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Group of Items on the Chicago 7 Trial and the Democratic Convention Riot, including: The Tales of Hoffman; From The Trial of The Chicago 7. Bantam, 1970. SIGNED by Abbie Hoffman (name only) on the first page and SIGNED and personally inscribed by Bobby Seale on the title page. First edition, first printing. Minor wear to the spine and covers. And: The Barnyard Epithet and Other Obscenities. Notes on the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. Harper & Row, 1970. First edition (stated), first printing. Illustrated with drawings by Irene Siegel. And: Conspiracy Capers #1, 1969. First edition, first printing. Staple bound comic collection published in support of the Chicago 7 defendants. Includes work by Skip Williamson, Jay Lynch, Daniel Clyne, Art Spiegelman, and others. Short tear at spine base and light smudging to the rear cover. And: The Chicago Conspiracy Trial: The Chicago Conspiracy Vs. The Washington Kangaroos. Official Pogrom. Grove Press, 1969. Published by Grove/Domesday Books. Likely first edition. Very slight wear to the staple bound covers otherwise fine. And: World Series of Injustice: Chicago Conspiracy vs. Washington Kangaroos. 1969. Undated “ticket” to the conspiracy trial that was likely produced by the Youth International Party. And: I’m a Chicago Conspiracy Booster. 1969. Large pin-back button, 3 1/2” diameter. Undated, but likely produced for the trial of the Chicago 7. Very slight aging to front and back. And: Psychedelic Burlesque; Last Stage Money. 1968. Undated anti-LBJ “money” that was likely produced by the Youth International Party and distributed at the 1968 Democratic Convention protests in Chicago. Very scarce. And: No Chanting in the Court. Allen Ginsberg at the Conspiracy Trial. A Play. The Conspiracy. 1968. Corner stapled in red card-stock cover. Undated, but likely 1968. Slight dusting and light crease at the staple, otherwise fine. And: Rights in Conflict: The Violent Confrontation of Demonstrators and Police in the Parks and Streets of Chicago During the Week of the Democratic National Convention of 1968. National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, 1968. The original first edition, first printing of the report with no notice of reprint or alternative publishers. Staple bound with blue tape spine printed with the title. Minor fading to the covers and lifting of the tape along the front edge. Still a tightly bound and unmarked copy. Scarce. And: The Strategy of Confrontation: Chicago and the Democratic National Convention – 1968. City of Chicago, 1968. Likely first printing with “September 6, 1968” on the front cover. Very slight aging to staple bound covers. And: I, Pig or How the World’s Most Famous Cop, Me, is Fighting City Hall. Morrow, 1971. SIGNED, dated (1972) first edition, and personally inscribed by the author. The policeman was involved with the 1968 police riots in Chicago. Small tear to the unclipped jacket. And: Chicago Conspiracy Contempt Briefs : 1. Brief on behalf of David Dellinger et al., appellants : 2. Brief on behalf of Bobby Seale, appellant (portions) : 3. Amicus brief. Center for Constitutional Rights, 1971. Undated facsimile reprint of the briefs noted. Slight aging and shelf wear to the covers otherwise fine. And: Riots Chicago Style. Todd & Honeywell, 1984. SIGNED and dated first edition, “Best wishes, 4/2/84” by the author. First edition (stated), first printing. Written by an undercover cop who testified at the Chicago Conspiracy Trial. Slight wear to the jacket margins. And: Chicago ‘68. University of Chicago, 1968. First edition, SIGNED by the author on the title page. First edition, first printing with full number line. Extremely slight aging, still a fine copy. Appears unread.