
American Labor & Radicalism
This section includes books (both nonfiction and fiction) as well as ephemera related to labor unions and activism, grassroots political organization in fields such as environmentalism and free speech, and the underground press. Our holdings range from academic historical works and labor-themed novels to original leaflets and pamphlets.
Apocalypse Now at Dr. Bombay's [handbill]
San Francisco: Dr. Bombay's, n.d. 8.5x11 inch handbill, some handling wear. "In the Left corner, in the red boxers, Tony Seymour and his band World War 4. Poet, Musician and political commentator par excellance... In the Right Wing, wearing black trunks, Stephen Schwartz, writer for the SF Chronicle, historian of..... More
Cat.No: 254095
April 15 [pinback button depicting a dove escaping from a dollar sign]
Mfg. by Larry Fox, n.d. 1.25 inch pin, blue and white. Manufactured by Larry Fox in New York State. There were major antiwar demonstrations on this date in 1967 and 1970. More
Cat.No: 207519
April 22. Kezar Stadium [poster]
San Francisco: Bay Area April 22 Coalition, [1972]. 10.5x18 inch poster, design adapted from a Cuban poster depicting falling bombs with the face of Richard Nixon. Small spot of foxing, otherwise very good. Advertises an event with speakers including Dick Gregory, Gloria Fontanez, Dave Dellinger and Le Anh Tu. More
Cat.No: 212433
April 26 / YES! / Recall [pinback button]
[San Francisco]: n.pub. [1983]. 1.75 inch diameter pin, very good. As the Washington Post reported at the time, "In a city full of unique political organizations and sects, one of the most bizarre--the self-described communist White Panther Party--has succeeded in collecting 35,000 signatures to recall Mayor Dianne Feinstein because her..... More
Cat.No: 247308
April elections a sham - Maintain the embargo against Rhodesia [handbill]
Boston, MA: Southern Africa Organizing Committee; Boston Coalition for the Liberation of Southern Africa, [1979]. Single 8.5x11 inch sheet, printed both sides, light wear. Argues that the Rhodesian elections were a face-saving move by Ian Smith's government that failed to share real power with Africans in the country. This leaflet..... More
Cat.No: 176990
Are You Being Discriminated Against Because of AIDS/ARC? [brochure]
San Francisco: San Francisco Human Rights Commission, [1986?]. Eight-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, information on legal rights, list of services and resources, very good on light blue stock with Coit Tower and other SF sites drawn on front panel. More
Cat.No: 238067
Are You Being Discriminated Against Because of Your Sexual Orientation? [brochure]
New York: The Lesbian & Gay Discrimination Documentation Project of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, [1985]. Eight-panel brochure folded to 3.5x8.5 inches, very good on peach stock. Includes extensive information on discrimation by employers and on the Project with community contacts including S.A.G.E. & B.W.M.T. More
Cat.No: 237940
Argentina Outreach: Bulletin of the Solidarity Committee with the Argentine People; Vol. 1, No. 2, August 1976
Berkeley: Solidarity Committee with the Argentine People, 1976. 12p., stapled wraps, 7 x 8.25 inches, rear wrap unevenly toned else very good condition. More
Cat.No: 251984
Arizona's Hispanic Perspective: 38th Arizona town hall, research report prepared by the University of Arizona, May 17-20, 1981
Phoenix: Arizona Academy, 1981. Paperback. xxxii, 244p., summary of recommendations, list of participants, bibliography, illustrated with figures, maps, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. More
Cat.No: 40331
Arm the Spirit. No. 17 (Winter 1999/2000)
Hamilton; Toronto: the journal, 2000. Single issue of the autonomist/anti-imperialist photocopied journal, very good, 8.5x11 inches, black plastic comb binding, [62] pages. Coverage of the end of the Red Army Fraction, ETA's resumption of armed struggle, and more. More
Cat.No: 244676
Arm the Spirit. [four issues]
Hamilton; Toronto: the journal, 1991-2000. Four issues of the autonomist/anti-imperialist journal, very good, 8.5x11 inches. Issues present are 10, 11, 12 and 17, the latter much thicker and spiralbound. Coverage of the LA riots/uprising, the end of the Red Army Fraction, ETA's resumption of armed struggle, and more. More
Cat.No: 194884
ARM. No. 2
Berkeley: Committee for the American Revolutionary Movement, [197-]. 12p. tabloid format newspaper, evenly toned, horizontal fold, otherwise very good. Edited by Al Bari and Elizabeth Bloch, with artwork by Skira. Cover story imagines Batman as a wino, having fallen into despondence after disillusionment with the criminal justice system. Includes the..... More
Cat.No: 213402
The Arrow: bulletin of the Mackay Society [6 issues]
New York: Mackay Society, 1985-1988. First six issues of the bulletin, Nos. 1-6, various pagination, ranging from 2 to 6p. each, Nos. 1-4 6.5x8.5 inches, Nos. 5 and 6 5.5x8.5 inches, some light wear, Nos. 2 and 4 fold-creased , No. 6 with lightly foxed front wrap else generally very..... More
Cat.No: 257272
The Art Bulletin: A Quartely Published by The College Art Association of America; September 1985; Volume LXVII Number 3; The Textile Motifs of Two Netherlandish Painters, The World View of Two American Artists, and other themes.
