SINISTER SHADOWS by Hadley, Edwin Marshall - 1929

The Tower Press, Inc. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. No Dust Jacket (subversive activities, fiction)

Chicago, IL: The Tower Press, Inc., 1929. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 385 pages, 8vo. No dust-jacket. Brown cloth boards with red title boxes along spine and front cover. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and covers, tanned page edges. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition..

Chicago: Tower Press, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. P.J Lavin. Signed. Very good+. SIGNED BY AUTHOR and inscribed to writer Robert P. Tristram Coffin on front free endpaper. Binding is cloth boards.

Chicago, Ilinois: The Tower Press, Inc., 1929. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Signed and inscribed on the ffep by the author as follows: "For the preservation of/American/ideals and institutions/Edwin Marshall Hadley/autographed for/Gov. Alf M. Landon/. Alf Landon was a former governor of the State of Kansas and the Republican Nominee for President of the United States who lost to FDR in 1936. 385 pages, a preface and prophecy, 35 chapters and an afterword. This work address the question: " Why are some educators so prone to espouse radical and communistic theories?" There is some age toning inside the front and rear covers and on the book pages themselves. The book covers are brown with an orange area on the front cover and the book title and author name within the orange area in brown lettering. Volume itself is protected in a clear archival quality cover, easily removeable if desired. No apparent underlining, no highlighting, no bookplates, no remainder marks, no folded or… Read More

New York, NY: Regan Books/Harper Collins. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket;. 2004. First Edtion; 4th Printing. Hardcover. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 590 pages; Signed BY AUTHOR. Mylar Cover on dust jacket. Dust Jacket shows little wear of usage. Color Photographs Text is clean no markings seen. .

Chicago, Illinois: The Tower Press, 1929. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. Inscribed To Govenor Emmerson, (Govenor Of Illinois 1929-1933) With The Compliments Of The Author Edwin Marshall Hadley And The Illinois Department Of The American Legion Sept 8Th 1930. Anti-Communist Precursor To Mccarthyism. Bound In Brown Cloth. Small Hole At The Spine Fold. Edge Wear With Fraying At The Top Of The Spine. Page Edges Brown.

Chicago: The Tower Press, Inc.. Very Good+ in Good dj. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. [nice clean book with only light shelfwear; jacket is heavily edgeworn, with various small nicks and tears, minor paper loss at a couple of corners]. Anti-communist novel that "takes the reader through a social, political and educational intrigue that winds through the halls of America's leading educational institutions. Many of the leading characters are nationally known figures, some disguised for the story's purpose -- others are introduced by name and alias -- all woven into a gripping story of mystery and dramatic action faithfully portraying a condition that will amaze the reading public." This was the first of several similarly sensationalistic and alarmist novels by this author (1872-1953), a World War I veteran who was also a prominent American Legionnaire, and was EXTREMELY exercised about radicals -- socialists! -- communists!! (or maybe all three!) plotting to take over… Read More

Chicago: The Tower Press, 1929. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown cloth. xii, 385pp. Frontispiece. Near fine. First edition of this unusual, flag-waving, paranoid anti-Communist expose, a real product of its time. Inscribed on the front flyleaf to Frank O. Lowden (1861-1943), governor of Illinois: "For an American whom I / am proud to call my friend / Frank O. Lowden / with my best wishes / Yours in --kai-- [sic] / Edwin Marshall Hadley / October 9, 1929 / see Chapter XIV page #200 / 'Let there be light' / on preparedness." A fine presentation copy of this curiosity.