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Published by The Folio Society, London, 1985
Seller: Manchester By The Book, Manchester-By-the-Sea, MA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover in a Slipcase. Condition: Very Good. No markings, tight, clean.
Published by Folio Society, London, 1985
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Art / Print / Poster
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. B/w (illustrator). in near fine slipcase; 246 clean, unmarked pages; navy c w/printed boards; maps on end papers. Size: 4 vo.
Published by Southern Illinois University Press
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01.
Published by Southern Illinois University Pre, 1964
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Oversized.
Published by Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, IL, 1964
Seller: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. 1st American edition, thus; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar ownr's name on flyleaf; 338 clean, unmarked pages Size: 4 vo.
Published by Folio Society, London, 1985
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition quarter bound in blue cloth to printed paper covered boards with bright gilt titling and decoration to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. A dust wrapper is not called for, this copy is encased in a robust, blue paper covered slip case. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. William Cobbett (9 March 1763 ? 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, journalist, politician, and farmer born in Farnham, Surrey. He was one of an agrarian faction seeking to reform Parliament, abolish "rotten boroughs", restrain foreign activity, and raise wages, with the goal of easing poverty among farm labourers and small land holders. Cobbett backed lower taxes, saving, reversing commons enclosures and returning to the gold standard. He opposed borough-mongers, sinecurists, bureaucratic "tax-eaters" and stockbrokers. His radicalism furthered the Reform Act 1832 and gained him one of two newly created seats in Parliament for the borough of Oldham. His polemics range from political reform to religion, including Catholic emancipation. His best known book is Rural Rides (1830, in print). He argued against Malthusianism, saying economic betterment could support global population growth.Cobbett had developed an animosity towards some officers, suspecting them of corruption, and gathered evidence on the matter while in New Brunswick. His charges against them were ignored. He wrote The Soldier's Friend in 1792, in protest against the low pay and harsh treatment of enlisted men in the British army.[1] Sensing that he was about to be indicted in retribution, he fled from Britain to France in March 1792 to avoid imprisonment. Cobbett had intended to stay a year to learn the French language, but due to the French Revolution and French Revolutionary Wars in progress, he sailed for the United States in September 1792. Cobbett arrived at Wilmington, and settled in Philadelphia during the spring of 1793. Cobbett initially prospered by teaching English to Frenchmen and translating texts from French to English. He later claimed that he had become a political writer by accident: during an English lesson one of his French students read aloud from a New York newspaper the addresses of welcome that the Democrats had sent to Joseph Priestley upon his arrival in America, along with Priestley's replies. His student applauded the anti-British sentiments that were expressed, and he quarrelled with Cobbett, who then resolved to "write and publish a pamphlet in defence of my country." His Observations on the Emigration of Dr. Priestley, which was published anonymously in 1794, was a violent attack on Priestley. This book includes a selection of writings taken from "Porcupine Works", "Advice to Young Men", "The Political Censor" etc. Ref YYY 3.