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1894Best.-Nr. 216911Sofia : Narodna Pechatnitsa 1894. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed marbled boards. Gilt blocking to spine. Minor library marks remain. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Front hinge starting. Pages lightly tanned as with age. Some minor edge tears to the first few pages - text unaffected. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Description: 1v. multiple paginations tables ; 32cm. Subjects: Bulgaria -- Politics and government -- Parliament -- 7th National Assembly 1863 -- Reports and minutes. Bulgaria -- History -- Sources -- 19th century. Language: Bulgarian. Sofia : Narodna Pechatnitsa hardcover
1762Best.-Nr. 840921762 Toulouse, Antoine Birosse, 1762, 3 volumes in 12 reliés plein veau de l'époque, dos à nerfs très ornés, tranches rouges ; infimes rousseurs ; importante table alphabétique des matières à la fin du tome 3.
1790Best.-Nr. 39482Paris 1790. A PRISTINE COPY of this rare example of French revolutionary Judaica a satire against Mirabeau. 1 37 pp. Printed with large margins on extremely fine laid paper. 8vo. Sewn into plain blue wraps as issued ENTIRELY UNCUT. A bit of faint old staining else FINE AND BRIGHT. Barbier II 334. Rare and important. paperback
1948Best.-Nr. BIBLIO-31723The House of Commons London first edition 1948. Green buckram over bevelled boards gilt cover-title within oval frame and triple-filet border gilt portcullis device on rear board folio 38 cm. 19 1 pp ills. Includes the text of Winston Churchill's speech at the occasion. Churchil's bibliographers claim that the standard issue of this volume was in wrappers for presentation to Members of Parliament and a limitation statement in the volume records that 24 copies on handmade paper were specially bound in morocco for those who attended the ceremony. But the specimens that appear in the market from time to time seem to be like ours - bound in greebn buckram and not on handmade paper. Library bookplate on front pastedown endpaper otherwise Very Good. The House of Commons, London, first edition, 1948 hardcover
1764Best.-Nr. 1409240058London: Mark Basket; Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1764-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 18 Acts in 10 Volumes. 4to. 6 volumes bound in paper wraps. 4 volumes bound in quarter brown cloth. Paper boards. Paper title pastedown on front covers. Good binding and cover. Minimal shelfwear. Slight sunning to extremities. Clean unmarked pages. AN ACT TO CONTINUE SEVERAL LAWS RUM OR SPIRITS OF THE BRITISH SUGAR PLANTATIONS BEFORE THE DUTIES OF EXCISE ARE PAID THEREON; AND TO THE FURTHER PUNISHMENT OF PERSONS GOING ARMED OR DISGUISED IN DEFIANCE OF THE LAWS OF EXCISE. London: Printed by Mark Baskett Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. 1764. 2 239-242 pp. AN ACT TO IMPOWER THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY TO LAY OUT UPON PROPER SECURITIES A FURTHER SUM OF MONEY Lon: Baskett 1764. 2 455-458pp. AN ACT TO EXPLAIN AMEND AND RENDER MORE EFFECTUAL TWO SEVERAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT MADE IN THE SECOND AND THIRD YEARS OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY FOR PAVING CLENSING AND LIGHTING THE SQUARES STREETS AND LANES WITHIN WESTMINSTER Lon: Baskett 1764. 2; 527-546 pp. AN ACT TO CONTINUE PREVENT THE FRAUDS AND ABUSES COMMITTED IN THE ADMEASUREMENT OF COALS WITHIN THE CITY AND LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER Lon: Baskett 1764. 2 639-640 pp. AN ACT FOR PUTTING THE ROAD FROM CLARGES STREET TO HYDE PARK CORNER AND FROM THE SOUTH END OF PARK LANE paving cleansing lighting the Squares Streets Lanes and other Places in Westminster. Lon: Baskett 1766. 2 859-864 pp. 5 statutes in 1 volume. Each title page Lon: Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1771. 1st statute AN ACT FOR BETTER PAVING THE STREETS SQUARES LANES COURTS ALLEYS WAYS 2 315-352pp. 2nd statute AN ACT TO EXPLAIN A CLAUSE IN AN ACT OF THE LAST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT FOR BETTER SUPPLYING THE CITY OF WORCESTER AND THE LIBERTIES THEREOF WITH WATER AND FOR BETTER PAVING AND LIGHTING THE SAID CITY 2 355-356pp. 3rd statute AN ACT FOR BETTER REGULATING THE POOR WITHIN THE CITY OF OXFORD. 