8vo. xxi, [1], 432pp. Original publisher's printed tan cloth. Lightly rubbed and spotted, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. From the recently dispersed library of Spetchley Park, Worcestershire, once the seat of Robert Berkeley (1764-1845), with his inked ownership inscription to FEP.

The collected report of the royal commission, established in 1832, charged with investigating the financial aid provided to the poorest in England and proposing solutions to better alleviate poverty. The recommendations of the commission report were implemented in the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834.