Black Book; or, Corruption Unmasked! Being an Account of all Places, Pensions, and Sinecures, the Revenues of the Clergy and Landed Aristocracy etc. by [Wade, John] - 1820

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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

London : John Fairburn, 1820. First Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in modern leather-backed marbled boards. Gilt blocked titles to spine, with gilt-crossed raised bands. New endpapers. Scattered foxing. Fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. Previous owner's signature to title page. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 480 pages; Physical description: 480 p. ; 22 cm. Index and tables in text engraved. Anonymous / by John Wade. Includes index. Subjects: Great Britain -- Parliament -- Reform. Political corruption -- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1714-1820.

London: John Fairburn, 1829. Two volumes: [2], 480; iv, 426, x, 44, [2] pp. Deckled edges. Bound in later black cloth with gilt-lettered spine [bit of lower spine discoloration]. Light scattered fox and wear, Very Good. A later printing of this significant contribution to the long struggle for political reform. "The Bible of the Reformers," the book is "a massive compendium of all the abuses, electoral, ecclesiastical, legal, which they sought to abolish. It was first published in 1820 and passed through edition after edition," with much addenda. PMM. Printing and the Mind of Man page 180.

London: John Fairburn, 1820. [4], 480 pp. Bound in original calf, decorated in gilt on spine [hinges starting, bookplate on front pastedown]. Scattered foxing, Good+. The first edition of this significant contribution to the long struggle for political reform. "The Bible of the Reformers," the book is "a massive compendium of all the abuses, electoral, ecclesiastical, legal, which they sought to abolish. It was first published in 1820 and passed through edition after edition." PMM. Goldsmiths 23071. Printing and the Mind of Man page 180.