The Witness Collection

Chambers, Whittaker [Alger Hiss, Scott Nearing, Richard Nixon et al.]

Published by Rare books, documents, correspondence, and ephemera, 1964

Chambers, Whittaker: Witness: New York: Random House, 1952. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Original black boards and red top-stain and original dust jacket (not price-clipped). Faint toning to endpapers and spotting and dusting to page block; minor rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket, else near-fine. A bright and exceptional first printing of this notoriously brittle classic. Chambers, Whittaker: Cold Friday: New York: Random House, 1964. First edition, first printing. Octavo. Original blue cloth with gold titling to spine and green top-stain and original dust jacket (not price-clipped). Small abrasion to front free endpaper and minor rubbing and edgewear to dust jacket with small closed tear to top hinge, else near-fine, which is uncommon for this increasingly hard to find book. Chambers, Whittaker: Can You Hear Their Voices? A Short Story: New York: International Pamphlets, 1932. First edition. Stapled pamphlet. 5 x 7 inches, 31 pp. Toning and edgewear to pamphlet wrappers with minor scuffing and spotting. Very good. Chambers, Whittaker: Original autograph letter, signed (5 pages; 3 sheets), dated as of March 3, 1950, on Chambers' personal letterhead ("Pipe Creek Farm / Westminster Maryland"), addressed to Mr. C. P. Ives, together with a carbon copy of the initial correspondence from Ives to Chambers dated as of February 14, 1950. Toning to Chambers letter, which has been neatly folded, else very good-plus; toning and fading to Ives carbon copy, which has chipping and wear to edges, else fragile and very good. Special Subcommittee of the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives: Hearing Held Before Special Subcommittee of the Committee on Un-American Activities: Washington, D.C.: Ward & Paul Official Reporters, 1948. Four volumes. Mimeographed sheets with ribbon ties. Paginated variously. One volume dated as of August 3, 1948 (identified as Vol. 2 and containing the testimony of David Whittaker Chambers); two volumes dated as of August 16, 1948 (each identified as Vol. 1 and containing testimony by Alger Hiss); and the fourth volume dated as of August 30, 1948 (without a Vol. number and containing testimony by Adolf A. Berle, Jr.). Toning to wrappers with general edgewear; some smudging to wrapper covers. Each volume contains stamping to front wrapper, including date stamps and a "CONFIDENTIAL" stamp. Exceptional collection of original mimeographed transcripts of hearing testimony produced for the HUAC committeemen and their staff. Overall bright and in remarkably great condition. Very good. Hearings Regarding Communist Espionage in the United States Government: Hearings Before the Committee on Un-American Activities; House of Representatives (Eighth Congress; Second Session); Public Law 601 (Section 121, Subsection Q (2)) [July 31; August 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30; September 8 and 9, 1948]: Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1948. Duodecimo. Original brown paper wrappers; minor chips to spine; smudging and slight creasing to wrappers; some pages slightly dog-eared and occasional marginalia throughout. Rare stamp to front wrapper and title page: "From John E. Rankin / Congressman / 1st Dist. Mississippi." Containing the HUAC testimony of, among others, Elizabeth Bentley, Whittaker Chambers, and Alger Hiss, with questioning by Richard Nixon. Very good. Nearing, Scott: The Law of Social Revolution: A Co-operative Study by the Labor Research Study Group: New York: Social Science Publishers, 1926. Duodecimo. Softbound in red wrappers with black lettering to front and spine. Very good-plus with wear to front joint and tail of spine, and small loss to lower front corner of wrapper; minor sunning to wrappers. Inscribed by Nearing to James H. Wolfe on half-title page: "James H. Wolfe- / Compliments of the / auth. / Scott Nearing / Dec. 4, 1926"; name of James H. Wolfe (the person to whom Nearing inscribed the book) written on top of front wrapper. Origin. Seller Inventory # 95

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Witness Collection
Publisher: Rare books, documents, correspondence, and ephemera
Publication Date: 1964
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition