Pease, Theodore Calvin. The Leveller Movement: A Study in the History and Political Theory of the English Civil War. 1916 First Edition.

Theodore Calvin Pease. The Leveller Movement: A Study in the History and Political Theory of the English Civil War. (Washington, DC: American Historical Association, 1916). First after Limited Edition. Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth). Book Condition: Very Good- Condition. Size: 8"-9" - Octavo (8vo). 406 pages. Item Type: Book. An important early study of the Levellers. It was awarded the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize in European History for 1915. A note on the copyright page says, "A Limited Edition of this Essay has been Printed and the Type Distributed," which would appear to refer to a special printing prior to this one. Hardbound in blue cloth over boards with the title in dulled gilt on the spine. There is a horizontal line of lighter blue across the spine below the author's name. The edges are worn and the bottom corner of the front cover has worn through to the boards. The front cover is a bit loose; the rear cover is tight. The text block is tanned from edge, but there are no