Lot 7
Inner-City Life.- Briefe Declaration (A) for what manner of speciall Nusance concerning private dwelling Houses..., second edition, 1639.
Hammer Price: £450
Description
Inner-City Life.- Briefe Declaration (A) for what manner of speciall Nusance concerning private dwelling Houses..., second edition, variant with 3 lines in side-note on B2r, woodcut initials, lightly browned, modern marbled boards, [Goldsmiths' 698; Kress 540; STC 6454.5], small 4to, by Tho.Cotes, for William Cooke, 1639.
⁂ A strangely diverse but intriguing pot pourri on nuisances with the reader's attention drawn to such questions as a householder's right to "light and ayre", the powers of a town mayor to imprison a suspect for three days without trial, and the culpability of a landowner who fells trees on to another man's land. The author touches on all the problems of inner-city living, including such nuisances as smoke, poor drains, noise, the location of windows in a house, &c. There follows a long question and answer piece tackling questions on the operation of the Poor Laws and the various liabilities and duties of local officials.
Description
Inner-City Life.- Briefe Declaration (A) for what manner of speciall Nusance concerning private dwelling Houses..., second edition, variant with 3 lines in side-note on B2r, woodcut initials, lightly browned, modern marbled boards, [Goldsmiths' 698; Kress 540; STC 6454.5], small 4to, by Tho.Cotes, for William Cooke, 1639.
⁂ A strangely diverse but intriguing pot pourri on nuisances with the reader's attention drawn to such questions as a householder's right to "light and ayre", the powers of a town mayor to imprison a suspect for three days without trial, and the culpability of a landowner who fells trees on to another man's land. The author touches on all the problems of inner-city living, including such nuisances as smoke, poor drains, noise, the location of windows in a house, &c. There follows a long question and answer piece tackling questions on the operation of the Poor Laws and the various liabilities and duties of local officials.
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