Gara Larry Edited (3 results)

Softcover. Condition: Good. First edition. With an introduction by Kay Boyle. Octavo. Spiral bound. Good, lacking front wrap.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. xiii, 207pp. Ownership signature of George Houser, author of one chapter, and his wife Jean (in one hand, likely Jean's) on the first page (see below). Fine in a lightly worn, near fine dust jacket. Chapter 7 is titled "Reflections of a Religious War Objector (Half a Century Later)," by George Houser. Houser was also a minister, Civil Rights activist, and activist for the independence of African nations. In 1942, with James Farmer and Bernice Fisher, he co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Chicago. A nice association.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Japanese edition. Translated by Yuichi Moroi. Small octavo. 351, [5] pp. Text in Japanese. Illustrated from photographic portraits. Ownership signature of George Houser, author of one chapter, and his wife Jean (in one hand, likely Jean's) on the title page. A trifle bumped else fine in a lightly rubbed and worn, very good or better dust jacket. Inscribed to George Houser by the translator on the title page. In the English-language edition, Houser's chapter is titled: "Reflections of a Religious War Objector (Half a Century Later)." Houser was also a minister, Civil Rights activist, and activist for the independence of African nations. In 1942 he co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in Chicago with James Farmer and Bernice Fisher. An uncommon edition with a nice association. Signed.…