Free-born John, Pauline Gregg — 1st Edition

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Free-born John, Pauline Gregg — 1st Edition

Name: Free-born John, Pauline Gregg — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6618
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Publication: London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1961

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 424.

Condition Report: Very Good. The original green cloth boards remain strikingly bright and unfaded, with the spine lettering sharp and unoxidised, displaying virtually no shelf-wear or bumping to the extremities. The binding is remarkably tight and square, showing excellent structural integrity without any lean or weakness to the hinges. The text block is robust, with the fore-edge clean and the top edge exhibiting only very faint, uniform age-toning entirely consistent with the era of production. Internally, the pages are crisp, clean, and bright, free from foxing or blemishes, retaining a remarkably fresh feel throughout. The original dust jacket, now housed in a protective mylar sleeve, retains strong, unfaded colours across the panels and spine, suffering only from very mild dust-dulling and trivial rubbing to the spine extremities, with no significant chips, tears, or paper loss.

Catalogue Note: This is the First Edition of Pauline Gregg’s highly regarded biographical study of the Leveller leader John Lilburne. The volume is notably enhanced by a striking frontispiece portrait reproducing an engraving of Lilburne at the age of twenty-three in 1641, supplemented by further illustrated plates throughout the text.

While the title experienced respectable circulation upon release, copies retaining their original dust jackets in such highly preserved, intact condition have become increasingly uncommon on the open market, making this a particularly sharp example for collectors of 17th-century British political history.

In Free-born John, Pauline Gregg delivers a masterful and meticulously researched biography of John Lilburne, the firebrand leader of the Levellers during the English Civil War. A tireless agitator for constitutional reform, universal male suffrage, and fundamental human rights, Lilburne's unflagging opposition to tyranny saw him repeatedly imprisoned, pilloried, and put on trial for his life. Gregg vividly reconstructs his turbulent career and unyielding spirit, offering a profound and captivating window into the radical political upheavals of seventeenth-century England.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Pauline Gregg

Book Publisher: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Autobiography, Biography & Memoirs

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 424

Book Publication Year: 1961

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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