The black book : an exposition of abuses in church and state, courts of law, municipal corporations, and public companies / with a precis of the House of commons, past, present, and to come
1835, New Edition. London : Effingham Wilson. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Gilt blocked title to spine with raised bands. New endpapers. Pages bright and clean, with some minor dust-toning around the title and prelims. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 683 pages; "A new edition, greatly enlarged and corrected by the original editor. With an appendix." -- title page. Includes "Appendix to The black book: an exposition of the principles and practices of the reform ministry and Parliament: the church and the dissenters; catastrophe of the House of lords; and prospects of Tory misrule. By the original editor. 6th edition, with the 'Crisis' and a characteristic list of the anti-reform government." --added title page. Physical description: xxxii, 683, xii, 132 p. : front. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Great Britain -- Parliament -- Reform -- Political corruption -- Corruption (in politics) -- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- History -- 19th century. Item #220110
Price: €265.00