The Scottish Insurrection of 1820

Language: English

Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, London, 1970

0575004282 / 9780575004283

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Softcover, in green covers, stamped 'Proof' with Gollancz yellow jacket over covers. A note in red biro on front of classic Gollancz yellow jacket reads 'May 19th Uncorrected proof'. So first edition, first impression before publication and may have belonged to one of the authors. Some edge wear, chipping and a couple of short closed tears to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners slightly bent, dome yellowing to page block, spine and extremities slightly browned, some overall time and fingerprint staining. Not price clipped (63/-, £3.15 Appx), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 356pp, map endpapers. Glasgow, April 1820. The last armed uprising on British soil, intent on severing the Union and establishing a radical Scottish republic, ended in executions, imprisonments, transportations and 85 trials for high treason. Yet despite its political and social importance, the story of this working class revolution vanished from the historical record. This book restores the radical rising to its rightful place in history, offering an incisive analysis of the rising itself and the events which led up to it, vividly recapturing the extraordinary heroism of its leaders, John Baird and Andrew Hardie, and the savagery with which the movement was crushed by the forces of the British state. Seumas Mac a'Ghobhainn (1930-87), strove for an independent Scottish nation and sought the full restoration of the Gaelic language in Scottish life. Historian, biographer and novelist Peter Berresford Ellis read the eulogy at his memorial service.…

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Title
The Scottish Insurrection of 1820
Author
Ellis, P. Berresford (Peter), and Seumas Mac a' Ghobhainn. Foreword by Hugh McDiarmid
Publisher
Victor Gollancz Ltd, London
Publication year
1970
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0575004282
ISBN 13
9780575004283
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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