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Ten Every Two Weeks
Our second list for May,
Including a Black Panther Party pinback; a ca. 1961 ad for surfboards; Malcolm X; a feminist underground paper; a hip hop promo flyer; third issue of Creem, etc.
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#1 Black Panther Party 1970 Constitutional Convention Pinback
[Black Panther Party] Revolutionary People’s Constitutional Convention Washington D.C. Nov. 1970 Pinback. Black Panther Party, Producer. No place: 1970. Approximately 1 ¾ inches in diameter. Stickpin style back. The first Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention was a conference organized by the Black Panther Party in Philadelphia, in September of 1970. Members of various organizations representing the Black Power movement, the Chicano movement, American Indian movement, women's and gay liberation attended, gathering in various workshops that created declarations to be incorporated into a new constitution. The success of this convention led to the planning of a second convention, in Washington, DC in November of the same year. Here the drafted constitution was to be ratified, and previous efforts advanced. However, disputes over venues, interference from police, and disorganization within the Black Panther Party caused this to be a scattered, scaled down affair, that did little to accomplish their planned goals. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and rubbing to the face. Heavy rusting to the reverse. $175.00
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#2 Black Panther Party 21
Rubinstein, Annette T. et al. The Black Panther Party and the Case of the New York 21. New York: Charter Group for a Pledge of Conscience, Publisher, no date, perhaps 1970. Wraps. 24 pp. A short, but detailed look at the Black Panther Party, its origins, philosophy and goals, as well as the ongoing trial of 21 members in Chicago. The piece discusses the ongoing murders of Black men and women by police, as well as continued harassment and suppression of Black leaders, the assassination of Malcolm X and other related incidents. GOOD condition. Some browning and offsetting to the front cover. Minor foxing to the exterior. $125.00
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#3 Feminism, Women's Liberation
Forfreedom, Ann; One, Varda. Everywoman. Vol. 2, No. 1, Issue No. 12. January 1, 1971. Everywoman, Publisher. Venice, CA: 1971. Tabloid newspaper format. 20 pp. Photos and illustrations throughout. Single issue of this newspaper devoted to women’s liberation, although covering the movement from cultural and political viewpoints. Of note is a lengthy essay commenting on life in two communes as experienced by the woman writing the article. She shatters any illusions of hippie communes being more enlightened (at least those she lived in), highlighting rampant sexism and male hierarchy that replicated the rest of the world. (For those men with fragile egos, we suggest you skip this article). GOOD condition. General toning and a faint fold crease present. Minor soiling, wrinkling and creasing. $35.00
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#4 Rock, Counterculture
Sinclair, John et al. Reay, Tony, editor. Various authors. CREEM No. 3 (Creem). Creem Magazine, Publisher. Detroit: 1969. Side folding tabloid newspaper format. 28 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Third issue of this legendary rock music magazine, founded in 1969 as somewhat of an antidote to Rolling Stone. Creem adopted a humorous, less serious editorial tone that was unafraid to poke fun of musicians and the rock scene, while at the same time providing in depth coverage of groups and artists, often being well ahead of the mainstream media (like its coverage of punk rock). Because of its location in Detroit, it also covered a lot of acts from the Midwest. Rock journalist Lester Bangs wrote and served as editor of the magazine in the early 1970s. This issue features a piece by John Sinclair, writing as the Minister of Information of the White Panther Party, part one of the story of MC-5 on the West Coast. Plus a photo spread of Mick Jagger and others in their microphone eating poses. GOOD condition. Faint horizontal fold crease present. Moderate to heavy toning to the paper. A few small tears along the edges. Some ink smudging to the center front cover. Minor soiling. Faint dampstaining affecting the center right area of the paper. $200.00
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#5 Hip Hop
[Hip Hop] Lil Blacky Promotional Flyer for the Album Big Ballin. Triple X Records, presumed publisher. Los Angeles: no date, presumed 2000. Single sheet, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Black glossy paper. Printed on both sides. A promotional flyer for the noted Chicano hip hop artist Lil Blacky. He released his first album in 1999, with Big Ballin his follow up. They flyer notes that he is “just 19 years of age,” and that despite that, he “is known for his prowess with the ladies; some call him a straight-up pimp.” The flyer also mentions selling points, including that the album featured “dope guest appearances by Slow Pain,” and others. The reverse contains information about the release and press/promotions. VERY GOOD condition. Minor wrinkling, creasing and edgewear. $50.00
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#6 Latino/Latina Community
Arias, Raquel; Montoya, Bob. Raza and Public Health Careers. Chicano Health Institute of Students, Professors and Alumni, Publisher. No place: 1978. Illustrated wraps. Narrow booklet. 32 pp. A few photos throughout. A booklet promoting careers in public health for members of the Latino/Latina or Chicano community, primarily in California. The work dispels myths associated with public health, and outlines qualifications and ways to meet the educational requirements. It also profiles some members of the Chicano community involved in public health. VERY GOOD+ condition. A hint of soiling and fading. $45.00
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#7 Malcolm X, Pan Africa Movement
Malcolm X Pinback. No producer, place or date, perhaps mid to late 1980s. 1 ½ inches in diameter. Safety pin style back. Image of Malcolm X against the colors of the Pan African flag. NEAR FINE condition. A hint of fading. $25.00
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#8 Surfing, Surf Culturee
Lyman Surf Boards (Surfboards) Promotional Poster. Lyman Surf Boards. Redondo Beach, CA: 1962. Single sheet, 14 by 8 ½ inches. Printed in greenish ink. A poster advertising custom made surfboards made by Jim Lyman in Redondo Beach, including a price list and map of the store’s location. The ad copy states that every board is custom shaped, and they provide “championship form.” Top part of the poster features a photo of surfer Carl Carrillo at the 1961 Huntington Beach contest, “shooting the pier” on a Lyman Special. It is unclear as to which contest this is, but it is possible it is the West Coast Surfing Championships that had begun in 1959, eventually evolving into the US Open. GOOD condition. Tape burns and tack holes at each corner, with several small areas of grayish staining/discoloration at the top and upper right edge of the poster. Tack hole at the upper center of the poster. Minor wrinkling. Slight loss at each lower corner. Moderate toning to the paper. $350.00
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#9 USSR Jewish Communities
Various authors. Jewish Observer Newsletter. Narod Press, Printer. London: no date, circa 1958. Wraps. 16 pp., including covers. Single issue of this sporadically published newsletter focusing on “Jews in the Soviet Bloc.” While declaring itself to be nonpartisan (in that it does not equate Communism with the suppression of people), the newsletter highlights the particular plight of Jewish people in the Soviet Union. It cites the shuttering of Jewish cultural institutions in Russia and elsewhere, as well as the state sanctioned mass murder of 26 Jewish poets and novelists in 1952. I t also looks at countries such as Poland, Romania and Hungary. GOOD condition. Heavy toning. Paper rather brittle, with some chipping and tearing along the edges. Minor foxing and soiling. $35.00
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#10 1912 Filmmaking Treatise.
Sargent, Epes Winthrop. Technique of the Photoplay. The Moving Picture World. New York: 1912. Perhaps first edition in book form. Printed wraps. 51 pp. An early guide to film production, discussing how they are shot, how to write and submit a script, lighting, staging, special effects, that downside of children and dogs, censorship, etc. Written by Epes Winthrop Sargent, beginning his career as a vaudeville critic before becoming a film critic for Variety. He eventually worked for the trade publication, The Moving Picture World, and this work was serialized by them before being published as a book. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning and edgewear to the covers. Moderate toning in the interior. $175.00
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