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réf. 216295Collection Collection de documents inédits sur l'histoire de FranceParis, Imprimerie Nationale, 1888-1898 3 forts vol. in-4, [2] ff. n. ch., XCV pp., 718 pp. ; [2] ff. n. ch., LXII pp., un f. n. ch., 958 pp. ; [2] ff. n. ch., XLVII pp., 804 pp., demi-toile grise (reliure postérieure). Importantes mouillures et traces d'humidité.
1682réf. 1099751682 A Amsterdam, Chez Abraham Wolfgang - 1682 - In-12 (9,5 x 15cm environ), reliure pleine peau brune, 5 nerfs, filts, fleurons et pièce de titre doré au dos, tranches rouges - 224 pages + Table des matières - Quelqus bandeaux, lettrines et cul-de-lampe
1829réf. elala1046Quebec: Re-Printed by Order of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada 1829. 1829. 8vo. pp. 2 p.l. 377. partly unopened in later cloth some foxing throughout. The report p. 1-10 is dated July 22 1828 and is followed by minutes of evidence May 8-July 15 1828 pp. 11-328 and an appendix of supporting documents pp. 329-77. Among the witnesses listed on p. iii are Samuel Gale Edward Ellice John Neilson Denis Benjamin Viger amd Austin Cuvillier. The British parliamentary Canada Committee was set up in 1828 to study the grievances of Upper and Lower Canada. "Its major recommendations were that a tax should be imposed on unimproved lands held by speculators; that the laws customs and religion of the French Canadians should be respected that the crown revenues should be surrendered to the colonial Houses of Assembly in exchange for a Civil List; that steps should be taken to sell the Clergy Reserves and to divide the proceeds fairly among all Protestant denominations; and that the revenue from the Jesuits Estates should be used for education." Story p. 145 TPL 1486. Dionne III 217. Lande 385. Sabin 10576. cfGagnon I 2989. Quebec: Re-Printed by Order of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada, 1829. hardcover
1749réf. elala1108London: 1749. 1749. folio. pp. 27. woodcut title vignette. disbound. Relating to the request for exemption from oaths and military service of the Moravian settlers in the British North American colonies Pennsylvania Georgia &c. The petitioners were Abraham Baron of Gersdorff Lewis Baron Schrauttenbach free Lord of Lindheim David Nitschman Syndic Charles Schachmann Baron of Hermsdorff and Henry Cossart. An act granting the exemption was passed the same year. European Americana 749/129 bound with An Act . Bell G749. Sabin 69731. [London]: 1749. unknown
1900réf. 95179London: HMSO 1900. Hardcover as now bound; all were originally issued as softcovers. Good. Modern red cloth. 34 cm. 1 5 p.; 2 iv 59p.; 3 2 folding maps iii 57p.; 4. 51p.; 5. 33p.; 6 9p.; 7 19p.; 8 5p.; 9 43p.; 10 6p.; 11 2 maps both titled Index Plan 147p. Condition of individual papers vary with some chipped edge-wear soiling etc. Some leaves browned and brittle with chipping in railroad report as if high acid paper was used for those leaves. We found various paginations for the final document but our contents seem consistent with most. Original wrappers if any not preserved. HMSO hardcover
1642réf. 37985London: Printed for John Wright 1642. 4to 19 cm 7.5". 8 pp. First edition. This ordinance made provision for privateers to hinder aid reaching the Irish during the Rebellion of 1641 although the rebellion wasn't entirely quelled until Cromwell's New Model Army reconquered Ireland in 1653. The war was almost certainly the most destructive in Irish history and its abiding legacy was the wholesale transfer of land ownership and political power from the old Catholic elite to a Protestant one in part newly installed and in part pre-existing the war. The publisher of this wartime proclamation was an official printer for the Parliament of England and published several early newspapers and ballads. ESTC R19001; Wing rev. ed. E1765. Quarter red morocco with French-swirl marbled paper sides and gilt spine lettering; binding signed with small rubber-stamp on verso of front free endpaper by the Macdonald Company of New York. Leather of joints rubbed. Very good condition. Printed for John Wright hardcover books
1818réf. 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