2 359-404pp. 4th statute AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PAVING THAT PART OF THE HIGH STREET 2 407-438pp. 5th statute 2 AN ACT TO ENABLE HIS MAJESTY TO LICENCE A PLAYHOUSE IN THE TOWN OF LIVERPOOLE IN THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER. 2 443-444pp. 3 statutes in 1 volume. Each is published Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1771. 1st statute AN ACT FOR PAVING WAPPING STREET IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX 2 543-595 i pp. ESTC N57180. 2nd statute AN ACT TO AMEND AND RENDER MORE EFFECTUAL SEVERAL ACTS MADE RELATING TO PAVING CLEANSING AND LIGHTING SQUARES STREETS LANES AND OTHER PLACES WITHIN THE CITY AND LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER AND PARTS ADJACENT. 2 599-642pp. ESTC N57181. 3rd statute AN ACT FOR PAVING AND REGULATING ROSEMARY LANE FROM THE PARISH OF SAINT BOTOLPH 2 647-686 pp page 648 mis-paginated ·684. Page 647 has signing ·8A2 and press figure ·3. 1st line of text last word: Lane 1st word under woodcut letter: ·Cannon. Page 686 last line of text last word: ·thereof. AN ACT TO ENABLE THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW BETHNAL-GREEN IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX TO PAY DEBTS ALREADY CONTRACTED in finishing and furnishing their Workhouse and on account of the Poor of the said Parish Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1773. 2 1159-1166pp. AN ACT FOR PAVING REPAIRING LIGHTING AND WATCHING THE STREETS Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1774. 2 575-638pp. ESTC: N57449. 3 statutes in 1 volume each Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1775. Rear cover soiled minor marginal dampstaining mostly to first statute. 1st statute AN ACT FOR PAVING AND REGULATING AND FOR PREVENTING NUISANCES AND OBSTRUCTIONS WITHIN NEW GRAVEL LANE AND THE SEVERAL STREETS Clerkenwell 2 1411-1447 i pp. 2nd statute AN ACT TO EXPLAIN AND AMEND AN ACT AN ACT FOR THE BETTER RELIEF AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE POOR WITHIN THE PARISH 2 1451-1462 pp. 3rd statute AN ACT FOR APPLYING THE FUNDS PROVIDED FOR REBUILDING THE OFFICES 2 1467-1476 pp. ESTC records for above statutes include: N56797 N56819 N57171 N57172 N57173 N57175 N57182 N57391 N57577 N57578 N57579. During the period 1700-1840 Parliament passed more than 600 Acts sanctioning local initiatives for improvement and reconstruction. The Acts varied enormously in scope ranging from those dealing with small projects such as the widening of a few central streets to those that dealt with the complete redevelopment of large areas. London: Mark Basket; Charles Eyre and William Strahan hardcover
1930Best.-Nr. 1712100011London: H.M.S.O.; Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. 24 volumes. Bound in publisher's tan cloth with red and green leather spine labels. Some minor chipping to spine labels. Edges wine red. Foreign Office embossed on front boards. Good bindings and covers. Clean unmarked pages. Consists of WWII era parliamentary debates Vols. 79-84 88-96 110 112-119. Includes the years: 1930-1935; 1937 1939-1941. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. H.M.S.O.; Her Majesty's Stationery Office hardcover
1983737 pages. Provisional Index. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
1927In-8, brossura (con mancanze). Quadrimestrale pubblicato dal 1927 al 1938. Offriamo le prime 9 annate complete, dal 1927 (Anno I) al n. 1 del 1936. Testo ben conservato.
Best.-Nr. 107579A Paris, chez Grégoire, libraire, rue du Coq-St-Honoré, n° 135, et chez Touvenin, libraire, quai des Augustins, n°44, An XI de la République (1803), 1 volume in-8 de 205x130x5 mm environ, 1f.blanc, iv-130 pages, 2ff.blancs, demi-basane vert foncé, titres dorés sur dos lisse. Cuir décoloré et frotté avec début de fente sur les mors, coins émoussés, mors interne fendu mais structure solide, manque de papier dans la marge d'une page, notes manuscrites anciennes sur la première garde, rares petites rousseurs et légers défauts de marge.
