The League; the Exponent of the Principles of Free Trade, and the Organ of the National Anti-corn-law League. Vol. I, No. 1 (Sept. 30, 1843) - No. 52 (Sept. 21, 1844).

Folio. 848p. 34 cm. Bound in contemporary green cloth. Spine rebacked in modern buckram. Gilt sheave and lettering on front cover. Tight binding and good cover. Clean, unmarked pages with minimal toning. Each issue has the Leaugue Penny stamp. Contents have relays of the House of Parliament dealing the Corn Law and Free Trade, speeches from various Corn Law meetings, essays of the Anti-Corn Law League goals and views, and economic world news including prices of grains in Great Britain and Europe. Each issues have reviews of book released the previous week.Please feel free to view our photographs. The Anti-Corn Law League was in effect the resumption of the Anti-Corn Law Association, which had been created in London in 1836 but did not obtain widespread popularity. The Anti-Corn Law League was founded in Manchester in 1838. Richard Cobden and John Bright were the two principal figures of the movement while George Wilson, the president of the League, was in charge of administrative duties. Joseph Ivimey, the Superintendent Registrar for St Pancras, was an active member and acted as the League's solicitor. The aim of the league was the abolition of the Corn Laws, achieved in 1846, after which the league challenged protectionist practices in the United Kingdom. A combination of bad harvests, trade depression, and the Irish Famine strengthened the League's position and in 1846 the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel, was persuaded to abolish the Corn Laws. The expected slump in agriculture did not take place.…