Swankey Ben (8 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Canadian First. French flaps format; some edge wear to card covers; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Printing. Solid with two small corner creases on the bottom of the front cover, a small stain on the back, and the covers show light wear. The interior is unmarked.

Paperback. 170p., wraps, illus., 8.5x11 inches, very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Inscribed and dated (Mar. 17/84) by author on blank half title page. 5-1/4" x 8", (viii) + 40pp. Printed on pH-neutral paper and perfect bound in varnished printed card stock cover. Minor shelf wear, edge wear to cover. Binding is square and tight. Apart from author's inscription, pages are clean and bright and unmarked. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Vancouver: Trade Union Research Bureau , 1977 Softcover, 4to, illustrated, 297 pages A fine unmarked, uncreased copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 8-3/16" x 10-3/4", iv + 234pp. Printed on alkaline paper and perfect bound in varnished printed card stock cover. Light soiling, edge wear, sticker shadow to cover. Binding is square and tight. Pages are clean and bright and unmarked.

Stapled Wraps. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 20. 12mo., measuring 22 cm tall. Bright orange stapled card covers bearing an image (borrowed from Mauldin, and originally printed in the Chicago Sun-Times) of a sombrero emblazoned with "Latin America" in large letters along the rim. No detectable flaws, bright, clean, and unamarked with tight, sound binding; fine. A not so subtle critique of the Organization of American States, their stance towards Fidel Castro, Cuban Communism in general. The author does not attempt to hide their critical views of "yankee imperialsm", and the "malicious" political and economic motives of the United States in Latin America, all the while imploring the Canadian government, policy-makerts, and the public to resist the temptation to join as a member state of the OAS. Scarce, with no extant copies available in commerce at time of cataloguing. Corresponds to OCLC #965154803. From the foreword: "The author of this pamphlet, Ben Swanky, is known in the labor movement for his work in the fields of education and labor journalism. He visited Cuba in January of this year. The Canadian Cuban Friendship Committee is devoted to the promotion of trade, friendship and cultural exchange between our country and Cuba. It collects needy supplies for Cuba and disseminates news and information on life in that country. It also sends books on Canada to Cuba so that Cubans may become better informed on life in our country".

Stapled Wraps. First Edition, First Printing. pp. 20. 12mo., measuring 22 cm tall. Bright orange stapled card covers bearing an image (borrowed from Mauldin, and originally printed in the Chicago Sun-Times) of a sombrero emblazoned with "Latin America" in large letters along the rim. No detectable flaws, bright, clean, and unamarked with tight, sound binding; fine. A not so subtle critique of the Organization of American States, their stance towards Fidel Castro, Cuban Communism in general. The author does not attempt to hide their critical views of "yankee imperialsm", and the "malicious" political and economic motives of the United States in Latin America, all the while imploring the Canadian government, policy-makerts, and the public to resist the temptation to join as a member state of the OAS. Scarce, with no extant copies available in commerce at time of cataloguing. Corresponds to OCLC #965154803. From the foreword: "The author of this pamphlet, Ben Swanky, is known in the labor movement for his work in the fields of education and labor journalism. He visited Cuba in January of this year. The Canadian Cuban Friendship Committee is devoted to the promotion of trade, friendship and cultural exchange between our country and Cuba. It collects needy supplies for Cuba and disseminates news and information on life in that country. It also sends books on Canada to Cuba so that Cubans may become better informed on life in our country".