Hikins harold editor (2 resultados)

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Poor. First Edition. Red cloth covers very sl marked. DW edgeworn, nicked and vey grubby. Published to celebrate the 125th anniversay of the Liverpool Trades Council.

hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. First Edition. Building the Union: Studies on the growth of the workers' movement: Merseyside 1756â"1967, Edited by Harold R. Hikins â" First Edition Publication: Liverpool, Toulouse Press for the Liverpool Trades Council, 1973 Formatting: 8vo, pp. 198. Condition Report: Near Fine. The vibrant red cloth boards are wonderfully preserved, remaining sharp, square, and structurally rigid, with striking, unrubbed gilt titling to the front board and spine. The binding is remarkably tight and secure, giving the distinct impression that the volume has been scarcely read. Internally, the pages are crisp, bright, and free from any significant foxing, toning, or standard previous ownership signatures. The unclipped pictorial dust jacket presents very well, exhibiting only light superficial rubbing and minor creasing along the top edge, alongside very faint toning to the white background, yet it retains its striking cover illustration with excellent clarity and no significant loss. Catalogue Note: Published by Toulouse Press in 1973, this first edition was specially produced to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Liverpool Trades Council. The volume features a striking wraparound dust jacket reproducing Walter Craneâs famous socialist engraving, "The Triumph of Labour," which was originally designed in 1891 to mark International Labour Day. While copies of this regional history frequently surface on the secondary market, often heavily worn or relegated to ex-library stock, examples retaining such exceptionally clean cloth and a highly presentable dust jacket are notably uncommon. An essential anthology exploring the rich, radical history of working-class politics and trade unionism on Merseyside. Edited by Harold R. Hikins, this collection brings together detailed studies by local historians on key moments in Liverpool's labour history, ranging from the earliest origins of working-class politics and the establishment of trade unions to the syndicalist movements and major transport strikes of the early twentieth century. It stands as a vital historical record of the city's labour traditions and the enduring legacy of the Liverpool Trades Council. Walter Crane (ilustrador).…