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Title: The Poll Book for the Election of Two Knights of the Shire, of the Southern or Kesteven and Holland Division of the County of Lincoln; with an Impartial Statement of the Proceedings Prior to and During the Contest, a Full Report of the Speeches Delivered at the Hustings Each Day, As Well As the Dinner Given to H. Handley, Esq. Together with the Squibs, Songs, Etc. Issued by Both Parties.
Description: Sleaford, J. Smedley, 1841. Cloth. A very scarce poll book for the election of two Knights of the Shire for Lincoln. Very scarce work. The poll book for the Lincoln county election of two Knights of the Shire, the formal title for a member of parliament representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, used from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. With an impartial statement of proceedings before and during the contest, a report of all speeches delivered, and an alphabetical list of all towns in the Southern Division. Bound in quarter cloth with paper covered boards. Externally, worn with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with small splits to the cloth at the head and tail. Marks to the boards with loss of the paper to each board. Front hinge tender with rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound with front endpaper detached but present. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Grammar School ink stamp to the endpapers and pastedowns as well as the title page. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Poll Book Knights of the Shire Southern Kesteven Knights of the Shire None


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