1626Best.-Nr. 3200Rouen Chez Robert Valentin, dans la Cour du Palais. 1626 In-8, (1) page de titre, (6) feuillets adresse au Roy. Et autres, (1) blanc, (3) table des sommaires, 555 feuillets (numérotés sur la page de droite, (13) table des matières, (1) blanc, (1) page de titre Les controverses et suasoires de M. Annaeus, Seneca Rheteur., (1) A la mémoire de, Des controverses, 326 pages.Velin contemporain, 24cm x17cm, Sénèque écrit à la plume à la coiffe. La traduction par M. Chalvet, président aux enquêtes au parlement de Toulouse, mais aussi juge de la poésie française et mainteneur des jeux floraux fut dédié à Henri IV, en l’an 1603. Se faisant discret lors des guerres civiles, Chalvet se retire en sa demeure en Auvergne et y consacre son temps à l’étude de Sénèque, « pour se consoler des misères publiques, et pour employer utilement son loisir ».
1875Best.-Nr. 983F28London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode 1875. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 15" by 11.5". None. The first edition of these highly informative statistical returns detailing land ownership in late 19th century England and Wales. The first edition of 'England and Wales Exclusive of the Metropolis. Return of Owners of Land 1873' complete in two volumes. Volume I: Bedford to Norfolk; Volume II: Northamton to Radnor.This is a statistical return listing for each county in England and Wales excluding London detailing: the names and holdings of all landowners with one acre or more showing acreage and annual rental value; the total number and combined acreage and rental value of owners with less than one acre; and the estimated area of commons and waste land.Rebacked in half calf bindings.These volumes offer detailed statistical insight into land distribution in England Wales and Ireland in the late 19th century. Rebacked in half calf bindings with cloth covered boards and with back strips laid down. Light fading and damp staining to fore edges of cloth of boards most concentrated to front board of volume I. Tail of front joint of volume II starting with board firmly held. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode hardcover
1780Best.-Nr. W1890London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1780. Title page pp. 691-696. Folio. First edition. Printed on laid paper. Disbound from larger volume. "An Act to allow the exportation of provisions goods wares and merchandize from Great Britain to certain towns ports or places in North America which are or may be under the protection of His Majesty's arms; and from such towns ports or places to Great Britain and other parts of His Majesty's dominions." The effect of this act was to amend the American Prohibitory Act of 1776 to to allow the resumption of trade betwenn Britain and those parts of the American colonies that remained under British control. The Prohibitory Act had been the final straw that led to the American Revoltion but if Parliament thought the 1780 revisions would reverse British fortunes in the colonies they would be disappointed: The Restoration of Trade Act was too little and too late. The document is in very good condition: clean and bright with 4 tiny bookworm holes in bottom margins--well away from the text. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Manuscript. Charles Eyre and William Strahan Paperback
1701Best.-Nr. 29809London: Printed for Edward Jones and Timothy Goodwin 1701. With Details on the Commissioning of Captain Kidd Proceedings in the House of Commons regarding the impeachment of the Earl of Portland the Earl of Orford Lord Somers and Lord Halifax in March-April 1701. The Earl of Portland was one of the main negotiators of the Second Partition Treaty which sought to stave off what became the War of Spanish Succession. The treaty was wildly unpopular in England and after its signing discontent among the public and in the House of Commons led to impeachment proceedings against Portland along with Orford Somers and Halifax who were said to be cognizant of the negotiations. Orford for his part was accused of aiding and encouraging William Kidd and of failing to press his advantage against the French. Orford admitted to commissioning Kidd as a privateer but denied authorising his piratical activities and claimed to be unaware of the pirate's "ill Fame and Reputation." Somers and Orford were eventually acquitted and the charges against Portland and Halifax were dismissed. Folio. Modern three-quarter calf and cloth boards gilt title on front board spine gilt with two raised bands. Bookplates on front endpapers contemporary ownership signature on titlepage. Very good. GOLDSMITHS 3839. SOWERBY JEFFERSON'S LIBRARY 2909. DAB II pp.285-92. ROSENBACH "THE SEA" 383. hardcover
