Abstract of the Answers and Returns Made Pursuant to an Act, Passed in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George IV, Intituled, &Apos;an Act for Taking an Account of the Population of Great Britain, and of the Increase or Diminution Thereof&Apos;

London, The House of Commons, 1833. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this extensive volume of answers and returns regarding George IV's population act. Volume II only out of a total of three volumes.An uncommon work.This second volume focuses only on the enumeration abstract. An interesting work on the English census, looking into the act of George IV to take account the population of Britain, and its increase and diminution. Looking into the population of England, Wales, and Scotland, this is an essential reference work containing many answers and returns of the census. Rebound in a cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the spine. Ex-institutional copy with labels and stamps to the front paste down, recto to the front endpaper, recto to the front blank. Internally, binding is strained in a few places. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with just a few light spots. Institutional label and stamp to the recto and verso of the title page. Small closed tear to the gutter of the title page Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 803P19

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: Abstract of the Answers and Returns Made Pursuant to an Act, Passed in the Eleventh population census Georgian population None

Abyssinia, Italy and the League of Nations: A Guide to the Italo-Abyssinian Dispute and an Outline of Its Possible Settlement

London, British-Italian Bulletin, 1936. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce illustrated pamphlet delineating the Italo-Abyssinian dispute and the involvement of the League of Nations. An interesting historical pamphlet published by the British-Italian Bulletin, a very scarce first edition of 1936. Being a concise guide to the Italo-Abyssinian dispute and an outline of its possible settlement during the Abyssinian crisis, an international crisis in 1935 that started with the Walwal incident during the conflict between the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Ethiopia. The League of Nations ruled against Italy and voted for economic sanctions, which Italy ignored, instead quitting the League and seeking special deals with the United kingdom and France, and eventually annexing and occupying Abyssinia after the Second Italo-Ethiopian War of 1937. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Illustrated with a folding map of Ethiopia to the rear, and four full page plates of photographs. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor soiling to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with four full page plates of photographs and a folding map to the rear. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book number: 790A16

Catalogue: World History

Keywords: italo-abyssinian dispute very scarce illustrated very scarce Not Stated

An Account of the Times and Places of Holding the Meeting for Worship, and the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings, of the Society of Friends in Great Britain

London, Harvey and Darton, 1833 . First edition. Paperback. The scarce first edition of this periodical accounts of meetings with the Society of Friends. First edition of An Account of the Times and Places of Holding The Meeting for Worship, and the Quarterly and Monthly Meetings, of the Society of Friends in Great Britain.In the original publisher's paper wraps.Published by the direction of the Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends. A reference documentation of the organisation. A lovely record of their history from the early nineteenth century. Scarce with only three libraries with editions of these accounts. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. There is some light wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot and some age toning. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 842W65

Catalogue: History & Culture

Keywords: Society of Friends First edition Scarce British history First edition None