By Not Stated
London   Her Majesty's Stationary Office
13.5" by 9" xxxiv, 910; cxii, 940; xv, 248; [3] 356pp
A comprehensive, four volume set of the 1861 census of England, Wales, and Scotland, uniformly rebound in half calf. A scarce work.
By Not Stated

1862 Census of England, Wales, and Scotland for the Year 1861

London   Her Majesty's Stationary Office
13.5" by 9" xxxiv, 910; cxii, 940; xv, 248; [3] 356pp
A comprehensive, four volume set of the 1861 census of England, Wales, and Scotland, uniformly rebound in half calf. A scarce work.
£320.00
: 10kgs / : 804J1

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Description

Leather Binding, Rebound, Scarce

A uniformly bound, four volume set of the 1861 census of England, Wales, and Scotland. It was printed and published by Her Majesty's Stationary Office and presented to the Houses of Parliament in 1862. 

A scarce work. 

This set comprises of the following:

Volume I, Population Tables: Numbers and Distribution of the People. Containing information counties, lieutenancy, sub-divisions, cities, boroughs, towns, as well as information on poor law divisions and poor relief. 

Volume II, Populations Tables Cont.: Ages, Civil Condition, Occupations, and Birth-Places of the People. Also including ages and occupations of the blind, of the 'deaf-and-dumb', and of the inmates of certain public institutions. 

Volume III, A General Report: Including general information on persons absent from the United Kingdom, increase in population, males and females, territorial distribution and subdivisions, ages of the population, conjugal condition, public institutions, and more.

Volume IV, Scotland: Including tables of the number of the population of the families and children at school of the houses and rooms with windows in Scotland and its islands.

This set was previously housed in the Nottingham Public Libraries and has been rebound in library half calf. It contains the usual library stickers and stamps throughout, including to the pastedowns, front free-endpapers, and title pages.

Condition

Rebound in half calf with cloth covered boards. Externally, some rubbing to the joints, spines, and extremities, particularly to Volumes I, II, and III. General shelf wear to the boards. Library stickers to the front pastedowns, front free-endpapers, title pages, and pages 3 of Volume IV. Library stamps can be found on the verso of the title pages as well as to the odd page throughout the volumes. Internally, front hinges to Volumes I, III and IV are starting, and front hinge to Volume II is slightly tender. Otherwise binding is firm. Pages remain generally bright and clean.

Very Good

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