(Wade, J.). The extraordinary black book: an exposition of the United Church of England and Ireland; civil list and crown revenues; incomes, privileges, and power, of the aristocracy. 16 S. (Anzeigen), XX, 576 S. Mit gestochenem Frontispiz. 23 x 15 cm. Leinen d. Z. (etwas berieben, Ecken bestoßen). London, Wilson, 1831. Goldsmiths 26825. Kress C.2993. PMM 296. – Neue Ausgabe, erstmals 1820 erschienen. "The edition cited here (1831) was the most influential, coming as it did on the eve of the Reform Bill (1832). For the 'Black Book' was above all a practical document, and its emphasis on the need to have practical as well as equitable representation lies at the root of parliamentary democracy" (PMM). – Titel und Frontsipiz stärker stockfleckig. English: New edition, first published in 1820. Title and frontispiece with somewhat stronger foxing. Contemporary cloth (slightly rubbed, corners bumped).
(Wade, J.). The extraordinary black book: an exposition of the United Church of England and Ireland; civil list and crown revenues; incomes, privileges, and power, of the aristocracy. 16 S. (Anzeigen), XX, 576 S. Mit gestochenem Frontispiz. 23 x 15 cm. Leinen d. Z. (etwas berieben, Ecken bestoßen). London, Wilson, 1831. Goldsmiths 26825. Kress C.2993. PMM 296. – Neue Ausgabe, erstmals 1820 erschienen. "The edition cited here (1831) was the most influential, coming as it did on the eve of the Reform Bill (1832). For the 'Black Book' was above all a practical document, and its emphasis on the need to have practical as well as equitable representation lies at the root of parliamentary democracy" (PMM). – Titel und Frontsipiz stärker stockfleckig. English: New edition, first published in 1820. Title and frontispiece with somewhat stronger foxing. Contemporary cloth (slightly rubbed, corners bumped).
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