FIREBRANDS : FIVE POEMS. A chapbook of ANARCHIST RADICAL POETRY by JUAN ORTEGA, WILDER BENTLEY, NORMAN MACLEOD, LAWRENCE A. HARPER, FRANK ANKENBRAND, JR. Published by The Burlington Chapbooks, Philadelphia, 1935. Printed by ALPRESS in a LIMITED EDITION of only 175 copies. This is the fifth publication in the Burlington Chapbooks series. Chapbook / Booklet, heavy stock paper covers, paper title label on the front cover, string bound, 5.5x8.5 inches, six numbered pages of poems, plus an unnumbered Title Page, Contents Page, and Colophon Page. The poems are: CHAUVINISM, by Juan Ortega; ANARCHIST PORTRAIT IN CALIFORNIA, by Norman Macleod; LAST PRELUDE, by Lawrence A. Harper; TO A POET OF THE PROLETARIAT, by Wilder Bentley; and FOR THE COUNTER-REVOLUTIONIST L. F., by Frank Ankenbrand, Jr. GOOD condition, a bit of wear to the corner tips, a small area of light shorelining to the top edge of the title page; overall remains tight, bright, clean and unmarked. One of the nicer copies this delicate chapbook that I have seen.

BETWEEN the HAMMER and the ANVIL, by EDWIN SEAVER. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by EDWIN SEAVER to MYRA PAGE : To Myra Page / with Comradely Greetings / Edwin Seaver. An interesting inscription, from one American Communist to another. Comrades indeed! Stories of New York City in the depths of the Great Depression. Hardcovers, no dustjacket, top page edges stained red, 5.5x8 inches, 383 pages. Published by Julian Messner, New York, 1937. Only FAIR condition: the covers are worn through at the corners, spine ends, and at much of the top edge; the spine covering is completely split and frayed at its front fold, the spine lettering is mostly faded away; internally nice, a few pages have stiff creases at their upper corner but overall the inner pages are tight, bright, clean and unmarked. About MYRA PAGE (from her archives at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and from a 1983 article found on the Internet): ****** Writer, union activist, and communist Dorothy Markey (nee Dorothy Page Gary) was born in Newport News, Va., in 1897. Under the name Myra Page, Markey was an activist and active political journalist. Dorothy Markey died in 1993. On a summer evening this past August, Myra Page sat surrounded by books, papers and manuscripts in her home of thirty-nine years in Yonkers, New York, telling the tale of her most recent demonstration. Her lively eyes belied the eighty-two years that her face and hands proclaimed. A week before, she had joined a group of thirty peace activists, mostly women, as they faced fifty uniformed American Legionnaires in front of Yonkers' World War I memorial. The men insisted it was sacrilegious for the demonstrators to gather at the memorial that steamy Sunday morning on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Tension mounted as members of both groups exchanged comments about nuclear weapons. Several legionnaires proudly recalled where they had been when the bombs exploded in 1946; some argued that their lives had been saved, others that it hastened the end of the war. As Page stood near the commander of the group, he whispered that he didn't want another war either, that he didn't want his grandson to have to fight. The legionnaires moved into formation three deep around the war memorial. The protesters took positions across the street. As Page crossed over with her comrades, the Commander spoke to her again. This time loudly. "Don't worry lady, there'll never be another war!" In reporting this event, as she had the many demonstrations and protests in which she participated during six decades of work for labor, civil rights and human rights causes, Myra Page focused on the personal, highlighting the irony of a Legion commander disclosing private feelings about war to a peace activist. This personal perspective has been at the core of Page's work, as a reformer and labor organizer in the 1920's, as a reporter for the labor press in the 1930's, and then as a writer of fiction. Her dual objectives have been to relate social conditions on a human scale and to place personal struggle within a framework of broader issues.******

AMERICA, LOOK AND LIVE! by Helen W. Wood. An autobiography of her conversion from Communism to evangelical Christianity.

SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on the first blank page: "Sincerely Yours / Helen Wood Birnie / John 15:13". (John 15:13 reads "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.") Helen Wood Birnie is Helen W. Wood's married name.

