INVENTORY #162185
I Was A Prisoner
HOLT, William; WRAGG, Arthur (illus.)
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Memoir by British author, socialist, and activist William "Billy" Holt. The book recounts Holt's arrest and imprisonment in Wakefield Prison after a 1932 political demonstration protesting the government's Means Test, which restricted access to unemployment benefits. Foreword by H. R. L. "Dick" Sheppard.
Publication Info
- Publisher: John Miles
- Edition: First Edition
- Date Published: 1935
- Place Published: London
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: Yes
- Jacket Condition: Good
- Details:
155 p. 22 cm. B&w illustrations. Black cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. Jacket spine darkened, with creases, rubbing and a bit of chipping. Some foxing to its flaps. A paper has been inserted underneath the jacket and is visible on the inside. Spine of book itself is silver with black print but holes in A, A, R & O have been coloured in brown. Some foxing to endpapers and text block edges. Signed by author on half title. B&w photo postcard of the author enclosed.