The Extraordinary Black Book: An Exposition of Abuses in Church and State, Courts of Law, Representation, Municipal and Corporate Bodies; with a Precis of The House of Commons, Past, Present, and to Come
- Hard Cover
- London: Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange, 1832
London: Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange, 1832. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Revised edition. Former library copy - usual marks. Light stain along bottom edge of first few pages. 1832 Hard Cover. 16, xxxii, 683 pp. An expansion of the 1820 original. "An extraordinary document which details the corruption and financial abuses of the British government as well as the sinecures and privileges of the army, church, and other groups. It was drawn up by John Wade as part of the radical movement to expand the franchise in England in 1832." -- libertyfund