1788 RARE ELECTORAL REGULATION RELIC General Election FREEHOLDER REGISTER

Description: [Government, Politics] ~ [VOTING REGISTER] The register of freeholders. In pursuance of An act passed in the Twentyeight Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third, intituled An Act for the better securing the Rights of Persons qualified to vote at County Elections London. Printed by Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1788. . Folio. [540]pp. ’An Act for the better securing the rights of persons qualified to vote at county elections’ has a caption title on 6L2r with a general title page on 6L1r. Contemporary speckled sheep, cloth ties. Heavily worn and marked, boards held by cords only. Later armorial bookplate of Marmion Edward Ferrers (bap. 1813, d. 1884) to FEP, margins trimmed close, with occasional loss to runningtitles and signatures, short tear to head of leaf O1, very occasional light spotting. A rarely encountered relic of electoral regulation; a book of blank forms for compiling a register of freeholders, designed to be completed in manuscript, prompted by alterations to voting registration directives occasioned by the 1788 act for 'better securing the rights of persons qualified to vote at county elections'. This radical district polling bill was carried through both Houses and into law primarily due to the assiduous canvassing of dedicated political reformer Charles Stanhope, third Earl Stanhope (17531816). It provided for an electoral register in each county constituency. Freeholders were encouraged to put their names forward to the tax collector for inclusion in the register, which, when compiled, would appear in print. Stanhope's success was shortlived. The technical defects of the act, such as the obligation imposed on freeholders being entirely voluntary, coupled with a series of petitions from English counties, arguing that the costs of the registers (such as these) would be carried by the county rate, led to the repeal of the act, untried in a general election, in 1789 likely the reason as to why the forms themselves are so uncommon and the present copy remains blank. ESTC records a single copy (BL). ESTC T470958. ~ About Antiquates We’re based in the heart of the Dorset countryside, with an antiquarian bookshop in Wareham, housed within a beautiful Grade II Listed Georgian Building, we also travel far and wide to buy, sell and advise on rare books. We offer a wealth of antiquarian books, specialising in early and hand-press printing - but not excluding all others! Our bias is towards the unusual, the interesting and the important - and we try to offer our customers a varied and frequently changing selection, along with advice on library development and special purchases. We are proud and active members of the ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association), ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers) and the PBFA (Provincial Book Fairs Association) - professional bodies for the antiquarian book trade, abiding by their codes of practice and exhibiting at several large national and regional book fairs each year. Viewings of all books in our stock are possible by appointment at our Wareham bookshop, the details for which are displayed in the 'Business seller Information' section below. Purchase and Payment We aim to make your purchase as straightforward and pleasurable as possible. Payment can be made by various methods: From customers in the UK we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Cheques (in GBP £ Sterling) For customers from the rest of the world we accept: Paypal Bank Transfers (in GBP £ Sterling) Postage and Packing As experienced and professional booksellers we have shipped books to many countries, and will be happy to quote costs for destinations and/or services other than those currently specified for this heavy book. All books are expertly wrapped, dispatched via national and international postal or courier services, and fully insured from our door to yours. Please be aware that antiquarian books can be imported to many destinations without restriction or extra duties (for example, the entire European Union), but that some destinations do charge import duties and/or sales tax on imported items. As per eBay terms, buyers are liable to pay these costs on receipt. Please see Postage and Payments section

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