New York: HarperCollins, 1991. Hardcover. xxv, 178p., very good first edition in like dj. *Rideout author. Herbst memoirs, published here in book form for the first time, embrace the political and literary themes that informed her life, from Sioux City to Spain. More
Cat.No: 9673
Urbana: Farm Research Institute, 1986. x, 172p., sketch illustrations, alkaline paperstock throughout; first edition softbound in 9x6 inch decorated wraps, lower edge has suffered a bump that dented all leaves, even so a good copy; autographed by the author on the first blank, and laid in is a leaf covered..... More
Cat.No: 185053
![Cat.No: 204200 How the Sow Became a Goddess [inscribed & signed]. Jim Heynen](/pictures/thumb/204200.jpg?v=1484088558)
Lewiston: Confluence Press, 1977. [28p] 5.5x8.5 inches, personal inscription signed by the poet, very good first edition chapbook limited to 300 copies in stapled wraps with lightly-worn cream pictorial dj. A Confluence Chapbook. Iowan transplanted to Oregon. More
Cat.No: 204200
Iowa City: the tabloid, 1973. Newspaper. 4p., common tabloid format (double-fold, a 17x11 inch page) but beginner's work and quite abbreviated (single folded folio leaf); text is reproduced from typewriter-set mss, the few cartoons amateur. Toned, a very good copy. Cover headlines runs "Investigation yields Ottens suspect" [murder]; "Who rules..... More
Cat.No: 205336
Iowa City: Museum of Art, The University of Iowa, 1986. Hardcover. xiv, 233p., illus., small tear on front dj, spine lightly sun faded, slight foxing on top edge of text block, else in very good condition. More
Cat.No: 126690
West Des Moines, IA: Palindrome Publishing, 2004. Paperback. 99p., trade paperback, as new. Second collection of poetry by the Iowan African American poet. More
Cat.No: 213664
![Cat.No: 143916 [Eight different annual convention reports]. Iowa State Federation of Labor](/pictures/thumb/143916.jpg?v=1484085070)
Des Moines: the Federation, 1967-76. Paperback. Group of eight 7x9.5 inch booklets, lightly worn wraps, for the 12th (1967), 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 21st (1976) annual conventions, each around 60 pages. Each report lists resolutions, attendees, and summary of the convention. More
Cat.No: 143916
New York: Vantage Press, 1968. 92p., very good first edition in dj. Girl Scout leader from Iowa braves the Dark Continent, reports by vanity press. More
Cat.No: 88969
Cedar Falls: The University of Northern Iowa, Morningside College and the Iowa Arts Council, 1969. 91p., 8.5x11.5 inches, illustrated with examples and photos, text in English and Chinese, very good first edition in blue printed wraps with white spine, inscribed by author in Chinese; last few pages slightly wavy. More
Cat.No: 165467
Cedar Falls: The University of Northern Iowa, Mrningside College and the Iowa Arts Council, 1969. 91p., 8.5x11.5 inches, illustrated with examples and photos, text in English and Chinese, very good first edition in blue printed wraps with white spine. More
Cat.No: 163908
[Corning, IA]: the author, 1880. Newspaper. [8p., numbered 301-308], newspaper, unopened, 9.5x12.5 inches, minor damp staining and rippling, paper slightly browned. Issued while Leroux was living at the Corning, Iowa Icarian community. Includes an article on Elisee Reclus. "[C]ontains information both about the French exiles and immigrants connected with the..... More
Cat.No: 83683
[Corning, IA]: the author, 1878. pp139-146, newspaper, unopened, 9.5x12.5 inches, paper slightly toned, front wrap lightly foxed along one edge else good condition. Issued while Leroux was living at the Corning, Iowa Icarian community. "[C]ontains information both about the French exiles and immigrants connected with the First International and --..... More
Cat.No: 83687
Neuchatel, Kansas: the author, 1875. [8p., numbered 265-272], newspaper, unopened, 9.5x12.5 inches, minor damp staining and rippling, paper still white. Leroux, active in the 1848 revolt in France, went into exile in Kansas. He supported the ideas of Saint-Simon, was connected to the First International and later active with Icarian..... More
Cat.No: 83610
Iowa City: The State Historical Society of Iowa, 1926. Magazine. pp. 129-164, complete issue, wraps with cleric edges slightly creased else very good condition. Contents: Tramping with Kelly through Iowa, Jack London and Comment, the editor (John Ely Briggs). More
Cat.No: 245370
Rochester, NY: Charles Davison Snell, Sr. 1950. Pamphlet. 17p. staplebound pamphlet, 3.5x5 inches, very good. Not found in OCLC as of June 2022. Text of an address given in Atlantic City at a Sons of the American Revolution meeting. The author, president of the Iowa branch of the SAR, focuses..... More
Cat.No: 287599
Mill Valley: TracPress, 1996. 285p., introduction, pages from history (facsimiles of a book by Maj. David W. Reed) roster and record of Iowa soldiers, letters 1864, photographs, letters 1865, appendix, first printing of this softbound original. A 1x3 inch excision mars the half-title page (an ownership disowned), and the back..... More
Cat.No: 109164
Detroit, MI: Labor Publications, 1990. Paperback. 253p., illustrated with a sizable b&w photojournalism section, softbound in 8x5 inch glossy wraps, very good clean condition. Curtis, a member of the SWP, was arrested for rape in Des Moines, Iowa and the SWP defended him. More
Cat.No: 229940
n.p. Rhubarb Custard Pie Press, 1998. Staplebound. 24 pg. staplebound chapbook, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, very good. No copies in OCLC as of January 2022. Melby's memoir, My Family and Other Hazards, was a New York Times Best-seller. She received her MFA from the University of Iowa. More
Cat.No: 277873
Iowa City: Common lives/Lesbian lives a Collective, 1982. Paperback. 112p.,, illustrations, poetry, stories, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Later mailings of this issue offered a letter apologizing for the admittedly racist bio of Paula Gunn Allen. The editors named her as a Lebanese-American leaving off the..... More
Cat.No: 269889
Iowa City: Common lives/Lesbian lives a Collective, 1991. Paperback. 128p., illustrations, poetry, stories, gift inscription else very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 266587
Iowa City: The State Historical Society of Iowa, [1904]. Pamphlet. 28p., stapled wraps, 7.25x10.75 inches, wraps heavily chipped on the edges, leaves unopened. More
Cat.No: 133299
Iowa City: Common lives/Lesbian lives a Collective, 1987. Paperback. 128p., music, illustrations, poetry, stories, very good first edition trade paperback in wine pictorial wraps. Published by an Iowa collective. More
Cat.No: 252222
Iowa City: Common lives/Lesbian lives a Collective, 1987. Paperback. 128p., music, illustrations, poetry, stories, very good first edition trade paperback in blue pictorial wraps. Published by an Iowa collective. More
Cat.No: 252225
![Cat.No: 277693 Bruja [broadside]. Aleida Rodriguez](/pictures/thumb/277693.jpg?v=1642044909)
Iowa City: The Spirit That Moves Us Press, 1978. Broadside. 16x11 inch broadside with a poem by Rodriguez, illustration by Cary Kann; very good. More
Cat.No: 277693
