Essay on Civil Policy, Or, The Science of Legislation, Comprising.

A Provocative 1830 Essay on Legal, Political and Social Reform Putt, Charles. Essay on Civil Policy, Or, The Science of Legislation; Comprising the Origin and Nature of Government, Religion, Laws, Population, Wealth, and Happiness. With a Review of the Practice of the English Law, And Hints for its Improvement. London: William Pickering, 1830. viii, 468 pp. Folding table. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary pebbled cloth, blind frames and fillets, gilt library name and insignia to boards, gilt title and library name to spine. Light rubbing, chipping to head of spine, light wear to corners, bookseller ticket, shelf label and library bookplate to front pastedown. Light toning to interior, light soiling to preliminaries and rear endleaves, library stamp to title page, table and a few other leaves, some passages marked in light pencil or ink in margins. $450. * Only edition. A provocative, often fascinating work, this essay outlines a series of legal, political and social reforms, some of them quite radical. Putt was a barrister and member of the Inner Temple. Not in Sweet & Maxwell. British Museum Catalogue (Compact Edition) 20:1141.…