first edition Wallpaper
1925 · Wixom, Mich.
by Labadie, Jo
Labadie, Joseph A. ANARCHISM Genuine and Asinine by Jo Labadie. The Labadie Shop, Bubbling Waters, Wixom, Mich., USA, 1925. First edition. 41 pages. 14 cm, 5 ½ in, frontispiece portrait of Labadie. 6 in-text cartoon illustrations. Printed on the verso of uncut advertising sheets for The Federal Reserve Money from the Modern Publishing Company. Labadie starts his booklet with a manicule pointing at: "This Booklet is not copyrighted." The first chapter is "The Great Copyright Swindle." Following are "The State"; "Anarchism and Crime"; "What 'tis and 'tisn't"; "Anarchy to Toil"; "The Paramount Need"; and, "Imperialism." Bound in wallpaper, back wallpaper cover is now missing. The text paper is acidic and fragile. Labadie's portrait is on polished paper, which helps keep this creative utilitarian binding secure. (Inventory #: 507)