A History of Local Government – K. B. Smellie – George Allen & Unwin – 1957

A History of Local Government by K. B. Smellie, Professor of Political Science, London School of Economics. Published by George Allen & Unwin, 1957 — third edition, fourth impression — as part of The New Town and County Hall Series.

Traces major reforms in British local administration from the Poor Law Act of 1834 to the Education Act of 1944, with additional chapters on London governance and pre-1832 municipal structures. Framed against shifts from Gladstonian liberalism to Beveridge-era welfare planning.

Borads intact; moderate shelf wear. Rust markings on initial pages from a stapled document having been put with the book and the staples rusting, as per the photos.

Ideal for scholars of municipal history, civic architecture, or mid-20th century governance reform.