Whigs and Hunters; The Origin of the Black Act
by Thompson, E.P
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394730860
- ISBN 13
- 9780394730868
- Seller
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About This Item
U.S.A: Pantheon, 1976. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. First American Edition, 5th Printing. Seventeen illustrations. Cover is clean and unmarked, with a whisper of wear, if any, to corners. Sound and tight, square binding. One small stain to page block fore edge. Internals quite clean, pages 1-40 have a very few pages with highlighted and underlined text. Very nice volume about 18th century England. This book is a companion volume to "Albion's Fatal Tree", a collective study of the social history of crime. The notorious Black Act of 1723 introduced the death penalty for many new offenses, some as trivial as deer stalking in disguise at night, cutting down young trees, and writing threatening letters. Scrutinizing the motives and ideology of Whig politicians, the book goes into high politics and low, challenging the accepted accounts of 18th century society. 313 pages with Appendices, Notes on Sources, and Index. 5.25 x 8.25 inches. 1976, Pantheon, USA
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022514
- Title
- Whigs and Hunters; The Origin of the Black Act
- Author
- Thompson, E.P
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0394730860
- ISBN 13
- 9780394730868
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Place of Publication
- U.S.A
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- HANOVERIAN ENGLAND HISTORY, BLACK ACT OF 1723 DEATH PENALTY FORESTERS DEER PARKS WHIGS WALPOLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- History. Great Britain;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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