The village labourer / by J.L. Hammond and Barbara Hammond. Vol. 1
1948, 1st Guild Books Edition. London : Guild Books published for the British Publishers' Guild. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. POS to half title. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 211 pages; Description: 1v. , 211p. 18cm. Subjects: Great Britain - Rural conditions. Great Britain - Economic conditions - 1760-1860. Summary: The Village Labourer is a detailed and compelling account of the implementation of the Enclosure Acts of the late 18th and early 19th centuries and the disastrous effects that the enclosure of the common lands had on agricultural labourers in England. Item #192455
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