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International Pamphlets
Numbered Pamphlet Series
A series of numbered pamphlets published 1930 - 1937
In nearly all cases these pamphlets were scanned from the personal collection of Marty Goodman of the Riazanov Library Project. Markup – D. Walters from the Holt Labor Library and Marxists Internet Archive.
Some of these numbered pamphlets were reprinted by International Publishers long after the conclusion of the series of numbered pamphlets. Some are in some respects re-working of pamphlets published prior to the series of numbered pamphlets. In some of these cases we present the predecessor or successor pamphlets to the actual numbered series that is the focus of this digital archive.
In some cases, multiple editions of a numbered pamphlet were issued. Often the text content, the graphic content, or both changed somewhat as new editions were released, sometimes reflecting changes in the political viewpoint of the Communist Party over that period of time. We made very substantial effort in the creation of this digital archive to present as many as possible of the multiple editions of a given single numbered pamphlet. We believe we have here the vast majority of such, tho in a case like that of pamphlet number 14, “The History of May Day”, where 9 or more editions were printed, we were only able to get hold of and provide about 2/3 of the variant editions. Note that while often a later edition of a given pamphlet bears a later publication date, sometimes it does not.
We wanted to thank International Publishers as well for their kind cooperation in offering their help in providing the history and important details about this pamphlet series, published by them over 80 years ago. To access International Publishers please Click Here.
Tables of Contents:
For a full list in simple text format of the 53 pamphlets Click Here.
For listings of the contents of each of the four bound volumes of these pamphlets produced by International Pamphlets, covering pamphlets 1 through 44 of the 53 printed. PDF form with embedded OCR. Includes tables of contents for the individual pamphlets: click on the following links: 1-10 | 11-20 | 21-38 | 34-44
No. 1 Modern Farming – Soviet Style – Anna Louis Strong
1st & only edition (1930) 32ppNo. 2 War in the Far East – Henry Hall
1st ed (1930) 32pp
2nd ed (1932) 32ppNo. 3 Chemical Warfare – Donald Cameron
1st & only edition (1930) 32ppNo. 4 Work or Wages – Grace M. Burnham
1st & only edition (1930) 40ppNo. 5 Struggle of the Marine Workers – N. Sparks
1st & only edition (1930) 64ppNo. 6 Speeding Up the Workers – James Barnett
1st ed (1930) 32pp
2nd ed (1932) 32ppNo. 7 Yankee Colonies – Harry Gannes
1st ed (1930) 32pp
2nd ed (1932) 32ppNo. 8 The Frame Up System – Vern Smith
1st ed (1930) 32pp
2nd ed (1932) 32ppNo. 9 Steve Katovis – Joseph North and A. B. Magil
1st & only edition (1930) 32ppNo. 10 The Heritage of Gene Debs – Alexander Trachtenberg
1st & only edition (1930) 32ppNo. 11 Social Insurance – Grace Burnham
1st ed (1931) 32pp
2nd ed (1932) 32ppNo. 12 The Paris Commune – A Story in Pictures – Alexander Trachtenberg, artwork – William Siegel.
1st edition (1931) 32pp
2nd Edition (1932) 32pp
3rd Edition (1934) 32ppNo. 13 Youth in Industry 1931 – Grace Hutchins
1st edition (1931) 32pp
2st edition (1932) 32ppNo. 14 The History of May Day – Alexander Trachtenberg (1932) 32pp. Probably the pamphlet rendered here is edition number one of at least 9 numbered editions that run from 1932 - 1937 (and pamp has been re-issued in other editions that don't bear "number 14" in 1947 and in the 1950's.)
1st ed (1931) 32pp For a web based version of this pamphlet click here
2nd ed (not available at this time)
3rd ed (not available at this time)
4th ed (1932) 32pp
5th ed (1933) 32pp
6th ed (1934) 32pp
7th ed (1935) 32pp
8th ed (1936) 32pp
9th ed (1937) 32pp
1947 reprint no number 28 ppNo. 15 The Church and the Workers – Bennett Stevens
1st ed (1931) 32pp
2nd ed (1932) 32pp
3rd ed (1935) 32pp
No. No. 16 Profits and Wages – Anna Rochester
1st & only edition (1932) 32ppNo. 17 Spying on Workers – Robert W. Dunn
1st & only edition (1932) 32ppNo. 18 The American Negro – James S. Allen NOTE: there are some changes to the text between the two editions.
