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N.Y., , 1960. . Six phonograph records in orig. publisher's box. Records in fine condition, box & booklet vg. with all packing material. . Folio. . 6 long playing records in sleeves. (Wahington Records M-2243). Contains recordings of 34 speeches of President Franklin Roosevelt given 1933-1945. Booklet with photos. Booklet introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt. Scarce. An important F.D. R. administration item. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1994. Cloth. No dj but a fine copy. . 8vo. . A 4pp. biography then printing of his letters 1907-1940. Plates. ... more information

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N.Y., , 1937. Pict. photo wrprs. . VG. 4to. Lead news article "Storm-Clouds In Legislative Sky. "Judicial Reform", "Collective Bargaining" Twin Headaches" Photo showing Senator Byrnes giving cynical views of FDR's maneuvers (nearly 2pp.), also news on cave ins in coal mines, Kansa, budget, other news, mention of Rosalind Russell with a photo, Japanese sumi wrestlers, nearly 2pp. on Spanish Civil War w/ a map, news of troubles in Algeria for the French, much more news & ar... more information

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San Francisco, , 1941. . Lightly to moderately browned. VG. Large folio. San Francisco Call Bulletin. Front pg. & page 2 only. Very large heavy black headline at top on draft, lg. red headline on 2-man Japanese sub underneath w/ v. lg. photo of sub on front pg. ( beached at Oahu during Dec. 7 attack). Other stories titled: "Transport Hit By U.S. Bombers", "Jap Drive Menaces Singapore", "Large Army Held Vital To Safety. Wider Conscription of Manpower Urged by President&quo... more information

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(London), , (1906). Dsbd. No outside wrappers. Tiny ex. lib. stamp at bottom margin. VG. 8vo. Later reprint of its first 1884 tract. Workers exist in competitive society withCapital in the hands of individuals.. A few are very rich and the majority are in poverty. Attacks capitalism as breeding wage-slave workers who toil in poverty, also paupers, criminals, etc. Solution is putting instruments of production to the benefit of all. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British soci... more information

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London,, 1900. 1st edition. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published June 1900. Candidates are asked many questions on their views on public health, housing, municipal work, labor, municipal and taxation reforms, etc. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life founded in 1883 under the influence of Thomas Davidson. In 1884 the first founders Frank Podmore and Edward Pease were quic... more information

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London,, 1906. Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Printed in large dark type. Good wages, short hours, fair conditions, proper treatment, protection from arbitrary dismissals, regular work, etc. is what trade unions can get for workmen. ingle tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life founded in 1883 under the influence of Thomas Davidson. In 1884 the first founders Frank Podmore and Edward Pea... more information

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London,, 1906. 2nd reprint. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published March, 1906. Originally published in 1901. Impt. tract by Webb looking at the new 20th century. Discusses on decline of liberalism, a new England, "Conservatives as Caretakers", the Party of National Efficiency, abolition of sweating, the national minimum, housing the people, raising the standard of life, a national minimum of education, 20th century universities, much more. Single tract published by the Fabian Society.... more information

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London,, 1902. 1st edition. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published August 1902. On origin of reformatory treatment, rise of reformatories, the Reformatory Act, statistics of inmates, origin of & laws on industrial schools, industrial school inmates, results of starving in schools, lack of technical training, poverty & morale, suggestions for reform, much more. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of... more information

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London,, 1902. 1st edition. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers.A straight tear repd. VG. 8vo. Published July 1902. Many details on unsanitary conditions in laundries, irregularity of hours of employment, bad working conditions, long hours, how to improve laundries, much more. Table. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life founded in 1883 under the influence of Thomas Davidson. In 1884 the fi... more information

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London,, 1907. Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published October 1907. Originally published by Fabians in 1903 after gaining permission by Trustees of William Morris. Morris supported equality & communism & this essay was given as a speech to members of the Hammersmith Socialist Society in 1893. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life founded in 1883 under the influence of... more information

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London,, 1903. 1st edition. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published December 1903. On agricultural education, scientific development, commercial development, fruit culture, stockbreeding & dairying, forestry, application to England & Ireland. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life (founded in 1883 under the influence of Thomas Davidson. In 1884 the first founders Fran... more information

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London,, 1904. 1st edition. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published February 1904. Supports the tariff, protection of labor, free trade as supporting labor, the socialist free trader, foreign trade, reforms, the Liberal Party, etc. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life founded in 1883 under the influence of Thomas Davidson. In 1884 the first founders Frank Podmore and Edward ... more information

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London,, 1904. 1st edition. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published February 1904. On what the Act is, the administrative machinery local & above, powers of the Education Committee, etc. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life founded in 1883 under the influence of Thomas Davidson. In 1884 the first founders Frank Podmore and Edward Pease were quickly joined by George Berna... more information

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London,, 1904. . 1st edition. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published July 1904. On how the laborer lives, skilled labor & farm wages, the modern farmer, cottages as booby traps, decay of village bands, need for cooperative stores, village schools, remedies suggested, etc. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life founded in 1883 under the influence of Thomas Davidson. In 188... more information

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London,, 1905. . 2nd edition, 6 months after 1st. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published October, 1905, On questions of whether children are fed, improper feeding, consequences of underfeeding, voluntary agencies & their insufficiency, various plans for free feeding of childrenin schools, destitute or not, the question of accomadations, medical inspection, what central authority can do, etc. much more. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization f... more information

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London,, 1907. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Publ. Nov. 1907. Originally publ. in 1905. On careless spending of public wealth, the power of wealth, the weakness of poverty, the economy of rising rates, unearned incomes, etc. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life (ounded in 1883 under the influence of Thomas Davidson. In 1884 the first founders Frank Podmore and Edward Pease w... more information

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London,, 1905. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published June, 1905. On present methods of farming & supplying milk & the poor results, use of preservatives, adulteration, social reaction to private enterprise supplying bad milk which should be supplied collectively, prevention of fraud, certification of milk, municipal milk depots, how to bring about true reform, etc. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgr... more information

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London,, 1905. . 1st edition. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published August, 1905. On decline of agriculture, the sins of landlords, the faults of farmers, increase in agricultural population, rnecessity for State involvement to utililize national resources, regulate wages, assure fair rents, discussion of small farm landlordism, peasant ownership, socialists & farming, land nartionalization, stocking the farms, marketing the produce, the agriculturalist of the future, etc. Single tract publ... more information

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London,, 1905. . 1st edition. . Dsbd. No outside wrappers. VG. 8vo. Published August, 1905. On abolition of trusts, trusts and railways, causes of combinations, trusts and prices, unfair competition, anti-trust combinations, regulation of prices, supervision of trusts, trusts & workers, trusts & the State, etc. Single tract published by the Fabian Society. which was a British socialist organization founded in 1884 which was an outgrowth of the Fellowship of the New Life founded in 1883 under the i... more information

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