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Based in Nottingham (UK), we look after tens of thousands of books, journals, pamphlets, zines, leaflets, posters and other items documenting the anarchist movement in the UK and beyond, as well as local radical history. Browse our catalogue, access digitised records in our free Digital Library and get in touch to arrange a visit.
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New additions to the Digital Library - January-February 2021

We just uploaded our latest batch of new items to our Digital Library, a bit delayed, but this one is a hefty addition of 163 new items.

PAMPHLETS

75th Anniversary of Spanish Civil War - The Aftermath - 1936-2011 (Greater Manchester 70th Anniversary Spanish Civil War Remembrance Group, 2012)

de Llorens, Ignacio: The CNT and the Russian Revolution (KSL)

Du charbon pour les braises - reflexions croisses sur le travail (Editions du Monde Libertaire, 1995)

Housing is a right - not a commodity (London Housing Action Now!)

In the Spirit of Total Resistance (Leonard Peltier Group, 1996)

Labadie, Laurence: Selected Essays (Ralph Myles Publisher, 1978)

Lady Stardust: Burning Women - The European Witch Hunts, enclosure and the rise of capitalism (Past Tense, 2007)

Lafargue, Paul: The Rights of the Horse and the Rights of Man (Hobnail Press, 2003)

Lamb, Dave: Libertarian Socialism - Means and Ends (annotated manuscript)

Landauer, Gustav: Anarchism in Germany and other essays (Barbary Coast Collective)

Lane, Joseph: An Anti-Statist Communist Manifesto (Cienfuegos Press, 1978, cover design by our late comrade Les Prince)

Last Orders for the Local? - Working class space v the market space - Theme pubs and other environmental disasters (Past Tense)

Lawrence, Ken: The roots of the class struggle in the south (New England Free Press, 1975)

LCAP London Coalition Against Poverty: Building mututal support and organising in our communities - Stories and experience from London Coalition Against Poverty and other independent groups

Lee: Liberty Within Reach

Legal Defence & Monitoring Group - Annual Report for 1995/6 (LDMG)

Legislation for Lesbian and Gay Rights - A Manifesto (Labour Campaign for Lesbian and Gay Rights, 1986)

Legman, G: The Fake Revolt (Breaking Point, 1967)

Lesbian Employment Rights and Lesbian and Gay Employment Rights - Annual Report Year ending March 1985

Levine, Cathy: The Tyranny of Tyranny (Dark Star)

Lib Ed for the liberation of learning - A do-it-yourself guide (Lib Ed Libertarian Education, 1987)

Libcom: A Participatory Society or Libertarian Communism - A debate between the Project for a Participatory Society and the libcom.org group

Like A Summer With A Thousand July's …and other seasons… (BM Blob, 1982)

Longmore, C: The IWA Today - A Short Account of the International Workers Association and its Sections (DAM, 1985)

Lovell, Alan: Anarchist Cinema (Peace News, 1962)

Lynchcombe: At Least Cruise is Clean (Niccolo Press)

Lynn, Robert: Vote: What For?

Politics of Human Liberation - Revolution Re-Assessed (Libertarian Socialist Organisation)

Puente, Issac: Libertarian Communism (Monty Miller Press, 1985)

The Future in the Present - Libertarian Organisation & Structure (LOS Libertarian Organisation & Structure, 1987)

What the fuck is anarcha-feminism anyway? (London Anarcha-Feminist Kolektiv)

When the Men Came Home (London Rape Crisis Centre, 1985)

Workers' fight "Workers" State (LSO Libertarian Socialist Organization)

PAPERS, JOURNALS ETC.

Lancashire Free Press #??

Lancashire Free Press #??

Last of the Mohicans Vol:01 #01 (2005)

Last Tango in Vietnam #??

Leicester Molotov #02 (1986)

L'Enrage ('This satirical journal was issued by the revolutionary students of Paris during the May Days of 1968...')

