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[003797] Clark, Zachary. An Account of the Different Charities Belonging to the Poor of the County of Norfolk, Abridged from the Returns Under Gilbert’s Act, to the House of Commons in 1786; and from the Terriers in the Office of the Lord Bishop of Norwich. Bury St. Edmunds and London: Gedge and Barker [Printers] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1811. First Edition. 8vo. Hardback. Good. [3], iv-xvi, [1], 2-296pp. Original boards, with original paper label to spine
Worn to extremities, outer joints with Japanese tissue paper repair, spine browned. Internally the text is lightly browned, with sporadic very light foxing, repaired tears to L3 and L4, L4v with old tape stain to text but not affecting sense. Bookplate of John Grey Mannings to front pastedown, previous owners name and date in pen above the bookplate, with book label of Peter Crofts to ffep
The preface is by the abolitionist Thomas Clarkson
Goldsmith’s 20381
