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Title: The Mansion House Council on the Dwellings of the Poor
Description: London, Not Stated, 1893-1906. First edition. Leather. Twelve very scarce reports on the dwellings of the poor during the Victorian era, a fascinating work illustrated throughout, including with a colour folding frontispiece. Twelve volumes bound in one, containing reports for the years 1783-1900, 1902-1906.Very scarce works. Important primary source. An important collection of reports on the social housing in Britain during the late Victorian era and beginning of the twentieth century.The reports question the sanitary and social conditions of the dwellings of the poor, reporting at a time when it's renowned that housing for the poor was substandard, as immortalised in Dickens' novels.1893 report illustrated with a colour folding plate.1894 report illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece.1895 report illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, and three monochrome plates.1896 report illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, and two monochrome plates.The 1902 report contains the eighteen months up to June 1902, thus 1901 is included in the report.Folding table bound to the end of the 1903 report. In a half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart, with just a few faint marks to the boards and spine. Spine is a little faded. Small tidemark to the fore edge, not affecting pages. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, though the last few reports are lightly age-toned. Folding table to the end of the 1903 report is torn. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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