Wages and Earnings of the Working Classes, Leone Levi — 2nd Edition

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Wages and Earnings of the Working Classes, Leone Levi — 2nd Edition

Name: Wages and Earnings of the Working Classes, Leone Levi — 2nd Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5746
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Publication: London, John Murray, 1885

Formatting: 8vo.

Condition Report: Good. The original blind-stamped plum cloth binding is secure and holding firm, though it exhibits notable sun-fading and discoloration, most prominently to the spine and rear board. There is typical rubbing and shelf-wear to the extremities, with the spine largely faded, though the gilt title stamping on the front board remains clear. Internally, the text block is bright and highly legible with only very faint spotting. The hinges are sound, and the original endpapers display mild offsetting and age-toning adjacent to the bookplates.

Catalogue Note: This 1885 report by Leone Levi, commissioned by Sir Arthur Bass, updates his earlier census of working-class wages and remains a vital primary source for Victorian economic history.

The front pastedown features the striking Art Nouveau-style bookplate of Hilda Margaret Mitchell. Directly opposite, on the endpaper, is an earlier, finely engraved armorial and scenic bookplate belonging to W.B. Chorley of Liverpool, providing a well-documented line of provenance.

Original copies in their 19th-century cloth are now scarce on the open market, with institutional holdings accounting for the majority of surviving examples.

Commissioned to document the evolving economic landscape of late-Victorian Britain, Leone Levi’s detailed report provides a granular, statistical breakdown of working-class income and living standards. Examining wage gradations, the relationship between earnings and production, and the broader economic progress of laborers across various occupations, this study serves as an essential and unvarnished snapshot of industrial Britain on the cusp of the 20th century.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Leone Levi

Book Publisher: John Murray

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Business & Economics

Book edition: Second Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1885

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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