It Was My Privilege

Language: English

Published by Gee & Son Ltd, Denbigh, Wales, 1957

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First edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping and small loss to top and bottom of interesting jacket and spine (showing TGWU members at work), corners and folds rubbed with small loss, not price clipped (7/6), no inscription, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. Final eight pages of glossary printed on blue paper as issued. 98pp. Huw Thomas Edwards MBE (1892-1970), was a Welsh trade union leader and politician. After being severely wounded during WW1, he was appointed the first chair of the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire in 1949. He was in favour of a Welsh Parliament but initially did not support the Parliament for Wales campaign in the early 1950s although later he did join the campaign. He opposed the decision to flood the Tryweryn valley to create a reservoir to service Liverpool. In 1956 he bought the Welsh language periodical 'Y Faner' in order to save it from liquidation. In 1958 he resigned from the Council for Wales and in 1959 he left the Labour Party to join Plaid Cymru although he returned to the Labour fold in 1965. He was the first President of the Welsh Language Society. This is his memoir of support for the Transport and General Workers Union for Wales. Quite a scarce book.…

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Bibliographic details

Title
It Was My Privilege
Author
Edwards, Huw T. (Thomas)
Publisher
Gee & Son Ltd, Denbigh, Wales
Publication year
1957
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Jacket by E. Meirion Roberts
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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