A TREATISE ON THE LAWS FOR THE RELIEF AND SETTLEMENT OF THE POOR. The Third edition, with considerable corrections
by NOLAN. MICHAEL
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Printed by A. Strahan for J. Butterworth and Son. London. 1814. THREE VOLUMES. 8vo. (8.6 x 5.5 inches). Vol.1; xlviii,566pp,8pp ads; Vol.2; xxiv,622pp; Vol.3; xvi,374pp. Minor hole to prelim pages of volume one otherwise a clean tight set in contemporary brown calf bindings with ruled lines & numbering, and red title labels, all in gilt, to the spines. Hinges all professionally repaired. Blind stamped rope border to the boards. Edges a but rubbed and bumped but overall a very good set. Previous owners attractive armorial bookplate (Samuel Wells, Jun. of Huntingdon) to all of the front pastedown endpapers and neat hand written notes to the first 2 volume's front free endpapers. Overall a very god set.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10904
- Title
- A TREATISE ON THE LAWS FOR THE RELIEF AND SETTLEMENT OF THE POOR. The Third edition, with considerable corrections
- Author
- NOLAN. MICHAEL
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by A. Strahan for J. Butterworth and Son. London. 1814
- Date Published
- 1814
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings; Social Sciences;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Gilt
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