211 pages. The fore-edge is lightly foxed, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy, though obviously second hand. First Edition. All that remains of the jacket is the front and the front flap. "James Connolly was a revolutionary socialist, a trade union leader and a political theorist. His execution by firing squad after the Easter Rising, supported by a chair because of his wounds, significantly contributed to the mood of bitterness in Ireland." (BBC)