1701Best.-Nr. 29809London: Printed for Edward Jones and Timothy Goodwin 1701. With Details on the Commissioning of Captain Kidd Proceedings in the House of Commons regarding the impeachment of the Earl of Portland the Earl of Orford Lord Somers and Lord Halifax in March-April 1701. The Earl of Portland was one of the main negotiators of the Second Partition Treaty which sought to stave off what became the War of Spanish Succession. The treaty was wildly unpopular in England and after its signing discontent among the public and in the House of Commons led to impeachment proceedings against Portland along with Orford Somers and Halifax who were said to be cognizant of the negotiations. Orford for his part was accused of aiding and encouraging William Kidd and of failing to press his advantage against the French. Orford admitted to commissioning Kidd as a privateer but denied authorising his piratical activities and claimed to be unaware of the pirate's "ill Fame and Reputation." Somers and Orford were eventually acquitted and the charges against Portland and Halifax were dismissed. Folio. Modern three-quarter calf and cloth boards gilt title on front board spine gilt with two raised bands. Bookplates on front endpapers contemporary ownership signature on titlepage. Very good. GOLDSMITHS 3839. SOWERBY JEFFERSON'S LIBRARY 2909. DAB II pp.285-92. ROSENBACH "THE SEA" 383. hardcover books
1795Best.-Nr. 1402166London 1795. One admittance ticket for the "Seventieth Day" of impeachment trial of Warren Hastings. Ticket appears to be missing a section along the right edge and has split into thirds and is currently laid down on paper. Signed 'Pelham' with original wax seal intact in lower right corner. Shows age toning and a few fingerprints along the edge but in Good condition otherwise. RW Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room A General Ephemera Part 2. Warren Hastings 1732-1818 the former Governor-General of Bengal was charged by the House of Commons in 1787 with high crimes and misdemeanors related to his administration of the East India Company's territories in India. These included allegations of corruption and abuses of power. The trial which was spearheaded by Edmund Burke became one of the most famous legal and political spectacles of the 18th century. Running from 1788 to 1795 it consumed seven years of parliamentary life. The "Seventieth Day" fell in 1795 near the trial's conclusion. Hastings was ultimately acquitted in April of that year. 1402166. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown
1795Best.-Nr. 1402166London 1795. One admittance ticket for the "Seventieth Day" of impeachment trial of Warren Hastings. Ticket appears to be missing a section along the right edge and has split into thirds and is currently laid down on paper. Signed 'Pelham' with original wax seal intact in lower right corner. Shows age toning and a few fingerprints along the edge but in Good condition otherwise. RW Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room A General Ephemera Part 2. Warren Hastings 1732-1818 the former Governor-General of Bengal was charged by the House of Commons in 1787 with high crimes and misdemeanors related to his administration of the East India Company's territories in India. These included allegations of corruption and abuses of power. The trial which was spearheaded by Edmund Burke became one of the most famous legal and political spectacles of the 18th century. Running from 1788 to 1795 it consumed seven years of parliamentary life. The "Seventieth Day" fell in 1795 near the trial's conclusion. Hastings was ultimately acquitted in April of that year. 1402166. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown books
1734Best.-Nr. 49723London. 1734-1762. Regulations for the English Navy A nice collection of British Acts of Parliament relating to the Royal Navy or related seagoing activities. The dominance of the British Royal Navy was unquestioned from the late 1600s until well into the 20th century. These mid 18th-century acts were printed at a time when the British Navy was swiftly ascending to the peak of its power through superior financing tactics training organization population support hygiene dockyard facilities logistical support and warship design and construction. By the early 19th century the British Navy saw little action mainly due to the lack of a worthy adversary. Each of these titles is rare with between one and four copies listed in institutions in ESTC. The separate imprints included here are as follows: 1 AN ACT TO SETTLE HOW FAR OWNERS OF SHIPS SHALL BE ANSWERABLE FOR THE ACTS OF THE MASTERS OR MARINERS drop title. London: John Baskett 1734. 2291-294pp. Only three copies in ESTC. ESTC N51352. 2 AN ACT FOR THE BETTER SUPPLY OF MARINERS AND SEAMEN TO SERVE IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS OF WAR AND ON BOARD MERCHANT SHIPS OTHER TRADING SHIPS AND PRIVATEERS drop title. London: John Baskett 1739. 2123-126pp. Only three copies in ESTC. ESTC N51525. 3 AN ACT FOR THE FURTHER REGULATING AND BETTER GOVERNMENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVIES SHIPS OF WAR AND FORCES BY SEA; AND FOR REGULATING THE PROCEEDINGS UPON COURTS MARTIAL IN THE SEA SERVICE drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1745. 