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Third Press, 1970. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Sadock, Verna. Quite scarce in any condition, this is a unique insider's view of the trial of the Chicago 8 (Bobby Seale, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, John Froines, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, & David Dellinger, & Lee Weiner), for their participation in the riots surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention in that city. Told in words & pictures, including actual trial transcripts & text written by an African-American engineer-dramatist, complemented with over 200+ pen-and-ink sketches drawn daily throughout the trial proceedings by a local sketch artist. Dedicated by the publishers to "the disillusioned young American who, loving life, and loving his country, nurtures an ailing dream.and looks for a hero to save the country from disaster" the text extols the value of free speech & our First Amendment right, which the judge in the case was widely seen as blatantly quashing. From the… Read More

New York: Joseph Okpaku Publishing Company, Inc. A Third Press Book, 1970. First Edition. Soft cover. Good. Tall soft cover (12" x 9"). 159 pages. Illustrated with drawings. Color illustrated covers. Light creases to some of the pages in back. Light edge wear to the front cover.

New York: Third Press, 1970. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. First edition, stated first printing. Illustrated wraps. 159 pp. Black and white illustrations throughout. Front cover a color illustration depicting Bobby Seale bound and gagged in the courtroom. An account, through the printing of actual court proceedings, of the trial of the Chicago 8, which included Bobby Seale, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, who were accused of conspiracy and inciting a riot (among other things) for their roles in the protests of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago. With some commentary on the proceedings, highlighting the bias of the court in this case. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning, soiling and edgewear. Light scuffing along the extremities. Minor wrinkling to the covers.