{"product_id":"industrial-co-operation-the-story-of-a-peaceful-revolution-1st-ed","title":"Industrial Co-operation: The Story of a Peaceful Revolution — 1st Ed","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIndustrial Co-operation: The Story of a Peaceful Revolution, Edited by Catherine Webb — 1st Edition \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"100\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: Manchester, The Co-operative Union Limited, 1904\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"162\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. [xx], 278.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The original dark green cloth binding remains firm and square, with bright gilt titling to the spine and front board. The boards feature distinct bevelled edges, showing only mild rubbing to the extremities and slight bumping to the corners. Internally, the patterned endpapers are intact, bearing a neat, contemporary ownership date (18th October 1904) to the front free endpaper. The text block is generally bright and securely bound; however, moderate foxing is present on the preliminary pages, most noticeably affecting the frontispiece and title page, and sporadically throughout the margins of the main text. The page edges are lightly age-toned and dust-dulled, but the hinges remain entirely sound and uncracked, presenting a robust and well-preserved survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: First edition. Prepared for the Co-operative Union by the Southern Co-operative Education Association, this volume represents a significant early 20th-century survey of the co-operative movement. The text is accompanied by a frontispiece portrait relief of Robert Owen, alongside further portraits of notable figures such as J.T.W. Mitchell and E.V. Neale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eThe presence of a contemporary inked date, October 1904, the very month and year of the book's publication, suggests this copy was acquired immediately upon release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eFirst editions of this title in the original cloth have become increasingly scarce on the open market, particularly those that have not suffered heavy institutional use or library binding modifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"7\"\u003eIndustrial Co-operation: The Story of a Peaceful Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e is a foundational text chronicling the history of British economic and social reform. It meticulously traces the evolution, theory, and practical application of the co-operative movement, from the utopian visions of Robert Owen to the robust consumer and producer associations of the early 20th century. This work offers an invaluable primary perspective on the structural shifts in British labour and industry, celebrating a 'peaceful revolution' that empowered the working classes through mutual aid, shared economic interest, and cooperative education.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55653350932819,"sku":"6604","price":60.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261023_113448.jpg?v=1793215071","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/industrial-co-operation-the-story-of-a-peaceful-revolution-1st-ed","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}