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Papers presented to Parliament in 1815

1815rif. 28825London. Printed by R.G. Clarke. 1815 1815. Hardcover. thick8vo 21.2cm xii786xivpp. index rebound in full burgundy sheep raised bands crushed green morocco label gilt marbled endpapers fine thus very rare. cgc Worldcat cites only 1 copy at Harvard. British Museum Catalogue locates 1 copy. Not in Amicus. Not in T.P.L. Lande etc. No listings or price records located. An extensive collection of correspondence and treaties presented to the British Parliament under the titles; "Slave Trade" 46 Papers; "Genoa" 10 Papers October 1811 to March 1815; " Naples" 19 Papers January 1814 to March 1814; "Italy" 8 Papers October 1811; "War with America" 9 Papers June 1812 to November1 1813; The Person and Family of Napoleon Buonaparte" April 1814 to August 1814; and "Correspondence on Alliance against France"2 papers & Treaty copies April -May 1815. The War in America papers concern the War of 1812 and are primarily naval; with the Royal Navy on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain. Of particular interest are extracts of the proceedings of the court martial of Captain Barclay and others resulting from the Battle of Lake Erie September 1813. The slavery papers from 1813 to 1814 containing extracts of treaties between Britain and European countries give an overview of the gradual abolishment of the slave trade. Correspondents include the Duke of Wellington Viscount Castlereagh Henry Wellesley and Earl Bathurst. The Genoa Naples and Italy papers relate to risings against the French in 1814 with much of the correspondence by Lord Bentinek. The material on the Napoleon Wars deals with the period between The Treaty of Paris in 1814 and the Hundred Days campaign of 1815. The last correspondence is between Viscount Castlereagh and Earl of Clancarty the month before the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. An wealth of contemporary material on a critical period in British and European history. London. Printed by R.G. Clarke. [1815] hardcover

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A Collection of All the Publicke Orders Ordinances and Declarations.

1646rif. 792861646. Ordinances and Orders from the First English Civil War Great Britain. Parliament. A Collection of All the Publicke Orders Ordinances and Declarations of Both Houses of Parliament From the Ninth of March 1642. Untill December 1646. Together with Severall of his Majesties Proclamations and Other Papers Printed at Oxford. Also a Convenient Table for the Finding of the Severall Date and Title of the Particulars Herein Mentioned. London: Printed by T.W. for Ed: Husband Printer to the Honorable House of Commons 1646. 18 5-943 i.e. 951 1 24 pp. Pagination irregular text complete. Engraved frontispiece depicting Parliament. Folio 11-1/4" x 7". Contemporary speckled calf new morocco spine label blind rules to boards raised bands blind fillets and lettering piece to spine gilt rules to board edges edges of text block rouged. A few shallow scuffs and faint stains to boards which are slightly bowed light rubbing to extremities chipping to head of spine corners bumped and lightly worn pastedowns loose hinges cracked later armorial bookplate of John Fairfax Crowder 1902 or 1903-1999 to inner front board later owner signature Mathison and recent bookplate of Dr. and Mrs. H.R. Knohl to front pastedown small tear to front free endpaper. Light toning to interior light soiling in a few places faint dampstaining to last several leaves later binder's notes tipped onto first leaf of table marginal markings and brief later annotations in pencil to a few leaves. A very good copy. $2000. Only edition. Published near the end of the first English Civil War this volume collects ordinances and orders issued during that time. Many relate directly to the war while others deal with everyday governance or ideological issues such as religious liberty. John Fairfax Crowder one of this copy's former owners was a solicitor who served as president of the Birmingham Law Society. English Short-Title Catalogue R007926. unknown