Departmental Committee on the Operation in Scotland of the Law Relating to Inebriates and Their Detention in Reformatories and Retreats. Report. Presented to Both Houses of Parliament By Command of His Majesty.
by Scottish Office Whitehall
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, By Neill & Co., Limited, 1909. First Edition . Cloth Bound Boards. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 1909 First Edition. Size Folio, 249 pages including index. Crimson pebbled cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Condition very good, corners and spine ends rubbed, head tail of spine chipped, number sticker to head of spine, ex library of the Royal College of Surgeons with number to head of spine and stamps to the title page and preliminary pages, pages toned at the edges, other than this the contents are clean.
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- Seller
- Lazarus Books Limited
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 014417
- Title
- Departmental Committee on the Operation in Scotland of the Law Relating to Inebriates and Their Detention in Reformatories and Retreats. Report. Presented to Both Houses of Parliament By Command of His Majesty.
- Author
- Scottish Office Whitehall
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Bound Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, By Neill & Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lazarus Books Limited
Biblio member since 2007
Blackpool, Lancashire
About Lazarus Books Limited
We are a small family business located in Blackpool, England. We stock a varied range of Antiquarian and Collectable Books; Antiquarian Holy Bibles, Fine Bindings, Literature, Poetry, Military, Travel, First Editions, Illustrated, Childrens', Signed Books and more.
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- Gilt
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