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. A new edition, greatly enlarged and corrected by the original editor. With an appendix.. This item is unavailable.
Published by Effingham Wilson. 1835, 1835
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United KingdomJarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers
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Condition: Used
£ 182.00
Item description from seller
Engr. front. Contemp. half calf, spine ruled in gilt, red morocco label; head of spine a little rubbed, but still a nice clean copy. First published in 1831 as The Extraordinary Black Book, edited by John Wade. The engraved frontispiece is after Percy Roberts, and depicts 'Friends of Reform, Foes of Revolution'. The seven vignette portraits are Grey, Brougham, Landsdowne, Russell, Burdett, Althorpe, and, in the centre, the King. The Appendix is separately paginated (132pp), and is the fifth edition, also 1835. It has a frontispiece inspired by Gulliver's Travels, showing 'Tory Misrule'.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- 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. A new edition, greatly enlarged and corrected by the original editor. With an appendix.
- Author
- (WADE, John)
- Publisher
- Effingham Wilson. 1835
- Publication year
- 1835
- Binding
- Hardcover