The Masses - Vol.VIII, No.12 (October, 1916) by EASTMAN, Max (editor); ROBINSON, Boardman (cover art) - 1916

New York: The Masses Publishing Co, 1917. Paperback. AS IS (Pages 35-38 have been removed; covers are moderately edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/creased/chipped around the edges; covers are almost detached at both ends; textblock and pages are heavily toned with occasional scuffing/smudging; some pages edges have been chipped at the corners; textblock is cracked; some pages have closed tears at the edges). Color illustrated wraps with blue and brown lettering; 50 pp.; richly illustrated. "'The Masses' was a graphically innovative magazine of socialist politics published monthly in the United States from 1911 until 1917, when federal prosecutors brought charges against its editors for conspiring to obstruct conscription. It was succeeded by The Liberator and then later The New Masses. It published reportage, fiction, poetry and art by the leading radicals of the time such as Max Eastman, John Reed, Dorothy Day, and Floyd Dell." -- Tim Davenport and Wikipedia.

New York: The Masses Publishing Co, 1917. Paperback. Fair (Illustration by Cornelia Barnes from page 11 has been removed; covers are moderately edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/creased/chipped around the edges; covers are starting at both ends; textblock and pages are heavily toned with occasional scuffing/smudging; some pages edges have been chipped at the corners; textblock is cracked; some pages have closed tears at the edges). Red and black illustrated wraps; 43 pp.; richly illustrated. The illustration entitled, "May Night" by Cornelia Barnes has been cut out of page 11. "The Masses was a graphically innovative magazine of socialist politics published monthly in the United States from 1911 until 1917, when federal prosecutors brought charges against its editors for conspiring to obstruct conscription. It was succeeded by The Liberator and then later The New Masses. It published reportage, fiction, poetry and art by the leading radicals of the time such as Max Eastman, John Reed, Dorothy Day, and Floyd… Read More

New York: The Masses Publishing Company, 1917. Four issue run of the famous American revolutionary socialist magazine: April, May, June, and July issues of 1917. Vol. IX Nos. 6-9. Stapled wraps. Good+ condition overall, some issues better, light wear and a little chipping, toned with age. May and June issues faintly vertically creased. April and June issue wraps more heavily chipped and fragile, starting to detach. Faint pencil to front cover of May issue. Label "From the Collection of Carl Van Vechten," author and patron of the Harlem Renaissance movement, on rear wrap of April issue, overstamped "Duplicate." Beautifully and powerfully illustrated issues from the final year of the magazine, before it was censored and repressed by the US government under the Espionage Act. As with all periodicals from this time and earlier, the ads are fascinating reading in their own right. The July issue features essay "War and Individual Liberty" by Bertrand Russell. August (not included) would be seized by the… Read More