The Black Book; or, Corruption Unmasked!
by John Wade
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£140.00£126.00
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About This Item
London: John Fairburn, 1820. First edition. Leather. Good. 9" by 6". None. The first edition of John Wade's 'Bible of the Reformers', detailing the corruption and abuses of the English state and institutions. The first edition of reform writer and journalist John Wade's infamous 'Black Book', an exhaustive account of the corruption of the major institutions in England in the early nineteenth century.Wade provides an account of the legal, electoral and ecclesiastical abuses that the English political reform movement sought to abolish, with information on the finances of the East India Company, the 'Robbery of Charitable Foundations', 'Press-Restriction Bills' and the profits of the bank of England.The work quickly sold fifty thousand copies, and saw numerous further volumes and editions published.With the inscription of John & Bennett Drapers to the front pastedownA smart copy of a work widely viewed to be the 'The Bible of the Reformers'. In a full calf binding. Loss of leather to back strip head and tail, with significant rubbing to board perimeters. Joints starting, with boards holding firm. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Significant spotting and occasional foxing throughout, most concentrated to first few leaves. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 821F21
- Title
- The Black Book; or, Corruption Unmasked!
- Author
- John Wade
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Fairburn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1820
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- reform black book corruption clergy black book politics
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.