The History of the Public Revenue of the British Empire. Containing an account of the public income and expenditure from the remotest periods recorded in history, to Michaelmas 1802 : with a review of the financial administration of the Right Honorable William Pitt
by SINCLAIR (Sir John)
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About This Item
London: Printed by A. Straham, 1803. Third and best edition, 3 vols., 8vo (205 x 125 mm), xvi, 532; viii, 411, [1], 63, [1]; viii, 320, 196pp., cont. calf, neatly rebacked with leather spine label lettered in gilt. Provenance: From the Royal Agriculture Society Library, "Board of Agriculture 1807" stamped in gilt on upper covers.
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- Forest Books (GB)
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- Title
- The History of the Public Revenue of the British Empire. Containing an account of the public income and expenditure from the remotest periods recorded in history, to Michaelmas 1802 : with a review of the financial administration of the Right Honorable William Pitt
- Author
- SINCLAIR (Sir John)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Printed by A. Straham, 1803
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- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of 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...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...