[Rarebooks] FS: You Can't Bury a Victorian There!! -1855 Burial Laws

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: “The Laws relating to Burials in England and Wales...with Notes,
Forms, and Practical Instructions”

By T. Baker.
Published in London by W. Maxwell in 1855.

DISCUSSION: Up to about 1850 the state of burial law in England was
virtually nonexistent –quite literally, anything went, with resulting
problems which can be only too well imagined. Starting in 1850 a
succession of Burial Acts and Revisions were enacted that attempted to
bring the chaos into order and safeguard the health of the public and the
dignity of the dead. Baker, a barrister of the Inner Temple specializing
in Burial Acts, has here set forth the news laws in their entirety, with
all the revisions properly inserted. Topics covered include the closure of
old burial grounds; the appointment of Burial Boards; proceedings of
Burial Boards; the provision of new burial grounds; the rights of parties
regarding fees; registration of burials; rating and protection of new
burial grounds; reception and conveyance of the dead; burial of poor
persons; and regulation by the Secretary of State. This is followed by the
texts of the Acts, and that is followed by a section of forms for various
purposes.

A comprehensive and fascinating look at Victorian Burial Law reform.
Uncommon.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 4.5”x7.5”, v + 173 pages; publisher’s original
black textured cloth with gilt cover title; old bookplate.

CONDITION NOTES:  Minor wear, light internal toning and a little scattered
soil, but otherwise clean and nice, with a tight binding.

PRICE: $350~

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