Woman to the Rescue: A Story of the New Crusade
Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co., 1874. Hard Cover.
Ink name on front endpaper and first blank.
226, 29 pp. Engraved frontispiece. Temperance novel by the author of Ten Nights in a Bar-Room.
Social Movements
The Fire Next Time (2542)
New York: Dell, 1964. 8th Printing. Mass Market Paperback.
8th printing. Ink underlining to a few pages.
141 pp. "A national bestseller when it first appeared in 1963, The Fire Next Time galvanized the nation and gave passionate voice to the emerging civil rights movement. At once a powerful evocation of James.....
Autobiography of Adin Ballou. 1803-1890. Containing an Elaborate Record and Narrative of His Life from Infancy to Old Age. with Appendixes.
Lowell: The Vox Populi Press. - Thompson & Hill. 1896. Hard Cover.
Stain to top corner of front board and frontispiece, front hinge weakening (title page loose but included).
xviii, 586 pp. The memoirs of the founder of the Hopedale Community, who advocated for pacifism, socialism, and abolition.
Not the Triumph But the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Edges slightly worn.
xxi, 438 pp. A sweeping examination of the role of "Black Power" in the 1968 Olympic games in Mexico City reveals the emergence of militancy and political consciousness in American sports.
Woman Suffrage: History Arguments and Results
New York: National Woman Suffrage Publishing Co., Inc., 1915. Early reissue. Small Hard Cover.
Early reissue edition, following undated 1912 edition. No jacket. Tear along edge of front free endpaper.
231 pp. A collection of seven popular booklets covering practically the entire field of suffrage claims and evidence. Designed especially.....
The Curse of Rum; or, The Invincible Crusade Against Intoxicating Drink
. Arnold H. Blankman, 1888. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Wear to spine ends, hinges starting, front free endpaper torn, pencil underlining on a few pages.
310 pp. A work of temperance, in which the author argues abstinence from alcohol is as important as the fight for suffrage, and.....
Manchild in the Promised Land
New York: Signet, 1966. Mass Market Paperback.
Front wrapper lightly foxed, spine creased, rear wrapper creased, pages lightly toned.
viii, 429 pp. Manchild in the Promised Land is indeed one of the most remarkable stories of our time. This is a thinly fictionalized account of Claude Brown's childhood as a......
Manchild in the Promised Land: A Modern Classic of the Black Experience
New York: Signet, 1965. 15th Printing. Mass Market Paperback.
15th printing. Faint toning, light edge wear.
During his first year at Howard University, Claude Brown wrote an article for the magazine Dissent about growing up in Harlem. The piece attracted the attention of a publisher, who encouraged him to write.....
Like There's No Tomorrow: Meditations for Women Leaving Patriarchy
Monroe, Maine: Common Courage Press, 1997. Signed Copy. Trade Paperback.
Signed by author on title page without inscription. Minor general wear.
230 pp. This is a daily meditation book, fully indexed, written with a light touch, but a deep politic. Finally, a daily reader for those of us in search.....
Black Voices: An Anthology of Afro-American Literature (MW866)
New York: Mentor, 1968. 1st Printing. Mass Market Paperback.
1st printing. Related article laid in. Toning, faint edge wear.
718 pp. Fiction, poetry, autobiography, and criticism reflecting a potent force in American writing today. Authors include: Richard Wright, James Baldwin, Malcolm X, LeRoi Jones, Langston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, Arna Bontemps.....
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Memorable American Speeches III [3]: Slavery (The Lakeside Classics Volume 7)
Chicago: The Lakeside Press / R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1909. First Thus. Hard Cover.
First thus. An exceptional copy.
309, [5] pp. Frontispiece of Wendell Phillips, from a photograph by J.W. Black. An early volume from the collectible Lakeside Classic series, collecting four important speeches regarding the discussion of.....
Soul on Ice
New York: Delta, 1968. 10th Printing. Trade Paperback.
10th printing. Wrappers rubbed.
xv, 210 pp. "Soul On Ice is a memoir and collection of essays by Eldridge Cleaver. Originally written in Folsom State Prison in 1965, and published three years later in 1968, it is Cleaver's best known writing and.....
Soul on Ice
New York: Delta, 1968. 6th Printing. Trade Paperback.
