of Harvard Divinity School and others bottom edge of front panel lightly foxed address on rear wrap crossed off in marker with stamped correction else very good correction. DSA unknown books
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Party for Socialism and Liberation
Who we are what we stand for / Quienes somos por que luchamos
San Francisco: The Party for Socialism and Liberation 2005. Pamphlet. 28 26 iip. wraps 5.5x8.5 inches very good condition. Text in English and Spanish back to back format. The Party for Socialism and Liberation unknown books
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Socialismo Rivoluzionario
Per una nuova idea della rivoluzione e del socialismo
Roma: Prospettiva 1990. xv 180p. lightly shelfworn wraps text in Italian. Prefaced by Dario Renzi. Documents approved at the founding congress of Socialismo Rivoluzionario. Prospettiva unknown books
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Frente Colombiano por el Socialismo FECOPES
El Comunero: De Colombianos para Latinoamericanos. No. 4 Oct. 1977
New York: FECOPES 1977. 8p. 8.5x11 inches text in Spanish photos very good newsletter. Cover editorial is in support of the general strike in Colombia noting Carter's meetings with various Latin American generals; also pieces on New York in crisis showing pigs in tophats eating Manhattan a critique of an immigrant amnesty plan and more. FECOPES unknown books
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League for Proletarian Socialism
Constitution of the League for Proletarian Socialism
San Francisco: League for Proletarian Socialism 197-. Pamphlet. 6p. wraps very good condition 5.5x8.5 inches. The League later became the Democratic Workers Party Marlene Dixon was their guru. They were based in San Francisco and had a significant base at San Francisco General Hospital. League for Proletarian Socialism unknown books
Bookseller reference : 131971
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League for Proletarian Socialism
Statement from the League on the coming UMSS summer camp May 1977
San Francisco: League for Proletarian Socialism 1977. 30p. wraps livid pen underlining throughout. At head of front cover: Intellectuals for proletarian socialism. Marlene Dixon's group which dissolved when the membership found out that not only was she a drunkard but Dixon also wanted to become a philosophy professor in Bulgaria. Their strongest base was among the doctors at SF's General Hospital. Bulletin of the League for Proletarian Socialism / Union of Marxist Social Scientists Organizing Committee. League for Proletarian Socialism unknown books
Bookseller reference : 134073
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League for Proletarian Socialism
A proposal
San Francisco: League for Proletarian Socialism n.d. 45p. wraps. Title page has a typed statement about the origins of the League pasted down with some resulting browning from the glue's deterioration. League for Proletarian Socialism unknown books
Bookseller reference : 131973
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League for Proletarian Socialism
Intellectuals for Proletarian Socialism March 1977
San Francisco: League for Proletarian Socialism 1977. 29p. staplebound pamphlet format. Marlene Dixon's group which dissolved when the membership found out that not only was she a drunkard but she also wanted to become a professor of philosophy in Bulgaria. Their strongest base was among the doctors at SF's General Hospital. Bulletin of the League for Proletarian Socialism / Union of Marxist Social Scientists Organizing Committee. League for Proletarian Socialism unknown books
Bookseller reference : 121264
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Committee for Scientific Socialism
What must we do freedom is the recognition and the carrying out of necessity
N.pl: Committee for Scientific Socialism 1959. 18p. wraps slightly browned. Promotes a United Socialist Front and running Walter Reuther for president. Committee for Scientific Socialism unknown books
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League for Proletarian Socialism
Statement from the League on the coming UMSS summer camp May 1977
San Francisco: League for Proletarian Socialism 1977. 30p. very good in wraps. At head of front cover: Intellectuals for proletarian socialism. Bulletin of the League for Proletarian Socialism / Union of Marxist Social Scientists Organizing Committee. Marlene Dixon's group which dissolved when the membership found out that not only was she a drunkard but Dixon also wanted to become a philosophy professor in Bulgaria. Their strongest base was among the doctors at SF's General Hospital. League for Proletarian Socialism unknown books
Bookseller reference : 91930
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Malenkov GM. G. M.
