First -third reports from the Select Committee on Postage : together with the minutes of evidence, and appendix

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Notes: "Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, 4 April 1838" [(v. 1), 1 August 1838 (v. 2), 13 August 1838 (v. 3)].; Committee chairman: Robert Wallace, M.P.; Includes evidence presented by Rowland Hill, among others.; Printed at foot of each t.p.: 278 (v. 1), 658 (v. 2), and 708 (v. 3).; The plates are signed by lithographers J. Basire, J. Arrowsmith, and Day & Haghe; and by the printer of plates, James & Luke G. Hansard & Sons.; Collation of volumes: v. 1. iv, 512 p.; v. 2. vi, 416, 288, 153 p., [6] folded leaves of plates; v. 3. x, 71, 16 [i.e. 15], 59, 27 p., [4] folded leaves of plates.; In v. 3, p. 71 (2nd group) is also numbered as 1 (3rd group).; Includes indexes.; Indexes to Parliamentary reports and papers relating to Post Office and postage, 1735-1839, p. 53 of pt. III; NUC pre-1956 214:665; Printing and the mind of man (2nd ed.) 306
Summary: Series of reports which culminated in the establishment of Great Britain's penny post.

Author: Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Select Committee on Postage; Wallace, Robert 1773-1855; Hill, Rowland Sir 1795-1879
lithographer: Basire, James 1796-1869; Arrowsmith, John 1790-1873
former owner: Canning, Charles John Canning Earl 1812-1862 DSI
lithographer: Day & Haghe
printer of plates: James & Luke G. Hansard & Sons, Printers
Subject: Great Britain Post Office History; Great Britain Post Office History

Physical description: 3 v., [10] folded leaves of plates : ill., facsims., col. maps ; 33 cm

Title: Report from the Select Committee on Postage; First report from the Select Committee on Postage; Second report from the Select Committee on Postage; Third report from the Select Committee on Postage; Report from Committee on Postage DSI