1804réf. 675531804. The Earliest Accurate Reports of the Proceedings of Parliament": PMM Great Britain. Parliament. Cobbett William 1763-1835 Editor. Cobbett's Parliamentary Debates 1803-1819. London: Printed by Cox and Baylis and Others Primarily T.C. Hansard 1804-1820. 40 of 41 Volumes Lacking Volume 35. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4". Contemporary three-quarter calf over paper-covered boards gilt fillets and titles to spines spines of Volumes 10 27 and 30 rebacked with recent cloth. Moderate to heavy shelfwear with chipping to spines corners bumped and somewhat worn several joints and hinges cracked or starting a few boards loose. Light toning to texts somewhat heavier in places occasional light foxing. Ex-law school library. Location labels to spines bookplates card pockets and stamps to preliminaries and rear endleaves. $995. First Series first edition. Known as Hansard's Debates after the name of the publisher from 1812 onwards Cobbett's were the "earliest accurate reports of the proceedings in Parliament. They set a new standard for fidelity to the actual speeches. Like his predecessors Cobbett was forced to make a patchwork from speakers' notes and newspaper reports but despite his own prejudices he differed from them in his zeal to be accurate whereas fine writing or party advocacy had earlier been the rule.": Carter and Muir Printing and the Mind of Man Second Edition 268. unknown books
1643réf. 37991London: Printed for Edw. Husbands 1643. 4to 19 cm 7.5". 63 pp. The Irish rebellion of 1641 is nicely explained on the Trinity College Dublin library website http://1641.tcd.ie/historical-rebellion.php. Thousands of English and Scottish settlers were dispossessed during the uprising; many of those who fled to Dublin for safety were interviewed by crown authorities and their depositions taken. This publication contains abstracts of some of those eyewitness testimonies as well as the House's reasoning on the cause of the rebellion and a short narrative of its early months the latter with considerable emphasis on naval operations. ESTC R4373; Wing rev. ed. E2557. Quarter red morocco with French-swirl marbled paper sides and gilt spine lettering; binding signed with small rubber-stamp on verso of front free endpaper by the Macdonald Company of New York. Leather of joints lightly rubbed in places. Very good condition. Printed for Edw. Husbands hardcover books
1836réf. elala1147Toronto: R.Reynolds Printer 1836. 1836. 8vo. pp. 256 4. original cloth-backed bds. short split in upper front joint covers spotted some scattered light foxing. A scarce and important report. Charles Duncombe a prominent American-born physician and politician in Upper Canada was appointed in 1835 to visit and report upon the systems of education pursued in the United States and to offer recommendations for the educational institutions of Upper Canada. His report pp. 68 in which he stresses the need for practical education and adequate financial support for common schools and teacher education is followed by a lengthy appendix of supporting documentation pp. 69-256. Although Duncombe's proposals were not immediately implemented many would be introduced under the administration of Egerton Ryerson and would form the basis of Ontario educational policy until 1871 i.e. local assessment elective school boards female education the creation of normal schools non-sectarian religious instruction &c. Fleming 1059. Gagnon I 1201. Sabin 21268. TPL 2011. DCB IX pp. 228-32. Hardcover. Toronto: R.Reynolds, Printer, 1836. hardcover
1831réf. 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
1685réf. 1249771685 A Lyon, Chez Pierre Guillimin - M. D.C. LXXXV. (1685) - Première édition - In-12 (9x15cm environ), reliure pleine peau d'époque, dos à 5 nerfs avec titre et caissons ornés de fleurons en doré - 206 pages + Table
1936réf. mon0000038591HMSO 1936-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Well read copy with some spine wear. Colouring of page edges due to age. HMSO paperback
1819réf. AQ27617London: s.n. 1819. 5pp 1. Docket title to verso of terminal leaf. Disbound. Three old horizontal folds. An apparently unrecorded parliamentary bill proposing amendments to the 1750 Act for extending and improving the Trade to Africa specifically reducing the number of committee members and restraining the trade opportunities of the African Company of Merchants. The bill was seemingly never enacted.; the Company was abolished in 1821 with all assets passing to the Crown. From the recently dispersed library without any indication of such of British scholar and senior civil servant William St Clair 1937-2021 and presumably used by him in his research for his acclaimed book The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade 2006. . Folio. [s.n.] unknown
