Punch's pocket book for 1849 : containing ruled pages for cash accounts and memoranda for every day in the year; an almanack; and a variety of useful and valuable business information

RA Collection: Book

Record number

15/3799

Imprint

London: Punch Office, 1849

Physical Description

192 pages, [8] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill. (some colour) ; 13 cm.

Contents

Part I (p. [1-140]) includes lists headed State (e.g. Royal family, ministers, ambassadors), Legislature (Peers, Commons, real property), Commerce (Corp. of London, sheriffs, bankers, army agents), Taxes (commercial and other stamps), Law (English, Scottish, Irish courts, terms and returns, rate of allowance to witnesses), Public Offices, Post and Transit, Eclipses ... Calendar, Cash accounts, Diary and memoranda; pt. II (p. [141]-192) is 24 humorous anecdotes and poems.

Copy Note

Folded colour plate at front titled 'Higgledy-Piggledy; or, a Domestic Republic'.

Binding Note

Maroon leather wrap-round binding, with a small document pocket at front.

Subject

Illustrated periodicals
Almanacks
Annuals

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