The Color Purple: a novel [signed] by Walker, Alice - 1982

Munich: M. Müller & Sohn, 1919. 9x12 inch broadside, paper evenly toned, couple of short, unobtrusive closed tears at right edge, very good. A lovely example of this proclamation issued under Toller's name on behalf of the Provisional Revolutionary Central Council of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic. Undated, but the example illustrated in "Sammlung von Flugblättern betreffend die Münchener" has a penned date of April 13, 1919. Toller had replaced Ernst Niekisch as head of the Central Council on April 8. "To the working people of Bavaria! Bavaria is a Soviet Republic! Great rumors are circulated by those who seek to harm your interests. Everything is calm in Munich. No shots were fired...." Outlines problems with the pre-existing electoral system, promises a new regime of workers' councils. "The farmer has to stand by his plow, the blacksmith by his anvil... All mistrust is misunderstanding! Therefore be united in the Soviet Republic of Bavaria!

Rome: Giustizia e Libertà, 1931. 108p., small staplebound booklet (2.6x4.1 inches) printed underground during the fascist period by a clandestine publisher, printed on thin paper, light handling wear, very good. Collezione Giustizia e libertà, 3. Translation of King's condemnation of the fascist government. Rear cover has a blurb explaining the mission of the press and calling on the reader to "Insorgere, risorgere" (Rebel, revive!). The publisher was not only a distributor of clandestine literature within Italy, but was part of an active anti-fascist organization, founded by Carlo Rosselli in 1929, that carried out sabotage missions.

Baltimore: Metropolitan Tract Society, 1844. 36p., pamphlet bound with thread, somewhat foxed, very good. Two versions of this pamphlet were published in 1844, the other a shorter tract published by M. Fithian; priority is not known to your humble cataloger. Some in Philadelphia's Protestant community, angered by the rise in Irish immigration to the city and by rumors that Catholics were attempting to remove Bibles from public schools, rioted in 1844, burning down Catholic churches and nearby homes. In this pamphlet, the author, who states that he is Protestant, chastises his fellow religionists for demonstrating bigotry and un-Christian temperament. "It is treason, rank foul treason, to our Religion; it is treason to the very spirit of our institutions, - the American is a traitor to his country, who talks about this being a Protestant land, in order to justify his religious intolerance and proscription of others...

n.p.: Peace and Freedom Party, 1969. Poster. 28.5x22.25 inch stiff card placard screenprinted with design in red and black; formerly stapled to a wooden stake for use as a protest sign, with staple holes at the center top and bottom, as well as a small hole near the middle where a piece has been torn away. Additional overall wear from use.

[San Francisco]: the artist, 1982. Poster. 16x20 inch screen print poster on rag paper. Limited edition of one 41, with number penciled at lower left, signed by the artist at lower right. A lovely, fine example, from the holdings of the poet herself.

Shanghai: Qing nian xie hui shu ju 青年協會書局, 1948. 4, 26, 294, 2 pages, very good paperback, Fifth edition. English title, "Life of Jesus," on publisher's colophon. Qing nian cong shu / Youth library, 22. Zhao spent several years in the United States, earning M.A. and B.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University before returning in 1917 to teach at the Methodist Dongwu University in Suzhou. He later taught at Yenching University in Beijing as a professor of Theology. In 1952 he was politically denounced by the revolutionary government and removed from his position there. Though credited as one of the most creative Chinese theologians to meld Christianity with Chinese culture, he is believed to have lost his faith in the years after he was forced into obscurity. He died in 1979.

Munich: M. Müller & Sohn, 1919. 9x12 inch broadside, paper evenly toned, couple of short, unobtrusive closed tears at right edge, very good. A lovely example of this proclamation issued under Toller's name on behalf of the Provisional Revolutionary Central Council of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic. Undated, but the example illustrated in "Sammlung von Flugblättern betreffend die Münchener" has a penned date of April 13, 1919. Toller had replaced Ernst Niekisch as head of the Central Council on April 8. "To the working people of Bavaria! Bavaria is a Soviet Republic! Great rumors are circulated by those who seek to harm your interests. Everything is calm in Munich. No shots were fired...." Outlines problems with the pre-existing electoral system, promises a new regime of workers' councils. "The farmer has to stand by his plow, the blacksmith by his anvil... All mistrust is misunderstanding! Therefore be united in the Soviet Republic of Bavaria!

Rome: Giustizia e Libertà, 1931. 108p., small staplebound booklet (2.6x4.1 inches) printed underground during the fascist period by a clandestine publisher, printed on thin paper, light handling wear, very good. Collezione Giustizia e libertà, 3. Translation of King's condemnation of the fascist government. Rear cover has a blurb explaining the mission of the press and calling on the reader to "Insorgere, risorgere" (Rebel, revive!). The publisher was not only a distributor of clandestine literature within Italy, but was part of an active anti-fascist organization, founded by Carlo Rosselli in 1929, that carried out sabotage missions.

Baltimore: Metropolitan Tract Society, 1844. 36p., pamphlet bound with thread, somewhat foxed, very good. Two versions of this pamphlet were published in 1844, the other a shorter tract published by M. Fithian; priority is not known to your humble cataloger. Some in Philadelphia's Protestant community, angered by the rise in Irish immigration to the city and by rumors that Catholics were attempting to remove Bibles from public schools, rioted in 1844, burning down Catholic churches and nearby homes. In this pamphlet, the author, who states that he is Protestant, chastises his fellow religionists for demonstrating bigotry and un-Christian temperament. "It is treason, rank foul treason, to our Religion; it is treason to the very spirit of our institutions, - the American is a traitor to his country, who talks about this being a Protestant land, in order to justify his religious intolerance and proscription of others...

n.p.: Peace and Freedom Party, 1969. Poster. 28.5x22.25 inch stiff card placard screenprinted with design in red and black; formerly stapled to a wooden stake for use as a protest sign, with staple holes at the center top and bottom, as well as a small hole near the middle where a piece has been torn away. Additional overall wear from use.