No More Vietnams

by Nixon, Richard

New York: Arbor House, 1985. First edition, limited edition. Near Fine. SIGNED. 240pp. Octavo [21.5cm]. Bound in brown leather, with title stamped in gilt on spine and front board. Raised bands; satin ribbon page marker. All edges gilt. Spot of very faint rubbing to front board. In publisher's custom clamshell with a satin ribbon tie. Clamshell has two faint spots of soiling. Inscribed on the half-title, with love and best wishes, to Fred Chase. The "Presidential Edition"... Read More

Offered by Ken Sanders Rare Books

London Underground Press Issues of OZ Magazine Featuring Antiwar Satire, Drug Culture, Sexual Liberation, and Political Dissent

by Archive of Underground Press OZ

1967. OZ Magazine. Archive of six issues from the London edition of the influential underground periodical published between 1967 and 1973, documenting the visual culture, political radicalism, and anti-authoritarian ethos of the international counterculture movement. Working in Cultural / Representational Mode, the material reflects the convergence of psychedelic art, antiwar activism, sexual liberation, underground journalism, and anti-censorship politics that defined large segments of the late 1960s and early 1970s counterculture in Britain and beyond. Founded originally in Australia in... Read More

Offered by Max Rambod Inc.

Civil Rights and Free Speech Advocacy in the ACLU's Civil Liberties During 1965

by ACLU 1965 Civil Liberties Newsletter

1965. American Civil Liberties Union, Civil Liberties complete 1965 run, documents the ACLU's legal-advocacy and public-communication system during a year defined by Black voting-rights organizing, Southern racial violence, censorship disputes, anti-communist legal restrictions, and the first expansion of Vietnam War dissent. The material documents constitutional advocacy through monthly newsletters, case reports, organizational statements, legislative criticism, and calls for federal action, revealing how the ACLU translated litigation, public policy, and movement crises into a regular print record for supporters. The... Read More

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Anti-Imperialist Struggle in The Black Panther Newspaper, 1969 Issue on Ho Chi Minh, Labor Strikes, and Black Women in the Revolution

by Black Panthers; Huey Newton

1969. [Black Panther Party][Black Radicalism] Newton, Huey P., ed. The Black Panther, March 3, 1969 issue of the Black radical newspaper, a periodical linking international antiwar solidarity, prisoner defense, labor boycott campaigns, branch reporting, and local documentation of police violence. Rather than concentrating on a single event, this issue shows the paper functioning across several fronts at once: the cover prints "President Ho Chi Minh's New Year's Message," interior pages announce a "Free Huey Birthday Rally in Kansas City,"... Read More

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4 by Robert Lowell (R.F.K., The Pacification of Columbia, The March for Dwight Macdonald, Two Walls)

by LOWELL, Robert

[Cambridge: Laurence Scott, 1969. Unbound. Fine. First edition. Four loose tall broadsides anti-Vietnam War poems. 9" x 18.5". Slight toning else all fine. Set of four broadsides laid into a printe dportfolio, each one of 100 numbered copies Signed by the illustrator, Lawrence Scott. This is set #15.

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

(Teleplay): Philip Caputo's A Rumor of War

by YOUNG, John Sacret

Studio City: CBS / Charles Fries Productions Inc. / Stonehenge Productions, 1979. Softcover. Very Good. Final draft script. Two volumes. Quartos. 119; 120 mimeographed leaves printed rectos only. Bradbound in printed CBS card wrappers. Various initials, corrections and notes in the text, modest stains, typed and signed memo stapled in, very good. Scripts for the epic two-part television miniseries about the Vietnam War.

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Going after Cacciato - 1st Edition/1st Printing

by O'Brien, Tim

New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1978. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0440029481 . A handsome first edition/first printing in Near Fine condition, lightly foxed top edge and sunning to board edges in Fine dust-jacket with minor edgewear. Boldly SIGNED by author Tim O'Brien directly on the half-title page; Some of the chapters in this book appeared previously in such magazines as Esquire, Redbook, and Shenandoah. As Cacciato,... Read More

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Guerrilla Communications

by WHALEY, Barton

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Research Program on Problems of International Communication and Security, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Quarto. 233 leaves printed rectos only. Plastic spiral bound into red printed wrappers. Very near fine. Very scarce, issued at the height of the Vietnam War, presumably with limited access. Whaley wrote several studies and books on deception in warfare.

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Lecture by General W. C. Westmoreland, United States Army, Retired. Tufts University. Medford, Massachusetts Wednesday, 12 December 1973

by WESTMORELAND, William W.

