England and Wales. (Exclusive of the Metropolis.) : Return of owners of land, 1873 [complete in two volumes]

Great Britain. Local Government Board

1875, First Edition. London : H.M. Stationery Office. Good copies only in contemporary half leather over marbled boards, now scuffed and worn along the edges. Vol. 1 spine cover lacking, with that of vol. 2 present but detached; title page vol. 2 shows small ink spots. Hinges weak, primarily holding at the stitches. Preliminary and final leaves lightly foxed; interior mostly clean, with some isolated, lightly foxed areas Text blocks remain tight and strong; a very serviceable set overall. Item #466467

Physical description; complete in 2 volumes ; 37 cm. Notes; "Presented to both houses of Parliament by command of her Majesty." Known as the "New Domesday book." "Explanatory statement" by John Lambert, secretary, Local Government Board, prefixed to both volumes. Contents; Vol. 1. (C.--1097) England: Bedford. Berks. Buckingham. Cambridge. Chester. Cornwall. Cumberland. Derby. Devon. Dorset. Durham. Essex. Gloucester. Hereford. Hertford. Huntingdon. Kent (exclusive of the metropolis). Lancaster. Leicester. Lincoln. Middlesex (exclusive of the metropolis). Monmouth. Norfolk. -- Vol. 2. (C.--1097-I) England -- continued: Northampton. Northumberland. Nottingham. Oxford. Rutland. Salop. Somserset. Southampton. Stafford. Suffolk. Surrey (exclusive of the metropolis). Sussex. Warwick. Westermoreland. Wilts. Worcester. York, East Riding. York, North Riding. York, West Riding. Wales: Anglesey. Brecknock. Cardigan. Carmarthen. Carnarvon. Denbigh. Flint. Glamorgan. Merioneth. Montgomery. Pembroke. Radnor. Subjects; Real property. Land value taxation. Landowners. Land tenure. 19th century.

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