Collis David Editor (7 results)

No Binding. Condition: Good. Single issue. 27 x 21 cm. 8 pp. Contains an article "90th Anniversary of 'Fruits of Philosophy' Trial". The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by G.W. Foote who edited it until his death in 1915 when he was succeeded by Chapman Cohen who continued in the role until 1951. It continued as a print journal until 2014 when it went online. It is thus the oldest secularist/freethought journal in the country. Foote's Freethinker was deliberately provocative and as a result he earned a one-year term of imprisonment for blasphemy in 1883. The magazine was the mouthpiece of the National Secular Society in which capacity it continued until well into the current century. Corroding staples.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 324 pp. Original gray cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Light foxing to edges of covers; spine ends sunned. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped. Front inner hinge cracked. Light toning to blank endpapers; previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and several short tears to edges. Spine darkened w/ approx. 1" chip at bottom of spine. Illust. w/ 48 plates in colour and 120 illustrations in b/w.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Each issue. 27 x 21 cm. 8 pp. Both articles contain Herbert Cutner's review of Aldridge's 'Man of Reason: The Life of Thomas Paine' and there is also an article by F.A. Ridley on 'The Leicester Secular Society 1861-1961' The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by G.W. Foote who edited it until his death in 1915 when he was succeeded by Chapman Cohen who continued in the role until 1951. It continued as a print journal until 2014 when it went online. It is thus the oldest secularist/freethought journal in the country. Foote's Freethinker was deliberately provocative and as a result he earned a one-year term of imprisonment for blasphemy in 1883. The magazine was the mouthpiece of the National Secular Society in which capacity it continued until well into the current century.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Each issue. 27 x 21 cm. 8 pp. Both issues contain artciles about Charles Bradlaugh to mark the unveiling of a plaque by Anthony Wedgewood Benn in Turner Street, Stepney. The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by G.W. Foote who edited it until his death in 1915 when he was succeeded by Chapman Cohen who continued in the role until 1951. It continued as a print journal until 2014 when it went online. It is thus the oldest secularist/freethought journal in the country. Foote's Freethinker was deliberately provocative and as a result he earned a one-year term of imprisonment for blasphemy in 1883. The magazine was the mouthpiece of the National Secular Society in which capacity it continued until well into the current century. Corroding staples.…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Each issue. 27 x 21 cm. 8 pp. 2 issues. Exchange between David Tribe and Herbert Cutner on the historical Jesus debate. The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by G.W. Foote who edited it until his death in 1915 when he was succeeded by Chapman Cohen who continued in the role until 1951. It continued as a print journal until 2014 when it went online. It is thus the oldest secularist/freethought journal in the country. Foote's Freethinker was deliberately provocative and as a result he earned a one-year term of imprisonment for blasphemy in 1883. The magazine was the mouthpiece of the National Secular Society in which capacity it continued until well into the current century. One page torn, corroding staples. Riley (illustrator).…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Each issue. 27 x 21 cm. 8 pp. 3 issues. 2 part review of Nethercot's 'The First Five Lives of Annie Besant' by Herbert Cutner plus photograph of Cutner and others at his 80th birthday celebration. The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by G.W. Foote who edited it until his death in 1915 when he was succeeded by Chapman Cohen who continued in the role until 1951. It continued as a print journal until 2014 when it went online. It is thus the oldest secularist/freethought journal in the country. Foote's Freethinker was deliberately provocative and as a result he earned a one-year term of imprisonment for blasphemy in 1883. The magazine was the mouthpiece of the National Secular Society in which capacity it continued until well into the current century. One page torn, corroding staples. Riley (illustrator).…

No Binding. Condition: Good. Each issue comprises 8 pp., 27 x 22 cm The Freethinker was founded in 1881 by G.W. Foote who edited it until his death in 1915 when he was succeeded by Chapman Cohen who continued in the role until 1951. It continued as a print journal until 2014 when it went online. It is thus the oldest secularist/freethought journal in the country. Foote's Freethinker was deliberately provocative and as a result he earned a one-year term of imprisonment for blasphemy in 1883. The magazine was the mouthpiece of the National Secular Society in which capacity it continued until well into the current century. Some corrosion of staples, but sound copies.…