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Zustand: New.

Zustand: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover bumped and marked with wear to spine ends. Spine faded. Pages browning. Ink inscription to fep. 280mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). viii, 216pp + ads. Many b/w illustrations throughout. In 1822 Richard Martin MP sponsored the passage of the Animal Protection Act which outlawed cruelty to cattle, horses and sheep. This was the world's first ever anti-cruelty law. In 1824 the SPCA - Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was formed. It received the backing of four Members of Parliament, including Richard Martin and William Wilberforce who was well-known for his fight to end slavery in the British colonies. The Society was the first animal welfare organisation in the world. It was also the first law enforcement agency in the UK. It was not until two years later that Britain's first police force was formed. During the first year of its existence, the Society achieved 149 convictions on charges of cruelty to animals. In 1840 Queen Victoria gave the SPCA her permission to be named the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the trend for animal charities soon spread worldwide! Today's RSPCA has 309 inspectors investigating over 100,000 cruelty complaints a year in England and Wales and bringing perpetrators of cruelty to justice. RSPCA inspectors also undertake thousands of animal rescues, collections and establishment visits. Brown illustrated hardback cloth cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. 8vo. [4], v-xx, 1-298 pp. Blue publisher's cloth with a gold border and gold lettering on the front board, rubbed lettering on the spine. Illustrated with a frontispiece and with five plates of black and white photographs. Foreword by H.R.H., The Prince of Wales (at the time the President of the R.S.P.C.A.), introduction by Lord Lambourne, with an ode, "Compassion" by Thomas Hardy. A history of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, an early catalyst for the humane treatment of animals. Fraying to the spine ends and corners, a bookplate on the front pastedown, foxing to the half-title.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A Century of Work for Animals' is a definitive historical account of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (R.S.P.C.A.) during its first hundred years of operation. Spanning the period from 1824 to 1924, this work chronicles the organization's monumental efforts to champion the cause of sentient beings and institutionalize compassion within British law and society.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A Century of Work for Animals' is a definitive historical account of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (R.S.P.C.A.) during its first hundred years of operation. Spanning the period from 1824 to 1924, this work chronicles the organization's monumental efforts to champion the cause of sentient beings and institutionalize compassion within British law and society.

Zustand: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original pale blue cloth covered boards with an embossed illustration of feeding puppies on the front by Cecil Aldin, all page edges gilt. 4to. 11'' x 9''. Containing 292 pp + 4 pp advertisement being issue 13 (January 1907) through issue 24 (December 1907) of the magazine with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Rubbing of the cloth to the spine ends and corners and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ZOOLOGY (Animal Biology).

Zustand: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original brick red cloth covered boards with an embossed illustration of feeding puppies on the front by Cecil Aldin, all page edges gilt. 4to. 11'' x 9''. Containing 280 pp + 4 pp advertisement being issue 37 (January 1909) through issue 48 (December 1909) of the magazine with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Rubbing of the cloth to the spine ends and corners and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ZOOLOGY (Animal Biology).

Zustand: Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original tawny brown cloth covered boards with an embossed illustration of baby ducklings on the front by Harry Rowntree, all page edges gilt. 4to. 11'' x 9''. Containing 216 pp + 4 pp advertisement being issue 97 (January 1914) through issue 108 (December 1914) of the magazine with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Rubbing of the cloth to the spine ends and corners and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ZOOLOGY (Animal Biology).