Van Droogenbroeck, V.A. Dela MontagneLivre Rare Book
Display Placard War Is the Health of the State
1970ref. 33437Corinth VT: Black Mountain Press 1970. Near Fine. Corinth VT: Black Mountain Press ca. 1970. Stiff card broadside placard 17.5x30cm printed in red on yellow stock. Just a hint of wear to margins brief ink note on verso "Anarchist 1970" else a Near Fine bright example. Placard attributed to the 1970s anarchist printing house the Black Mountain Press. The placard reproduces a quote from an essay by progressive author and spokesperson Randolph Bourne 1886-1918. Shortly before his death in 1918 as the United States had just entered World War I Bourne wrote "War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion throughout society those irresistible forces for uniformity for passionate cooperation with the Government in coercing into obedience the minority groups and individuals which lack the larger herd sense. Black Mountain Press unknown books
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA · United States$125.00≈ €111.89
