Stephens william walker (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 144 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.33 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 144 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.33 inches. In Stock.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked, blind-ruled cloth. Panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 132 pages; Physical desc. : vii, 132 p. ; 21 cm. Subject: Working class - Great Britain. Labor movement - Great Britain. Labor - Great Britain. 1 Kg.…

See Harrison's entry in the Oxford DNB. Previous to the appearance in 1899 of 'Higher Life for Working People' Stephens had published a life of Turgot in 1895. Both appeared with the long-established London publishers Longmans. He was sole trustee of the soap manufacturers William Taylor & Co when it failed in 1883. He was also an inventor: in 1853 the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts noticed his patent relating to 'retorts in gas-ovens'. 2pp, 12mo. Bifolium. Twenty-five lines of text. In fair condition, lightly aged. Addressed to 'Frederic Harrison Esq' and with good firm signature 'Wm W Stephens'. He has 'directed Messrs Longmans to forward to you a Presentation Copy of a small work I have just published: "Higher Life for Working People" / My endeavour has been to show that for the Social mal-adjustments that exist we have adequate remedies at hand and that a wise use of these in line with the aspirations of working people reasonably satisfied revolutionary "Socialism" would be deprived of the strength it derives from present discontent -'. He ends in the hope that Harrison will peruse the work, after 'some convenient interval'.…