2719-723pp. Only three copies in ESTC. ESTC N52070. 4 AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF MAIMED AND DISABLED SEAMEN AND THE WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF SUCH AS SHALL BE KILLED SLAIN OR DROWNED IN THE MERCHANTS SERVICE drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1747. 2835-859pp. Only two copies in ESTC. ESTC N52775. 5 AN ACT FOR AMENDING EXPLAINING AND REDUCEING INTO ONE ACT OF PARLIAMENT THE LAWS RELATING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS VESSELS AND FORCES BY SEA drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1749. 2687-707pp. Only one copy in ESTC. ESTC N52967. 6 AN ACT FOR ENFORCING THE LAWS AGAINST PERSONS WHO SHALL STEAL OR DETAIN SHIPWRECKED GOODS; AND FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING LOSSES THEREBY drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1753. 2303-311pp. Only four copies in ESTC. ESTC N52861. 7 AN ACT FOR THE REGULATION OF HIS MAJESTY'S MARINE FORCES WHILE ON SHORE drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1755. 2311-331pp. Only two copies in ESTC. ESTC N56449. 8 AN ACT FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SEAMEN AND THE MORE SPEEDY AND EFFECTUAL MANNING HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY drop title. London: Mark Baskett 1762. 2655-658pp. Only one copy in ESTC. ESTC N56728. Dbd. Minor edge wear and toning. Generally very good to near fine condition. In a blue cloth slipcase gilt. N.A.M. Rodger THE COMMAND OF THE OCEAN. A NAVAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN 1649-1815 London: Allen Lane 2004. hardcover
1734Best.-Nr. 49723London. 1734-1762. Regulations for the English Navy A nice collection of British Acts of Parliament relating to the Royal Navy or related seagoing activities. The dominance of the British Royal Navy was unquestioned from the late 1600s until well into the 20th century. These mid 18th-century acts were printed at a time when the British Navy was swiftly ascending to the peak of its power through superior financing tactics training organization population support hygiene dockyard facilities logistical support and warship design and construction. By the early 19th century the British Navy saw little action mainly due to the lack of a worthy adversary. Each of these titles is rare with between one and four copies listed in institutions in ESTC. The separate imprints included here are as follows: 1 AN ACT TO SETTLE HOW FAR OWNERS OF SHIPS SHALL BE ANSWERABLE FOR THE ACTS OF THE MASTERS OR MARINERS drop title. London: John Baskett 1734. 2291-294pp. Only three copies in ESTC. ESTC N51352. 2 AN ACT FOR THE BETTER SUPPLY OF MARINERS AND SEAMEN TO SERVE IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS OF WAR AND ON BOARD MERCHANT SHIPS OTHER TRADING SHIPS AND PRIVATEERS drop title. London: John Baskett 1739. 2123-126pp. Only three copies in ESTC. ESTC N51525. 3 AN ACT FOR THE FURTHER REGULATING AND BETTER GOVERNMENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVIES SHIPS OF WAR AND FORCES BY SEA; AND FOR REGULATING THE PROCEEDINGS UPON COURTS MARTIAL IN THE SEA SERVICE drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1745. 2719-723pp. Only three copies in ESTC. ESTC N52070. 4 AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF MAIMED AND DISABLED SEAMEN AND THE WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF SUCH AS SHALL BE KILLED SLAIN OR DROWNED IN THE MERCHANTS SERVICE drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1747. 2835-859pp. Only two copies in ESTC. ESTC N52775. 5 AN ACT FOR AMENDING EXPLAINING AND REDUCEING INTO ONE ACT OF PARLIAMENT THE LAWS RELATING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS VESSELS AND FORCES BY SEA drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1749. 2687-707pp. Only one copy in ESTC. ESTC N52967. 6 AN ACT FOR ENFORCING THE LAWS AGAINST PERSONS WHO SHALL STEAL OR DETAIN SHIPWRECKED GOODS; AND FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING LOSSES THEREBY drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1753. 2303-311pp. Only four copies in ESTC. ESTC N52861. 7 AN ACT FOR THE REGULATION OF HIS MAJESTY'S MARINE FORCES WHILE ON SHORE drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1755. 2311-331pp. Only two copies in ESTC. ESTC N56449. 8 AN ACT FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SEAMEN AND THE MORE SPEEDY AND EFFECTUAL MANNING HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY drop title. London: Mark Baskett 1762. 2655-658pp. Only one copy in ESTC. ESTC N56728. Dbd. Minor edge wear and toning. Generally very good to near fine condition. In a blue cloth slipcase gilt. N.A.M. Rodger THE COMMAND OF THE OCEAN. A NAVAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN 1649-1815 London: Allen Lane 2004. hardcover books
