Manifesto of the Communist Party (Authorized English Translation: Edited and Annotated by Frederick Engels). BOUND WITH LIEBKNECHT, Wilhem. No Compromise No Political Trading (Translated by A. M. Simons and Marcus Hitch, Revised Edition)
Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company Co-Operative, Communist Manifesto undated (ca. early 1910s), No Compromise dated 1911. 17x11cm: [2], 3-64, [1], 2-64pp. Early reprint. Maroon cloth-covered boards with titling stamped in black on front cover and spine, publisher’s device blindstamped on front cover, and publisher’s monogram in black on spine. Moderate soiling, spotting, and wear to cloth with some exposure and fraying at corners and spine ends. Spine a tad darkened. Hinges tender. Previous owner names in ink on front free endpaper along with some interesting communist-themed sketches, also in ink. One sketch is of a star with the word RED inside, another of a hammer and sickle, and another very peculiar sketch, perhaps some symbolic communist anal sex(?). A few pages with smoothed out creases at corners from having been previously dog-eared. Very Good.
Marx and Engels first published their manifesto of the “Communist League” in German in 1848. The first translation into English was completed by Miss Helen Macfarlane in London, 1850. During the late 19th century, the text had been translated into numerous languages, some translations better than others, including French, Russian, Danish, and Spanish. The present text was translated by Samuel Moore in 1888, with assistance by Engels who also provides a few explanatory notes. Moore’s translation is considered the definitive version used in English-speaking countries. American radical publisher Charles Kerr's Manifesto of the Communist Party follows this translation. OCLC cites 1902 as the earliest printing of this work by Kerr, although the earliest copy we could physically locate has a date of 1906 on the title page. It seems that copies, including reprints, produced pre-1930s are quite scarce.
Price: $500.00
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