1804réf. 157362London: R. Wilks 1804. First edition. This Act published at the outset of the Napoleonic Wars and intended as a temporary measure permitting the enlistment of non-British officers and retrospectively formalized the commissions of any who had been serving until its passing. We have located only four institutional copies on WorldCat at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek King's College London the British Library and ULB Darmstadt. The text of the act is followed by Rules and Articles for the Better Government of such of our Forces as Shall Consist of Natives of Foreign States who now are or may at any Future Period be Enlisted into our Service. This outlines the regulations all serving British officers and henceforth all foreigners in the army would be subject to. The act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act of 1872. Octavo pp. xxxvii iii 292 lacking pp. 112-21. Text in English and German. Original grey boards white paper backstrip printed paper labels on both boards. Nineteenth-century ink shelf mark on spine. Binding worn spine cords exposed inner hinges cracked front inner hinge stablized contents lightly toned rear endpaper stained: a good copy. hardcover
1614réf. 81114Paris, Chez Michel Sonnius, rue sainct Jacques, 1614, in-4 (17x23cm), reliure plein parchemin à couverture rempliée, titre manuscrit au dos, 936p. Traduit par Gabriel Michel de Roche-Maillet. 47ff Tables des principales matières contenues en ces trois Livres des Commentaires. Solide exemplaire, dans son vélin d'origine; quelques mentions manuscrites sur les gardes blanches et la page de titre. Hormis un légère marque de mouillure sur les huit premières pages et en marge des dernières pages ainsi que dans la Table, texte en bon état de fraîcheur.
1592réf. 92087Dole (Jura), Antoine Dominique 1592 Fort in-4. Reliure de l’époque veau havane marbré, dos à nerfs encadrés de doubles filets et de petits fers dorés, plats encadrés d’un double filet, 16-1108-34 pp. Reliure sensiblement défraîchie, mors fendillés, coins usés, attaques de vers angulaires et marginales, intérieur en assez bon état. Ouvrage d’une relative rareté.
1875réf. 981F12London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode 1875-1876. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 15" by 11.5". None. Three volumes of highly informative first edition statistical returns detailing land ownership in late 19th century England Wales and Scotland. The first two volumes in this set are '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.The third volume is the scarce 'Return of Owners Land of One Acre and Upwards in the Several Counties Counties of Cities and Counties of Towns in Ireland' offering the same information for Ireland. This is essentially a modern Domesday book of Ireland with long lists of the names of Landowners and the values of the land. The lists were returned to the Local Government Board by the end of 1875 arranged into counties alphabetized and finally published in 1876. Since the returns include the names of small landowners as well as large owners of a few acres as well as great estates they stand as a census of a large proportion of the population of Ireland in 1876.In handsome half morocco bindings with cloth covered boards.With a supplement to the start of volumes I and III.These volumes offer detailed statistical insight into land distribution in England Wales and Ireland in the late 19th century. In half morocco bindings with cloth covered boards. Light rubbing to back strip head and tail and raised band with board perimeters age toned with handling marks. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode hardcover
réf. 22830Sans nom ni lieu, manuscrit fin XVIII ème siècle (circa 1776). In-folio de 185 pp., [37] ff. bl., [10] ff. table, [5] ff. Blancs. Papier vergé au filigrane de la Généralité d'Alençon et portant la date de 1776. Ex-libris Jean Morel, étiquette du libraire Lestringant à Rouen. Joint une petite note manuscrite de M. De Frondeville qui remercie M. Morel de lui avoir prêté ce manuscrit qui provient de la vente du Dr. Brunon du 17 mars 1930 (médecin rouennais). Cartonnage papier marbré de l'époque.
