A Treatise of the Laws for the Relief and Settlement of Poor. 2 Vols.
Nolan, Michael. A Treatise of the Laws for the Relief and Settlement of the Poor. Originally published: London: Printed by A. Strahan for J. Butterworth, 1805. 2 volumes. xl, 390; xxxii, 188, (unnumbered index 1-47) pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775027; ISBN-10: 1584775025. Smyth-sewn tan cloth bound hardcover with red and green gilt spine labels. New. $195. * Nolan [d.1827], a member of Lincoln's Inn, provides a thorough overview of England's influential poor laws as they stood during the opening decades of the Industrial Revolution. Nolan's wide-ranging study includes a history of the subject and discussions of such topics as property ratability, work-relief and settlement by marriage. Though critical of its length and level of detail, Marvin believed this was a treatise "from which the profession can derive great assistance." It is valuable today as a contemporary overview and assessment of a complicated area of English common law. Marvin, Legal Bibliography, 539.
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