Abstract of the Laws Respecting Elections in England and Wales

1784. A Rare 1784 Digest of English Election Laws [Elections]. [Great Britain]. Abstract of the Laws Respecting Elections in England and Wales. London: S.n., 1784. iii, [1], 5-59, [1] pp. Octavo (8" x 5"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light soiling and browning to title page and verso of final leaf, moderate toning to interior. A well-preserved copy. $250. * Only edition. The scope of this anonymous work is stated in its brief preface: "In the following short Epitome (...) the Substance of each material Clause in each Statute is stated in Chronological Order; and the other less material Parts, together with the decisions of the House of Commons and of the Courts of Judicature, and with some other Authorities and Observations on the Subject, are digested into the Notes. The Chronolgical Order has been adopted, as an historical Deduction of the Improvements and Variations successively made by Parliament in the Laws respecting Elections; and the Index is added as the means of Reference to any particular Point, which there may be Occasion to consult." OCLC locates 3 copies, 1 in North America (University of Victoria). English Short-Title Catalogue N475071.