1789réf. 25404Paris 1789 un document de 44 pages, manuscrites à l'encre brune, sur parchemin velin, format : 26 x 20 cm, velin avec 1 timbre fiscal fixe en noir : "Généralité de Paris - greffier 23 sols 4 deniers", signature manuscrite : BURUET, CONSEILLER DU ROI, A LA CHAMBRE DES REQUÈTES DU PARLEMENT DE PARIS, FAIT A PARIS, LE 2 MARS 1789
1758In-12°, raccolta di dieci opuscoli, legatura in pelle coeva, nervature e tassello e titolo in oro al dorso, tagli in rosso, buona copia, ex libris alla carta di guardia di contropiatto superiore. 1) Relaçaõ abbreviada da Republica, que os Religiosos Jesuitas das Provincias de Portugal, e Hespanha, estabeleceraõ nos Dominios Ultramarinos das Duas Monarchias...Relation abregée concernant la République...pp.68 2) Recueil de pièces, pour servir d’addition & de preuve à la Relation abregée concernant la République établie par les Jésuites dans les Domaines d’outre mer...XV, 91; 3) Second recueil de pieces, concernant les usurpations des Jésuites dans l’Amérique espagnole & portugaise...40pp; 4) Mémoires pour servir d’addition & d’éclaircissement à la relation abregée, &c. qu’on vient de donner au public, sur l’abominable conduite des Jésuites, dans les pays & domaines d’outre-mer dépendans des Royaumes d’Espagne & de Portugal...30pp; 5) Lettres en forme de bref, de N.S. P. le Pape Benoist XIV, par lesquelles, de son propre mouvement, il établit & constitue l’Eminentissime et Reverendissime François de Saldanha, Cardinal Diacre de la Sainte Eglise Romaine...(1), 24pp; 6) Decret du Card. Saldanha, pour la réforme des Jésuites de Portugal & des domaines qui en dépendent. Du 15 mai 1758 (trad. Pierre Olivier Pinault) (1), V, 2-17; 7) Lettre de Monsieur l’Archevêque d’Utrecht à un ecclésiastique de France: au sujet des affaires présentes de l’Eglise...31pp; 8) Très-humbles et très-respectueuses remontrances que présentent au Roi, notre très-honoré & Souverain Seigneur, le gens tenans sa Cour de Parlement de Normandie...42pp; 9) Très-humbles et très-respectueuses remontrances que présentent au Roi, notre très-honoré & Souverain Seigneur, le gens tenans sa Cour de Parlement à Rouen...34pp; 10) Discours prononces dans l’Academie Françoise, le lundi 10 Mars 1760 a la reception de M. Le Franc de Pompignan...27pp Si tratta di una raccolta di opuscoli di vario soggetto, i primi sei dei quali riguardano la cattiva gestione dei gesuiti nei territori spagnoli e portoghesi d’oltremare e le relative lettere di lagnanze dirette alle autorità ecclesiastiche, l’intervento di Benedetto XIV in proposito con la nomina di Francisco De Saldanha a cardinale di Lisbona e la riforma della Compagnia di Gesù in Portogallo ad opera di questi. Il settimo opuscolo è una lettera scritta dall’Arcivescovo di Utrecht ad un ecclesiastico francese ignoto, in cui il prelato tratta delle questioni correnti nella Chiesa, tra cui il giansenismo. Gli opuscoli ottavo e nono sono rimostranze che il Parlamento normanno indirizzò a Luigi XVI riguardo l’imposizione di nuove imposte, mentre l’ultimo opuscolo è il discorso d’insediamento tenuto da Monsignor Le Franc de Pompignac davanti all’Accademia di Francia e il discorso in risposta a questo tenuto da M. Dupré de Saint Maure, Presidente dell’Accademia. In-12 °, collection of ten pamphlets, contemporary calf binding, bands, label and gilt title on the spine, red edges, good copy, ex libris on the endpaper (back side). It is a collection of pamphlets of various subjects, the first six of which concern the mismanagement of the Jesuits in the Spanish and Portuguese overseas territories and the related letters of complaints addressed to the ecclesiastical authorities, the intervention of Benedict XIV in this matter with the appointment of Francisco De Saldanha as cardinal of Lisbon and the reform of the Society of Jesus in Portugal made by him. The seventh pamphlet is a letter written by the Archbishop of Utrecht to an unknown French clergyman, in which the prelate deals with current issues in the Church, including Jansenism. The eighth and ninth pamphlets are grievances that the Norman Parliament addressed to Louis XVI regarding the imposition of new taxes, while the last pamphlet is the inauguration speech given by M. Le Franc de Pompignac before the French Academy and the speech in response to this given by M. Dupré de Saint Maure, President of the Academy.
