New York: American Boycott Against Aggressor Nations, [1939]. Four-panel brochure, year penciled in corner of front panel, otherwise very good. Cover depicts a piece of silk fabric with a gleaming bayonet. Urges a boycott of Japanese imported silk as a means of "withdrawing American help to Japan, without which she..... More
Cat.No: 272124
Paris: Maison Murat, 1925. 60p. plus firm's add-ons; the profuse illustrations are printed in sepia on cream tint-blocks with a terminal section showing certain paraphernalia (cigaret cases, cigar scissors, pocket knives, sewing kits) in blue on the same tint. Softbound, a 9.5x12.5 inch oblong folder fastened with a decorative cord..... More
Cat.No: 250845
Brooklyn: the newsletter, 1995. Pamphlet. 43p., staplebound in wraps, 5.25x8.5 inches, wraps lightly worn otherwise very good. Articles on racial discrimination by landlords in Park Slope, HIV/AIDS policy, Chinatown sweatshops, squatters, anti-abortion activists, and more. More
Cat.No: 271553
Brooklyn: the newsletter, 1996. Pamphlet. 43p., staplebound in wraps, 5.5x8.5 inches, wraps lightly worn, phone number penned on back cover otherwise very good. Articles in this issue include coverage of a garment worker strike, dispute over living wage, potential rebirth of the labor movement, and more. More
Cat.No: 194468
Barcelona: Sociedad Anonima Serra Manlleu, 1932. Hardcover. 303p., coated paperstock throughout with numerous b&w photographic images retouched for diagramatic clarity, a small colorphoto section (close-ups of multicolored yarns), hardbound in 7x5 inch maroon cloth boards gilt. Textblock has rounded outer corners, all edges are gilded brightly. A bright, unhandled copy..... More
Cat.No: 207245
no place: Korea-Britain Centennial Committee / International Cultural Society of Korea, [1984]. Paperback. Unpaginated, glossy paperstock throughout with color exhibit photography (several folded plates) and triple-column text; 9.5x9.7 inch glossy decorated wraps, somewhat edgeworn with corner-tips bumped. Folded plates are undamaged, item is sound, clean and unmarked, a very good..... More
Cat.No: 259041
Osaka: Dainihon Bōseki 大日本紡績, 1942. 192p., very good hardcover, illustrated with black and white and color photos, blue cloth-covered boards with title in silver gilt on spine; text in Japanese. US military stamp inside front cover indicates that the book had "no military value" Wartime publication on the history of..... More
Cat.No: 177063
New York: Labor Publication Society, 1929. Magazine. 29p., + [1p. of advertisements], 11x8 inches; ex-library rubberstamp and pencil notation on front wrapper, staples rusted, front wrapper detached, else in good condition. Contributors to this issue: William Bloom, Jesse Lloyd, Israel Mufson, Frank L. Palmer, and Louis Stanley. Articles by Socialist-oriented..... More
Cat.No: 272439
New York: Libertarian Workers Group, 1979. 8p., 8.5x11 inch sheets stapled together at upper left, mild toning. Discusses possibility of a garment industry strike, possible return of the draft, and more. More
Cat.No: 249941
Ithaca: ILR Press, [1990]. 17x22 inch poster from the press, most of the design featuring an enlarged front page of "The Call" from 1909, with text in English and Yiddish. More
Cat.No: 200697
New York: Educational Department, International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, 1939. Pamphlet. 8p. staplebound pamphlet, very good but for minor corner crease. Also included are two mimeographed cards from 1940 listing Saturday outings to cultural sites in NYC as part of the union's "Class on wheels." Discusses cultural, social, and athletic..... More
Cat.No: 271741
New York: Cloak & Suit Operators Union, Local 1, 1936. 51, 83p., heavily worn and edge-curled cloth-covered wraps with decorative design, Yiddish and English text, thoroughly illustrated in B&W, many advertisements. Tamiment Library bookplate on flyleaf. Jacob Panken's name embossed on cover (English side); possibly a union member's personal copy..... More
Cat.No: 124909
New York: Workers United / SEIU, 2011. 12x24 inch poster on heavy stock, very good, stored rolled. Announces a centennial commemoration by labor unionists. More
Cat.No: 235358
New York: Italian Labor Education Bureau, [1934]. 127p., plus 115 unpaginated leaves of ads and statements of congratulations. Velvety cover is edgeworn; interior page inscribed in 1935 by Rose Pesotta. Contributions in both Italian and English; many black and white photos. Some doodles and annotations. More
Cat.No: 273176
[East Bay]: [1974?]. 1.5 inch diameter pin, bilingual text and artwork depicting seamstresses with a sewing machine, orange background. Very good; manufactured by East Bay pinmaker Robert Rush (though not identified as such on the pin). GCA was the Great Chinese American Sewing Company, known in Cantonese as Jung Sai..... More
Cat.No: 204511
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[New York: ACWA, 1926]. 429p., wraps, folded illus. of convention delegates, ex libris. More
Cat.No: 14474
[New York: ACWA, 1930]. 334p., wraps, folded illus. of convention delegates, ex libris. More
Cat.No: 14476
New York: Eloquent Press Corp. 1944. xx, 463p., hardcover, spine darkened, mild shelfwear; inscribed and signed by the author. Despite the English cover title, the majority of the contents are in Italian. Antonni was General Secretary of Local 89 of Italian Dressmakers, the first vice-president of the ILGWU and a...... More
Cat.No: 59460
Baltimre: The Johns Hopkins University Pres, 1999. x, 229p., dj lightly faded. More
Cat.No: 112869
Salt Lake City: Gibbs-Smith Publisher, 1993. Paperback. 160p., high-gloss alkaline paperstock throughout with well-reproduced color exhibit photography. Entirely sound and unmarked, with a faint tiny smudge to back cover, the sole hint of dust-soil. Very good copy. More
Cat.No: 255847
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1985. Hardcover. xxi, 240p., very good condition in like dj. The working class in American history. More
Cat.No: 3785
Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1985. xxi, 240p. The working class in American history. More
Cat.No: 59563
Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1967. Hardcover. xvii, [i], 244p., very good condition in a worn and chipped dj with an old tape repair. More
Cat.No: 3798
n.pl. Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, 1950. 161p. [+ 8p. illus.], heavily illustrated, original 11x7.5 inch cloth binding. More
Cat.No: 13239
Washington, D.C. The Brookings Institution, 1947. xi, 259p. More
Cat.No: 1088