Published by American Soul Clinic and Printed by Bedrock Press, Los Angeles, 1952.

Softcovers, booklet, side stapled, 5.5x8 inches, 77 pages.

GOOD condition, some light soiling and signs of handling to the covers, otherwise tight, bright, clean and clear. A nice copy.

Helen W. Wood was a lifelong white activist working to defend the rights and save the souls of African Americans. In the 1930s she was a Communist Party organizer. She converted to Christianity while working in the defense of an African American youth in Iowa charged with murder. The Iowa Communist Party opposed her work, but her efforts were supported by the local evangelicals. This began her conversion from Communism to Evangelical Christianity, a process completed in a Los Angeles skid row mission where she continued to work to better the lives of African Americans in need of help.

Though an Anti-Communist tract, it is also an interesting autobiography that envisions evangelical Christians as people who would not tolerate racism (especially from a President).

Scarce, especially so SIGNED.

Extremely scarce original 1970 San Francisco Indian Civil Rights Movement, Red Power Newspaper.

THE WARPATH Vol. II, No. 3 [Summer 1970] United Native Americans Liberation News Service International Indian Newspaper. San Francisco, California. Lehman Brightman, founding editor. Original 1970 newspaper, 16 pages, 16" x 11.25", illustrated with unique photographs and graphics. GOOD CONDITION: complete as issued, folded (a little off kilter), some wear at the folds and fold intersections (no text loss), pages toned (as normal), some pencil marks, edgewear including light chipping/small closed tears, still a solid, complete, bright, clean and supple copy of this very rare radical 1970 militant Native American newspaper.

THE WARPATH, a radical Indian rights publication established in 1968 as part of the nascent Red Power Movement. Founded in San Francisco as the official publication for activist journalist Lehman Brightman's new organization, United Native Americans, Inc., a pan tribal Indian liberation group that challenged government power and advocated for Indian self-determination. THE WARPATH fostered Indian pride, attacked stereotypes, highlighted racial discrimination, investigated government abuses, and argued vehemently for more political power for American Indians. With its militant rhetoric reflective of the turbulent times (the Black Panther Party forming in Oakland, Vietnam War and Free Speech protests around the Bay Area, etc.), THE WARPATH was an important voice in the resistance and struggle for Indian rights during its five-year run (1968-1973).

Lehman Brightman (1930-2017) Sioux and Creek Indian, Long-time Activist, Civil Rights Advocate, Director of the American Indian Studies at UC Berkeley, Professor, founded U.N.A. Inc, took part in the occupations of Alcatraz, Mount Rushmore and Wounded Knee, Publisher of the first inter-tribal militant newspaper, issued a call for war on the B.I.A. and rebelled against the U.S. government's account of history.

JCR / JUNTA DE COORDINACION REVOLUCIONARIA / ELP ERP MIR MLN. "THIS IS THE VIETNAMESE ROAD. THIS IS THE ROAD WHICH THE PEOPLES MUST FOLLOW. THE ROAD WHICH AMERICA WILL FOLLOW... / CHE". A poster celebrating both CHE GUEVARA, REVOLUTION and the Victory of the VIETNAMESE over their oppressors. The poster is printed in black and red on white paper and shows the face of Che Guevara. It measures 15 x 23 inches (41 x 60 cm). Though neither the Artist, Place, or Date is stated, the poster is known to have been produced by the Inkworks Press in 1977. In fact, you can find the image and date of this poster on the Inkworks Press online archives.

(Inkworks Press, Berkeley, was an important radical press that was founded in 1974. It was very active in the later 70s, and only recently closed its doors for ever.) VERY GOOD condition, there is some light age toning to the white border; there are some corner tip creases and a few small edge scrapes; the lithograph was stored rolled and there are some light creases from having been thus stored. The poster will be sent safely rolled in a sturdy mailing tube.

CELEBRAMOS EL 26 DE JULIO. A lithograph poster celebrating both the Cuban Revolution and the Nicaraguan Revolution. On the litho the country name NICARAGUA is partially hidden by the face of Fidel Castro.

