General Strike, Signed (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page, with an inscription to a named individual. Crisp, clean pages; hard cover shows only mild softening at the spine heel, and jacket shows only some crimping at spine ends and top free corners, otherwise excellent. xxvi, 262pp. incl. index.; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. Signed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: As New. INSCRIPTION FROM DENNIS LEWYCKY on half title page; As New; In this book, Lewycky lays out the history of this iconic event, which remains the biggest and longest strike in Canadian history. He analyzes the social, political and economic conditions leading up to the strike and illustrates the effects the strike had on workers, unions and all three levels of government in the following decades. Far from a simple retelling of the General Strike, Lewycky speaks to the power of workers' solidarity and social organization, and reveals the lengths the capitalist class and the state went to protect the status quo. Inscribed by Author(s).

Pamphlet. Condition: Good. First Edition. 48pp Signed by author. Signed by Author(s).

[978-0-9731519-3-0] 2009. (Trade paperback) Fine. 88pp. Signed with inscription by the author. Locale: Manitoba; Prairie Provinces; Western Canada; Winnipeg--Manitoba. (Poetry--Canada, Manitoba Author, Poetry--Canada, Winnipeg General Strike).

SIGNED. Hard bound in light purple cloth. Author's presentation copy to 'W.R. Smythe with kind regards, John Simon'. First edition with an Introduction, Diary of Events, and Appendices, xxv +Pp97. Includes full diary of events from announcement of pending strike to judgement ending it, along with five appendices. A Very good+ ex-library copy with a few discard stamps inside. 320 grams. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

First Edition. 8vo. Publisher's navy buckram, near fine. Spine tail band very slightly shelf worn. Remains, a particularly well preserved copy; tight, brightly gilt titled, clean and sharp cornered. Signed and inscribed by the author to W. Stephen Sanders. Uncommon; 320 pages 3 Kg.

First Edition. 8vo. Publisher's navy buckram, near fine. Spine tail band very slightly shelf worn. Remains, a particularly well preserved copy; tight, brightly gilt titled, clean and sharp cornered. Signed and inscribed by the author to W. Stephen Sanders. Uncommon; 320 pages 1 Kg.

Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by Author. HB NODJ, 1913, 1st edition, Brown cloth with Gold Gilt minor Wear & Light Spots, Interior Nice, Tight Clean, 198 pgs,VG+/VG-, AS-IS, NODJ. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First American Edition. Doedecimo under 6" - 7". 180pp +index. Fraying at the crown. Inscribed/signed by Nearing to Dorothy Page Gray and John Markey in 1926. Gray wrote under the pen name Myra Page who began writing politically in the late twenties. She published "Daughter of the Hills in 1950, a novel of the 30s based on a true story of personal life and labor in the Cumberland Mountains through the eyes of Dorothy Hawkins according to Richard Wright "one of the most impressive proletrian characters in our literature" Inscribed By Author.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. A collection of nine rare leaflets and letters concerning the General Strike for Peace, which in the early 1960s sought a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons as well as global disarmament. This material belonged to Jackson Mac Low (1922-2004), poet, performance artist, and peace activist.Eight of these items were issued by the New York Committee for the General Strike for Peace, for which Mac Low was one of the organizers. (Julian Beck and Judith Malina of the Living Theatre were also organizers.) The collection also includes a letter from the Committee for Nonviolent Action. The General Strike for Peace consisted of three different phases, the first of which took place in early 1962, followed by additional calls to strike in November 1962 and then again in May 1963. On January 29, 1962, more than 300 people marched down Fifth Avenue in New York calling for a worldwide general strike for peace. The New York Times was there: "The demonstrators' appearance ranged from button-down to beatnik, with the latter somewhat more conspicuous in the heart of the fashionable shopping district. Pete Seeger and Gil Turner, folk singers, strummed songs against war and against civil defense." (The New York Times, January 30, 1962, page 3.)This collection includes material from each of the three phases of the General Strike for Peace. All appear to be photomechanically reproduced, including the letters:--Three leaflets calling for a general strike from January 29 to February 4, 1962. Two of these leaflets are identical, titled "general strike," while a third, titled "general strike for peace," appears to be an updated version with a fuller list of members on the "Action Committee" as well as the addition of "International Sponsors." Each is a single sheet folded to create 4 pages measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches when folded.--A "Dear friend" letter from the Committee for Nonviolent Action, expressing sympathy for the General Strike but saying that the Committee "could not undertake organizationally to work on this project." Single sheet measuring 11 x 8 1/2 inches.--A leaflet, "This is the SECOND CALL for a WORLD WIDE GENERAL STRIKE FOR PEACE," set for November 5 to November 11, 1962. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches when folded.--A "Dear Friend" letter from the New York Committee, explaining the second call. The letter is signed by Donn Reed, who was an antiwar activist. Stapled to the letter is a leaflet with the same text as the example listed immediately above (although in a different color). Letter: Single sheet measuring 11 x 8 1/2 inches. Leaflet: Single sheet folded to create 4 pages measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches when folded.--A leaflet, "general strike," announcing a worldwide general strike for peace for May 8, 1963. Single sheet folded to create 4 pages measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches when folded.--A leaflet, "crisis strike," seeking support for an emergency general strike for peace in times of crisis. Undated. Printed recto only. Single sheet measuring 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches.Provenance: From the collection of poet, composer, and performance artist Jackson Mac Low, one of the organizers of the New York Committee.This material is rare. OCLC shows only one institutional holding, at Northwestern, for "This is the SECOND CALL." of 1962. The University of Kansas holds a copy of "general strike" of 1963. We assume there are other examples held by institutions, probably in ephemera collections that have not been fully catalogued.A rare collection of "General Strike" material, formerly owned by one of the organizers of the New York Committee, the poet and performance artist Jackson Mac Low. CONDITION: Some modest creasing and soiling. Overall, Very Good or better copies. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Autograph letter signed to her husband, Stephen Collins, a barrister, "Darling" from "A": 4pp. 8vo, [London] (28 Beaufort Gardens), 8 May 1926. "Darling, How are you all getting on? It is marvellously quiet & well managed here," writes Mrs Collins on the fifth day of the strike (it lasted nine days). "There are plenty of Buses today . . . I joined the OMS [Organisation for the Maintenance of Supplies] long ago & offered my services to drive a Ford van or Horse van, or for other work! The Stores would not accept my offer to drive & today they have vans on the road. Harrods vans are running for food purposes, & many of the food vehecles [sic] such as Lyons & grocer & bread vans. Flour sacks were being unloaded from a lorry by two undergrads. The U.G. [London Underground] & Tube are run by them & Stock exchange lads . . . Every body is very good natured & only at Hammersmith, Poplar, & Stepney there are pickets to stop cars. Last night they stopped several & a covered van arrived with 30 Police who suddenly appeared & charged the crowd. Pamela [her daughter, born 1901] is furious that she has no job!" Today Mrs Collins had been to the "A&N. [the Army & Navy Stores] & secured an old man from the Food Dept. who is over 60. & has over 2 hours walk to his home!" The wireless has been "a great comfort". "John [her son, born 1903] has been driving a Lorry & is to handle coal tomorrow . . . It is pretty obvious that the country is solid aga the Strike." Agnes Julia Lambert (1874-1956), daughter of a prosperous Banstead merchant, married in 1899 the future judge Stephen Ogle Henn Collins (1875-1958, KC 1932, Kt 1937), son of Richard Henn Collins (1842-1911, QC 1883, Kt 1891, created 1907 Baron Collins), Master of the Rolls 1901-07. Inscribed by Author(s).