Labour and Easter Week. A Selection from the Writings of James Connolly. Edited by Desmond Ryan with an Introduction by William O’Brien. Dublin: At the Sign of the Three Candles, 1949. First Edition. Pp, 178. Quarter linen, paper boards, in dust jacket. A fine bright copy.

A selection of Connolly’s writings in which Desmond Ryan consulted the unrivalled library of Connolly books, papers and manuscripts in the possession of William O’Brian. A close colleague of Connolly through his most active years.