Borough Government and Politics : Reading, 1835 - 1985

xvi, 236pp, central section of black and white photographic plates. Blue cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Bumped spine ends. Scribble in red biro on front free endpaper. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun faded, has some shelf wear, chipping to top edge, mirrors book damage. 8vo. A study of one example of the kind of local authority covering the years since the democratization of the borough councils in 1835.