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The Black Book; or, Corruption Unmasked: Being an Account of All Places, Pensions, and Sinecures, the Revenues of the Clergy and Landed Aristocracy; the Salaries and Emoluments in Courts of Justice and the Police Department; the Expenditure of the Civil List; the Amount and Application of the Droits of the Crown and Admiralty; the Robbery of Charitable Foundations; the Profits of the Bank of England, arising from the Issue of its Notes, Balances of Public Money, Management of the Borough Debt, and other Sources of Emolument; the Debt, Revenue, and Influence of the East-India Company; the State of the Finances, Debt, and Sinking-Fund. to which is Added, Correct Lists of both Houses of Parliament; showing their Relationship, Parliamentary Influence, the Places and Pensions held by themselves or Relations, distinguishing also those who voted against Catholic Emancipation, and for the Seditious Meeting and Press-Restriction Bills; the whole forming a complete Exposition of the Cost, Influence, Patronage, and Corr
by [Wade, John]
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- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Fairburn, 1820. First Edition. Half-Leather. Fair/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First edition. Front board loose, rear board loosening, boards heavily rubbed with some loss from corners, interior clean and unmarked. A good candidate for restoration. 1820 Half-Leather. 480 pp. 8vo. "An extraordinary document which details the corruption and financial abuses of the British government as well as the sinecures and privileges of the army, church, and other groups. It was drawn up by John Wade as part of the radical movement to expand the franchise in England in 1832." -- libertyfund
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- Title
- The Black Book; or, Corruption Unmasked: Being an Account of All Places, Pensions, and Sinecures, the Revenues of the Clergy and Landed Aristocracy; the Salaries and Emoluments in Courts of Justice and the Police Department; the Expenditure of the Civil List; the Amount and Application of the Droits of the Crown and Admiralty; the Robbery of Charitable Foundations; the Profits of the Bank of England, arising from the Issue of its Notes, Balances of Public Money, Management of the Borough Debt, and other Sources of Emolument; the Debt, Revenue, and Influence of the East-India Company; the State of the Finances, Debt, and Sinking-Fund. to which is Added, Correct Lists of both Houses of Parliament; showing their Relationship, Parliamentary Influence, the Places and Pensions held by themselves or Relations, distinguishing also those who voted against Catholic Emancipation, and for the Seditious Meeting and Press-Restriction Bills; the whole forming a complete Exposition of the Cost, Influence, Patronage, and Corr
- Author
- [Wade, John]
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Fairburn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1820
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.38 lbs
- Keywords
- LAW LEGAL REFORM POLITICAL SCIENCE GOVERNMENT HISTORY
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Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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