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State of the Poor
by Eden, Frederic Morton & A.G.L. Rogers (Editor)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London, UK: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd., 1928. Hardcover. Abridged and edited by A.G.L. Rogers with an introduction. "Eden's 'State of the Poor' has for many years been kown as a classical work in the condition of the labouring classes in England down to the end of the eighteenth century." Red cloth with gilt titling to spine, 383 pages. Some shelf wear especially to corners, top free corners show minor bump, a faint discoloration to front board, some foxing to textblock edge and to a few pages, previous owner's name to ffep. Dust jacket shows sunning to spine and edges, spine has a three inch closed tear, spine ends and corners are chipped. For some international orders we will ask you to approve additional shipping charges to cover the cost of tracking and insurance to your country, but no extra charge will apply without your consent. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017124
- Title
- State of the Poor
- Author
- Eden, Frederic Morton & A.G.L. Rogers (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- UK HISTORY, LABOUR CLASSES, ENGLAND, SOCIAL ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Social Sciences; the United Kingdom;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
Glossary
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
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