Speech by G.M. Malenkov Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the U.S.S.R. At the Session of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet August 8 1953
London: Soviet News 1953. 16mo 6 7/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 176 x 120 mm 40 1 pages in red and white stapled wrappers. Speech by Soviet Premier Georgy Malenkov to the Supreme Soviet in August 1953 just months after Stalin's death. He calls for more money for housing attacks the U.S. and other Western countries and defends the "people's democracies." Nikita Khrushchev ousted Malenkov as premier in 1955. <br /><br />CONDITION: Light toning to page edges internally clean and unmarked. A Near Fine copy. Soviet News books
Bookseller reference : 2124
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Flynn John T.
John T. Flynn Replies to His Critics
New York: Self-published ca. 1950. No Edition Stated. Oblong 48mo 3 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 100 x 140 mm 31 1 pages in stapled wrappers. American journalist and professional curmudgeon John T. Flynn 1882-1964 responds to critics of his 1949 book "The Road Ahead: America's Creeping Revolution" in which he alleged America was being led down the road to socialism.In this pamphlet he attacks Protestant church organizations saying they promote socialism. He also levels attacks at various people he considers socialists communists and fellow travelers.OCLC FirstSearch shows only six institutional holdings. None in commerce as of July 14 2019. SCARCE. <br /><br />CONDITION: Toning to wrappers rubber stamp of free-market economist Percy L. Greaves Jr. to upper wrapper. Internally clean bright and unmarked. Self-published books
Bookseller reference : 1962
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Vladimirov Peter
The Vladimirov Diaries: Yenan China: 1942-1945
Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1975. First Edition First Printing. 8vo 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches; 215 x 145 mm 538 pages quarter cloth over paper boards. A Near Fine copy in a Very Good dust jacket. Some fading to lettering on spine internally clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears nicks and chips especially on the front panel as well as soiling to the rear panel and spine.An insider's account of Mao Tse-tung's drive for power during World War II. The author was a Tass correspondent and Comintern agent assigned to the Chinese Communist area around Yenan. Peter Vladimirov spent many hours speaking with Mao and was struck by his ruthlessness and lack of culture and morality. A valuable insight albeit from a Soviet viewpoint into Mao and the revolutionary movement he led. Numerous black-and-white photos. <br /><br /> Doubleday & Company, Inc. hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 1561 ISBN : 0385009283 9780385009287
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The Co operative Union Limited
Report of a Group of Co-operators on a Visit to Russia: August 1929
Manchester England: The Co-operative Union Limited 1930. First Edition First Printing. 8vo 8 5/8 inches 212 mm tall 50 1 pages in stapled wrappers. Moderate toning to the covers front cover and first two leaves missing small pieces of paper at upper right vertical fold throughout probably as a result of mailing staples slightly rusty. Bookplate to verso of front wrapper. Pages clean and unmarked but lightly toned along the edges. A Very Good copy.Nearly two dozen members of British co-operative societies visited the Soviet Union in August 1929 as the guests of Centrosoyus the All-Russian Union of Consumers' Co-operative Societies. This is their report touching on such subjects as education agriculture the status of women scientific work factory conditions co-operatives in the USSR etc.Group members were impressed by what they saw. Given the overwhelmingly positive view they had of the Soviet Union they apparently felt it necessary to assure skeptical readers that group members "were able to investigate matters in which they were particularly interested.Not only were they not prevented from seeing anything else they wanted to when it was humanly possible but every facility for so doing was provided by the various co-operative organisations which entertained them."Some of their observations are jaw-dropping given what we know now about the Soviet Union in the late 1920s as Stalin began to consolidate his power. Especially notable is the short chapter on farming written just a few years before wide-spread famine killed millions of