Lithograph Poster 17.5 x 23 inches (44.5 x 58.5 cm). Neither the Artist, Place, or Date is stated.

The lithograph was acquired at a Berkeley estate sale some time ago. Possibly circa 1979, an important year in the NICARAGUAN SANDINISTA REVOLUTION. Possibly printed at Inkworks Press, Berkeley, an important radical press that was founded in 1974, was very active in the later 70s, and only recently closed its doors for ever. I have not, however, been able to find a copy of this particular lithograph in the Inkworks archives.

The lithograph is printed on white heavy stock paper, the colors are brown, orange, black and purple, it maintains a white border. There is a stylized image of the face and fist of Fidel Castro. The top of the litho poster has text in large stylized black and white letters: CELEBRAMOS EL 26 DE JULIO.

VERY GOOD condition, there is some light age toning to the white border; there are some corner tip creases and a few small edge scrapes; the lithograph was stored rolled and there are some light creases from having been thus stored.

The lithograph will be sent safely rolled in a sturdy mailing tube.

INTERNATIONAL BUYERS (including Canada and Mexico) PLEASE NOTE: This poster will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed.

CONCIERTO con PEDRO TERAN: INTERPRETADOR de la CANCIÓN REVOLUCIONARIA. SCREENPRINT POSTER, printed on heavy stock paper, 17.5x23 inches (44.5 x 58.5 cm). This poster was obviously printed in support of the Nicaraguan Revolution and the Sandinistas. 1979 was an important year in the NICARAGUAN SANDINISTA REVOLUTION. The Oakland Museum has a copy of this original poster in its poster collection. On the Museum's online site, OCMA, it shows an image of the poster and provides relevant information about it, including the 1979 printing date. No printer information is given. Poster has a black background with white text. In the center is an image of Pedro Teran singing and playing the guitar. The poster reads, "Concierto Beneficio para el Ministerio de Cultura de Nicaragua/ Concierto con Pedro Teran / interpretador de la canción revolucionaria / October 28, 3-7 PM/ $2.50 / St. John Lutheran School / south Van Ness & twenty-first st. / San Francisco / Tambien: Musica de Los Peludos, Tardeada, Comida y Bebidas". VERY GOOD condition, there is some light age toning to the white border; there are some corner tip creases and a few small edge scrapes; the lithograph was stored rolled and there are some light creases from having been thus stored. The poster will be sent safely rolled in a sturdy mailing tube.

COMMUNES and COMMUNITARIANS in AMERICA. Compiled by Helen Kromer. Published by Grossman Publishers, New York, in association with Jackdaw Publications, London. 1972. Published as JACKDAW No. A4 (American Jackdaw #4). ISBN: 0305620525. Portfolio containing Facsimiles of Historic Documents relating to Communes and Communitarians in America. Inside the printed folder is a 4 page pamphlet that provides an Introduction, brief descriptions of the items, and a Table of Contents. Laid in are 9 (of 10) FACSIMILES and 5 (of 6) BROADSHEETS. The two lacking items are Facsimile Number 10 and Broadsheet Number I. The printed folder that contains the items is in GOOD MINUS condition, the black tape that is normally on the folder's edges has been removed and instead the edges have been blackened on the front cover and left with ghost remnants of the tape on the rear cover; there is a white label at the bottom of the front cover that says UTOPIAS, the folder also shows some general wear from handling and use. The inner pamphlet, facsimiles and broadsheets are in VERY GOOD condition, the table of contents has small pencil checkmarks beside most listed items, there a couple corner creases, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. Though lacking two of its 16 items, this collection still provides a wonderful look at the Communal and Communitarian movement, aka Communitarianism, in the United States. It is a SCARCE publication. At the time of this writing the only copy I can find is on Amazon and it is listed for $340.

