The Dream of a G-I-Joe by James B. Farrell - 1946

New York: Greenberg Publisher, 1952. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. No jacket. Spine base rubbed. 1952 Hard Cover. xix, 319 pp. CONTENTS: Epidemic; The History of Drug Use in the United States; The Road to Drug Use; Drug Use; Drug Action and Control; Case-finding and Detection of Addiction; Opiates and "Goof Balls;" Cocaine, Benzedrine, and Marijuana; Treatment; After-care: The Third Phase of Treatment; The Illicit Traffic in Drugs; Drugs and Crime; Control and Suppression; The Law Today; Teen-age Addiction and the Community; Education's Responsibility; A Medico-Social Solution of the Drug Problem; Action Now!; A Plan for Tomorrow; Glossary of Slang Used by Drug Users; Appendix A: Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, N.Y.; Appendix B: Uniform Narcotic Drug Act, Ill.; Bibliography; Index.

Boca Raton: Florida Atlantic University. Very Good. 1984. First Edition; First Printing. Magazine. First edition. Magazine. Oversize pictorial wrappers [about 8.5" x 11"], saddle-stapled, 42 pages, illustrated. This is Donald Grant's [the Small press publisher] copy with mailing label and a light top outside corner crease else a Fine copy. See Photos ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 42 pages .

Chicago, Illinois: W. B. Thorsen, 1971. New and unread copy of the FIRST EDITION. NO owner's name or address label. Very mild age toning. This copy is from the publisher's surplus inventory which we acquired along with the magazine's archives -- now housed at the John Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Vol. XXI #6, Mar/Apr. 1971. Double Number. Contains the first appearance of two Farrell original contributions: "Introductory Remarks" and "A Censorship Case." Edgar Branch supplements his Farrell bibliography with several hundred new entries. Jeff C. Dykes' "Tentative Bibliographic Check Lists of Western Illustrators #55" concludes (part 2 of 2 ) by describing 46 additional works containing Alfred Jacob Miller illustrations. Charles Heartman's American Book Collector lasted 36 issues before publication ceased in 1935. In 1950, William B. Thorsen began a new magazine called The Amateur Book Collector. However, he soon… Read More

Chicago, Illinois: W. B. Thorsen, 1976. New and unread copy of the FIRST EDITION. NO owner's name or address label. Very mild age toning. This copy is from the publisher's surplus inventory which we acquired along with the magazine's archives -- now housed at the John Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Vol. XXVI #3, Jan/Feb. 1976. Contains Col. Barney Oldfield's illustrated essay, "They're Still Going Ape Over Tarzan," Edgar Branch's "Bibliography of James T. Farrell, September 1970-February 1975, A Supplement" and Madeleine Stern's article on the earliest editions of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." Charles Heartman's American Book Collector lasted 36 issues before publication ceased in 1935. In 1950, William B. Thorsen began a new magazine called The Amateur Book Collector. However, he soon received permission from Heartman's widow to change the name to American Book Collector. There were 233 issues… Read More

Chicago, Illinois: W. B. Thorsen, 1961. New and unread copy of the FIRST EDITION. NO owner's name or address label. Mild age toning. This copy is from the publisher's surplus inventory which we acquired along with the magazine's archives -- now housed at the John Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. James T. Farrell Special Number. Vol. XI #10, Summer 1961. Contains the first appearance of three Farrell original contributions: "Personal Words," "C'est Droll," and "Prose Poem." Neda Westlake describes the Farrell collection at the University of Pennsylvania. There are several articles by Edgar Branch, Farrell's bibliographer, including "A Supplement to the Bibliography of James T. Farrell's Writings" which adds several hundred items to the standard reference. Charles Heartman's American Book Collector lasted 36 issues before publication ceased in 1935. In 1950, William B. Thorsen began a new magazine called… Read More

Chicago, Illinois: W. B. Thorsen, 1967. New and unread copy of the FIRST EDITION. NO owner's name or address label. Very mild age toning. This copy is from the publisher's surplus inventory which we acquired along with the magazine's archives -- now housed at the John Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Vol. XVII #9, May 1967. Contains 3 original contributions by James T. Farrell: "Introduction," "Literary Note," "Introduction to Chilean Edition of Young Lonigan." Edgar Branch identifies several hundred additional items not previously included in his standard Farrell bibliography or the Summer 1961 ABC supplement. Jeff C. Dykes' "Tentative Bibliographic Check Lists of Western Illustrators #36/37/38" describe works by 3 California illustrators: Clarence Ellesworth, Joseph Mora, and Charles Owens. Charles Heartman's American Book Collector lasted 36 issues before publication ceased in 1935. In 1950, William B.… Read More