Political
FCC,Communications,Radio,Public Domain,Broadcast Monopolies
New York, New York: Peoples Radio Foundation, 1948. A monograph on the state of radio communications in America by Eugene Konecky (1898-1978), an activist and writer who dedicated his career to toppling broadcast monopolies. With chapter titles such as "Swastika Stations" and "Democracy or Dollar Dials", the book aims to.....
Price: $175.00
new york, lawyer, legal, Utah Territory, genealogy, real estate, Panama, war claims, Francis B Loomis, Guzman Blanco
New York, NY: 1857 - 1914. "The personnel and business archives of John Ewing Risley (1840 – 1912) a prominent New York lawyer, businessman, and real estate mogul, comprised of over 2300 letters and documents. A brief summary of each section follows. For the complete description contact us. Spreadsheets detailing.....
Price: $4,200.00
Customs,Crime in New York,Rum Raids,Opium Seizures
New York, New York: 1925-1954. An archive of original materials relating to customs seizures of alcohol, opium, and other illegal goods in New York City by customs guard John F. Kirschhoff between 1925 and 1954. Includes typewritten lists of harbor patrol raids, correspondence, subpoenas, newspaper clippings, and an original handwritten.....
Price: $1,500.00
Stereotypes and Racism, Lithography, Anti-Chinese Sentiment, American West
[Chicago, Illinois]: Western News Co., 1870. First printing of "The Heathen Chinee", subtitled "Plain Language from Truthful James", a series of nine (9) lithographic plates based on the narrative poem by Bret Harte (1836-1902). Steeped in Anti-Chinese sentiment, the plates tell the story of a Chinese immigrant named "Ah Sin".....
Price: $300.00
Social Satire, Gilded Age of New York
New York: [1870s]. An assemblage of 12 advertising trade cards satirizing the rich and famous of New York's Gilded Age. Shown in demeaning caricature often riding children's toys. Two series of six (6) cards. The first is by "Kash" (Cassius Marcellus Coolidge) that includes Jay Gould riding a dragon headed.....
Price: $500.00
vintage art poster, original art poster, propaganda
Sweden: Wailen Datnolm Boktr, 1975. Title: Stoppa Matchen! (Stop the Match) Designer: Kjartan Slettemark (Norwegian) Printer: Wailen Datnolm Boktr. AB, Lund 1975 Year: 1975 Image from photograph of observers in a stadium with an armed guard in the foreground. A tennis racket superimposed atop the the scene. This poster was.....
Price: $350.00
Cold War,Soviet Union,International Friendship and Relations
New York, New York: National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, 1948. A rather confident booklet purporting to know "How to End the Cold War and Build the Peace" between the United States and the Soviet Union, featuring illustrations by the American artist Lynd Ward. The booklet is addressed to the American.....
Price: $225.00
social & cultural, educational, Russia, Soviet Union, U. S. S. R., Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, government, public education, propaganda, foreign country, foreign culture
Moscow, Russia: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1939. A propaganda booklet extolling on the increase of public education available to citizens of the Soviet Union, particularly when compared to what was available under "tsarist Russia". "Seventy-three percent of the population of tsarist Russia (exclusive of children under nine years of age).....
Price: $125.00
protest, march, was, political rally,
New York: 6-May-84. A poster advertising the "March for Soviet Jewry" that took place in New York on May 6, 1984, otherwise known as Solidarity Sunday. The purpose of the political march was for the people of New York, including the Jewish people of New York to show their support.....
Price: $100.00
general putnam, Connecticut, military, revolutionary war, French and Indian War, Uncle Sam's Big Picture Series
New York: McLoughin Brothers, 1873. 24 pp (including wrappers) The title page states The Life of General Putnam'. "The book tells the embellished story of the life of General Israel Putnam, starting as a young boy who slaughters a wolf, and his time in service during the French and Indian.....
Price: $110.00
magazine, humor, offensive humor.
Hermosa Beach, CA: Scum Publishing Company, 1965-1969. The collection consists of four magazines entitled "Horseshit, the Offensive Review", Numbers 1-4, that were published over the course of several years. It was an independent magazine published by two ex-military brothers, Robert and Thomas Dunker. One the inside cover of the first.....
Price: $350.00
shoes, humor, horseshit the offensive review, caricatures and cartoons
Hermosa Beach, CA: Scum Publishing Company, 1967. Written by Thomas and illustrated by Robert, a pair of ex-military brothers, this 56 page booklet is full of humorous shoe puns and political jokes. One joke in the book depicts a pair of leather dress shoes surrounded by several pairs of cowboy.....
Price: $125.00
sex education, gender roles, sexually transmitted disease, governmental, religion
Great Britain: 1923. This grouping contains four booklets from the series entitled "Sex Problems", and provides sexual education on a variety of topics. The booklets are eight pages long and were written by a "T. P. S." in 1923, and promote a "Clean Sex Life both before and after marriage".....
Price: $200.00
germany, German Revolution, politics, Hanover, prussia, propaganda
Germany: Hannoversche Buch u Kunstdruckerei A. Funke, c1918. German-Hanoverian Party (GHP) was a conservative, federalist German political party of the early 1900s. It, like mainly other parties were disbanded in 1933 as the Nazi Party came into power. This poster showcases an image of a young man on a white.....
Price: $225.00
Cold War,Stockpiling and Rationing,Supply Chain,Civil Defense
Sacramento, California: Office of Civil Defense, c.1952. A Cold War-era publication from the State of California Office of Civil Defense, guiding residents in how to stockpile and ration food in the event of a nuclear attack: "If there is an atomic attack on our cities there will be immediate disruption.....
Price: $175.00
politics, democratic party, William Jennings Bryan, Grover Cleveland, elections
Chicago, IL: Hickory Elm Club, 1900. The Hickory Elm Club was a Democratic Political Party social club where important individuals met to discuss the politics of the day. It starts with a brief history of the club, and then continues with several arguments distancing the the current Democratic candidate from.....
Price: $125.00
Prohibition, alcohol, food & wine, religion, government, election, politics, classes & movements
Chicago, IL: Christian Century Press, Nov-30. An informational pamphlet containing two articles, "Modified Prohibition" and "Dry Thoughts on Election Day" first printed in the November 5, 1930 and the November 12, 1930 issues of The Christian Century respectively. The first article argues for a less stringent approach to alcohol than.....
Price: $125.00
united states, history, america
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1901-1902. 5 volume set. Illustrations, plates, portraits, maps (some folded and in color), plans, facsimiles. The following are the topics cover in this series by volume: Volume I – The Swarming of the English, Volume II – Colonies and Nation, Vol III – The Founding.....
Price: $350.00