Herbert Morrison

by Maurice Edelman

1948. No Edition Remarks. 103 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Stamp to front flap. Light tanning to spine and edges. Light foxing overall.

103 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1948

About the author

The son of Eastern European emigrants who came to Britain to escape the pogroms, Maurice Edelman was educated at Cardiff High School and Trinity College, Cambridge. After a career in the plywood industry and time as a journalist during the Second World War, Edelman won election to Parliament in 1945 as a Labour candidate for Coventry West. During his time in Parliament he was a vice-chairman of the British Council and chairman of the Franco-British Parliamentary Relations Committee.