Harold Laski (1893-1950): A Biographical Memoir by Martin, Kingsley - 1953

Paperback. Very Good.

Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1953. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1953. Second Impression. 287 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Archive copy. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Gilt lettering is darkened. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking. Price sticker to flap.

Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1969-01-01. Paperback. Good. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Paperback. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Viking: Viking. 1953. hardcover. 0670361488 . B025774; 278 pp, Tears but protected by mylar cover hardcover, very good contents, dusjtacket is poor with many .

UK: Jonathan Cape, 1969. Minor edgewear and former owner's name written inside cover otherwise a fine clean tight copy. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Gollancz, 1953. Very Good book in a Fair dust jacket. Tanning to the spine. Owner signature. First English Edition. Harold Joseph Laski (30 June 1893 - 24 March 1950) was an English political theorist and economist. He was active in politics and served as the chairman of the British Labour Party from 1945 to 1946 and was a professor at the London School of Economics from 1926 to 1950. He first promoted pluralism by emphasising the importance of local voluntary communities such as trade unions. After 1930, he began to emphasize the need for a workers' revolution, which he hinted might be violent.[3] Laski's position angered Labour leaders who promised a nonviolent democratic transformation. Laski's position on democracy threatening violence came under further attack from Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the 1945 general election, and the Labour Party had to disavow Laski, its own chairman.[4] Laski was one of Britain's most influential intellectual spokesmen for Marxism in the interwar… Read More

Victor Gollancz, 1953. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1953. No Edition Remarks. 287 pages. Yellow dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Brown marks to page 176 and 177. Some creasing to gutter. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Visible tanning to spine and edges. Green mark to rear board. Textblock is shaky. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips and, creasing. Notable tanning to spine. Visible rubbing to surfaces. Scuffing to edges. Water staining to all.

NY: Viking. Very Good. 1953. Hardcover. (1893-1950) , a Biographical Memoir. NY, 1953. 278 pages, clothbound, very good condition in worn and torn dust jacket. .

London: Victor Gollancz, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Second edition. Very good or better in an about Very good dustwrapper. Book and dustwrapper are slightly worn on the edges and the corners. Dusct cover has holes and tears on the folds. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Victor Gollancz, 1953. First Edition. hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). First Edition. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.