Rare Books

Observations upon the question, whether the future elections of the governor, bailiffs, and conservators of the Bedford Level Corporation, ought to be held at Ely, or in London

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1808.
Call number: 653681
Creator: Member of the corporation(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Maggs Bros. Ltd. Rare Books & Manuscripts, December 2021. In vol. 5 of twelve pamphlet volumes bound for William Pearce (1744-1820). This volume is signed by Pearce, dated 1815, and has his ms. table of contents. Probably from a collection begun by James Golborne. Ely Cathedral Library copy, sold at Christie's (30 May 1986:196). Volumes 3-8 of the twelve bought by the Huntington from Maggs Bros., Nov. 2021; the other six were evidently sold earlier and their whereabouts is unknown.
Dimensions: 20 cm
Associated people: White, John, (active 1792-1814,); Pearce, William, (1744-1820,)
Associated organization: Bedford Level Corporation.
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