1st Edition copy published in 1951, including a signed photo of the author (taken c.1935). The pages are clean and crisp and the binding is tight. Overall in good condition, the clothed board cover is in good condition with some rubbing and bumping to the edges and the spine. The dust-jacket is contained in a protective cover there are a number of open tears, the front flap has become detached. There is foxing to the feps, including staining to the inside cover pastedown. The photograph of the author is signed and the inscription at the back dates it from 1935. There is an inscription on the ffep.This is the beautifully written autobiography of the founder of the Woodcraft Folk from his childhood in the East End of London. His story involves the history of early 20th Century youth movements in the UK and Europe, including the anti-militaristic Kibbo Kift Kindred forming in reaction to the Scouts, and the split of Woodcraft Folk from Kibbo Kift Kindred over whether to link to the Labour Party. It details some of the youth movements in other parts of Europe and the drift of the German youth movements towards fascism. It contains detailed stories of the General Strike in Britain, mostly set around Lewisham and Deptford. The author also visits the USSR on an official trip, where he encounters the authoritarian nature of soviet communism. It also details various aspects of the development of British socialism in thearly 20th Century, plus discussion of anti-fascist struggles, pacificism and the co-operative movement.