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  • OVERKILL AND MEGALOVE. by Corwin, Norman,
    Corwin, Norman,
    OVERKILL AND MEGALOVE.

    Edition: First printing.

    Cleveland and New York : World Publishing Company, (1963) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Collects 22 poems and a script for an utopian fantasy originally written in 1949, but not previously published. INSCRIBED by Corwin on front free endpaper "To Reba and Dan Malamed, with every good wish for the literal meaning of Philadelphia to be spread all the way to LA and beyond" and dated in 1964 . Corwin was a playwright, a scriptwriter and novelist, and for three years he was chiefl of special projects for United Nations Radio. 114 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket (some light toning to the pages).

    Book ID: 67752
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  • WHERE STEEL WINDS BLOW. by Cromie, Robert , editor.
    Cromie, Robert , editor.
    WHERE STEEL WINDS BLOW.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: David McKay Co. (1968) dj. Hardcover first edition - Anthology collecting poems about war from many countries and eras - from ancient China to modern America and Europe, edited and with an introduction by Cromie. The back cover of the dust jacket prints Langston Hughes's "Without Benefit of Declaration" - the poem which inspired the title. Notes on poets, index. xxvii, 192 pp.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, some check marks on the table of contents in a good only dust jacket with a bit of creasing, spine label.

    Book ID: 86440
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  • THE RESIDUAL YEARS: Poems 1934-1948. The Pre-Catholic Poetry of Brother Antoninus. by Everson, William / Brother Antoninus.
    Everson, William / Brother Antoninus.
    THE RESIDUAL YEARS: Poems 1934-1948. The Pre-Catholic Poetry of Brother Antoninus.

    Edition: First thus- a trade paperback.

    New York: New Directions, (1968). Includes all of the poems included in the 1948 New Directions book of this title, plus all of the early poems not included in that volume and his work from 1946-1948. Introduction by Kenneth Rexroth. Bibliographical note, indexes. xvii, 238 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 58310
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  • Fincher, Hugh.
    WAR LORD! GOOD-BYE! (includes a CD of songs)

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, not issued in hardcover.

    Sarasota, Florida: Ventura Press, (2004.). First edition - A protest against the increasing militarization of the United States, including specifically the war in Iraq and the bloating of the military budget, and a plea for the average citizen to get involved. Includes a CD of satirical songs. 66 pp. ISBN: 0-966026225.

    Condition: Near fine in stapled wrappers (some website urls written on the title page.)

    Book ID: 33758
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  • FILM: BOOK 2: FILMS OF PEACE AND WAR. by Hughes, Robert, editor.
    Hughes, Robert, editor.
    FILM: BOOK 2: FILMS OF PEACE AND WAR.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Grove Press, (1962) dj. Hardcover first edition - Discusses the difficulties of making films during a time of war. Includes the scripts for 2 films "banned" then, but subsequently released: John Huston's "Let There Be Light" and Alain Resnais' "Night and Fog". Focuses also on Huston's 1944 "The Battle of San Pietro" which too accurately pictured the war in Italy. Includes contributions from Norman McLaren, Herbert Gold, Herbert Read, Jean Renoir, Dore Schary, a composite interview with Alain Resnais commenting on his film "Hiroshima Mon Amour", and more. Illustrated with stills from the movies. 255 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 72286
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  • SEVEN SCARED SCARECROWS. by Obican, Jovan (1918-1986)
    Obican, Jovan (1918-1986)
    SEVEN SCARED SCARECROWS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Paris: Art & Film Publication, 1968. First edition - An anti-war poem by this artist who was born in France of Yugoslavian parents, but who trained in Belgrade and lived for many years among the peasants in the mountainous regions of Yugoslavia. He is known for his style which is both child-like and adult; "a style that tells a story with psychological, philosophical or sociological overtones." Each of these scarecrows give their impassioned arguments in favor of war - until a crow's nest is being washed away and they all band together to rescue the babies and restore them to their distressed mother - and then the seven ex-scared scarecrows realize there is a better way "Among us and…

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    Paris: Art & Film Publication, 1968. First edition - An anti-war poem by this artist who was born in France of Yugoslavian parents, but who trained in Belgrade and lived for many years among the peasants in the mountainous regions of Yugoslavia. He is known for his style which is both child-like and adult; "a style that tells a story with psychological, philosophical or sociological overtones." Each of these scarecrows give their impassioned arguments in favor of war - until a crow's nest is being washed away and they all band together to rescue the babies and restore them to their distressed mother - and then the seven ex-scared scarecrows realize there is a better way "Among us and all others there will be no war anymore!" Illustrated by Lazar J. Obican. Includes an introduction by Sir Herbert Read from 1960. Also contains information on Jovan, with a list of collectors of his work. The final page includes small drawings a dozen more scarecrows. Large format, unpaginated (32 pp) in illustrated cardstock covers.

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    Condition: Very good in illustrated stapled wrappers (small spots on front cover, contents fine)

    Book ID: 85506
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  • THE WAR PRAYER. by Twain, Mark; illustrated John Groth.
    Twain, Mark; illustrated John Groth.
    THE WAR PRAYER.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Harper & Row / Harper Colophon Books, (1970). Originally written around 1905 but not published until 1916, after the death of Twain, this scathing indictment of war and blind patriotic fever should be read by everyone - "O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; . . help us to turn them out roofless with little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, broken in spirit, worn with travail,…

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    New York: Harper & Row / Harper Colophon Books, (1970). Originally written around 1905 but not published until 1916, after the death of Twain, this scathing indictment of war and blind patriotic fever should be read by everyone - "O Lord our God, help us to tear their soldiers to bloody shreds with our shells; help us to drown the thunder of the guns with the shrieks of their wounded, writhing in pain; help us to lay waste their humble homes with a hurricane of fire; . . help us to turn them out roofless with little children to wander unfriended the wastes of their desolated land in rags and hunger and thirst, broken in spirit, worn with travail, imploring Thee for the refuge of the grave and denied it. For our sakes who adore Thee, Lord, blast their hopes, blight their lives, protract their bitter pilgrimage, make heavy their steps, water their way with their tears, stain the white snow with the blood of their wounded feet!" Illustrated with drawings by John Groth. Unpaginated.

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    Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 88167
    Keywords: anti-war, Classics
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