[Charles Stewart Parnell and the Parnell Commission.] Offprint from The Times: 'Parnellism and Crime. | Facsimile Page from the "Irish World." | Reprinted from The Times of June 7, 1887.

For the context of this item see Parnell's entry in the Oxford DNB, and T. W. Moody's study 'The Times versus Parnell and Co., 1887-90' (in 'Historical Studies VI', ed. Moody; London: RKP, 1968). Moody notes that the first three Times articles (7, 10 and 14 March) 'were quickly reprinted in pamphlet form (price one penny)', but makes no mention of the present item. On both sides of single 60.5 x 47.5 cm leaf (on wove paper with 1887 watermark of 'The Times Taverham Mill'). Folded four times to make a packet with 15 x 12 cm title, which reads in full: 'Parnellism and Crime. | Facsimile Page from the "Irish World." | Reprinted from The Times of June 7, 1887. | Price One Penny. | London: Printed and Published by George Edward Wright, at The Times Office, Printing-House Square. 1887'. Both sides of the leaf have the running title 'REPRINTED FROM THE TIMES, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1887.' One side carries copy from The Times in six columns (headed 'PARNELLISM AND CRIME.'), and the other carries the facsimile (with various facsimile signatures) of p.10 from 'THE IRISH WORLD AND AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL LIBERATOR: FEBRUARY 16, 1884. - TWELVE PAGES.' The significance of the page, according to The Times, resides in the fact that it 'contains Patrick Ford's own account of the various "funds for patriotic objects raised by the Irish World during the past eight years," with the formal acknowledgments of the recipients, and what purports to be an "audit" of some of the moneys received and disbursed.' Aged and worn but in fair condition considering its ephemeral nature. Scarce: OCLC WorldCat and COPAC only list copies at the British Library (in whose entry it is attributed to Anderson), Oxford and Cambridge.