{"product_id":"committee-on-post-office-establishments","title":"Committee on Post Office Establishments Report 1896 HMSO Parliamentary Paper","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"519\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"325\" data-end=\"437\"\u003eCommittee on Post Office Establishments: Minutes of Evidence, Indices, Summaries and Appendices (1895–1896).\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office by Eyre \u0026amp; Spottiswoode, London, 1896.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"972\"\u003eA substantial official Parliamentary publication recording the evidence presented before the Committee on Post Office Establishments during one of the most significant periods in the development of Britain's postal service. The volume contains witness testimony, committee summaries, statistical appendices and reports relating to staffing, working conditions, administration, salaries and the operation of Post Offices throughout Britain and Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"1260\"\u003eThese reports provide a remarkable insight into the workings of the Victorian Post Office and the daily lives of postal workers during the late nineteenth century. An invaluable reference for collectors of postal history, social history, genealogy and Victorian government publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1375\"\u003eBound in a later library-style buckram binding with gilt page edges and retaining the original spine title label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"s6t9g0\" data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1396\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1907\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"aafgqs\" data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1472\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1410\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Committee on Post Office Establishments – Minutes of Evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17842v4\" data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1540\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1475\" data-end=\"1487\"\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Parliamentary Papers \/ Post Office Commission Report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1elskw0\" data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1552\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1896\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13hqg8b\" data-start=\"1558\" data-end=\"1589\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1579\"\u003ePeriod Covered:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1895–1896\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dqpkbi\" data-start=\"1590\" data-end=\"1638\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1606\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Her Majesty's Stationery Office\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1cvw37d\" data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1673\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1641\" data-end=\"1653\"\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eyre \u0026amp; Spottiswoode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1avixmc\" data-start=\"1674\" data-end=\"1708\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003ePlace of Publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"p2x2v6\" data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1753\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1723\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Later library buckram binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"v3fv5e\" data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1777\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1769\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1guscsv\" data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"1907\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"1780\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Minutes of Evidence, witness index, summaries and appendices concerning the Post Office Establishments Committee.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"1o9sndk\" data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"1933\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"2306\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"tyb1gk\" data-start=\"1935\" data-end=\"1996\"\u003eLater library binding remains sound and structurally solid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1g2mugh\" data-start=\"1997\" data-end=\"2056\"\u003eOriginal spine title label present with age-related wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"a850cv\" data-start=\"2057\" data-end=\"2098\"\u003eBoards marked and rubbed from handling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"kwaan3\" data-start=\"2099\" data-end=\"2139\"\u003eSmall bumps and wear to board corners.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1w1a1ts\" data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2243\"\u003eInternally generally clean with occasional handling marks and minor tears to a few preliminary pages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ani0qe\" data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2276\"\u003eText block tight and complete.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"en89td\" data-start=\"2277\" data-end=\"2306\"\u003eAn excellent research copy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-section-id=\"s3vab4\" data-start=\"3033\" data-end=\"3054\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance \/ Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3056\" data-end=\"3393\"\u003eThis volume records evidence given before the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3102\" data-end=\"3145\"\u003eCommittee on Post Office Establishments\u003c\/strong\u003e, convened during the reign of Queen Victoria. At nearly 1,200 pages, it documents testimony from postal officials, clerks, postmen and administrators, providing an unusually detailed picture of Britain's postal network at the height of the Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3395\" data-end=\"3610\"\u003eBound examples such as this were commonly retained by government departments, public libraries and legal institutions rather than private owners, making them considerably less common than loose Parliamentary papers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"campbellscuriosities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57125694833020,"sku":"RCC-NE0092","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/9676\/6415\/files\/PostOfficeReport1896-1.jpg?v=1785878662","url":"https:\/\/www.campbellscuriosities.co.uk\/products\/committee-on-post-office-establishments","provider":"campbellscuriosities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}