[Rarebooks] FS: 1736 London Street Lights Act

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#17. [Lighting]  An Act for the better enlightning of the Streets of the 
City of London.  Printed in London by John Baskett, Printer to the 
King’s most Excellent Majesty, in 1736.  An important act for providing 
uninterrupted light for all of London- “The first of these [Lighting 
Acts], which became the model for consequent Acts, was passed in 1736 
for the City of London, giving the City the power to rate the 
inhabitants for lighting the streets throughout the year” [Cruickshank & 
Burton, “Life in a Georgian City”, Viking, 1990].  Disbound. 
7.25”x11.5”. 12 pages. Minor soil, light wear.  [42942]  $85

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