Lib Ed - Libertarian Teacher Vol:01 #09

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #10

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #11

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #14

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #15

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #16

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #17

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #18

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #19

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #20

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #22 (1977)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #27 (1979)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #28 (1979)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #30

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:01 #31 (1980)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #01 (1986)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #02 (1986)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #04 (1987)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #05 (1987)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #07 (1988)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #08 (1988)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #09 (1988)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #12 (1989)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #13 (1990)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #15 (1990)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #16 (1991)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #17-18 (1991)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #19 (1992)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #20 (1992)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #21 (1993)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #22 (1993)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #26 (1995)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #27 (1996)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #28 (1997)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #29 (1998)

Lib Ed - Libertarian Education Vol:02 #30 (1999)

Liberation Vol:07 #07 (1962)

Libertad! Vol:03 #07 (1998)

Libertarian Communist #01 (ORA)

Libertarian Workers Bulletin Vol:03 #04 (1981)

Lies #07 (1992)

Living without permission #15

Lobster Telephone #?? (1987)

London Notes #00 (1992)

London Psychogeographical Association Newsletter #01 (1993)

London Psychogeographical Association Newsletter #12 (1995)

London Psychogeographical Association Newsletter #14 (1997)

London Psychogeographical Association Newsletter #17 (1998)

London Psychogeographical Association Newsletter #19 (1998)

London Resistance - Local Bulleting of the Anarchist Communist Federation (London Group) #01 (1995)

London Workers Group Bulletin #09 (1980)

London Workers Group Bulletin #13 (1983)

London Workers Group Bulletin #14 (1983)

Lunch 1972/01 #05 (CHE, 1972)

Lysistrata - A Women and Peace Magazine #01 (1982)

On Yer Bike! #01 (1985)

On Yer Bike! #02 (1985)

On Yer Bike! #04 (1985)

On Yer Bike! #05 (1985)

On Yer Bike! #06 (1986)

On Yer Bike! #07 (1986)

On Yer Bike! #08 (1986)

On Yer Bike! #09 (1986)

On Yer Bike! #10 (1986)

On Yer Bike! #11 (1986)

On Yer Bike! #12 (1986)

The Land #02 (2006)

The Land #05 (2008)

The Land #07 (2009)

The Land Is Ours #23 (2005)

The Leveller 1977/01 #03

The Leveller 1977/03 #04

The Leveller 1977/06 #06

The Leveller 1977/07-08 #07

The Leveller 1977/10 #08

The Leveller 1977/11 #09

The Leveller 1977/12 #11

The Leveller 1978/03 #13

The Leveller 1978/04 #14

The Leveller 1978/06 #16

The Leveller 1978/07 #17

The Leveller 1978/08-09 #18

The Leveller 1978/10 #19

The Leveller 1978/11 #20

The Leveller 1978/12 #21

The Leveller 1979/01 #23

The Leveller 1979/03 #24

The Leveller 1979/04 #25

The Leveller 1979/05 #26

The Leveller 1979/06 #27

The Leveller 1979/07 #28

The Leveller 1979/08 #29

The Leveller 1979/10 #31

The Leveller 1979/11 #32

The Leveller 1979/12 #33

The Leveller 1980/01 #34

The Leveller 1980/02 #35

The Leveller 1980/03 #36

The Leveller 1980/04 #37

The Leveller 1980/07 #39

The Leveller 1980/08 #40

The Leveller 1980/09 #41

The Leveller 1980/10 #42

The Leveller 1980/10-11 #43

The Leveller 1980/11 #44

The Leveller 1980/11-12 #45

The Leveller 1980/12-1981/01 #46

The Leveller 1981/01 #47

The Leveller 1981/01-02 #48

The Leveller 1981/02 #49

The Leveller 1981/02-03 #50

The Leveller 1981/03 #51

The Libertarian Communist #01 (2009)

The Libertarian Communist #02 (2009)

The Libertarian Communist #03 (2009)

The Libertarian Communist #05 (2009)

The Libertarian Communist #06 (2010)

The Libertarian Communist #28 (2015)

The Libertarian Communist #29 (2015)

The Loombreaker #03 (1999)

The Loombreaker #08 (2000)

The Loombreaker #10 (2000)

The Loombreaker #25 (2002)

OTHER

London Anarchist Bookfair 1999 (Programme)

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