New York: College Art Association of America, 1985. pp485-500, stapled once at upper left, 9x11.5 inches, illus., very good condition. Includes the article "Adolf Wolff: Poet, Sculptor and Revolutionist, but Mostly Revolutionist" by Paul Avrich and Francis F. Nauman. Wolff was an anarchist sculptor who taught at the Modern School..... More
Cat.No: 261552
Art for humanity [Issues 3 and 4]
Denver: Renaissance Artists and Writers Association, [1977]. Two issues of the staplebound magazine, 32 pages each, some foxing and light handling wear. Progressive arts magazine, including interviews with Holly Near, Mimi Farina, Oh Shinnah and Jose Arguelles, plus poetry, articles and reviews. Issue number four notes that the journal was..... More
Cat.No: 202091
Art for humanity. Number 4
Denver: Renaissance Artists and Writers Association, [1977]. Single issue of the staplebound magazine, 32 pages, very good. Progressive arts magazine, including interviews with Holly Near and Jose Arguelles, plus poetry, articles and reviews. Also includes an article on John Cassavetes. More
Cat.No: 216878
Artest: Youth arts activism paper [two issues: no. 5 and 8]
Vancouver, BC: North Shore Youth Council, 1992. Two issues of the publication, the earlier one in magazine format, the latter a tabloid. Evenly toned, otherwise very good. Includes coverage of issues ranging from violence against women to indigenous struggle on the Columbus quincentenary. More
Cat.No: 251132
As of yet, [unnamed], issue #1, April 2009
[Long Island, NY]: [Long Island Food Not Bombs], 2009. Pamphlet. Four sheets folded to make a 16 page zine, minor handling wear else very good condition, 5.5x8.5 inches folded size. "AS OF YET, UNNAMED is an off-shoot of the Long Island Food Not Bombs community." - front page. More
Cat.No: 261593
Asians in Struggle
Brooklyn: Forward Motion, 1994. Newspaper. 16p., tabloid newspaper format, horizontal fold, paper evenly toned, otherwise very good. Issued as a stand-alone supplement to Forward Motion magazine, founded by the Proletarian Unity League later the Freedom Road Socialist Organization. More
Cat.No: 227601
Asociacion de Trabajadores Inmigrantes de California / CIWA [pinback button]
n.p. CIWA, n.d. 1.755 inch diameter pin, very good. CIWA was created after the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. More
Cat.No: 207493
Attend the First International Military Rights and Antiwar Convention [handbill]
San Francisco: Bay Area Concerned Military, 1971. 8.5x14 inch sheet, folded horizontally, date penned at top. Announces an event coinciding with a GI march against the war. More
Cat.No: 251365
Austin Peace and Justice News. March 1992
Austin, TX: Peace and Justice Education Fund, 1992. 16p., staplebound wraps, 8.5x11 inches, paper evenly toned. Women's History Month issue. More
Cat.No: 251049
AWOL Magazine: Revolutionary artists workshop volume one, spring 2001
Philadelphia: Central Committee of Conscienous Objectors, 2001. 52p., profusely illustrated magazine, very good, but missing the CD that was originally included. With an interview with Michael Franti and other music articles, the Navy's war on Vieques, a critique of Spike Lee, and more. More
Cat.No: 244665
AWOL: Youth for Peace and Revolution. No. 2
San Francisco: Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors, [1997-?]. Pamphlet. [12]p., staplebound zine, 5.5x8.25 inches, wraps lightly worn else very good condition. Articles include "An Animal Liberationist Case for Peace", "The Military-Furthering the Struggle for Womyn's Equality?", and "Queers in the Military Under 'Don't Ask. Don't Tell'" More
Cat.No: 259180
AWOL: Youth for Peace and Revolution. No. 3
Philadelphia: Student Coalition Resisting Enlistment and Militarism, [1997-?]. 23p., staplebound zine, 5.5x8.5 inches, very good. More
Cat.No: 235678