Medford, Massachusetts: Tufts University, 1973. Unbound. Near Fine. Quarto. 25 photomechanically reproduced quarto leaves printed rectos only. Stapled in upper left corner. Faint offsetting on first leaf, else near fine. Detailed address by Westmoreland concerning the conduct of the Vietnam War and the domino theory. Presumably this was issued at the time of lecture. Exceptionally scarce. *OCLC* locates no copies.

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Better Times than These

by GROOM, Winston

New York: Summit Books, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in a modestly worn, very good dustwrapper. A Vietnam War novel, the first book by the author who went on to write *Forrest Gump*. Inscribed by Groom to Gloria Jones, widow of his friend James Jones: "To Gloria – One of the best people I've known. Ever. All Love, Winston May, 1978." A sort of dedication copy. The book was dedicated to both Groom's father,... Read More

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SELECTED PROPAGANDA POSTERS OF AID VIETNAM AGAINST AMERICA 援越抗美宣传画选

by Chairman Mao

SELECTED PROPAGANDA POSTERS OF AID VIETNAM AGAINST AMERICA 援越抗美宣传画选 Liaoning: Fine Art Press, December 1965, 9,000 copies. Printed by Liaoning Fine Art Press Printing Factory, Distributed by Liaoning Xinhua Bookstore. First Edition, printed pictorial wrapper, lacks 7 leaves, minor wear and tears to margin, else good condition. Posters depict the Vietnamese people fighting against the U.S. Army with guns and knives. ... Read More

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Better Times than These

by GROOM, Winston

New York: Summit Books, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Foredge foxed, else very good in a modestly worn, very good dustwrapper. The author's first book, a Vietnam War novel, by the author who went on to write *Forrest Gump*. Inscribed by Groom to Jamie Jones, only son of his friend, the novelist James Jones: "To Jamie, From your ole Buddy. All best, Winston. May, 1978." A sort of dedication copy. The book was dedicated to both... Read More

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1001 Ways to Live Without Working

by Tuli Kupferberg

New York: Birth Press, 1961. Original wraps. Very Good +. The 1961 original edition, in its stapled, light-blue wrappers. Tuli's great underground triumph, mocking the brain-deadening path so many choose with this inspired example of subversive list-making. Clean and VG+. Just a touch of very light chipping to the rear panel's top-edge, otherwise very clean. Quarto, an "American Society for the Advancement of Anthropophagy Publication" (issue #1), in reality published by Birth Press in New York's East Village,... Read More

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American Social History and Homelessness Press Photography from Soup Kitchens to Urban Encampments, 1951 to 1990s

by War Veterans Displacement

1950. Homelessness press photography archive, 1951 to 1990s, documents displaced people in American cities through images of soup kitchens, public sleeping spaces, roadside survival, emergency shelters, and encampments. The archive provides primary visual evidence for the study of urban poverty, public welfare, veteran reintegration, housing insecurity, and the changing visibility of homelessness in the second half of the twentieth century. Its strongest historical value lies in the range of settings recorded: postwar charitable food assistance, men sleeping in parks... Read More

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Better Times Than These

by GROOM, Winston

New York: Summit Books, 1978. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. Advance Reading Copy. Printed wrappers. Creasing and edgewear thus very good. A Vietnam War novel, the first book by the author who went on to write *Forrest Gump*. Inscribed by Groom to Gloria Jones, widow of his friend James Jones: "To Gloria - You'll get the nice copy later, but I wanted you to have this one now. It's special and so are you - all love, Winston... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Heroin Traffic in Southeast Asia

by Alfred McCoy

Washington, D.C.: Indochina Resource Center, 1972. Original wraps. Very Good +. The scarce August 1st, 1972 printing of Indochina Chronicle (No. 18). Most notable in this issue (and its centerpiece) is the June 1972 testimony before Congress of Alfred McCoy, a young doctoral student in Southeast Asian History at Yale, who was called in to discuss the growing problem of the "flourishing narcotics trade in South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand". This testimony, along with other articles McCloy... Read More

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TYPED LETTER SIGNED (TLS)

by FORD, Gerald R

Washington, 22 October 1969. Letter. Fine. Interesting letter on Office of the Minority Leader stationery thanking the recipient for his letter concerning the attitude of students and teachers towards Nixon's handling of the Vietnam War. In part: "....Too many of our students act without knowing the facts and are too easily swept away by the emotions of the moment. When they have an opportunity to discuss the issues with a well-informed instructor they are reasonable. As you know,... Read More

Offered by Charles Agvent

The Firing Line: facts for fighting communism [51 issues]

Indianapolis: National Americanism Commission, American Legion, 1966. Newsletter. Fifty-one issues of the 8.5x11 inch newsletter, generally 4 pages each, but some longer issues. Generally very good, but a few with penciled notes. Issues present are: Vol. 1, Nos. 1-5, 7-19; Vol. 2, Nos. 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 22-24; Vol. 3, Nos. [1]-3; Vol. 4, Nos. 1, 14-15, 17, 20; Vol. 6, Nos. 8-10; Vol. 10, Nos. 1, 4, 7-8, 10; Vol. 14, Nos. 5-12; and Vol. 15,... Read More

Offered by Bolerium Books Inc.

War, Racism, the Movement: As We See It

by Tyner, Jarvis.

Pamphlet, 8vo, 24 pp., pictorial self-wrappers, saddle stitched. Cover worn, with pen marks; top and bottom spine tips a bit torn, no loss; very good. Pamphlet decrying the Vietnam War and the imperialist and racist culture of the United States which enabled it. The text of a speech delivered by Jarvis Tyner to the W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America during the opening night of its 3rd National Convention. Tyner (July 11, 1941), was an American activist and former member... Read More

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DRESS GRAY (Mar 6, 1981) 2nd revision script by Gore Vidal

by Gore Vidal, Lucian Truscott (source)

Vintage original second revision script by Gore Vidal, adapted from the novel by Lucian Truscott, USA. [Los Angeles]: Richard Roth Productions, 6 March 1981. [1],126,[1], quarto, brad bound in production wrappers. Paper filing label across spine, NEAR FINE.Second revision draft script of this early form of an adaptation by Gore Vidal to television of Lucian Truscott's novel. In its present state, the script would translate into a two-hour television film.Truscott's novel, set at West Point at the time of the... Read More

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Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times

by Hauser, Thomas

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1996. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. Very Good. SIGNED. 543pp. Octavo [24 cm] Red leather with raised bands, gilt and black ink stamped titles and decorative borders on the spine and front cover, and an illustrated paper label on the front cover. All edges gilt. Orange moire endsheets. Silk ribbon page marker. With light rubbing to the extremities, and a small scratched area on the rear board. The text block has dropped just a... Read More

Offered by Ken Sanders Rare Books

ABOUT FIFTY PAMPHLETS, BROADSIDES, NEWSPAPERS, MIMEOGRAPHED POLITICAL CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTS FROM THE SOCIALIST LABOR AND SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTIES IN THE BAY AREA DURING THE 1960'S AND 1970'S

by [San Francisco Radical Politics]

San Francisco, 1970. The group is a representative sampling of radical political literature in the Bay Area during this period. Several issues of THE CRISIS, by the Socialist Labor Committee; critiques of the ongoing Vietnam War; "The Truth About INFLATION; "Capitalism Can't Last Forever;" "Brinksmanship in Southeast Asia," with a cartoon rendering of Nixon; pamphlets touting candidates for office; broadsides, some illustrated, announcing upcoming rallies and meetings; "Can the Workers Run the Country? The Socialist Labor Party says 'Yes!'... Read More

Offered by David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC

Important Typed Letter Signed on "Secretary of State" letterhead

by VANCE, Cyrus R. (1917 - 2002)

Washington, D.C., 1979. unbound. 1 page, 10.5 x 8 inches, Washington, D.C., June 19, 1979. Written to George Ball, former Under Secretary of State under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, informing him that President Carter would like him to review the prospectus relevant to the "newly signed" Salt Treaty, in full: "As you know, the President and President Brezhnev have signed a new strategic arms limitation treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union. In review of the critical... Read More

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A Group of Five Works; Including A Tribute to Jim Lowell; Where is Vietnam?; New Directions in Prose and Poetry; Poetry Festival

by Ferlinghetti, Lawrence

various: various, 1973. First Edition. 5 volumes in various formats. A Tribute to Jim Lowell (Cleveland: Ghost Press, 1967)—first edition, octavo, stapled wrappers with screenprinted cover, very slightly soiled, near fine, limited to 500 copies; Where is Vietnam?: American Poets Respond (Garden City: Doubleday, 1967)—first edition, near fine mass market paperback with very slight rubbing; New Directions in Prose and Poetry 27 (New York: New Directions, 1973)—first edition, wrappers rubbed with crease along spine, loose first leaf, very good,... Read More

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Defend world peace - Stop Reagan's international lawlessness [petition signed by Madame Binh, Edith Ballantyne, Hortensia Allende, Julie Christie, Marechal Costa Gomez, and Romesh Chandra]

San Francisco: US Out of Central America, 1984. 8.5x11 inch petition circulated by Tony Platt at the International Conference on Nicaragua and for Peace in Central America, which was held in Lisbon, May 3-6, 1984. The petition, which has an explanatory slip with some spots of correction fluid pasted across the lower portion, has been neatly mounted on a wooden board. Platt, a scholar / activist known in particular for his work on prison reform, was at the Conference... Read More

Offered by Bolerium Books Inc.