Writers take Sides; Letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors
Published by The League of American Writers, New York City, 1938
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19.5 x 14 cm. Stappled wrappers.There is a water stian to the bottom of some of the pages. Foxing to bottom foredge. On the Question: Are you for, or are you against Franco and facism? Are you for, or are you against the legal government and the people of Republican Spain. One line statement by Ernest Hemingway on page 30. Hanneman B29. Seller Inventory # 66751
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Title: Writers take Sides; Letters about the war in...
Publisher: The League of American Writers, New York City
Publication Date: 1938
Binding: Pamphlet
Condition: Good
Edition: First printing.
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Writers Take Sides Letters About The War In Spain from 418 American Authors
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Seller: Griffin Books, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Staple bound pamphlet, tight and unmarked with light fox to edges. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal. Seller Inventory # 120743
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Writers Take Sides Letters About The War In Spain From 418 American Authors
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The League Of American Writers, New York City Ny, 1938
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Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 82 Pp. Soft Cover. First Printing. Light Usage, Browning Around Spine, No Marks Or Damage. The Amazing Thing Is That The Left Found No Way To Similarly Poll Non-Authors Such As American Businessmen, Or Local, State And Federal Politicians, Or Academics In Any Fields (Or All Of These): The Self-Appointed Leftist Establishment Believes That Fictioneers And Propagandists Are The Essence Of The World, And Thereby Miss Almost Everyone Else. Their "Pressure" Is Applied Mostly On The Choir Rather Than The Congregation, And Has No Practical Effect On The Vast Majority Of People ( Despite Often Arousing Their Sympathies). The Western Governments, Businesses And Academics Recognized The Spanish Revolutionary Right Wing, Explicitly Supported By Hitler And Mussolini, Preferring It Over A Democratically Elected European Government, And Refrained From Criticizing Or Pressuring Them For Sixty Years. All Dictatorships Forbid Personal Attacks On Their, But Democracies Manage Somehow To Also Refrain From Directly Criticizing Them As Leaders. The Losers In Spain Were Killed, Imprisoned, Exiled Or Disenfranchised, And Financially Ruined, But That Was Ok With Everyone Except The "Left"- Although, Folks, It Was Not A Leftist Issue, It Was An Issue Of Whether Democratic Principles Trump Convenience And Self-Interest Or Not, And This Was Somehow Found To Be A Knotty Issue By Western (And Eastern) Politicians. Seller Inventory # 049514
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Writers Take Sides: Letters about the War in Spain from 418 American Authors
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League of American Writers, New York, 1938
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Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Foreword by the editorial committee. Small octavo. 82 [3] pp. Wrappers a bit toned with tiny nicks at the spine base, top corners with a light crease, very good or better in stapled wrappers. The interior is otherwise fine. A telegram from Hemingway, Vincent Sheean and Louis Fisher precedes the letters. Among the letter writers are Hemingway again, Dashiell Hammett, Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, James Weldon Johnson, Sherwood Anderson and Countee Cullen, along with hundreds more. A nice copy. Seller Inventory # 577461
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Writers Take Sides: Letters about the War in Spain from 418 American Authors
Published by
League of American Writers, New York, 1938
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Softcover
First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Foreword by the editorial committee. Small octavo. 82 [3] pp. Printed wrappers a bit toned with rubbing along the spine, top corner a little bumped, staples a little rusted, very good. A telegram from Hemingway, Vincent Sheean and Louis Fisher precedes the letters, and was sent to American writers, this book represents the responses. Among the letter writers are Hemingway again, Dashiell Hammett, Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, James Weldon Johnson, Sherwood Anderson and Countee Cullen, along with hundreds more. Although not signed by him, this was Malcolm Cowley's copy with a few notes in his hand; including the tally of responses handwritten on the titlepage: "414 answered, 406 for; 7 neutral, 1 against." A nice copy. Seller Inventory # 591973
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Writers Take Sides; Letters about the war in Spain from 418 American authors
