Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Sage-green cloth with burgundy lettering on spine. Spine shows some light foxed-like spotting. A few instances of very minor soiling, otherwise interior is unmarked and primarily clean. No date of publication stated, but appears to have been published in 1935. pp. vii, [8]-384. An anthology of American proletarian fiction, poetry, reportage, drama and literary criticism, with a 20- page introduction by Joseph Freeman. The writings date predominantly from the period 1930-1935. Many previously appeared in the pages of the New Masses, New Republic, Partisan Review, Dynamo, Anvil, Left-Front, and elsewhere. Each section includes a preface of a few pages which provides some context and pointers towards additional authors of interest. Concludes with a list of the contributors, each with a brief statement of identity. Fiction by: Erskine Caldwell, Robert Cantwell, Jack Conroy, John Dos Passos, James T. Farrell, Ben Field, Michael Gold, Albert Halper, Josephine Herbst, Louis Lerman, Tillie Lerner, Grace Lumpkin, Albert Maltz, William Rollins Jr., Edwin Seaver, Philip Stevenson. Poetry by: Maxwell Bodenheim, Stanley Burnshaw, Kenneth Fearing, Joseph Freeman, Robert Gessner, Michael Gold, Horace Gregory, Alfred Hayes, Langston Hughes, Orrick Johns, Joseph Kalar, Alfred Kreymborg, H. H. Lewis, Norman Macleod, A. B. Magil, James Neugass, Charles Henry Newman, Kenneth Patchen, William Pillin, Harry Alan Potamkin, Edwin Rolfe, Muriel Rukeyser, Isidor Schneider, Herman Spector, Genevieve Taggard, Jim Waters, Don West, David Wolff, Richard Wright. Reportage by: John Dos Passos, Ben Field, Robert Forsythe, Meridel Le Sueur, John Mullen, Joseph North, Agnes Smedley, John L. Spivak. Drama by: Alfred Kreymborg, Albert Maltz, Clifford Odets, Paul Peters and George Sklar, John Wexley. Literary Criticism by: Obed Brooks, Edwin Berry Burgum, Alan Calmer, Malcolm Cowley, Michael Gold, Granville Hicks, Joshua Kunitz, William Phillips and Philip Rahv, Bernard Smith.
Published by Martin Lawrence Ltd, London, United Kingdom, 1936
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. British edition, undated, however circa 1936. Presumed first printing. With original unclipped jacket (7s 6d). Edited by : Granville Hicks, Michael Gold, Isidor Schneider, Joseph North, Paul Peters and Alan Calmer. With a critical introduction by Joseph Freeman. Jacket has faults - namely edge/shelf wear, little patchy loss (mainly to head/tail of spine and to corners), few small marks, patchy browning (including to spine), few small (approx. 5mms) tears, minor foxing, creasing/rubbing to edges, pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine, pushing/bumping to corners and is in only fair condition. Boards are near fine (having been well protected by the jacket) with a hint of pushing/bumping to corners, the odd small mark and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Pages bit tanned. Top of pages slightly dusty. Odd small mark/spot of foxing to page edges, tops and bottoms. Small crease to lower corner of a few pages. Very occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. A nice copy. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.
Published by International Publishers, New York, 1935
Seller: Westsider Rare & Used Books Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover, missing Dust Jacket. Condition: UNSPECIFIED. assumed 1st ed.
Published by IP New York 1937, 1937
Seller: Antiquariat Thomas & Reinhard, Recklinghausen, NRW, Germany
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. Leinen, 384 Seiten, dies ist ein regulär ausgesondertes Bibliotheksexemplar aus einer wissenschaftlichen Bibliothek, keine Markierungen, Ecken minimal berieben, das Buch ist akzeptabel erhalten --- Linen, 384 pages, Lib. Ex, no marks, corners slightly rubbed, the book is in an acceptable condition. Shipping to abroad insured with tracking number.
Published by International Publishers, New York, 1935
Seller: Winged Monkey Books, Arlington, VA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: UNSPECIFIED. First Edition in English. Hardcover in jacket, very good with owner name, slight shelf wear. with contributions by Langston Hughes, John Dos Passos, Richard Wright, Malcolm Cowley, Clifford Odets, James T, Farrell, Erskine Caldwell, Muriel Rukeyser and many others.