1st ed (1932) 32pp
2nd ed (1932 – same year) 32ppNo. 19 War in China – Ray Steward
1st & only edition (1932) 32ppNo. 20 Soviet China 1932 – M. James and R. Doonping
1st & only edition (1932) 32ppNo. 21 The Yellow Dog Contract – Elliot E. Cohen
1st & only edition (1932) 16ppNo. 22 The Junction Menace – Charlotte Todes
1st & only edition (1932) 16ppNo. 23 The American Farmer – George Anstrom
1st ed (1932) 32pp
2nd ed (1932) "revised" 32pp sketch of farmerNo. 24 The End of the Ford Myth – Robert L. Cruden
1st & only edition (1932) 16ppNo. 25 Lynching – A Weapon of National Oppression – Harry Haywood
1st & only edition (1932) 16ppNo. 26 Can You Hear Their Voices? – Whittaker Chambers
1st & only edition (1932) 32ppNo. 27 Women Who Work – Grace Hutchins
1st & only edition (1932) 32ppNo. 28 To American Intellectuals – Maxim Gorky
1st ed (1932) 32pp
2nd ed (1932) 32pp
3rd ed (1932) 32pp
No. 29 Negro Liberation – James S. Allen
1st ed (1932) 36pp
2nd ed (1938) 36ppNo. 30 Wall Street – Anna Rochester
1st & only edition (1932) 16ppNo. 31 The Bonus March – Felix Morrow
1st & only edition (1932) 32ppNo. 32 On the Chain Gang – John. L. Spivak.
1st ed (1932) 16pp
2st ed (1934) 16pp
Reproduction of this pamphlet by University of S. Carolina Press PLUS clearer better versions of Spivak's chain gang photos reproduced directly from originals among his papers.
See also Spivak’s book Georgia Nigger a (only very slightly) fictionalized novel by Spivak that deals with the same subject as his pamphlet "On the Chain Gang": the horror, brutality, and callous exploitation of blacks on chain gangs throughout the South.No. 33 Children Under Capitalism – Grace Hutchins
1st & only edition (1932) 24ppNo. 34 Dangerous Jobs – Grace Burnham
1st & only edition (1933) 24ppNo. 35 Bananas – Luis Montes with drawings – William Siegel
1st & only edition (1933) 24ppNo. 36 How Mellon Got Rich – Harvey O'Connor
1st & only edition (1933) 24ppNo. 37 Hawaii – Samuel Weinman
1st & only edition (1934) 24ppNo. 38 The Eyes of the Movies – Harry Allen Potamkin
1st & only edition (1934) 32ppNo. 39 Schools and the Crisis – Rex David
1st & only edition (1934) 48ppNo. 40 Dictators and Democracy in the Soviet Union – A. L. Strong
1st & only edition (1934) 24ppNo. 41 NRA From Within – Thompson, van Kleeck, and Browder
1st & only edition (1934) 24ppNo. 42 Culture in Two Worlds – N. Bukharin (1934) 24pp
1st & only edition (1934) 24ppNo. 43 Company Unions Today – R. W. Dunn
1st & only edition (1934) 32ppNo. 44 Tel and Tel: The Communications Workers – Hy Kravif
1st & only edition (1934) 32ppNo. 45 Shovel and Guns – James Lasswell
1st & only edition (1935) 24ppNo. 46 Housing Under Capitalism – Sidney Hill
1st & only edition (1935) 40ppNo. 47 Japan's Drive for Conquest – Grace Hutchins
1st & only edition (1935) 32ppNo. 48 Soviet Russia and and World Peace 1936 – Corliss Lamont
1st & only edition (1936) 32ppNo. 49 Soviet Russia and Religion – Corliss Lamont
1st & only edition (1936) 32ppNo. 50 The Truth about the Liberty League – Grace Hutchins
1st & only edition (1936) 32ppNo. 51 Brazil – Bryan Green
1st & only edition (1937) 32ppNo. 52 Life and Labor in the Soviet Union – Robert W. Dunn & George Wallace
1st & only edition (1937) 48ppNo. 53 Socialism Marches On in the Soviet Union – James B. Turner
1st & only edition (1937) 48pp