London: J. Watson, 1847. Second Edition. Second edition (first published Lon: J. How, 1845). Thomas Cooper's best-known work, written while incarcerated for his involvement in the 1842 Pottery Riots. Cooper, a self-educated shoemaker, was a prolific poet and one of the leading spokesmen for the Chartists; he would later serve... More about The Purgatory of Suicides. A Prison-Rhyme in Ten Books By Thomas Cooper, The Chartist

New York: Barnes & Noble, 1966. Facsimile Reprint. Facsimile reprints of these two influential Chartist journals, published between 1850-51 and edited by Julian Harney. A nicely preserved set. Two quarto volumes. Cloth-backed boards; dustjackets; xv, 190; 282pp. Facsimile reprints of the original newspaper issues. Tight, Near Fine copies in the... More about The Red Republican & The Friend of the People