[Rarebooks] FS- Piety in London

[Joe Luttrell]

May we offer,

HIGHMORE, Anthony.  Pietas Londinensis: The History, Design,
and Present State of the Various Public Charities in and near
London; In Six Parts, I. Hospitals. II. Dispensaries, Lying-In and
Medical Charities. III. Colleges. IV. Alms Houses. V. School
Charities. Two Volumes.  Printed for C. Cradock & W. Joy, 32,
Paternoster Row [etc.], London, 1814.  Original sheep, crimson
morocco labels, gilt, quite rubbed, two joints just cracking but
quite firm, light browning, one signature loose; a usable set.
[74068] PHOTO: http://www.meyerbos.com/bookListing.cgi?bookNo=74068
                                                           $ 350.00

Highmore's first work on the history of public charities in and
near London, enormously detailed and comprehensive, following upon
his pioneering work on the law of mortmain and its charitable uses
published in 1787.


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