The economic position of the British labourer
1865, First Edition. Cambridge and London : Macmillan and co. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Gilt borders to front cover, blind borders to back. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Publisher's complimentary copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages; Physical desc. : vii, 256 p. ; 18 cm. Subjects: Working class - Great Britain. Labor movement - Great Britain. Labor - Great Britain. Great Britain - Economic conditions. Notes: "A portion of a course of lectures ... Delivered in the University of Cambridge in the autumn of 1864." --Pref. Contents: Preface. --Introductory remarks. --The land tenure of England. --Cooperation. --The causes which regulate wages. --Trades unions and strikes. --Emigration. Item #177207
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