Richard Carlile, Agitator: His Life and Times by Guy A. Aldred

This is a 1941 softcover biographical pamphlet titled 'Richard Carlile, Agitator: His Life and Times,' authored by the British anarchist and social reformer Guy A. Aldred. Produced during the World War II era, it is specifically the 3rd Revised Edition and part of 'The Word' Library, Second Series, No. 3. The item was published in Glasgow by the Strickland Press, located at 104 George Street, C.1. The cover is made of a lightweight, tan-colored cardstock common for mid-20th-century political ephemera, featuring black typography and a decorative geometric border at the top and bottom. The listed price is 1/6 (one shilling and sixpence). Physically, the item shows signs of age-related wear including slight tanning or 'browning' of the paper (acidification), some foxing (small brown spots) visible on the front cover, and minor corner bumping. There is a slight vertical crease or buckling to the cover material. The craftsmanship is typical of small-press political publications of the time, emphasizing utilitarian distribution over luxury binding. The booklet is significant as a piece of radical political history, documenting the life of 19th-century free-press advocate Richard Carlile through the lens of a mid-20th-century anarchist press.