New York: Kimball, [1863]. Carte-de-visite. Light wear, part of captioned underlined in red pencil. One of a series of CDVs featuring recently freed slaves produced in 1863-1864 as part of a fundraising effort in the American South. According to a notice printed on the verso: "The nett proceeds from the..... More

Beijing: 1954. [4],282,[1]pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Light foxing and wear, ink stamp on rear cover and half title. Minor toning to text. Rare Chinese translation of Harry Haywood's important political work, first published in 1948. Harry Haywood (1898-1985) was an early Black activist in the Communist Party and the first..... More

Nueva York: 1919. 15pp. Large octavo. Original printed wrappers, stapled. Some staining on front wrapper and first two text leaves, minor edge wear. A rare missive sent from the Alianza Liberal Mexicana to the American Federation of Labor in 1919, asking for their help in "counteracting the propaganda that a...... More

Los Angeles: 1972. Poster, 17.5 x 11.5 inches. On cream stock, printed in black, red, and green. Two-inch closed tear at top edge, upper corner chipped. Minor wear and soiling else. A striking poster from the Chicano movement in Los Angeles, issued by one of its most prominent publications. La..... More

[Greenville, Al. 1965]. Photo-illustrated broadside, 11 x 8.5 inches. Old tears repaired with cello tape on verso, four cello tape reinforcements along edges, noticeable tanning, old folds. Top corner chipped away. A highly-ephemeral and likely unique surviving example of this broadside handbill issued by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in..... More

[New York: ca. 1930-1940]. Seven pamphlets, plus two duplicates. Some staples, with minor oxidation. Otherwise minor wear and dustsoiling; a few scattered patched of browning. A group of eight uncommon pamphlets issued by the Committee on Militarism Education to disseminate their arguments against military training in schools. The group was..... More

Los Angeles: 1942-1943. Thirteen issues. Stapled, hole-punched in margin. Light wear. Pacifist newsletter edited by Arthur Louis Joquel II, a noted science fiction fan and 'zine author. Utilizing his previous knowledge and talents from the world of fanzines, he established the Society of Juridica in 1940 to advocate for a...... More

Glendora, Ca. Pacifica Library Associates, 1942. [2],137,[4] leaves. Folio. Reproduced typescript, with "Explanatory Note" taped to inside front cover. Original brad-bound, printed card wrappers. Light wear. Without the five leaves of "Authors cited" at the end, as noted in the OCLC record, but perhaps not present in all copies. A..... More

[Washington DC: 1982]. Lithographic poster, 34 x 22.75 inches, printed on cheap paper. A few small chips and closed tears to edges, old folds, some light creasing. A striking poster advertising a "Mass Protest" in Washington, D.C. in support of El Salvador and "against the Reagan Policy of Oppression at..... More

Superior, Wi. Central Co-operative Wholesale, 1932. 91,[2]pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Minor wear, creasing, and light soiling to wrappers. Varying levels of toning to text block. A fascinating history of co-operative movements in the United States by George Halonen, a leading Finnish-American Communist who was expelled from the Communist Party of..... More

St. Louis: 1969. [1],105,[8]pp. Printed on rectos only. Folio. Original blue card covers, spiral bound. Minor wear, slightly heavier to covers. Academic work written by Joseph A. Kahl, who was, at the time, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Washington University, specializing in Latin America. Kahl (1923-2010) subsequently moved to..... More

[New York?]: April 14, 1962. 2pp. Previously folded. Tiny chip to upper left of first page. Slight discoloration at edges. Signed clearly. A superb letter written by Malcolm X to the journalist Peter Goldman in April 1962, that succinctly encapsulates X's conversion story and the belief of the Nation of..... More

Akron, Pa. Mennonite Central Committee, 1944-1945. Two pamphlets. [12];[8]pp. Illustrated self wrappers, stapled. Minor soiling and wear. Two pamphlets issued by the Mennonite Church promoting peaceful contributions to the war effort for its pacifist members. The first offers details on the Civilian Public Service, a string of nearly fifty camps..... More