1800. London, 1800. Sole edition. London, 1800. Sole edition. "New Laws to Abolish the System of Monopoly" Girdler, J.S. Observations on the Pernicious Consequences of Forestalling, And Ingrossing, With a List of the Statutes, &c. Which have been Adopted for the Punishment of Those Offences; And Proposals for New Laws to Abolish the System of Monopoly: Remarks on the Impolicy of the Consolidation of Small Farms: Thoughts on, And Acts Relative to, The Coal Trade; As Also On the Sale of Cattle at Smithfield, Contractors, Carcase and Cutting Butchers, Fish and Cheesemongers, Poulterers, &c. with an Account of Some Convictions of Regrators; And Reflections on the Act Lately Passed for Incorporating The London Flour, Meal, and Bread Company, With Various Notes, Hints, &c. London: Printed by H. Baldwin and Son, 1800. xvi, 366, [2] pp. With an errata leaf, half-title lacking. Two blank leaves misbound behind title page. Octavo (8" x 5"). Contemporary calf with later buckram rebacking, gilt title to spine, endpapers renewed. Rubbing to boards, heavier rubbing to board edges, corners lightly bumped, crack in text block between title page and following leaf. Moderate toning to text, light foxing to a few leaves, internally clean. Ex-library. Institution name (Board of Agriculture) gilt-stamped to front board, shelf number to foot of spine, small inkstamps to verso of title page and foot of final text leaf. A nice copy of a scarce title. $250. * Only edition. A valuable account of the effects of food and fuel monopolies on the condition of the poor and the national economy. Girdler's economic views were controversial and often opposed to those of Adam Smith. OCLC locates 14 copies in North America. English Short-Title Catalogue T55183.

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Seller: The Lawbook Exchange Ltd (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 64633
Title: Observations on the Pernicious Consequences of Forestalling..
Author: Girdler, J.S
Illustrator: London, 1800. Sole edition
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Date Published: 1800
Keywords: MONOPOLIES, GREAT BRITAIN, ANTIQ1145, ANTIQ9218, 64633.JPG
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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...
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...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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"...
Errata: Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
Poor: A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....

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