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Stuttgart und Aalen: Konrad Theiss Verlag, (1977)., (1977).. Fine. - (Sonderveroffentlichung des Stadtarchivs Mannheim Nr. 1). 8vo, red cloth titled in gilt, in dw (rubbed & lightly spotted; extremities darkened). 277 pp. Color pictorial endpapers & B&W illustrations. Near fine in very good dw. <p>A history of democratic movements in Mannheim, Germany, from the revolution of 1848-49 through the aftermath of World War II, told through documents from the city archives. Text in German.
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ALLES FUR DAS VOLK / ALLES DURCH DAS VOLK: Dokumente zur demokratischen Bewegung in Mannheim 1848-1948.
by Schadt, Jorg; compiler and editor.
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AUTOGRAPH OF BRITISH LABOUR PARTY POLITICIAN MARY AGNES HAMILTON INSCRIBED BELOW A NEWSPAPER PORTRAIT TO FUTURE NEW YORK POLITICIAN SEYMOUR HALPERN.
by Hamilton, Mary Agnes (1884-1966). Labour Member of Parliament for Blackburn, U.K. (1929-1931).
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July 1930.. 1930.. Very good. - Portrait, 3-3/4 inches high by 2-3/4 inches wide, clipped from a newspaper and mounted on a piece of cream paper, 6-1/8 inches high by 3- 3/8. Signed below the portrait "Mary Agnes Hamilton / July 1930". Very good. <p>The newspaper portrait is a striking head-and-shoulders shot of Hamilton with closely cropped hair, large dark eyes and well-defined cheekbones, wearing a black dress or jacket. The full inscription reads: "To Seymour Halpern / with every good wish from / Mary Agnes Hamilton / July 1930".<p>Mary Agnes Hamilton, known as Molly, (1884-1966) was a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1929 to 1931. In 1916 she caused controversy by writing an anti-war novel "Dead Yesterday". In the early 1920s she was the deputy editor of The New Leader. She also held a position on the Balfour Committee on Industry and Trade.<p>The Queens, New York Republican Congressman Seymour Halpern…
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AUTOGRAPH. U.S. Secretary of Labor & Senator from Pennsylvania "Iron Puddler" JAMES J. DAVIS Signature on an index card.
by Davis, James J. (1873-1947). Known as "Iron Puddler" and "Puddler Jim", he served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under Presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover and subsequently as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania.
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Fine. - James J. Davis' signature boldly penned on a 3 inch high by 5 inch wide ruled index card. Near fine. Known as "Iron Puddler" and "Puddler Jim", the Wales-born American businessman James J. Davis (1873-1947) was one of only 3 cabinet officers to serve under 3 consecutive Presidents. Davis served as U.S. Secretary of Labor under Presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover. Davis supported the eugenics movement though he also supported the rights of workers to strike to a certain extent. He established the U.S. Border Patrol and proposed restrictions on immigration quotas. Elected as a U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania in 1930, he served until 1945 after which he resumed his work with the Loyal Order of Moose which he had first joined in 1906.
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THE CHARACTER OF A PRIEST; By Philanthropos
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London: Printed and published by R. Carlile, 55, Fleet-Street, 1821.. 1821.. Fine. - Octavo, printed self-wraps, unbound, removed. 8 pages. There is a light crease across the top corner of each page, else the pamphlet is bright & clean. Near fine. <p>First edition.<p>Richard Carlile [1790-1843] was a famed political activist, radical publisher and a fearless campaigner for freedom of the press. He published works by Thomas Paine and radical pamphlets and journals, including Sherwin's Political Register, which was closed down by the government after he published in it the first full eyewitness report of the Peterloo massacre. He changed the name of the journal to The Republican and continued to press for the punishment of those responsible for the massacre. In the course of his career, he was prosecuted for blasphemy, libel and sedition and was imprisoned several times. His wife Jane was also imprisoned when she took over publication of The Republican while he was in jail. By 1821,…
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DIALECTICAL MATERIALISM. A CRITIQUE OF MAX EASTMAN.
by Oehler, Hugo (1903-1983).
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(Chicago, IL): Revolutionary Workers League of the U.S., (1941)., (1941).. Fair. - Octavo, 10 inches high by 6-7/8 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed white wraps. Lacking the rear cover, the front cover is creased with a short tear to the right of the title. A number and a date are stamped to the right and left of the title at the top of the front cover. 14 pages. The corners of the pages are creased and there are some tiny tears to the bottom edges of 2 leaves. A longer diagonal tear along the top of page 10 was repaired with clear tape in the distant past. A good working copy. RARE.The Trade Unionist and Kansas district organizer for the Communist Party USA in the early days, Hugo Oehler (1903-1983) organized workers in Southern textile mills and miners in Colorado. In 1930, Oehler demanded that the Trotskyists be permitted to rejoin the party, a move which ended his career with the Communist Party USA. He went on to join James P. Cannon and others who formed the nation's first Trotskyist…
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FORWARD FROM LIBERALISM
by Spender, Stephen
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London: Victor Gollancz, 1937.. 1937.. Good. - Small octavo, soft covers bound in printed stiff paper vermilion wraps. The binding is soiled with a crease to the bottom corner of the front wrap. The spine is slightly faded & rubbed with the head lightly chipped. 295 pages. The page edges are darkened. Good. <p>First edition.<p>The Ex- libris of Edna and William Epstein wiith artwork in the style of Rockwell Kent is mounted on the inside front wrap.
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THE METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY, "WATER QUESTION" &c., &c. Sixth Edition of above Circular with additional reprints. (Sixteenth Thousand)
by Wiseman, William Thomas
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(London): G. Hill, 1882.. 1882.. Good. - Octavo, printed self-wraps sewn with cream cord. 32 pages. The title & last page are soiled. The front edge of the title is chipped; there is a crease to its bottom corner & a price-sticker has been partially removed from its top corner. The bottom corner of the last leaf is creased & torn. The remaining page corners are lightly bumped with creasing to the bottom corners of 2 rear leaves. Good. <p>"Nothing less than direct representation to the coming Water Board will satisfy the ratepayers of the Metropolis....It would be a wholesome check on the members of that board if they were elected--as I trust the new water authority will be--by the suffrages of the ratepayers, and the votes of the water consumers...." [From a Thomas Wiseman letter quoted in the press and reprinted in this pamphlet].<p>Scarce.
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THE POLITICAL CONDITIONS OF ALLIED SUCCESS: A Plea for the Protective Union of the Democracies.
by Angell, Norman (1872-1967).
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New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1918., 1918.. Good. - Octavo, 7-3/4 inches high by 5-1/8 inches wide. Gray cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & the spine. The covers are rubbed with some stains to the rear cover. The spine is darkened with a few small stains. xxviii & 350 pages plus a 5-page publisher's catalog of related books. The top edge of the book is soiled and there is some light foxing and minor stains to the fore and bottom edges. There is light foxing to the endpapers and pastedowns. Good. <p>First edition.<p>The English Nobel Peace Prize winner Sir Ralph Norman Angell (1872-1967) was a lecturer, journalist and author. Angell served as a Member of Parliament for the Labour Party. One of the founders of the Union of Democratic Control, Angell served on the Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. He served as an executive for the World Committee against War and Fascism and as a member of the executive committee of the League of…
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REVOLUTION AS THEATRE: Notes on the new radical style
by Brustein, Robert
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New York: Liveright, (1971).. (1971).. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in pictorial black wraps. The wraps are lightly rubbed & slightly bumped. [xi], 170 & [2] pages. Very good. <p>A critique of American society, examining campus unrest and student activism, by the Dean of the Yale School of Drama.
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