Description: Hello! I am working through, and will be listing, a large 200+ issue collection of these New Masses, ranging from 1936 into 1948. You can search 'new masses' in my inventory, and also I have a New Masses category in my store for ease of browsing. If you don't find many now, I'm just getting started. It will take me approx 1.5-2 months get these all up. If you are interested in buying multiples, blocks of dates, or have a want list, please feel free to contact me and we'll try to work something out. Condition: SEE IMAGES. This issue is near just over 75 years old. I grade this in solid GOOD condition. The front/rear covers are starting to split at the fold, but NO complete separation, still attached. The primary issue signature, STAPLED, has pulled from the covers, but NO loose pages. You can RE-staple as desired. SEE IMAGE. There is minor toning around the edges, and little to no creasing. Some minor edge wear, in the form of SHORT edge-tears, edge chipping primarily to the top edge, rear cover. NO markings. NO large tears, chips or loss of anything. NO clipped cartoons. Any notable/severe damage noted. Paper, although aged, is still flippable and in hand reading is comfortable, just don't be overly aggressive with it. YES, I spend time on the flaws, but that's so you know what you get. This is a rather appealing, still attractive, and well preserved issue. Book is preserved in an acid-free archival bag. SEE BELOW DESCRIPTION FOR HOW I PACK THESE ISSUES. Issue highlights:This issue is dated June 6, 1944, D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy. Cover story: Empire and Teheran by R. Palme Dutt Cover story: What the Communists Did Cover story: Pages from a Convention Notebook Cover story: Appeal to Latin America Cover story: Meet the Delegates Cover story: The Negro Soldier by Virginia Gardner Article: India's New Anti-Fascist Culture (Festival of National Cultures) Article: Appeal to Latin America Poem: Years of the Modern by Walt Whitman Article: No Time for Ivory Towers Article: The WoundedSpotlight: Mr. Churchill's ReportSpotlight: China's CrisisSpotlight: Texas InsurrectionSpotlight: Battle Against the Axis Cartoons and illustrations by William Gropper, Lydia Gibson, Chang Hui, D. R., Moses Soyer and othersFull two-page spread illustration by GropperA handful of book reviewsClassified ads and/or book, film, theater & music reviews and/or profiles and more...Packing: This issue is already preserved in an acid-free archival bag. It will be sandwiched in between 2 cardboard sideboards (with border around issue) for stabilizing, put into ANOTHER archival bag for further protection. Then put into a #5 padded/bubble jiffy mailer and taped up tight. ALL new packing materials. I do not recycle packing materials and reuse as my primary protection. I have shipped papers and ephemera in this fashion for a long time, and have had zero issue. I protect against bending as well as inclement weather and rain drop damage during travel. About: New Masses was an American Marxist publication with ties to the Communist Party USA. Photographs, articles, book reviews, poetry, illustrations & cartoons, these issues are a bold snapshot of history. This iteration ran roughly from 1926 with the final issues appearing in 1948. It began in New York, as part of the CPUSA output of publications. Many of the contributors were or went on to be important figures in writing, music, thought, politics and beyond. William Carlos Williams, Theodore Dreiser, John Dos Passos, Upton Sinclair, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Dorothy Parker, John Breecher, Langston Hughes, Eugene O'Neill, Rex Stout and Ernest Hemingway. It also circulated works by avowedly leftist artists: Kenneth Fearing, H.H. Lewis, Jack Conroy, Grace Lumpkin, Jan Matulka, Ruth McKenney, Maxwell Bodenheim, Meridel LeSueur, Josephine Herbst, Jacob Burck, Tillie Olsen, Stanley Burnshaw, Louis Zukofsky, George Oppen, Crockett Johnson, Wanda Gág, and Albert Halper, and Aaron Copland. In the 30?s it took on a much more Leftwing/Marxist focus, and the arts, poetry and such were much more selective. In 1948, New Masses published its final issue, and was rolled into Masses & Mainstream which continued on until 1963. I will happily answer any further questions. Making offers: I certainly can appreciate wanting a better deal, and I've made offers myself on my own purchases. To be up front, if and when you make an offer, I will automatically reject crazy low "give it away" offers. Best not to waste our time. With a more reasonable offer, I will review current pricing for other comparable items out there and either accept, counter or decline submitted offer. If in that review, I find my pricing is already LOW and outdated, I may then increase the price to bring more in line with other offerings. I spend a lot of time sourcing the best offerings, preparing the listings with images and clear descriptions, and price fairly in MOST cases. I remain grateful to all who consider my offerings, and I look forward to serving your needs respectfully and with success. Shipping: International buyers -- I utilize the eBay Global Shipping Program, having found it quite stable. US buyers -- I utilize USPS, shipping by your chosen service. If you desire a different shipping method, please contact first. I've packed books securely for 3 decades and will take great care with your order. Economy shipping will be via USPS first class, media or parcel post depending on final weight and item. Securely protected. Priority mail will ship in a medium flat rate envelope or different box depending on your selection, securely protected.ANY overage on the highest priority shipping charge (boxed) will be credited after shipping. Insurance will be an additional charge if desired. Typically, I will ship within 72hrs of payment, striving for closer to 48hrs. Will gladly ship faster if we connect in advance so I can make arrangements. Will combine multiple orders to save on shipping. eBay may assess sales tax based on the state requirements for where you reside. This is not something in my control, nor do I handle that in any way. Thank you for considering this offering! :-))
Price: 50 USD
Location: Oxnard, California
End Time: 2023-11-02T17:09:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD
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Book Title: New Masses
Signed: No
Book Series: New Masses
Publisher: Weekly Masses Co., Inc.
Edition: First Edition
Modified Item: No
Title/Series: New Masses
Subject: Politics
Vintage: Yes
Publication Year: 1944
Format: Newsprint (softcover)
Language: English
ISBN: xx
Literary Movement: Underground Press, Radical Movement, CPUSA, Politics, Social Reform
Illustrator: William Gropper, Others
Era: 1940s
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Walt Whitman, Earl Browder, Joseph North, William Gropper, Virginia Gardner, Walt WhitmanBill Aalto, Bill Aalto, David Porter, R. Palme Dutt, Samuel Langhorne Chase, A. S. R. Chari, Hans Berger, Henry Bergen, Sally Alford, Francis Steuben, Joseph Foster
Features: Book Reviews, Illustrated
Genre: Art & Culture, Politics & Society, World literature & Classics, War, Journalism, Social Reform, World History, Theatre, Radical Movement, Government, (then) Current Events, Underground Press, Labor Movement, CPUSA, Marxism, Socialism, Communism, Civil Rights, Women's Movement
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: War, World History, WWII, Politics, Marxism, Communism, CPUSA, Social Reform, Labor Union, Socialism, US History, The Arts (Writing, art, music, etc), Fascism, Book Reviews, Cold War, Red Scare & HUAC, Teheran, Festival of National Cultures (India), Anti-Fascist Culture, Negro Solders, Herbert E. Carter, Latin America, C. P. A. Convention, Bernard Baruch, Jim Crow
Number of Pages: 31
