Fourth International, Vol.XI Jan - Dec, Vol.XII Jan - Dec, Vol.XIII (Jan/Feb, Jul/Aug, Nov/Dec), Vol.XIV Jan/Feb, 16 issues total

"Fourth International" by Leon Trotsky and contributors, Volumes XI–XIV, published in New York by Fourth International Publishing Association, 1950–1953. This collection comprises 16 issues in a separate full black folio binding with gilt spine lettering. The quarto-sized issues measure approximately 8.5" x 11".

These postwar Marxist and Trotskyist periodicals offer a compelling contemporary perspective on American politics, labor leadership, Stalinism, race, and the United States’ growing role as a world power. Among the notable articles is the first English publication of Leon Trotsky’s “Tolstoy, Poet and Rebel,” along with “Problems of American Politics,” “Stalinism and Negro Intellectuals,” a Trotsky Memorial issue, “American Labor Leaders,” “If America Should Go Communist,” and “Trotsky on the USA as a World Power.”

Contents: Volume XI (1950) contains six bimonthly issues. Volume XII (1951) contains six issues, with the January/February wrapper lacking. Volume XIII (1952) includes three issues covering six months, with March/April, May/June, and September/October absent. Volume XIV (1953) contains the January/February issue only.

Condition: Printed on lower-quality paper, nearly every issue shows marginal chipping, small closed tears, and other edge wear. Many original wrappers have been laid in, with some exhibiting marginal loss. This substantial run offers valuable primary-source material for collectors and researchers interested in Trotskyism, mid-century Marxist thought, American labor history, and Cold War-era political debates.