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1719ref. 40973London: Printed by John Baskett and by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills deceas'd 1719. First edition. Disbound. Removed from a larger volume else a very good copy with minor edge wear. 2p.185. Sm. 4to. Anno Regni Georgii Regis . quinto. At the Parliament begun . the seventeenth day of March anno Dom. 1714. . And from thence continued by several prorogations to the eleventh day of November 1718. being the fourth session of this present Parliament. ESTCN50526. Printed by John Baskett, and by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd unknown books
1833ref. 1365495London 1833 - 1871. Mixed Editions. Hardcover. Quarto 64 pages alternating blank leaves pp. 1133-1164 pp. 209-239 pp. 225-256 pp. 425-431 pp. 413-416 pp. 261-306 pp. 797-800 2 pages pp. 861-870; G-; Half-bound sheepskin and buckram boards with black spine labels and gilt lettering to spine and front cover; Boards show moderate plus wear to corners significant cracking and wear to leather along joints and light wear overall; Back board and spine have separated from textblock but all elements intact; Textblock has light age-toning to speckled edges; Numerous ink emendations in 18th-century hand apparently by individual involved in drafting or implementing the Thames Valley Drainage Act; Possibly the hand of Robert Harding Milward whose armorial bookplate appears on the front paste-down. RWO. Shelved in Netdesk Office Case #1. A collection of ten acts passed by Parliament between 1833 and 1871 privately bound with holograph annotations in margins. Collection prefaced by the text of the Thames Valley Drainage Act of 1871 and all successive acts bound-in are related to the history and content of the 1871 Act. Appears to have been privately bound by Robert Harding Milward a Birmingham solicitor whose career ended ignominiously in 1903 following revelations of fraudulent activity. His precise role if any in the authoring passage or implementation is unclear but presumably relates to his role as solicitor in the funding of public works projects. 1365495. Special Collections. hardcover books
1969ref. 297423Shannon Ireland: Irish University Press 1969. Facsimile Edition. Quarter Leather. Very Good binding. Two large quarto volumes; quarter bound in green morocco with raised bands and titled in gilt over green cloth; 324 pages; 10 8 53-495 pages; the two volumes are clean and have no ownership marks of any kind in them.~~It should be noted that the second volume is tab indexed and that the labels on the indented tabs are missing. Overall an attractive set in two volumes and uncommon as such. Very Good binding. Irish University Press unknown books
1951ref. 569241London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1951. Softcover. Near Fine. First English edition. Slim tall octavo. 17 1 pp. Stapled self-wrappers. The eight Articles and the Annex are printed in English French Chinese Russian and Spanish. Also prints several pages of adopting countries including China Indian Iran Iraq Pakistan and the USSR; Warren R. Austin represented the United States. Owner name and stamp of a noted American psychologist and cofounder of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sex on the cover and the subject inked on the spine by him otherwise just about fine. Issued as Treaty Series No. 13. Very uncommon. His Majesty's Stationery Office unknown books
1807ref. 83321London: Printed for Oddy and Co 1807. Hardcover. Very Good. Third edition. 16mo. 4 178 2pp. folded frontispiece plate hand-colored aquatint engraving and publisher's advertisement leaf at the rear. Original paper over boards remnant of a paper spine label with manuscript title. Two small contemporary owner's signatures: on the front free endpaper and the first text page. Modest wear to the boards rear hinge is reinforced with Japanese paper else very good. Scarce in the trade. OCLC locates only two copies. Printed for Oddy and Co hardcover books
1774ref. 25494London 1774. Folio. 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches. 2 255-256 pp. Official British Act continuing a previous law for punishing mutiny and desertion among British forces stationed in North America. Only a handful of copies recorded in ESTC. ESTC N57431. unknown books
1730ref. 102277Bound volume of 89 acts folio 11 3/4" x 7" period full calf 446 pp. Various paginations actual page count is done by hand and a manuscript index at the front lists the acts and indicates the page it is on. Binding is worn backstrip is gone hinges are cracked covers almost detached and some signatures are loose some early ink notations and page numbering are on top of pages it appears there are some remnants of wax seals on the margin of the last page some soiling at endpapers normal aging and browning but internally pretty clean; despite the mentioned flaws the contents are in very good shape but the binding needs work. While this collection of Acts passed under George II and George III is not sequential a previous owner has provided a useful index as to the contents and location of various acts. The laws cover a very broad area of issues from the more mundane such as dog stealing punishments for disorderly houses and preventing abuses in making bricks and tiles to more important issues including the raising and training of the militia regulating the price of corn preservation of public highways and the punishment for selling ale and apiarist without a license. Other important acts include regulating places of entertainment regulating the trials of controverted elections establishing trade agreements in the East Indies changing some of the rules passed by Queen Elizabeth on providing relief to the poor and wildlife preservation. A fascinating glimpse at another time and issues of the day. Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Mark Baskett & Others, books
