Report From Select Committee Of The House Of Lords Appointed To Consider Of The Petition Of The Chamber Of Commerce In The City Of Glasgow Taking Notice Of The Bill Intituled "An Act For Ascertaining And Establishing Uniformity Of Weights And Measures.

Published by House Of Commons, London, 1823

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Folio; pp; 60; original blue printed stiff paper wrappers; Small sticker on front wrapper upper left without any other markings. Very good. Glasgow merchants urge adoption of metric weights & measures, with appemdices. Parliamentary papers of this period are uncommon. It was not until 1836 that provision was made for their sale to the public.

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Title
Report From Select Committee Of The House Of Lords Appointed To Consider Of The Petition Of The Chamber Of Commerce In The City Of Glasgow Taking Notice Of The Bill Intituled "An Act For Ascertaining And Establishing Uniformity Of Weights And Measures.
Publisher
House Of Commons, London
Publication year
1823
Condition
Very good
Binding
Wraps
Edition
First Edition.
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Business, Economics & Finance, Ephemera

Austin's Antiquarian Books

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Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop offering a general stock of approximately 10,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially books by and about Theodore Roosevelt, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera. We are members of The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, The Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and the Independent Online Booksellers Association…

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