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Turnpike Acts | Supplement to the Acts of Parliament for Making and Repairing the Turnpike and Other High Roads within The County of Edinburgh, with an Index 1809 (Bound with) Additional Index and Abstract Relative to the Act 49 Geo. III. Cap. 37 (Bound with) Standing Orders of the House of Commons Relating to Bills for Turnpike Roads 1774 (Bound with) An Act for Regulating Turnpike Roads in that Part of Great Britain Called Scotland 4th July 1823 Turnpike Acts (Book #ID 97538) Printed by Sir D. Hunter Blair and J. Bruce, Edinburgh 1809. 1809. Hard back binding in contemporary half brown calf covers, worn gilt title lettering to the spine 'Turnpike Acts', marble paper covered sides. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Turnpike trusts were bodies set up by individual acts of Parliament, with powers to collect road tolls for maintaining the principal roads in Britain from the 17th but especially during the 18th and 19th centuries. At the peak, in the 1830s, over 1,000 trusts administered around 30,000 miles of turnpike road in England and Wales, taking tolls at almost 8,000 toll-gates and side-bars. Turnpikes declined with the coming of the railways and then the Local Government Act 1888 gave responsibility for maintaining main roads to county councils and county borough councils. The term "turnpike" originates from the similarity of the gate used to control access to the road, to the barriers once used to defend against attack by cavalry. The turnpike consisted of a row of pikes or bars, each sharpened at one end, and attached to horizontal members which were secured at one end to an upright pole or axle, which could be rotated to open or close the gate. Contains (iv), 233-279; 1-(liii)-1; 5; 80 pp. General age toning to the text block edges, rubbing to the cover corners and spine ends, dust mark soiling to the rear paste down and end paper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Category |
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The Politics of Evaluation; Participation and Policy Implementation Taylor, David and Susan Balloch [Edited by] (Book #ID 76191) Published by The Policy Press, University of Bristol, Bristol First Edition 2005. Bristol 2005. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers [softback]. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Contains 261 printed pages of text. Minimal rubs to the corners and in very near Fine condition, no dust wrapper as published. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1861346050 Click here to select books from the GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Category |
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The Downing Street Years (Author Signed) Thatcher, Margaret [Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts, 13 October 1925 - 8 April 2013) British Conservative Party politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist called her the 'Iron Lady', a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism]. (Book #ID 119455) Published by Harper Collins 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London First Edition 1993. 1993. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back, Oxford blue lining papers. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Full Printer's code 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 to the copyright leaf. The Downing Street Years was the first volume of Margaret Thatcher's autobiography, covering her years as prime minister. Contains (xiv), 914 pp with monochrome and colour plate photographs throughout. One tiny brown dot to the page tops. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, £25.00. SIGNED by the author to the title page in her characteristic blue fountain ink 'Margaret Thatcher.' Heavy volume weighing 2.5 kg, extra postage will be requested over and above our default setting for destinations outside of the United Kingdom. Member of the P.B.F.A. Click here to select books from the GOVERNMENT & POLITICS Category |
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