Published by food for the poor, 2001
Seller: McCauley Books, Conshohocken, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.
Published by L.R.D. (Publications) Ltd, 1957
Seller: Shore Books, London, United Kingdom
Magazine / Periodical
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 16 pages. Whitleyism In Jeopardy/ Building: Wages And Profits / Electricity & Private Interests / Landlords' Profits / U.S. Bright Day Done? / John Brown Marches On / Gas Report / Food: Pre-War & Now National Assistance / What It Is Like To Be Poor (SL#96).
Seller: Jeffrey Stern Antiquarian Bookseller, York, United Kingdom
London: printed for the association, By W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland-Row, St. James's. 1813. [5],6-20; [3],4-24p. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards. Excellent condition. Goldsmiths' 20797 (First report only); Kress (both reports) B.6129. Kress notes: "In 1815 this association was merged in the Association for the relief of the manufacturing and labouring poor."The Fish Association was formed by Sir Thomas Bernard (1750-1818) in 1813. With The bishop of Durham and William Wilberforce Bernard was a founder member of the Society for Bettering the condition of the poor. His philanthropic work extended from the Foundling Hospital to the education, diet and allotments for the poor. The object of the fish Society was to improve the diet of the labouring poor by providing a better supply of fresh or corned fish. Subscribers include many of the leading social reformers of the day, The bishop of Durham, George Rose, Patrick Colquhoun, William Wilberforce, John Weyland, William Hale, Samuel Whitbread, and Sir Thomas Barnard himself.