256pp. Green cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Sun-faded spine; rubbed spine ends, cloth worn through at head and front joint. Some wear to boards, stain to bottom rear corner (affects pastedown). Top text block edge dusty, remaining edges starting to tan and fox. Endpapers starting to tan. Small lender's stamp and date on front pastedown. Pages starting to age. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight.
Attempts to trace the course of constitutional development since 1760, to show how the political machine has been fashioned and to point out the defects in its working.
