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The citizen's manual of government and law : comprising the elementary principles of civil government ; a practical view of the state governments, and of the government of the United States ; a digest of common and statutory law, and of the law of nations ; and a summary of parliamentary rules, for the practice of deliberate assemblies ; together with a history of politics and parties, and of the reconstruction of the United States, etc., etc
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The citizen's manual of government and law : comprising the elementary principles of civil government ; a practical view of the state governments, and of the government of the United States ; a digest of common and statutory law, and of the law of nations ; and a summary of parliamentary rules, for the practice of deliberate assemblies ; together with a history of politics and parties, and of the reconstruction of the United States, etc., etc. / by Andrew W. Young.
Publication
Boston : B.R. Sturges, no. 7 Tremont Temple, [1877]
Physical Description
1 volume (various pagings) ; 20 cm.
Local Notes
Hicks classification: SST Y84c 1877.
Lillian Goldman Law Library Rare26 24-0036 copy purchased from The Lawbook Exchange in September 2023.
Notes
Pagination irregular.
Includes index.
"Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1877, by Henry S. Goodspeed, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington."--Title page verso.
"This sample book was used to sell copies of a popular layman's guide to the fundamentals of politics, government and international law. First published in 1853, the 1877 edition of Young's book is a bulky 528-page octavo. The considerably lighter sample book was carried door to door by salesmen. It includes the front matter, selections from the beinning fo many chapters, sample backstrips and boards for both the cloth and leather binding options, a two-page spread with advertising copy and prices, 28 pages of ruled leaves in which to list subscribers."--Booksller's description.
Includes half-title page.
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Language
English
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March 28, 2024
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