1745ref. 100736Pamphlet format small folio disbound each act with its own title. One act with 2 pages separated some minor dampstaining; otherwise very good plus. The lengthiest act relating to the raising of money makes several specific references to colonial Georgia including the provisioning of the garrisons commissioning of troops of Highland Rangers with schooners and granting money to the trustees of Georgia for the improvement of the colony. Another act provides for a speedy trial for those who commit treason against the king. Also included is an act to indemnify those individuals who defended the king concerning the "Scottish Rebellion." Thomas Baskett unknown books
1764ref. 100735Pamphlet format small folio disbound. Five acts lacking separate titles but complete appears to be two extra tittle pages a few tears and corner folds one act with margin tear not affecting text minor some soiling; otherwise very good. This is an interesting collection of Parliamentary Acts relating to America during the reign of George III. While most of the acts are from the colonial period there is also some Revolutionary War material. There are several acts concerning the importation of rice from South Carolina and Georgia and others that relate to importation of wheat beaver skins and tea into the colonies. Others address the quartering of troops in the colonies as well as better pay for soldiers and dealing with mutiny and desertion. Additionally several acts refer to a continuation of the right of the king to secure and detain people charged with or suspected of "high treason" and for the exchange of American prisoners brought to Great Britain. Mark Baskett; Charles Eyre and William Strahan books
1831ref. 19854London 1831. FIRST PRINTING. Drop title; with a number of contemporary annotations corrections on Schedules A and B pp. 26-27. Sewn as issued preserved in a folding case. First printing of the final revisions to the Great Reform Bill. This was the second bill put up for a Parliamentary vote. The initial version of the bill March 1831 was rejected by Parliament. The Great Reform Bill of 1831 also known as the Reform Act was a significant piece of legislation in the United Kingdom aimed at addressing the deficiencies in the electoral system. Before the bill representation in Parliament was heavily skewed with many industrial cities lacking adequate representation while rural areas held disproportionate power. The bill sought to expand the electorate improve representation and reduce the influence of "rotten boroughs" which were sparsely populated constituencies that had the same voting power as more populous areas. The bill proposed to extend the franchise to more men particularly those in the burgeoning middle class and aimed to redistribute parliamentary seats to reflect population changes especially due to the industrial revolution. Although it faced fierce opposition from the House of Lords public pressure and widespread protests highlighted the demand for reform. The rejection of the initial version of the bill led to a wave of public agitation and a second attempt which was again passed by the House of Commons and rejected by the House of Lords. Ultimately this third version passed after the government threatened to create new peers to secure its approval in the House of Lords. The Great Reform Bill marked a pivotal moment in British political history laying the groundwork for future electoral reforms and increasing public participation in the democratic process. unknown books
1646ref. 17558London: Printed by T.W. Thomas Warren for Ed. Edward Husband 1646. FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontispiece woodcut headpieces. Contemporary calf worn especially at spine joints somewhat tender; first blank appears to be torn out leaf with frontispiece repaired some browning and soiling mostly on edges. Overall a good copy from the library of the Earls of Macclesfield with their dated 1860 bookplate motto “Sapere aude” on the paste-down and blind embossed stamp of armorial on first three leaves. First edition. In 1640 King Charles I established the Long Parliament in order to acquire funds for the Bishop’s War against the Scots. However as soon as the Long Parliament took control they began dismantling the monarchy’s authority by removing the king’s advisors and sympathizers. The orders and ordinances collected in this copy begin at this crucial moment and cover the duration of the English Civil War from 1642 to 1646. It is therefore an excellent reference source for laws and statutes during the English Civil War. It also contains several matters of Colonial interest including An Order for advancement of the Plantations in New England; An Order to make the Earl of Warwick Governor of the Plantations in America; An Ordinance against Importation of Whale-oyl; and An additional Committee for ordering Foreign Plantations among others. Wing provides the name of the printer for this copy and lists several other volumes containing records of orders over a range of years. Printed by T.W. [Thomas Warren] for Ed. [Edward] Husband unknown books
