Search Results: Authors starting with D from D. Anthem, Bookseller

Bridgeport, Connecticut: The American Palestine Committee, 1977. Dacey's letter was in reference to an advert placed in the New York Times by a group of influential evangelical Christians in support of Israel. Dacey repudiates the claim that the Jews have always inhabited Jerusalem and derides the evangelicals' delusional belief "of a prophesied conversion of fifteen million Jews to Christianity," [while] Rabbi Marc Tannenbaum and his fellow Zionists are snickering behind their hands, hard put to conceal their contempt for the gullible 'goyem'." Two corner-stapled 11" x 8 ½" sheets. The letter occupies both sides of the first sheet and the original advert is reprinted on the recto of the second sheet. Wilcox Collection stamp to the top corner of the first page.

Edinburgh: National Union of Mineworkers (Scottish Area), 1946. A report by a young British miner who was a part of a delegation of 17 young people invited to tour the Soviet Union in December 1945 by the Soviet Anti-Fascist Youth Committee. Daly writes favorably about his experiences and the potential to learn about the Soviet's nationalized coalmining industry, which he hopes is adopted in Britain. He's also concerned with the deteriorating relationship between Britain and the Soviet Union and hopes to correct the "dangerous campaign of lies and slander" furthering this deterioration. He concludes his report by writing, "If we grasp our opportunity, the young miners of Britain and the rest of British youth will be as capable as the youth of the Soviet Union, or any other country, of creating a new and happy life for the common people" (p. 16). Stapled, photo-illustrated wrappers (8" x 5"), 16 p., four photographs (includes cover photograph). A near fine copy of a scarce pamphlet. Worldcat finds… Read More

New York: I.L.G.W.U., 1950. A uniquely designed and formatted history of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union, "done in the manner of a newspaper, comprised chiefly of accounts and illustrations drawn from contemporary sources, prepared and edited by the Staff of Justice, the official publication of the I.L.G.W.U." (from the cover). Prepared for delegates to the union's "Golden Jubilee" convention held in Atlantic City in 1950. Stapled wrappers (11 ½" x 15 ½"), 120 p., heavily illustrated. Light wear to wrappers, else a well-preserved copy of a title prone to poor condition due to its size. A variant was issued in plastic-comb binding.

[New York?]: [Published by the author?], 1966. A defense of the slogan "black power" as an expression of "Negro group solidarity" and "communal self-assertion." Danzig, a Jewish professor at Columbia, discusses the transition from the liberal, interracial civil rights movement to a new phase of militant self-interest. Although he views this change as a positive one, he warns: "A Negro movement based primarily on self-interest is a necessity, but a Negro movement based exclusively on self-interest is doomed to failure." Danzig's paper was published in the September 1966 issue of Commentary magazine and was widely cited and reprinted. We assume this mimeographed copy circulated before the Commentary publication. Corner-stapled, 11" x 8 ½" sheets mimeographed from typescript, 10 p. Fine. This edition not found in OCLC.

Fort Worth, Texas: The Southern Conservative, 1957. Three issues of this right wing newspaper published in Fort Worth, Texas, from 1950-1961 by Mrs. Ida Darden (1886-1980). Darden had previously been involved in a number of conservative organizations in Texas, including as publicity director for the Texas Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. The Southern Conservative, which was financed by the extremist billionaire, George W. Armstrong, was primarily anti-Communist and anti-internationalist in orientation, although Darden's segregationist outlooks is evident as well. Issues included: Vol. 4, Nos. 1, 3; Vol. 8, No. 2. Tabloid format printed in black on newsprint, each issue 8 p. Some toning and light wear, else all issues Near Fine. See the biographical entry for Darden by George N. Green in the Texas State Historical Association's Handbook of Texas.

New York: New Century Publishers, 1960. The abridged text of the report delivered by Benjamin Davis, National Secretary of the Communist Party, at the meeting of its National Committee, held in Chicago, March 25-27, 1960. Davis reports on the heroic efforts of Southern blacks in resisting Jim Crow and demands that the Party throw all of its weight behind the civil rights movement in both the North and South. Stapled, photo-illustrated wrappers (7 " x 5"), 24 p. Small closed tear along the fore edge of the front wrapper, else a near fine copy.

New York: New Century Publishers, 1956. The text of a report delivered by Benjamin J. Davis, former New York City Councilman and Chairman of the Negro Commission of the Communist Party, at a meeting of the Party's National Committee, held in New York on June 23-24, 1956. Davis remarks on the developments toward full "social, political and economic equality for the Negro," including movements in the South and North, gains made by the Negro people, the Communist Party's role, and the importance of blacks in the 1956 election. Stapled wrappers (7 ½" x 5"), 48 p. Light rubbing, Near Fine.

Chicago: The Spokeswoman, 1971. Five issues of this feminist newsletter edited and published by Susan Davis in Chicago. The newsletter emerged from the Newsbank at Urban Research Corporation and was a "national vehicle to make active women visible and to provide a public platform for women's programs." Issues include Vol. 1, Nos. 5-6; Vol. 2, Nos. 5-7. Folded sheets (11" x 8 ½"), each issue 8 p. Old folds for mailing, else fine.