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League of American Writers, New York, 1938
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Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
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First Edition. Small 8vo, 82pp; printed wrappers, stapled. Historic publication of statements for and against the Spanish resistance to Franco and fascism including contributions from Faulkner, Hemingway, Hammett, Steinbeck, Wright and many more. Covers rubbed, slightly used, with a hint of sun to the spine. Seller Inventory # 207232
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2 Vols. : 'Authors Take Sides on the Spanish War' : With 'Writers Take Sides On The Question : Are you for, or are you against Franco and Fascism? Letters about the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'
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Vol. 1 : Left Review, London : 1937. Vol.2 : The League Of American Writers, NY : 1938, 1937
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Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2 Vols. set : Vol.1 'Authors Take Sides on the Spanish War'. The sole UK printing published by Left Review, London in 1937. The pamphlet BOOK is in Very Good++ condition. Original printed yellow and red card covers. Internally the 32 pages are staple bound and the binding remains tight. Just the merest hint of light rusting to the staples internally. Light spotting throughout due the quality of the paper stock used, a little heavier in places. Free from inscriptions and erasures. There is some professional transparent reinforcement tape to the front and rear inner hinges where the covers have become detached from the spine, but this is barely discernable. Some light edge wear to the spine ends of the thin card printed covers which are mildly toned in places but are remarkably clean for their age. A scarce survivor of what was a cheap production. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. A very scarce pamphlet containing contributions from 148 British and Irish authors on their personal stance on the Spanish Civil War. The question posed is: 'Are you for, or against, the legal Government and the People of Republican Spain? Are you for, or against, Franco and Fascism?' and is signed off by Aragon, W. H. Auden, Jean Richard Bloch, Nancy Cunard, Brian Howard, Heinrich Mann, Ivor Montagu, Pablo Neruda, Ramon Sender, Stephen Spender, and Tristan Tzara. The publisher states its limitations within a six penny pamphlet, i.e. that it has indeed selected the responses, likely based on its own motivation (though it does say the responses herein are representative) but more so from the weight of the authors themselves. Indeed, it contains most of the powerhouse names of British and Irish literature; W. H. Auden, Samuel Beckett (who perhaps satirically simply writes "UPTHEREPUBLIC!", Cyril Connolly, Alastair Crowley (with his name misspelt) , C. Day Lewis, Liam O'Flaherty, Ford Madox Ford, David Garnett, Victor Gollancz, Aldous Huxley, Storm Jameson, John Lehmann, Sylvia Pankhurst, Herbert Read, Stephen Spender, Olaf Stapledon, Leonard Woolf and many others. T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Vera Brittain, H. G. Wells, and Vita Sackville-West among others declare themselves neutral, the latter questioning the publication's terminology in the question regarding a 'legal' government. And against the government appears Arthur Machen, Edmund Blunden, Evelyn Waugh and others. An extremely scarce pamphlet, a rare survivor in all senses, which gave audiences direct insights into ideas and worlds some authors seldom expressed themselves in and a hugely important booklet. This extremely scarce pamphlet is one of an edition of three thousand copies which sold out immediately on publication. JSIC reports 13 holdings at institutions. Vol.2 :'Writers Take Sides On The Question : Are you for, or are you against Franco and Fascism? Letters about the War in Spain from 418 American Authors'. The sole USA printing published by the League of American Writers, New York in 1938. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Stapled, blue wraps with writers' names in white and titles in black. Some very light edge-wear. A sharp copy which is housed in a custom solander box with silk ties and marbled inserts. The 418 authors responses include those from : Franklin P. Adams, Sherwood Anderson, Maxwell Anderson, Gertrude Atherton, Brooks Atkinson, Earl Browder, Kenneth Burke, Countee Cullen, William Faulkner, Edna Ferber, Felix Frankfurter, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, Rockwell Kent, Stanley Kunitz, Katharine Ann Porter, George Seldes, Upton Sinclair, John Steinbeck, I. F. Stone, Genevieve Taggard, Clara Weatherwax ,Richard Wright, Felix Frankfurter, James Weldon Johnson, Rockwell Kent, Stanley Kunitz, I. F. Stone, Genevieve Taggard, Clara Weatherwax, et al. A Very collectible and important two volume set. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact. Seller Inventory # ABE-1716907296128
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