Translated by Moissaye J. Olgin. Introduction by D. Riazanov. First UK edition. Small 8vo. 190, [2, publisher’s advertisements] pp. Original quarter grey cloth with white paper covered boards, front cover lettered in red, printed paper label to spine, dust jacket (rather worn at extremities of jacket, spine panel toned, notwithstanding a good copy). London, George Allen & Unwin, 1927.
The first English translation of this short study by Engels on the widespread sixteenth century popular revolt known as the German Peasants’ War (1524-1525). Originally published in German across two issues of the Neue Rheinische Zeitung in May and October 1850, the text is significant as one of the earliest studies based on materialist conception of history in the published works of Marx and Engels.
