first edition Hardcover
1919 · New York & London
by Brissenden, Paul Frederick. [Industrial Workers of the World / I.W.W. / IWW] [James Edward Le Rossignol / J. E. Le Rossignol]
New York & London: Columbia University. Longmans, Green & Co., Agents. P. S. King & Son, Ltd, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good -. [1-7] 8-432 [+7 ads] pp. Octavo [23 cm]; full brown buckram cloth with titling printed in gold on the spine. Blind ruled borders on the front and rear covers. The spine and board edges are rubbed with occasional bits of splitting or fraying. A previous ownership marking has been crossed out with black marker on the front free endpaper. Another previous owner's signature ["J. E. Le Rossignol"] is neatly written in black ink on the title page. The hinges and text block are starting to crack in a few spots. Otherwise, square, clean, and sharp throughout. Rare first edition of this classic study on the earliest years of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The IWW is an international labor union founded in Chicago in 1905. Attempting to organize workers together into "One Big Union," the IWW's stated aim is to empower this social class to work toward industrial democracy across all industries and throughout all countries.
The previous owner's signature on the title page appears to be that of Canadian-American author and professor of economics, James Edward Le Rossignol (1866-1959). He taught at the the University of Denver and the University of Nebraska, and served as director and dean of various schools and colleges at Nebraska. Rossignol authored many books on economics and Socialism, as well as some works of fiction.
This volume includes extensive appendices (10 in total, including the foldout Appendix #1 which is tipped-in (as issued) between p. 348-349). Also includes a thorough bibliography and index. A printed errata slip is tipped-in (as issued) at the beginning of the table of contents (on page 17).
Part of Columbia University's "Studies in History, Economics and Public Law" Volume LXXXIII [83], Whole Number 193. The seven pages of ads printed at the rear of this work are all for other volumes in this series. This volume edited by the faculty of Political Science of Columbia University. From the title page: "Paul Frederick Brissenden [1885-1974], Ph. D. Sometime Assistant in Economics at the University of California and University Fellow at Columbia. Special Agent of the United States Department of Labor."
"Covers the first dozen years of the IWW comprehensively and soundly. Brissenden's 'Justice and the I.W.W.' [1923] was printed as a pamphlet by the IWW" (Miles 18). (Inventory #: 68168)
The previous owner's signature on the title page appears to be that of Canadian-American author and professor of economics, James Edward Le Rossignol (1866-1959). He taught at the the University of Denver and the University of Nebraska, and served as director and dean of various schools and colleges at Nebraska. Rossignol authored many books on economics and Socialism, as well as some works of fiction.
This volume includes extensive appendices (10 in total, including the foldout Appendix #1 which is tipped-in (as issued) between p. 348-349). Also includes a thorough bibliography and index. A printed errata slip is tipped-in (as issued) at the beginning of the table of contents (on page 17).
Part of Columbia University's "Studies in History, Economics and Public Law" Volume LXXXIII [83], Whole Number 193. The seven pages of ads printed at the rear of this work are all for other volumes in this series. This volume edited by the faculty of Political Science of Columbia University. From the title page: "Paul Frederick Brissenden [1885-1974], Ph. D. Sometime Assistant in Economics at the University of California and University Fellow at Columbia. Special Agent of the United States Department of Labor."
"Covers the first dozen years of the IWW comprehensively and soundly. Brissenden's 'Justice and the I.W.W.' [1923] was printed as a pamphlet by the IWW" (Miles 18). (Inventory #: 68168)
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