Poster on newsprint, 14 x 22", mounted on cardboard at head; very good with a few chips. Hamtramck Primary election March 7, 1934A ten-point program is given in boxed type. Communist election poster featuring photos of Mayoral candidate George Kristalsky as well as Councilmen candidates. One woman and one African American appear. In this second state of the poster, the photo of Michael Laslo has pasted over it a photo of a different candidate, George Moszczynski. Thus, this is a historically signicant change that needs this documentation. View More...
A large poster featuring concentric circles, the out rim of which is multiple images of Allen Ginsberg, another ring is Uncle Sam and the inner ring Is a ring of exploding bombs. This heavily publicized event is still remembered as a significant historical landmark of anti-war protest, led by Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin and others. Peter, Paul and Mary performed, David Dellinger and Benjamin Spock gave speeches, and the action began. Several hundred people, led by Ginsberg, The Fugs, and Abbie Hoffman started chanting and singing. According to Time magazine "[B]y chanting ancient Aramaic ex... View More...
Single leaf, 12¾ x 20", featuring portraits of the five anarchists who were due to be hanged November 11, 1887. Five black and white portraits assembled on an off-white sheet. At the foot of the poster is a block of text giving context and history to the portraits. A previous owner has creased the poster so the text block does not show when framed (12¾ x 17") However it will be framed, this is a very good+ with one folded corner poster, but for the horizontal crease 3" from the bottom edge. A wonderful Sixties poster reprinting a classic fund-raising poster from 1887. In the text block at the ... View More...
Handsome poster with photograph of two young warriiors over six lines of text by Chief Jose[h, printed on tan medium heavy stock. Near fine but for a few very faint stains, actually shadows from stains on verso;; 15¾ x 20¾; 1 pp View More...
Poster printed on stiff card stock, saved from destruction only because a hunter used the blank verso to mount his photo of himself next to the deer he just shot. Soiling on both sides, mostly from old glue, some aged rippling, corners bumped, two have small creases, one repaired. The location, Oakland, was added by hand, and we are guessing the site of this speech may have been Pittsburgh at the Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland. ; Poster View More...
Poster on stiff card, a bit wavy with some signs of damp on verso only; visually near fine. "Flex" was a hit single for Cobra. Released on Columbia, it climbed to No. 8 on the charts and staying on the chars 19 weeks. Mad Cobra was born in Jamaica in 1968, His first single was released in 1989, and his next single was a hit. He released a number of dance hall hits in Jamaica, before his fame carried to the UK. Shortly after this, he signed with the US labelColumbia and "Flex" followed quickly.; 17 x 22½"; 1 pp View More...
Three posters announcing poetry and various readings by Shange, Plumpp, and Rodriguez, each showing a picture of the writer. Near fine with just a bit of curl to bottom edge. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 3 pp View More...
Poster showing portrait of Strong in action, advertising "The Wind" and five other releases + 2 LPs and a new album Mind Over Matter (title from one of his singles). Very good+ to near fine with a little wrinkling at corner, smooth ivory stock, printed in fuchsia. ; Oblong folio 15 x 10"; 1 pp View More...
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