James fw thompson (3 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 8vo. 495 pp. Very Good, Red Cloth, Dust Jacket, some shelf-wear.

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good. First edition. 79 pp. Octavo [22 cm]; saddle-stapled in illustrated cardstock wrappers. Prominent vertical fold/crease throughout. Bump to the top left corner of the cover with a small one-inch split. Light age toning, bumps, creases, minor stains, but still an unmarked and internally clean copy. Pamphlet published on the 25th anniversary of the Industrial Workers of the World, which was founded in Chicago, Illinois on June 27, 1905. Contains: "La Belle Sansculotte (Poem)" by [William] Covington Hall, an Introduction, "Revolutionary Class Union" by James P. Thompson, "Free Speech Fights of the I. W. W." by Roger N. Baldwin, "How The I. W. W. Defends Labor" by Ralph Chaplin, "Build For Power" by C. E. Payne, "The Industrial Union In Agriculture" by Tom Connors, "The Way of the Wobbly" by F. W. Thompson, "The Colorado Conquest" by Ed Delaney, "Education" by Clifford B. Ellis, "International Relations of the I. W. W." by Joseph Wagner, and "At The Crossroads" by John A. Gahan. Ads for othre IWW publications on the rear inside wrap. IWW Preamble printed on the rear cover. "An early history of the IWW" (Miles 4619).…

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Generously illustrated with black and white photos and illustrations. Features: A "Gringo" in Old Mexico - An engineer escapes with his life, less a friend and his money; "The Old Small Cat" - Cornered by Shanghai Police, a Chinese bandit only succumbed after a 19 hour battle involving many weapons used against him - includes photos; Flying Thrills in Canada's Northland - A fascinating photo-illustrated article showing how the Far North of Canada is being opened up by passenger and transport aircraft; South African Outlaws - Two prominent law-breakers, Jack Howard and Reilly; At Grips With the Desert - Part I of Donald R.G. Cameron's crossing of the Sahara in which his party became lost for ten days; The Mud-Dwellers of Caparroso - Photo-illustrated story about this amazing Spanish village - with photos; Photo of the first three men to scale 'Balanced Rock' near Castleford, Idaho - Clarence French, George Ernest, and John Carolls; A Little Oversight - A story about a 'Palm Oil Ruffian' pioneer trader in West Africa; Something for Nothing - A queer experience that befell Margaret S. Coffman near Goatneck, Texas; "The Bobbery Pack" - A hunting story from India; Waterways of the "Swiss Sahara" - Photo-illustrated article about the fascinating 'bisses' used to divert glacial runoff to irrigate a particularly dry part of Switzerland; The Coffin Ship - A weird story from the Far East dealing with a murderous Chinese secret society; The Gold That Wasn't - A dummy gold ingot is mysteriously stolen in New South Wales; The "Great Scalp Frauds" Case - Frank Mossman, Game Warden of Pacific County in Washington State, explains how he discovered an ingenious swindle; Man and His Needs. 84 pages plus 28 pages of great ads. Backstrip entirely nibbled away. Back cover loose but present, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A worthy vintage copy of this fascinating issue. Prater, Ernest; Holloway, Cyril; Soper, G.; Litchfield, G.; Tresilian, S.; Sindall, A.W.; Inns, Kenneth; Brock, H.M.; Holloway, Cyril; Thompson, Kenneth (illustrator).…