1876ref. 1402188Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 1876. Hardcover. Quarto lvi 74 245 pages. In Fair minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and green cloth to boards; tattering to spine caps and corners hinges torn their length leather dried and cracking/chipping heavily soiled. Text block has light foxing to initial and final pages two small holes in final pages. Illustrated: b&w tables some folded. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Quarto and Folio Case. 1402188. FP New Rockville Stock. Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed hardcover books
1777ref. 100737Pamphlet format small folio disbound but expertly taped spine 711-780 pp. Some darkening around edges mostly title and last page very minor aging; overall in nice condition. This content focuses on a variety of local government issues during the reign of George III. Topics include the widening and lighting of streets altering or rebuilding some buildings appointment of local authorities and the regulation of carts and carriages in town. Charles Eyre and William Strahan unknown books
1716ref. 100738Pamphlet format small foilio disbound 643-646 pp. Some darkening aging and minor foxing; otherwise very good. While only three pages this act focuses on the important subject of the regulation of tobacco production. It seems the primary goal was to prevent the mixing of other substances with tobacco in the product sold to the public and prevent any abuses in the making and mixing of snuff. John Baskett unknown books
1739ref. 1364557Dublin: n.p. 1739 - 1749. First Editions. Hardcover. Octavos Twenty-Four Volumes; G-; Quarter-bound in leather and original light blue paper boards spines banded some with handwritten volume number notation; Boards show significant soiling and age-toning moderate plus wear/bumping to corners moderate cracking to leather along joints and moderate wear to spines; Textblock/spine of Vol. XXIII is split at p. 163 but all pages sound otherwise bindings sound; Textblocks show moderate age-toning and curling to untrimmed edges minor shelfwear to bottom edges light to moderate uneven age-toning to pages throughout interiorly and a 19th-century ink ownership inscription "Marcus Gage" appears on the titlepage of each volume. RWO-LC. Shelved in law annex. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. Appears to be a set of true first editions as released in Dublin beginning in 1739. John Torbuck of London began releasing a reprint in 1741 but these volumes lack the publisher information on the titlepages consistent with that edition. This set appears to be complete in twenty-four volumes. 1364557. Special Collections. [n.p.] hardcover books
1818ref. 24993London: John Baskett and others printers 1818. 12 works folio. 12 1/2 x 8 inches and smaller. Disbound or stitched A fascinating series spanning the whole of the period when whaling was carried out on a successful commercial basis in the waters off Greenland. After an abortive start by the South Sea Company between 1724 and 1732 the British whaling fleet operated off Greenland and the Davis Strait throughout the remainder of the 18th century with increasing success due to a large degree to the succession of bounties granted to ship owners by the British Government. The present selection of acts of parliament includes a number concerning the bounty: the first dated 16th January 1732 makes law "that a Bounty will be paid on the Return of every Ship of 200 tons and over imployed by His Majesty's Subjects in the Whale Fishery". For the bounty to be paid certain stringent criteria had to be met; these increased as the century progressed. By the time of the last Act in the present group March 1818 the Greenland whalers were reporting declining catches and were already beginning to turn their attention to other whaling grounds i.e. largely in the Pacific and Antarctic. This group offers and interesting series of snapshots of the industry during its most productive century. The acts comprise: 1. An Act for encouraging the Greenland Fishery. 1732. Stitched later wrappers. Exemption from duty extended for a nine year period. 2. An Act for the further Encouragment of the Whale Fishery carried on by His Majesty's British Subjects. 1733. Stitched later wrappers. The introduction of a bounty for ships over 200 tons. 3. An Act for continuing the several Laws therein mentioned . including granting a further Bounty for all Ships employed in the Whale Fishery during the present War; for exempting Harponers and others . from being impressed. No date but circa 1750. Spine reinforced. The bounty raised by a third other measures to help the trade. 4. An Act for granting a additional Bounty on Ships employed in the Greenland and Whale Fishery for a limited time. No adte but circa 1761. Disbound. The increased bounty confirmed for another five years. 5.An Act for further continuing several Acts . for the Encouragement of the Whale Fishery. 1768. Stitched. 6. An Act for the better Support and Establishment of the Greenland and Whale Fishery. 1771. Stitched. The rules about the amount of bounty to be paid has changed with additional laws concerning vessels of American origin exemption from duty extended to include the Gulf of St. Lawrence certain members of a whaler's crew to be exempt from being pressed into service in the Royal Navy etc. 7.An Act to explain and amend Two Acts made . with respect to the Limits of the Greenland Seas and Davis's Streights . and to enlarge the Time for the Return of the Vessels employed in the Whale Fisheries. 1780. Stitched. 8. An Act for granting an additional Bounty on Ships employed in the Greenland and Whale Fishery for a limited Time. 1782. Disbound. The bounty retained for a further five years. 