6th printing. Faint edge wear.
xv, 210 pp. "Soul On Ice is a memoir and collection of essays by Eldridge Cleaver. Originally written in Folsom State Prison in 1965, and published three years later in 1968, it is Cleaver's best known writing.....
Smokestacks Allegro: The Story of Solvay, a Remarkable Industrial/Immigrant Village (1880-1920)
New York: Center for Migration Studies, 1990. Hard Cover.
Highlighting.
x, 212 pp. Smokestacks Allegro is the first major work published about the Solvay Process Company – one of America's pioneer science-based industries and predecessor of Allied Chemical Corporation, a forerunner of Allied-Signal. This book, partially based on oral history.....
Traps for the Young.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1883. Davis, A.B. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Boards a bit soiled, edges faintly foxed, binding slightly shaken with two gatherings slightly proud at fore edge.
xii, [7]-253 pp, 10-page publisher catalog follows text. Olive cloth, gilt titles, black and gold decorations. Frontispiece by.....
Moving the Mountain: The Women's Movement in America Since 1960
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket spine head bumped, jacket lightly soiled. Page ridges lightly foxed.
604 pp. "Moving the Mountain" tells the story of the struggles and triumphs of thousands of activists who achieved 'half a revolution' between 1960 and 1990. In.....
How He Made His Fortune (Prize Series, 1889)
Boston and Chicago: Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society, 1889. Hard Cover.
Owner bookplate on front endpaper (Julia Bryant Toohy, daughter of author William Cullen Bryant), faint stain to top and bottom marginal edges, rear board lightly soiled.
317 pp. 8vo. A story relating to the Molly Maguires, with a good.....
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Barnes & Noble Classics)
New York: Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. Hard Cover.
Jacket clipped. Two inch tape on free endpaper.
xxxiii, 126 pp. "Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and.....
The City of Frederick Douglass: Rochester's African-American People and Places
Rochester, New York: Landmark Society of Western New York, 1995. Soft Cover.
Covers lightly rubbed.
50 pp. "This publication documents the distinguished record of accomplishment by local African-Americans. ...truly a landmark account of the many historical contributions blacks have made to the growth and prosperity of the City of Rochester.....
Until We Are Free: My Fight for Human Rights in Iran
New York: Random House, 2016. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A near fine jacket. Remainder mark.
xiii, 286 pp. "The first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, Shirin Ebadi has inspired millions around the globe through her work as a human rights lawyer defending women and children.....
The Medical Use of Alcohol and Stimulants for Women
New York: National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1874. Hard Cover.
Spine & edges toned, boards rubbed, light stain along top edges of endpapers, ink name on front flyleaf.
96 pp., 8-page terminal publisher ad. 8vo. Original orange cloth, gilt titles. A medical assessment of the affects of alcohol on.....
All These Years of Effort: 150 Years of Rochester's Central Labor Councils
Rochester, New York: Ronald G. Pettingill Labor Education Fund, 2005. Signed Copy. Large Softcover.
Signed by Jonathan Garlock with inscription. A fine copy.
iv, 152 pp. "Even before the first national labor federations, workers in many American communities formed central labor bodies that brought together workers across the boundaries between.....
All These Years of Effort: 150 Years of Rochester's Central Labor Councils
Rochester, New York: Ronald G. Pettingill Labor Education Fund, 2005. Signed Copy. Large Softcover.
Signed by both authors on copyright page with inscription, "For John Westerberg Our Yankee Peddler." A fine copy.
iv, 152 pp. "Even before the first national labor federations, workers in many American communities formed central labor.....
The Beautiful Life of Frances E. Willard: A Memorial Volume, with Character Sketches and Memorial Tributes by the General Officers of the World's and the National W.C.T.U., English Leaders, Dr. Edward Everette Hale, Etc.
Chicago, Illinois: Woman's Temperance Publishing Association, 1898. Hard Cover.
Front board soiled, edges lightly foxed, owner bookplate on front endpaper, photographic portrait of Willard laid in.
416 pp. A memorial biography of an important member of the women's suffrage movement. "Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard (September 28, 1839 – February 17.....
Mother Jones: The Most Dangerous Woman in America
New York: Hill and Wang, 2002. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Covers creased, highlighting and ink marginalia.
xiii, 408 pp. Her rallying cry was famous: "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living." A century ago, Mother Jones was a celebrated organizer and agitator, the very.....