War is a Racket

Butler, Smedley

Published by Round Table Press, Inc, New York, 1935

About this Item

First edition, second printing as stated on dust jacket front flap. [viii], 52 pp. Bound in publisher's red cloth lettered in black. Near Fine. Light foxing to textblock edges, front endpaper, and upper margin throughout. Bookplate to front pastedown, separate owner inscription and date 5/20/1944 to bookplate. In a scarce Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with moderate soiling, foxing and toning and small area of paper loss near head of spine. A rediscovered antiwar classic by the (then) most highly decorated Marine in US history. One recent reprinting of the book featured essays by contemporary figures like Jessie Ventura, Cindy Sheehan, and David Talbot hailing the book. Butler also broke up a secret coup plot against FDR sometimes referred to as "The Business Plot," dismissed by the mainstream media of the time but recounted and affirmed in books such as Jules Archer's The Plot to Seize the White House.

Seller Inventory # 140947319

Bibliographic Details

• Title: War is a Racket
• Publisher: Round Table Press, Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1935
• Edition: First Edition, Second Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Economics
  • Military & War