The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844 First Edition
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Scarce first edition of Frederick Engels' The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844
ENGELS, Frederick. [Friedrich].
The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844. With Appendix Written 1886, and Preface 1887. Translated by Florence Kelley Wischnewetzky.
New York: John W. Lovell Company, 1887.
Scarce first edition in English of Engels's classic account of the universal condition of the industrial working class, the forerunner to Karl Marx's Das Capital. Octavo, original cloth with gilt titles to the spine, beveling to the front and rear panel, top edge gilt. In very good condition, name to the title page. Translated by Florence Kelley Wischnewetzky. Uncommon with only one having appeared at auction in the last 80 years.
Price: $18,000.00 Item Number: 96249