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The History of the Poor; Their Rights, Duties, and the Laws Respecting Them. In a Series of Letters
by Ruggles, Tho.[mas]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: J. Deighton, 1793. Two volumes complete - Volume One - [2], xxv, [1], 297pp, [1]; Volume Two - [2], 341pp, [1]. Half calf and boards, smooth back, divided into six panels by single gilt rule, leather title label to second panel. Rebacked, with new leather title label. Worn to corners with loss to old leather, paper covering boards slightly chipped to edges. Internally some light browning and occasional light foxing, small amount of loss to bottom corner of K1, but generally fairly bright and clean. Goldsmiths 15772. First Edition. Half Calf and Boards. Good+. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001137
- Title
- The History of the Poor; Their Rights, Duties, and the Laws Respecting Them. In a Series of Letters
- Author
- Ruggles, Tho.[mas]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. Deighton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1793
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Poor, Poverty, Law
- Size
- 8vo
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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