The friendly design; containing a variety of plans for the benefit of the rich, and the comfort of the poor. Or practical methods to reduce the parish rates; and, at the same time, very much increase the happiness of the lower orders of the people. ... of the town of Birmingham.
Birmingham : printed and sold by Swinney and Hawkins, and all other booksellers,
1800.
Note in square brackets at foot of the titlepage reads: "The profits (if any) arising from the sale of this publication, will be given for the use of the soup-shop".
With a half-title.
ESTC