The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844
First published in Germany in 1848 after his several years living in Manchester, it was translated into English in 1887 and then first published in the U.S. with this format being the first authorized U.K. edition. Seen to be the cofounder with his close friend Karl Marx of 'Scientific Socialism' or 'Communism', this book has a special preface written in 1887 by Engels as well. The U.S. edition is somewhat scarce but this London edition is quite rare being a severe criticism of the living conditions of factory workers, child labour and the amount of power belonging to the wealthy, thus influencing the ideal vision of European social and economic systems.
Specifications
| Author | Engels, Frederick.(translated by Florence Kelley Wischnewetzky) |
| Publisher | Swan Sonnenschein & Co. |
| Place Published | London, England |
| Size | 8vo - Octavo, 152mm x 229mm |
| Chapters | XI |
| Pages | 298pp with four pages of publisher's adverts in rear |
Condition Report
| Cover | Red cloth hardcover with stamped black title and publisher icon original front board and in gold to a soiled but sound spine; bottom corners and spine ends are bumped with a small 5mm dark stain original spine as well plus the words double volume' also original mid spine with a slight forward lean to the book as well. no dust wrapper but is protected in removable clear archival covering. |
| Overall | Overall in very good condition with no margin cracking original loose pages but with a tiny fore edge tear to front free end paper with pencil note claiming "First edition, this format" and faded top edge colouring. |
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