The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
by Robert Tressell (given as Robert Tressall on spine & title page)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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BRIGHTON, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Grant Richards , 1914 . First edition in what we assume to be library binding. The cover is very worn, & has been exposed to damp, with some offset on the lower corner of the last page, & the very tip of the lower corner of the penultimate page of the book. The outer edge of the page-block is worn & marked, & the binding is very fragile at the first & last pages of the book, although the main body of the book still feels solidly bound. The word 'adult' & a number have been written on the reverse of the front cover, & there is an ownership signature in the upper corner of the rear endpaper. The paper is foxed & marked, & the book has evidently been heavily read, with little tears in the outer margins of a few pages.
Synopsis
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists tells the story of a group of working men who are joined one day by Owen, a journeyman-prophet with a vision of a just society. Owen's spirited attacks on the greed and dishonesty of the capitalist system rouse his fellow men from their political quietism. A masterpiece of wit and political passion and one of the most authentic novels of English working class life ever written.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Invisible Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1283
- Title
- The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
- Author
- Robert Tressell (given as Robert Tressall on spine & title page)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Grant Richards
- Date Published
- 1914
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Invisible Books
Biblio member since 2019
BRIGHTON, East Sussex
About Invisible Books
We have been dealing secondhand books for over 25 years. We started up in Greenwich, London, and transferred our business to Brighton at the turn of the millennium. In addition to trading online, we have a shop space within Brighton's huge and glamorous indoor market, Snoopers Paradise, 7-8 Kensington Gardens.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Library Binding
- A type of reinforced binding designed for libraries, schools, or other applications where a book might experience high...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...