1900Best.-Nr. 95469London: HMSO 1900. Hardcover as now bound; all were originally issued as softcovers. Good. Modern red cloth. 34 cm. 1 51p.; 2 102p.; 3 55p.; 4. v 145p. Condition of individual papers vary with occasional chipping edge-wear soiling etc. Two groups of leaves browned and rather brittle in the second report. Original wrappers if there were any have not been preserved. The second report is mostly by F. D. Lugard; he seems to show up only a bit in the other reports which seem to feature communications from Portal Colvile MacDonald Cracknall Hardinge etc. HMSO hardcover
1900Best.-Nr. 95469London: HMSO 1900. Hardcover as now bound; all were originally issued as softcovers. Good. Modern red cloth. 34 cm. 1 51p.; 2 102p.; 3 55p.; 4. v 145p. Condition of individual papers vary with occasional chipping edge-wear soiling etc. Two groups of leaves browned and rather brittle in the second report. Original wrappers if there were any have not been preserved. The second report is mostly by F. D. Lugard; he seems to show up only a bit in the other reports which seem to feature communications from Portal Colvile MacDonald Cracknall Hardinge etc. HMSO hardcover books
1800Best.-Nr. 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
1840Best.-Nr. 293869London : Jones & co. 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn set bound in half aniline calf over marble boards with a gilt label to the spine. Some wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Previous owner's inscriptions remain. Physical description; two volumes. Subjects; National Picture Gallery. The Great Masters. British Art. London : Jones & co. hardcover
1843Best.-Nr. 463981London : Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in contemporary half black leather over marble boards now lightly scuffed and edgeworn. Spine with gilt-blocked titles somewhat worn at the ends and peeling slightly at the front joint. Well-preserved internally: tight bright and clean overall with crisp folded matter. A well-preserved example. Physical description; 1 volume variously paginated plates some folded : illustrations ; 34 cm. Notes; Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 10 August 1843. Subjects; Shipwrecks Great Britain History 19th century. Marine accidents Great Britain History 19th century. Merchant marine Great Britain Safety measures 19th century. Lifesaving Great Britain History 19th century. Lighthouses Great Britain History 19th century. Coastwise navigation Great Britain History 19th century. Parliamentary papers Great Britain 19th century. London : Her Majesty's Stationery Office hardcover
1742Best.-Nr. 460240London : Printed for Richard Chandler and sold at the Ship without Temple-Bar and at York and Scarborough 1742. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copies overall all in contemporary full leather boards. Heavy edge wear with variable but substantial surface loss and flaking. Spines heavily worn with raised bands and gilt-blocked titles now entirely faded on volume 7 variably legible on others. Joints somewhat worn on all volumes; weak on volumes 10 12 and 14 with both boards detached but present on volume 9. Text blocks remain notably tight bright and clean throughout; endpapers somewhat foxed. A very serviceable and internally well-preserved collection. Physical description; 11 volumes ; 21 cm. Notes; Published 1742-1744. Title continues: ""Containing the most remarkable motions speeches resolves reports and conferences to be met with in that interval : as also the most exact estimates of the charge of government state of the public revenue the rise and growth of the national debt expence of the war proceedings on ways and means speeches and messages from the throne addresses and remonstrances also the numbers pro and con upon every division &c. Many of which curious particulars were never before printed : Collected from the best authorities compared with the journals of the House and illustrated with a great variety of historical and explanatory notes : together with a large appendix containing exact lists of every parliament the names of the speakers their several posts under the government and other valuable supplemental pieces."" Edited by C. Ward and R. Chandler. Contents: 1. 1660-1680 -- 3. 1695-1706 -- 4. 1706-1713 -- 5. 1713-1714 -- 7. 1727-1733 -- 8. 1733-1734 -- 9. 1734-1737 -- 10. 1737-1739 -- 11. 1739 -- 12. 1740 -- 14. 1742-1743. This collection lacking volumes 2 6 and 13. Subjects; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons History Sources. Great Britain Politics and government 1660-1714. Great Britain Politics and government 1714-1760. Great Britain History 1660-1714 Sources. Great Britain History George I 1714-1727 Sources. Great Britain History George II 1727-1760 Sources. London : Printed for Richard Chandler, and sold at the Ship without Temple-Bar, and at York and Scarborough hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. ZB583024London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1955. octavo 40 pp. folding map softcover library markings else good . - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office paperback
