The Red Mole. [65 issues, 1970-1973]

[International Marxist Group]

London: International Marxist Group, 1970-1973. Newspaper. Sixty five issues, various pagination, 12x18 inches [large tabloid format], heavily illustrated, some wraps toned, tears along edges throughout, and chipped, showing much shelf and edge wear, else in good condition. Some issues are presented as "broadsheet", a single large broadsheet printed on both sides and folded, and noted here in the listing. Broadsheets were produced from 1970 through 1972. Issues present are, by date, the very first issue, Vol. 1 No. 1, Mar 1970 [this issue has some tears through the back cover], Vol. 1 No. 2 Apr 1, 1970, Vol. 1, No. 3, Apr 15, 1970, Vol. 1, No. 4, May 1, 1970 (staining along length of fold), Vol. 1, No. 6, Jun 1-15, 1970, Vol. 1, No. 7, Jul 1970, Vol. 1, No. 8, Aug 1970, Vol. 1 No. 9, Sep 15, 1970, Vol. 1, No. 10, Oct 1-15, 1970, Vol. 1, No. 12, Nov 1-15, 1970, Vol. 2, No. 1, Jan 1-15, 1971 (ink notes on final page), Vol. 2, No. 2, Jan 16-31, 1971, Vol. 2, No. 3, Feb 1-15, 1971, Vol. 2, No. 4, Feb 16-28, 1971, Vol. 2, No. 6, Mar 23-Apr 7, 1971 [this issue has noticeable wear along spine], Vol. 2, No. 7, 8-22 Apr, 1971, Vol. 2, No. 8, Apr 24-May 8 1971, Vol. 2, No. 9, May 15, 1971, Vol. 2, No. 10, Jun 1, 1971, Vol. 2, No. 11, Jun 15, 1971, Vol. 2, No. 12, Jul 1, 1971, Vol. 2, No. 13, Jul 15, 1971, Vol. 2, No. 14, Aug 1971, Sep 1, 1979 [no longer printing volume number with this issue], No. 28, Sep 15, 1971, No. 29, Oct 5, 1971 (pen underlining to final page), No. 30, Oct 20, 1971, No. 31, Nov 15, 1971, No. 32, Nov 29, 1971 [issue has some staining along top edge of cover with some warping from being moist at one point], No. 33, Dec 12, 1971, No. 34, Jan 10, 1972, No. 35, Jan 24, 1972, No. 36, Feb 7, 1972,No. 37, Feb 28, 1972, No. 38, Mar 13, 1972, No. 39, Mar 30, 1972, No. 40, Apr 17, 1972, No. 41, May 1, 1972, No. 42, May 15, 1972, No. 43, Jun 5, 1972, No. 44, Jun 26, 1972, No. 45, Jul 10, 1972, No. 46, Jul 24, 1972, Strike Special, No. 47, Jul 29, 1972, No. 48, Aug 7, 1972, No. 49, Aug 21, 1972, No. 50, Sep 4, 1972, No. 51, Sep 18, 1972, No. 52, Oct 2, 1972 [issue has a fair amount of heavy doolding along bottom edge of cover], No. 53, Oct 16, 1972 (ink notes to rear cover), No. 54, Oct 30, 1972 (ink notes in red to front cover), No. 55 Nov 13, 1972, No. 56 Nov 27, 1972, No. 57 Dec 11, 1972, No. 58 Jan 8, 1973. No. 59, Jan 20, 1973, No. 60, Feb 3, 1973 (significant stain with some loss to text on rear cover), No. 61, Feb 17, 1973 (much wear to edges), No. 62, Mar 3, 1973, No. 63, Mar 17, 1973, No. 64, Mar 31, 1973 [issue has a tear along the fold and spine, heavily toned as well], No. 65, Apr 14, 1973 [last issue] Broadsheets/Specials: Ceylon Special issue [no date],, Broadsheet No. 8 Aug 1971: "For the IRA, No Internment" (small stain to top), Broadsheet Feb 17, 1972, "Spread theSolidarity Strikes, For a Workers' Victory"

International Marxist Group was involved with publishing the Black Dwarf. "In March 1970... [the paper] suffered an editorial board split over questions of Leninism. A second newspaper was established, Red Mole, which Tariq Ali edited alongside an editorial board with an IMG majority. Red Mole was a "revolutionary internationalist" paper that carried a broad range of left-wing opinion in its pages, including a famous interview with John Lennon. Chenhanho Chimutengwende, a Zimbabwe exile who later served as a minister under Robert Mugabe, was one of the non-IMG members on the editorial board. IMG members also took part in New Left Review: Tariq Ali, Robin Blackburn, and Quintin Hoare were on its editorial board for much of the 1970s " - Marxists Internet Archive. In May of 1973 the paper resumed publication as "The Red Weekly"

Cat.No: 288691

Price: $250.00