Poverty and Social Welfare in Great Britain from 1598
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1902-4
THE GREATEST SOCIAL SURVEY OF LONDON
218. BOOTH, Charles. Assisted by Jesse Argyle, Graham Balfour, E. C. Grey, Margaret A. Tillyard, R. A. Valpy. Life and Labour of the People in London. The complete set of Seventeen Volumes as follows:

(1) First Series: Poverty. I. East, Central and South London. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904. 324p. [First printed in this series in 1902 this is a re-issue of 1904]

(2) First Series: Poverty. 2. Streets and Population Classified. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904. Half title; 235p. + appendix + index. [First printed in this series in 1902 this is a re-issue of 1904]

(3) First series. Poverty. 3. Blocks of Buildings, Schools and Immigration. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904. Half title, 310p. [First printed in this series in 1902 this is a re-issue of 1904]

(4) First series: Poverty. 4. The Trades of East London Connected with Poverty. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904. Half title, 354p. [First printed in this series in 1.902 this is a re-issue of 1904]

(5) Second Series: Industry. I. Classification of the People. Building Trades. Wood and Metal Workers. London: Macmillan and Co.1903. Half title, 416p. + advts.

(6) Second Series: Industry. 2. Precious metals, Watches, Instruments, paper and Printing Trades, Textiles, and Sundry Manufactures. London: Macmillan and Co. 1903. Half title, 383p + advts.

(7) Second Series: Industry. 3. Dress, Food, Drink, Dealers, Clerks, Locomotion and Labour. London: Macmillan and Co. 1903..Half title, 508p.

(8) Second Series: Industry. 4. Public, Professional and Domestic Service, Unoccupied Classes, Inmates of Institutions. London: Macmillan and Co. 1903. Half title, 480p. + advts.

(9) Second Series: Industry. 5. Comparisons, Survey and Conclusions. London: Macmillan and Co. 1904. Half title, 349p. [First printed in this series in 1903, this is a re-issue of 1904]

(10) Third Series: Religious Influences. I. London North of the 'Thames; The outer Ring. London: Macmillan and Co. 1902. Half title, 252p. + advts. With folding coloured "Poverty Maps".

(11) Third Series: Religious Influences. 2. London North of the Thames: The Inner Ring. London: Macmillan and Co. 1902. Half title, 246p. + advts. With folding coloured "Poverty maps".

(12} Third Series: Religious . Influences. 3. The City of London and the West End. London: Macmillan and Co. Ltd. 1902. Half title, 223p. + advts. With folding coloured "Poverty Maps".

(13) Third series; Religious Influences. 4. Inner South London. London: Macmillan and Co. 1902. Half title, 203p. + advts. With folding coloured "Poverty Maps".

(14) Third Series: Religious Influences. 5. South-East and South-West London. London: Macmillan and Co. 1902. Half title, 230p. + advts. With folding coloured "Poverty Maps".

(15) Third Series: Religious Influences. 6. Outer South London. London: Macmillan and Co. 1902. Half title, 273p. + advts. With coloured folding "Poverty Maps".

(16) Third Series. Religious Influence. 7. Summary. London: Macmillan and Co. 1903. Half title, 432p. [First printed in this series in May 1903, this,is a re-issue of November 1903]

(17) Final Volume. Notes on Social Influences and Conclusion. London: Macmillan and Co. 1903. Half title, 451p. + Large folding map.

The Complete set of Seventeen Volumes. Bound in parchment. From the Library of the Department of Education and Science, London with the old round stamp in each volume of The Board of Education Library. Spines dulled and browned as usual with unobtrusive library markings at the bottom of each spine. The Complete set of this, one of the most important documents on Poverty in London has become extremely scarce.