J. Keir Hardie; A Biography, by William Stewart, with an Introduction by J. Ramsay MacDonald, 1921

A contemporary biography of one of the founding figures of the British Labour movement, J. Keir Hardie chronicles the life and career of the pioneering trade unionist, socialist and parliamentarian whose vision helped shape modern British politics. Written shortly after Hardie's death by William Stewart and introduced by future Prime Minister J. Ramsay MacDonald, the work provides both a sympathetic account of Hardie's life and a valuable insight into the early history of the Labour Party.

J. Keir Hardie; A Biography. By William Stewart. With an Introduction by J. Ramsay MacDonald.

Published by The Waverley Book Company Ltd., London, and printed at the London Works of The National Labour Press, Limited. October 1921 First edition, Waverley issue, first published October 1921.

A good hardback with burgundy leather spine with lightly raised bands and gilt decoration. Boards covered with red linen. With some light rubbing, bumping and shelf wear to covers. With owner's presentation inscription to first free endpaper. Endpapers with red marbled paper, reinforced with red linen cloth at gutter. Cracked to gutter after a blank endpaper near front, and before the final index paper at rear, but all soundly bound.

With portrait frontispiece, and illustrated with a further 3 Plates - all present as called for.

Text is bright and clean throughout with occasional scattered spot. Text block with some light spotting to edges. With black tinted top edge to text block.

Text in English.

xxvi + 387pp + (Plates).

Dimensions: Approximately 222mm high x 152mm wide x 55mm deep.

Weight approximately 778g (unpacked).