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- PublisherBrian A.F. Elks
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0954023617
- ISBN 13 9780954023614
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages265
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Give Me the Child: An Early Story of the Kent Coalfield
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Brian A.F. Elks, Thame, Oxfordshire
(2002)
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Ex-Aylesham library (in Kent coalfield area). Usual stamps. Damage to spine but book intact. Nostalgic and moving account of the life of John Elks born in Staffordshire in 1885 and who spent much of his working life in the Kent coalfield, now a distant memory (though industrial-archaeology remains near me) after the Thatcher destruction of the industry, with very little to replace it. A highlight is the ineffectual prosecution of the Betteshanger miners who went on strike during the war and whose imprisonment was quickly overturned by the panicked authorities worried about loss of coal output (the Donovan Royal Commission on Trade Unions in 1968 had an Appendix on the case). 272 pages. Quoted postage for UK 2nd class. Overseas at least £10.35 due to book's size. Seller Inventory # 1584
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Give Me The Child: An Early Story Of The Kent Coalfield (SCARCE HARDBACK FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR)
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Book Description Hardback. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. VG+. First edition. No d/w, (as published). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, without dedication or inscription on title-page. Illustrated. A fictionalised biography of John 'Jack' Elks, (1885-1950). He was a miner who worked in the Kent coalfields. He was General Secretary of the Kent area National Union of Mineworkers in the 1920s. A very good plus copy of a SCARCE first edition SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 18378
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Give Me the Child: An Early Story of the Kent Coalfield
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Includes original promotional glossy postcard in mint condition. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 000292
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