people in 1932-33. Visiting a commune in the Ukraine group members reported: "The quality and condition of the cattle of this village were remarkable." Then on a visit to a dairy farm outside Leningrad the report said that the farm "was built in accordance with our Western ideas of cleanliness and efficiency while most of the work is undertaken by milkmaids who were as bonny and fresh as one could possibly wish."There's plenty more along this line. All in all a fascinating look at various aspects of the Soviet Union in 1929 written by a group of well-meaning people who no doubt genuinely believed what they saw. They were so impressed that they returned several more times and wrote additional reports on their visits. Reports from later years are more often found in the trade than this edition which is fairly uncommon. OCLC WorldCat shows only 10 institutional holdings mostly in the U.K. The pamphlet contains the bookplate of J.J. Harpell 1874-1959 a Canadian businessman and publisher who was active in the co-operative movement. SCARCE. <br /><br /> The Co-operative Union Limited books
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Spiro George
Solzhenitsyn the "Communist" Power and the Answer to the SALT Delusion
New York: Self-Published 1975. No Edition Stated. 8vo 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 215 x 138 mm 96 pages in stapled wrappers. Small light stain to fore edge light rubbing to wrappers internally clean and bright. A Very Good or better copy.Prolific pamphleteer George Spiro chides both the U.S. and Soviet Union over the SALT arms-control agreement. Spiro is both anti-capitalist and anti-Soviet and basically argues that neither country can be trusted to reduce the possibility of nuclear war. <br /><br /> Self-Published books
Bookseller reference : 1585
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Schneir Walter; Schneir Miriam
Invitation to an Inquest
Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company Inc. 1965. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Walter Schneir on the front end paper: "To John J. Macbride / With best wishes / Walter Schneir." Dated August 1965 the year of publication. A review of the trial and conviction of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg for espionage; the authors argue that the Rosenbergs had been framed. 8vo. xii 467 pages. Very Good with top edge a bit soiled and crown of spine tapped in a Very Good unclipped dust jacket that's creased and has a couple small chips and some soiling on the rear panel. <br/><br/> Doubleday & Company, Inc. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 863
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Petersen Arnold
Karl Marx and Marxism: A Universal Genius: His Discoveries His Traducers
New York: New York Labor News Company 1934. First Edition. 12mo 7 1/4 inches / 185 mm tall 63 1 pages in bound wrappers. Light soiling to wrappers general handling wear. Pages clean and unmarked. A Very Good copy. Defense of Marxist principles by a leader of the Socialist Labor Party published by the party's New York Labor News Company. Black-and-white frontispiece of Marx plus three plates showing various places in London where Marx worked and lived. <br/><br/> New York Labor News Company unknown books
Bookseller reference : 1495
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Shaw George Bernard
Socialism and Superior Brains: A Reply to Mr. Mallock
London: The Fabian Society 1909. First Edition First Printing. Pamphlet criticizing the conservative anti-socialist writer and economist W.H. Mallock. According to Shaw Mallock believes that inventors and other people of exceptional ability have no reason to share their earnings with others. Mallock in letters to newspapers reprinted here says he doesn't make any such contention in his writings giving Shaw the opportunity to attack him further. Fabian Tract No. 146. 8vo 8 1/2 inches / 21 1/2 cm 23 1 pages in stapled red wrappers. Photographic portrait of Shaw by Marie Leon. Wrappers are rather brittle and age-toned front cover loose but still holding. Small split at the head of the spine and several nicks and tears to the covers especially the rear cover. Vertical crease throughout. Although this pamphlet has been reprinted several times and in different formats copies of this first edition are uncommon to the market. SCARCE. <br/><br/> The Fabian Society unknown books
Bookseller reference : 1228
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Committee on Un American Activities US. House of Representatives U. S.
