Human Documents Of The Industrial Revolution In Britain

Human Documents of the Industrial Revolution in Britain (1966) by E. Royston Pike – George Allen & Unwin
From Crappy Old Books – where history comes dog-eared and slightly damp.

Step into the soot-streaked world of spinning jennies, child labour, and chimney sweeps with this 1966 classic by E. Royston Pike. Human Documents of the Industrial Revolution in Britain doesn’t just recount the era—it lets the people speak for themselves. Through letters, diaries, court reports, and parliamentary testimonies, the human cost and chaotic progress of industrial Britain are laid bare in all their grimy glory.

This copy? Well, it’s lived a bit. The cover has that weary “factory shift” look, the pages are tanned like a Victorian street urchin, and the binding might sigh when you open it—but the content still packs a punch.

Crappy Old Books – Because the past should come with patina.

Very good condition hardback with dust jacket.

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