Preliminary sketches, relative to the poor
Subtitle: No I[-IV]. (As printed in Young's Annals of agriculture, vol. XXIX[-XXXI] ... ) ...
By: By Jeremy Bentham, of Lincoln's Inn, Esq
Publisher: [s.n.]
Published: 1797
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Poor; Early works to 1800; Almshouses; Poor laws
Notes: Issued in four parts.

The first part, "Situation and relief of the poor" was originally published in Annals of agriculture, v. XXIX, 1797, p. [393]-426, and appears to be another impression from the same setting of type, with the page numbers and signature marks changed.

Bentham's "Pauper management improved" was first published in Annals of agriculture and first published separately in 1812.

Folded leaves bound following p. 34, 1st count: "Pauper population table" and "Table of cases calling for relief."

Signatures: A-B⁸ C² (C4 blank, A2 missigned Cc') ; A⁴ B-F⁸ G⁴ H-R⁸ S⁴ T⁸ U⁴.

"Situation and relief of the poor. By Jeremy Bentham, Esq."--34, [2] p., [2] folded leaves. Cf. ESTC N23343.

"Outline of a work entitled Pauper management improved ... by Jeremy Bentham, Esq."--288 p. Cf. ESTC N46662.

Rare Book (Offsite) copy: Bound with other titles.