[Rahway, N. J.], 1941. First edition. Tall octavo (23.5 cm); 80 pp.; black and white photographs; dust jacket. Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt to front board; all pages clean, although some pages very loosely stuck together due to ink and papers (easily pulled apart). An uncommon piece of New Jerseyana.

New York: New York Labor News Company, 1947. Second printing. De Leon's editorials on the connection between war and capitalism. Stapled wrappers, 32 p. A near fine copy.

New York: New York Labor News Company, 1941. The first printing of De Leon's editorials on the connection between war and capitalism. Stapled wrappers, 32 p. A near fine copy.

New York: New York Labor News Company, 1957. 12th edition. Socialist answers to fifteen questions asked by Providence, R.I., "Visitor," a Roman Catholic magazine. Stapled wrappers, 121 p. A near fine copy.

Philadelphia: Plain Dealer, 1970. A single issue of this Philadelphia underground newspaper, which began and ended in 1970. Content for this issue includes an article on Philadelphia's repression of demonstrations by the noted social activist, Peter Countryman, an update on the exoneration of two policemen accused of murdering a young black man, the Palestinian struggle against Zionism, a color centerfold collage on the Powelton resistance against Drexel gentrification, a report on the Venceremos Brigade in Cuba, abortion rights, and more. Terrific advertisements from Philadelphia's countercultural establishments. Tabloid format printed in color on newsprint, 16 pp, illus. Machine folded, slight browning to newsprint, else an excellent copy.

St. Albans, W. Va: Published by the author, 1939. A pamphlet accusing Congressman Martin Dies and his Dies Committee of betraying American patriots by smearing them as Nazis and Fascists at the behest of his Jewish handlers. He labels the Committee "a Jewish OGPU" and rebukes it for suppressing the anti-Semitic statement of Major General George Van Horn Moseley. Deatherage, who at this time was operating the Knights of the White Camellia, was investigated by the Dies Committee and was later one of the defendants in the Great Sedition Trial. In 1937, with the backing of Leslie Fry, he established the American Nationalist Confederation to unite many of the disparate groups on the extreme right. He used the swastika as the group's symbol. Stapled, self-wrappers (6 " x 5"), 12 p. A Fine copy. Five copies in OCLC.

Detroit: Radical Education Project, [196-]. An article by the French professor and journalist on revolutionary movements in South America, which he was intimately involved in. Debray was with Che Guevara when he was killed by Bolivian forces and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was released in 1970 and returned to France where he held a number of government positions. Stapled wrappers, 58 p., map of South America.

London: Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd, 1939. First edition. In original printed wrappers; 58 pp. Wrappers a trifle rubbed, but clean internally and easily Very Good. Scarce, anti-separatist publication written for the British public who "out of mere romantic feeling [or] from a lack of authentic information" support Basque nationalism.

Norborne, Missouri: Robert DePugh / Minutemen, 1966. First Edition. Two scarce pamphlets from the Minutemen, the anti-Communist, self-styled guerrilla organization founded by Robert DePugh in 1961. Published ca. 1963, "The Minutemen": America's last line of defence against communism was issued as an introduction to the group, the necessity of its formation, its program, and how ordinary Americans might join its patriotic armed resistance. Stapled, illustrated wrappers, 20 p., one black & white photo showing corpses - apparently of communism. Five pages with underlining or other marginalia, most of it scant; else Fine. In 1966, DePugh self-published Blueprint for Victory, a detailed manual on the Communist threat and the Minutemen's multi-pronged strategy on combating it. It also introduced the reader to the group's new political party, the Patriotic Party, which largely provided cover for the group's clandestine activities. The book was circulated underground, primarily to Minutemen chapters or… Read More

Belmont / San Marino: The Movement to Restore Decency, [197-]. First published in 1969 by the author, deTar criticizes Synanon, an AA-inspired program founded by former alcoholic Chuck Dederich in 1958. The program employed a variety of unconventional and controversial therapies to cure drug addicts and other anti-social behavior. It later expanded to include various business and real estate ventures, but became increasingly cult-like and violent. deTar's primary objection is its Marxist approach to group therapy and Soviet-inspired brainwashing. John H. DeTar, was a urologist who helped found the Nevada chapter of the John Birch Society. He later established the Athanasius Press, "a conservative Catholic publishing house to preserve traditional Catholic teaching and liturgy" (DeTar obituary) and was later affiliated with the American Independent Party, founded to elect segregationist Alabama Governor George Wallace. Plain, stapled wrappers (5 ½" x 8 ½"), 8 p. A Fine copy.

Haverhill, Mass.: Destiny Publishers, 1946. 8vo; grey stapled wrappers printed in red, 30, [2] pp. Offprint from Howard Rand's "Destiny" magazine, in which the author explains how the writings of the Bible came into existence, how they were selected for inclusion, and how they've been passed down through the centuries. Some light toning to wrapper, check mark to margin of p. 5, else a Fine copy.

Oakland: Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party, 2000. A single issue of the organ of the Commemoration Committee for the Black Panther Party, an organization founded to further the BPP's original ten-point program. This issue includes updates on the campaign to free Mumia Abu-Jamal, on David Hilliard's Oakland City Council campaign, an excerpt from Huey Newton's Revolutionary Suicide, community news, etc. "The Commemorator" was published from 1990 to 2013 with 54 issues being published. Tabloid format printed in black on newsprint, 24 pp, illus. A Fine copy, folded.