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London: H.M.S.O., 1926. Each 4pp. Eight issues (complete) of the government's newspaper during the British General Strike, edited by Winston Churchill, WITH 'The Sunday Gazette' (single sided broadside). 'The British Gazette's are all slightly browned, creased from old folds, with a few marginal nicks and tears as usual, number two has a significant tear from foot (without loss) and is chipped to foot, and number seven is chipped and creased to fore edge. 'The Sunday Gazette' has three 'Constitutional Club' ink stamps to head, with a central crease but is otherwise quite bright. Number one has blank centre pages, number two has printed centre pages (so probably a slightly later issue, sometimes found blank as number one). 'The British Gazette' is common enough, but this is the first time I have ever seen 'The Sunday Gazette', interestingly the only other set with 'The Sunday Gazette' for sale at time of cataloguing is also has the… Read More

London: James Ridgeway and Sons, 1834. [3], 2-140pp. Rebound in modern marbled boards, paper title label to spine. Externally very good, title browned to edges (probably from leather turn ins in an old binding), otherwise bright and clean. Bound without adverts. An anti-Union pamphlet, "the names of those, who have supplied the information, have been suppressed, generally at their own request, as many of them have stated, and this fact may give some idea of the terror inspired by these Societies, that their property and perhaps their lives might be endangered, were it publicly known that they had interested themselves in exposing the character of Trades' Unions". Goldsmiths 28804. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 8vo. Pamphlet.

London: James Ridgeway and Sons, 1834. [3], 2-140pp,16pp, 16pp. Original wrappers, relined and rebacked. Rubbed to extremities, light staining to first few pages, several pages with underlining and marginalia, sometimes in pen. Bound with the adverts. An anti-Union pamphlet, "the names of those, who have supplied the information, have been suppressed, generally at their own request, as many of them have stated, and this fact may give some idea of the terror inspired by these Societies, that their property and perhaps their lives might be endangered, were it publicly known that they had interested themselves in exposing the character of Trades' Unions". Goldsmiths 28804. First Edition. Paper Covers. Fair. 8vo. Pamphlet.

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co. Et al, 1825. [3], 4-23pp, [1]. Modern half cloth and boards, with title label to upper cover. Externally very good, internally lightly browned throughout, with a few spots of foxing to final four text leaves. The toast was "Freedom of labour - but let the labourer recollect, that in exercising his own rights, he cannot be permitted to violate the rights of others". Goldsmiths 24684. First Edition. Hardback. Good. 8vo. Pamphlet.

London: John Chapman, 1851. [7], vi-xi, [2], 6-182pp. Half calf and marbled paper over boards, semi-raised bands, spine in six panels, title and author in gilt to second panel. Gilt faded, paper covering boards chipped to edges, leather rubbed to extremities, small splits to joints but holding. Internally lightly browned and paper cockled throughout, though still easily readable. James Hole (1820-1895), writer and social activist, "He numbered among his friends and correspondents many of the radical thinkers of the day. He was often invited to speak on his social principles, but his voice was strongest in writing - clear, concise, backed up with statistics, practical and organised. Alongside articles for various journals, he published in 1851 ‘Lectures on Social Science and the Organisation of Labour’, setting out his social and economic theories, his belief in the achievability of progress and justice for the working classes" (Thoresby Society). First Edition. Hardback. Fair. 8vo.

Glasgow: Socialist Labour Press, 1921. 176pp, original printed boards. Slightly rubbed to extremities, browned throughout, previous owners name to ffep. "Sympathetic account by an Australian of the various Left Wing regimes set up in Europe in and after 1917 (to the end of 1919). Interesting for citations from contemporary press" (Grierson - Page 63). Author was an Australian MP. First Edition. Hardback. Good+. 8vo.

London: The Independent Labour Party, 1920. 8pp, original paper covers. Staple rusted, covers slightly rubbed, creased to corners. Uncommon, two locations, LSE and Cambridge, on COPAC. Woolven 80. First Edition. Paper Covers. Good. 8vo. Pamphlet.

London: The Gnome Press, 1967. [48]p, original card covers. Spine slightly faded, pages lightly browned, but clean. Steadman illustrations throughout. First Edition. Card Covers. Good+. Illus. by Steadman, Ralph. 24mo.