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.