Broadside honoring Joseph Ishill, renounded printer and publisherhttps://www.letterpressbookpublishing.com/product/i-have-remained-a-poor-devil/ A printing legend Joseph Ishill, one man alone in his home shop, working nights and weekends with his beloved press, turned out some of the finest books published in America. His books [and his pamphlets and other emphmera] are rare because he printed only a few of […]
Rudolf Rocker carved an unforgettable place as a social philosopher Throughout his long and active life as a writer, speaker and libertarian activist, Rudolf Rocker carved for himself an unforgettable place as one of the great social philosophers of the Twentieth Century. When he died on September 19, 1958 [57 years ago this week], the […]
Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton’s Last Will and Testament Because of my interest in Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton, I requested a copy of his “Last Will and Testament.” What a document! Short, to the point and no-holds-barred. He directed that there be no obituary in “any newspaper.” He further ordered that “My body be placed in my casket […]
I have long been fascinated by Joseph Labadie and his publishing saga. As a tribute to the man and to his work, I compiled a collection of stories and poems from his many little books and published them as a book I titled Jo Labadie And His Little Books. In keeping with the tradition established […]
Fermin Rocker looks at life with Rudolf and Milly Rocker Years back I had the opportunity to meet Rudolf Rocker’s son Fermin while I was visiting Valerio Isca at his apartment in New York City. During our visit, I learned that Fermin had written a manuscript about life with his parents in England in the […]
Nationalism and Culture: Rudolf Rocker’s masterpiece This, truly, is the magnum opus of any existing edition of Nationalism and Culture. Using the first English language translation of Nationalism and Culture, I added an extensive bibliography of Rocker books, pamphlets and articles as well as a listing of major libraries with their Rocker-related holdings. This material makes the book […]