1860réf. 3220414Wood-engraved single sheet panorama in four strips 565 x 450 mm crudely coloured and folded with title at top left some splitting to joints; in the original green publisher's wrapper titled in black lower wrapper lacking some chipping to edges and lightly dust-soiled but a remarkable survival nonetheless. Rare panorama depicting the State Opening of Parliament likely sold on the day to crowds lining the procession route. The panorama itself presented as four strips one above the other on a single sheet has been printed from the same blocks as another we have seen by T. Goode but with new references set beneath the panorama image see below. The procession advances from right to left with the Queen accompanied by Prince Albert and captioned where appropriate: 'Entrance to Parliament House'; 'Beefeaters'; 'Carriage of the Prime Minister'; 'Herald'; 'Her Majesty's Spokeman's Carriage'; 'Officer of the Life Guardsmen'; 'Queen's Carriage'; 'Life Guardsmen'; and 'Lord John Russell's Carriage.' The procession advances from r. to l. The Queen is accompanied by Prince Albert. Earlier the block for 'Beefeaters' had been used for T. Goode's 'Panorama of the Lord Mayor's Show'; as too had the block for 'Her Majesty's Spokesman's Carriage' previously uncaptioned and 'Lord John Russell's Carriage' previously 'The Recorder in his Carriage' explaining why Lord Russell seems to be holding a mace. It would be the Horse Guards who would have taken part in the procession; the beefeaters would have been awaiting the monarch in the House of Lords. It is curious to note that the 'Entrance to Parliament House' bears no resemblance to the Royal Entrance in Victoria Tower and instead looks more like the Soane entrance but that was destroyed in the fire of 1838 so perhaps more evidence of earlier blocks being repurposed. In the London directories William Sutton's name replaces Georgina Duggan's at 2 Bartlett's Passage in 1860. The Prime Minister at the time was Palmerston and Lord John Russell was Foreign Secretary. The panorama also represents one of the final depictions of Queen Victoria accompanied by Prince Albert who died in 1861. Not in OCLC. W. Sutton, (late G. Duggan,) 2, Bartlett’s Passage, Bartlett’s Buidlings, Holborn, W.C.
1654réf. 1292706London: John Williams and Francis Eglesfield 1654. First Edition. Hardcover. large Octavo 269 2 pages; G; 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; 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 case 0. 1292706. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. John Williams and Francis Eglesfield hardcover books
1777réf. 41764London: Printed for J. Almon 1777. First edition. Contemporary calf five raised bands red morocco spine label gilt armorial gilt device at foot marbled end-papers. A very good copy wear and sunning to the boards spine rubbed headband lacking some minor browning to leaves small loss of paper at lower fore edge of title page. 4 5-348 11 pp. 8vo. An important document concerning the American Revolution beginning with King George III's admission that things were not going as planned in the American Colonies followed by a series of attacks on the administration by members of Parliament who felt the measures taken were poorly conceived and which Lord North attempted to rebut. Some highlights include: an account of the meeting between George Washington and General Howe's adjutant Lt. Col. Patterson read into the record following a complaint that though published in the Colonies the administration did not see fit to make them available in England; the costs of the War are listed in great detail; a bill to empower the King to secure and detain persons charged with or suspected of treason in America or the high seas including the suspension of Habeas Corpus is introduced and attacked as unlawful. Though mostly about North America there is a long section on the capture of the sloop Morning Star off the Mosquito Coast in Central America and a history of Britain's position there. This was the sixth volume of the first monthly record of Parliament published between 1774 and 1780 by John Almon 1727-1805 an English journalist printer bookseller who played a major role in establishing the right to report on Parliament. Provenance: Armorial device and bookplate of John Smyth 1748-1811 member of Parliament Lord of the Admiralty and Treasury Master of the Mint and a Commissioner of the Board of Trade. Printed for J. Almon hardcover books
1667réf. 15762London: n.p. 1667. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. London 1667. 4to. 5-1/2 x 7-1/2'. 32pp. Bound to style in quarter leather; maroon lettering label gilt; marbled paper boards in a Stormont design. Light blindstamp of a seminary library on title and marginal acquisition number two tiny closed marginal tears on the title one of the affecting the 'e' of 'Printed' else a very good copy. Wing T.2471. ESTC R23832. n.p. hardcover books