Report on the Congress of American Women
Washington D.C.: Committee on Un-American Activities U.S. House of Representatives 1949. First Edition. An investigation into the Congress of American Women by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. The committee maintained that the CAW was a Communist front organization; its report attacked various members and attempted to tie them to Moscow. There's an especially lurid chapter on Muriel Draper president of the CAW: ".when Muriel Draper had nearly achieved the pinnacle of her consuming desire for importance fame even adulation her husband entered their London residence at teatime to confess that he had lost their last cent on a horse race. From that time on her faith in capitalism suffered a heavy decline." page 68. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. 8vo 9 inches / 23 cm iv 114 pages in stapled wrappers. Near Fine with some creasing to front and rear covers. SCARCE. <br/><br/> Committee on Un-American Activities, U.S. House of Representatives unknown books
Bookseller reference : 1205
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Gunther John
Inside Russia Today
New York: Harper & Brothers 1958. First Edition. SIGNED by John Gunther on the half-title page. Gunther's acclaimed account of politics and everyday life in the Soviet Union in the years immediately following Stalin's death. He also deals with the arts as well as foreign policy Khrushchev's secret speech and the crushing of the Hungarian revolt. 8vo xxiv 550 pages. Top and bottom page edges slightly soiled otherwise Fine in bright unclipped dust jacket with some soiling to rear panel light rubbing a few creased closed tears and shallow chipping to spine ends and tips. Signed copies of this book are uncommon. SCARCE SIGNED. <br /><br />John Gunther 1901-1970 was a famous foreign correspondent best known for his "Inside." series of books. Harper & Brothers books
Bookseller reference : 911
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Galbraith John Kenneth and Menshikov Stanislav
Capitalism Communism and Coexistence: From the Bitter Past to a Better Prospect
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1988. First Edition First Printing. SIGNED by both authors on the front free end paper. U.S. economist John Kenneth Galbraith and Soviet economist and journalist Stanislav Menshikov met in a New England farmhouse in 1987 to discuss the state and future of communism and capitalism glasnost and Reaganism. 8vo 225 pages. Fine in a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slight edge wear. Copies signed by both authors are uncommon. SCARCE SIGNED by both authors. <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin Company unknown books
Bookseller reference : 912 ISBN : 0395473160 9780395473160
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Philbrick Herbert A.
I Led 3 Lives: Citizen"Communist" Counterspy
New York: Capitol Hill Press 1972. Revised Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front end paper: "Many thanks - / to / Tom Moran / Herbert A. Philbrick / 1972." Philbrick's account of his nine years in the Communist Party working as a spy for the FBI. Originally published in 1950 the book was updated and reissued in 1972. It was also the basis of a television series in the mid-1950s called Three Lives. Foreword by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. 8vo 306 pages. Red remainder mark on bottom page edges light stain on rear pastedown. Otherwise Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket that has some nicks creases and rubbing as well as ownership signature on the front flap. <br/><br/> Capitol Hill Press unknown books
Bookseller reference : 913
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Fast Howard
The Naked God: The Writer and the Communist Party
New York: Frederick A. Praeger Inc. 1957. First Edition. Howard Fast explains his disillusionment and break with the Communist Party. 8vo. 197 pages. Near Fine in an unclipped Very Good dust jacket that has a couple of small creases and tears and sunning. Overall a beautiful copy. <br/><br/> Frederick A. Praeger, Inc. unknown books
Bookseller reference : 865
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Carr EH
Twilight of the Comintern 1930-1935
New York: Pantheon Boos 1982. First Edition. A history of Moscow's relations with foreign Communist parties in the 1930s written by the left-wing historian and journalist E.H. Carr. Octavo pp. xi 461. Near Fine with a tasteful bookplate on the front paste down in a Very Good dust jacket that has a couple small closed tears on both panels along with some soiling on the rear panel. <br/><br/> Pantheon Boos unknown books
Bookseller reference : 694 ISBN : 0394525124 9780394525129
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DYKER David A
Catching Up and Falling Behind: Post-Communist Transformation in Historical Perspective
London: Imperial College Press. Fine. 2004. Hardcover. 1860944345 . First edition. Fine in printed boards. No dust jacket. . Imperial College Press hardcover books
Bookseller reference : 32482 ISBN : 1860944345 9781860944345
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Americana 20th Century Socialism Unions Radical Literature
We Only Want.The Earth! Number One November 1995
Seattle Washington: Mark Manning 1995. 22 pages; with a few black and white illustrations; interesting historical perspective on the 1995 Boeing aircraft machinist's strike - the editor claiming to be one of those laid off; statements concerning the background of the contention on-site subcontracting health insurance premiums and commentary on equal wage pay for international workers; with quotes from various historical sources and editorial of a socialist nature; approx. 5 1/4" x 8 1/2" size; original illustrated paper wrap covers; light wear; in very good condition. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Mark Manning Paperback books
Bookseller reference : 22695
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