9780713156652 - Fit and Proper Persons: Ideal and Reality in Nineteenth Century Urban Government (Study in Urban History) von Hennock, E.P. (4 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Library copy. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xix, 395, [16] pages illustrations, facsimile, maps, portraits; 24 cm. Subjects: 1800-1899; City council members England Birmingham History 19th century; City council members England Leeds History 19th century; Municipal government History 19th century; Municipal government England Leeds History; Municipal government History England Birmingham; Municipal government History England Leeds; City council members England Birmingham History; City council members England Leeds History. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Paperback. Zustand: Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. *Please note the dust jacket is worn around the edges, with a small rip Fit and proper persons: ideal and reality in nineteenth-century urban government by E.P. Hennock is a significant scholarly book in urban and local British history. The title refers to the legal requirement in the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835 that local officials be "fit and proper persons" to hold office, which became a central point of debate and reform in Victorian governance.