ORGANIZED LABOR: SOURCE MATERIALS for the STUDY of LABOR in AMERICA. A "KIT" for EDUCATORS, providing an overview, source materials, discussion questions, and even posters. Prepared by the United Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. Written and Compiled by Carl Golden. Published by The United Federation of Teachers, Local 2, New York State AFL-CIO. Second Edition, 1991. Three Ring Binder with Printed Covers containing: (1) An 8.5x11 inch booklet containing 55 total pages (30 numbered pages plus unnumbered Introductory and Bibliography pages). Provides an overview of the American Organized Labor Movement and tips on how to use this overview to effectively teach a course on American Labor using the other materials in the "Kit". (2) 231 individual 8.5x11 inch pages, printed on both sides, each page 3 hole punched and bound in the binder, categorized in tabbed sections. The first 224 pages contain 65 historic labor related "documents", i.e. articles, historic data, important labor songs, transcribed labor meeting notes, etc., along with annotations that explain the documents and puts them in context. There are some "Questions for Inquiry and Discussion" at the end of each document.. The 65 documents are grouped into sections titled: The Growth of Organized Labor; The Structure of Organized Labor; Organized Labor and Politics; Organized Labor Responds to Technological and Social Change; and Organized Labor and the New Economics. There is also a Glossary and 6 pages of Suggested Lesson Plans. (3) SIX folding POSTERS laid in at the rear. The posters are: LABOR DAY PARADE, UNION SQUARE, 1887. VIRGINIA GLASS FACTORY, a BOY WHO WORKS ALL NIGHT EVERY OTHER WEEK. A MILL TOWN CIRCA 1900. MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS UNION in a MODERN SHOP. United Federation of Teachers STRIKE, SAVE OUR SCHOOLS, 1990, DAILY NEWS STRIKE, New York City, 1990.

GOOD condition. The binder covers are toned, bowing at the front, and creased at the corners, spine ends, and places along the edges, the inner items and pages are all just lightly used, still complete, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. The posters are bright, solid, and unfold nicely. From the Publisher: ******Designed for use in secondary economics or other social studies classes, this kit presents instructional materials and replications of primary source documents on the development of the labor movement in America. The documents are divided into four major areas of study: the growth of organized labor, the function of a union, labor and politics, and labor and technology. The documents begin with the historical development of the labor union which originated with the shoemakers of the 1840s and 1850s and conclude with a 1971 speech about rediscovering American labor. Documents in the kit represent various viewpoints ranging from organizers of unions to management. Following each document presentation are questions for inquiry and discussion. A teacher's guide containing background information about the documents precedes the documents section. The kit contains a glossary of commonly used terms. Six large posters depicting various aspects of organized labor are included.******

DECLASSIFIED: By Authority of the People. Volume I, Number 5.

April 14, 1969. Published in the Applied Electronics Laboratories, Stanford, California. This RARE ORIGINAL ISSUE was Printed on AEL Presses During the Nine-day Occupation. 8.5" x 11", Original Stanford Electronics Laboratories letterhead, side staple bound, 8 pages. "Declassified" began with the occupation of the Applied Electronics Laboratories (AEL). Printed between April 10 and May 12, the first issue was called "Unclassified", with subsequent issues titled "Declassified". On April 3, 1969 Stanford University students formed a coalition to take action against Vietnam War related research at Stanford. Backing up their demands with more direct action, they seized the Applied Electronics Laboratory on April 9, vowing to hold it until the administration capitulated. This nine-day sit-in at AEL, known as "The April Third Movement" ultimately brought an end to Stanford's secret military research. The students turned the laboratory printshop into an underground press distributing "Declassified" and other sensational exposés on AEL and the Stanford Research Institute (SRI). They managed to hold out for nine days until Stanford's president threatened to suspend them. Stanford Electronics Laboratories (SEL), part of SRI, had been running CIA sponsored electronic communications and surveillance research and other classified war contracts for the armed services. The April Third Movement was part of a national youth movement on university campuses across America - the Stanford students were successful in eliminating classified research at Stanford and contributing to the protests that ended the Vietnam War. This Rare Original Document is in GOOD CONDITION: Complete as issued. Just light wear, and stiff vertical/horizontal creasing affecting all the pages, from having been folded into quarters, otherwise bright, clean, and unmarked.