9. An Act for allowing Vessels employed in the Greenland Whale Fishery to complete their full Number of Men at certain Ports for the Present Season. 1805. Spine strengthened. Whaling ships permitted to call in to ports in Scotland the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands to find men to complete their crews. 10. An Act for allowing until the Signature of Preliminary Articles of Peace Vessels . to complete their full Number of Men at certain ports. 1806. Spine strenghtened. An extension of the previous act. 11. An Act to revive and continue for five years several Laws. 1815. Strengthened spine. Several prvious acts re-confirmed. 12. An Act to amend an Act . so far as it relates to the Oaths thereby required. 1818. Unbound. Concerns the oaths required from owners/captains before the bounty due would be released to them. John Baskett [and others], printers unknown books
1753ref. 1394689London: Thomas Baskett 1753. First Edition. Loose folio. Quarto 2 399-403 1 pages. In Good plus condition. Disbound with light age toning and light scattered foxing. Light creasing at gutter. BB Consignment. Shelved in Room A Oversized Ephemera. In 1714 the British Parliament made an act which established a £2000 reward for the individual who developed an accurate method of calculating longitude at sea. This 1753 act was one of several revisions or replacements of that original. 1394689. Special Collections. Thomas Baskett unknown books
1774ref. 1353592London: J. Almon 1774. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 2 63 pages 4. In Very Good minus condition. Pamphlet later bound in light blue boards. Boards show light plus age-toning to edges and spine with black lettering on spine. Text block shows moderate age-toning to edges light plus age-toning throughout interiorly and a 1-in. closed tear to title page along fore-edge. Four pages of publisher's ads appear at back. Lacking half-title page. RW Consignment. Shelved in Case 1. Authorship of this tract has been variously attributed to Arthur Lee William Pitt the Elder and Benjamin Franklin. While Benjamin Franklin submitted the text to J. Almon for publication it is generally accepted that Lee was the author. Arthur Lee was a pro-American Member of Parliament and writes here in defense of colonial rights and liberties. References: Sabin 39697; Adams 74-44a. 1353592. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. J. Almon hardcover books
1988ref. 216655Brussels: Socialist Group of the European Parliament 1988. Pamphlet. 73p. wraps illus. 5.75x8.25 inches very good condition. Socialist Group of the European Parliament unknown books
1654ref. 1292706London: John Williams and Francis Eglesfield 1654. First Edition. Hardcover. Large Octavo 269 2 pages. In Good plus condition. Rebound in modern burgundy buckram gilt lettering on spine. 20 136 121-269 3. Contemporary bookplate on verso of title page of Thomas Brotherton of Hey. Small bookworm hole to upper fore corner does not impact text page wavy and tape repaired tear to ffep. Title page in red and black. Includes index. Preface signed: T.F. i.e. Thomas Fuller. ESTC Citation No. R23317 Wing F2422; JG consignment. Shelved Room G. 1292706. Special Collections. John Williams and Francis Eglesfield hardcover books
1800ref. 8691800. Second Edition. London: printed by W. Stratford sold Cadell and Davies 1800. 4 47 pp. Neatly bound in later marbled boards cloth spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy. Surprisingly rare pamphlet no first edition located censorious of the enjoyment afforded the lower classes by the spectacle of torture inflicted on dumb animals in this case the unspeakable cruelties of bull-baiting. The attempt to outlaw bull-baiting figured significantly in the contest in England between reform and reaction at the time of the French Revolution. Advocated by Wilberforce and others the bill was defeated by conservative ideologies such as Edmund Burke and acolyte William Wyndham who foresaw in the abolition of such brutality the erosion of the traditions which supposedly bound the lower classes to the existing social order. Put simply better to torture a poor animal than guillotine an aristocrat-a familiar dynamic in class society then and now. unknown books
1680ref. 131051680. POPISH PLOT. England. Parliament. A True Copy of the Journal-Book of the Last Parliament . Wherein is Comprised a Fuller and Further Discovery of the Popish Plot.London: Printed in the year 1680. 8vo. 6 104 97-105 108-203 "194" 177-316 p. Text complete despite erratic pagination front and rear blanks wanting. Modern utilitarian cloth covers warped. Text very browned and margins very brittle. Complete but good at best. The Popish Plot. Wing E2748. unknown books
1648ref. 128971648. ENGLAND. PARLIAMENT. A Declaration of the Parliament of England Concerning a Paper Subscribed by the Commissioners of Scotland Dated 24 Febr. 1649/50. colophon: London: For Edward Husband Febr. 27 1648. Folio. 2 p. paginated 53-54 and signed M conjugate blank. Caption title. Modern cloth. Printer's imprint on verso of first leaf. unknown books
1681ref. 129011681. ENGLAND. PARLIAMENT. The Proceedings of the Honourable House of Commons who met at Oxford March 21. 1680/1. London: For John Peacock 1681. Folio. 2 12 4 p. Modern cloth. Title a trifle dusty. Wing E2685. unknown books
1791ref. 117841791. GREAT BRITAIN. PARLIAMENT. Correct List of the Minority on Mr. Grey's Motions . on the Approach of a Russian War. London: For J. Debrett 1791. 16 p. Printed in red ink with the exception of pages 2-3. Removed. Very good. On becoming involved in the war. ESTC records only six copies. unknown books
