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1713Best.-Nr. 1394685London: Printed by John Baskett 1713-1717. First Editions. Hardcover. Folio 61-174 2179-191 6 203-206 2 211-218 2 223-270 2 275-357 3 361-362 2 367-382 2 387-422 4. In Good minus condition. Bound in full contemporary calf with banded spine and tooling to boards. Boards show moderate wear to edges moderate plus wear and bumping to corners and several gouges to the front board. Cracking to leather along joint of front board. A clear lacquer appears to have been applied to the boards. Text block has light age toning to edges. Ex-Library institutional plate appears on front paste down. Ex libris of former owner appears on front pastedown. Several ink "doodles" in an 18th-century hand appear on the front paste down and front free end page. Square-inch tear to fore-edge of front free end page. Pages tightly trimmed by binder impacting some of the printed marginal annotations. BB Consignment. Shelved in Room A Oversized. Appears to contain two collections of public statutes passed in 1713 and 1714 but printed between 1713 and 1717 each with a closing contents page. The first collection contains Acts II - XVIII of 18 acts and the second contains Acts II - XXIII of 23 acts. The acts cover a range of topics including duties tariffs and taxes; the paying and management of military personnel and militias; and the management of churches. The most significant of the acts however is Act 15 of the second set of acts entitled "An Act for Providing a Publick Reward for such Person or Persons as shall Discover the Longitude at Sea". This formally established the Commissioners of the Longitude and the reward of £20000 for "the first Author or Authors Discoverer or Discoverers of any such method ." that to the satisfaction of the committee accurately determined a ship's longitude at sea accurate to within 20 geographical miles. This reward would not be claimed until 1765 when clockmaker John Harrison developed his "time-keeper" or marine chronometer. 1394685. Special Collections - Upstairs. Printed by John Baskett hardcover books
1826Best.-Nr. 33099London: printed by John Baskett and others 1826. Folio various paginations; approximately 38 Acts of Parliament relating almost entirely to the finances of the Royal Navy 3 folding tables; contemporary red straight-grain morocco yellow binder's ticket of Smith 49 Long Acre; rubbed and worn but sound. Includes several acts on the wages of seamen seamen's' hospitals harbor moorings the Royal Navy treasury prize money benefits for seamen's' families bounty money pensions etc. printed by John Baskett [and others] unknown books
1761Best.-Nr. 297522London: J. Newbery at the Bible and Sun 1761. Soft Cover. Very Good binding. 8vo; a disbound pamphlet ii 82 pages. ~~Regarding the resignation of William Pitt the Great Commoner. Pitt refused to accept a title hence the moniker. Very Good binding. J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun unknown books
1995Best.-Nr. 005889Baltimore Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company 1995. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Near Fine two tiny spots of soiling to the edges of page block contents are clean tight and unmarked. 968 pp. Genealogical Publishing Company Hardcover books
1754Best.-Nr. LV2072London:: Printed by Thomas Baskett Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty 1754. 1754. Folio. pp. 2 227-230. Self-wraps. Title-page: Anno Regni Georgeii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae Franciae & Hiberniae Vicesimo Septimo. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the Tenth Day of November Anno Dom. 1747 . . . Defender of the Faith &c. Relating to Duty taxes applied to the importation of all wines vinegar cider beer as well as all brandy wines 'strong waters' and the like coming to London or any other "ports creeks or places" in the kingdom of England. Full title: "An Act to continue the Duties for Encouragement of the Coinage of Money; and for removing Doubts concerning the Continuance of the Duty of Twenty Shillings for every Ton of Brandy Wines and Strong Waters imported." Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1754. paperback books
1876Best.-Nr. 40713London: Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode 1876. xii 247 1 pp. bound with FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN BARBADOS. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY JULY 1876. Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode. 1876. x 220 pp. The two titles bound together in modern two-toned cloth with paper title affixed to front cover. Near Fine. offered with FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN BARBADOS. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY FEBRUARY 1877. London: Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode. 1877. iv 66 pp. bound with FURTHER PAPERS RELATING TO THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN BARBADOS. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY MARCH 1877. London: Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode. 1877. v 1 blank 70 pp. The two titles bound together in modern two-toned cloth with paper title affixed to front cover. Near Fine. These books print observations and official dispatches beginning in 1871 that tell the story of the Barbados insurrection beginning in 1876. "Slavery in Barbados was abolished in 1834. . . Despite gaining their freedom in the sense of no longer being 'owned' officially life for plantation workers remained difficult for many years. Perhaps the same children whose parents avoided having them apprenticed became involved 40 years later in the Confederation Riots of 1876. The primary cause of these riots is often cited as the proposed confederation of Barbados and the Windward Islands. However it is very likely that this was one cause of many and the primary reason for unrest and unhappiness was down to pay working and living conditions. The 'despatches' of 1875 describe cases of death by starvation - one of a baby whose mother had had to return to work weeks after giving birth and could not feed her daughter often enough or worked so hard so soon that she could not produce enough milk. According to the rector of the Parish Church this was a common occurrence. . . Cases such as this were the primary causes of unrest in Barbados in the 1870s. These cases illustrate the difficulties faced by the descendants of enslaved African-Caribbeans and the long lasting legacy of the slave trade." online The National Archives essay 'When did plantation workers in Barbados truly become free'. Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode unknown books
1788Best.-Nr. 36636London: Printed and Sold by John Nichols. 1788. Folio. Pages 831-839 1 blank. "Numb. 96." at upper left corner at head of title. Disbound light margin spotting else Very Good. The Commons addresses requests to assist planters from East Florida who have suffered from its cession to Spain. Several petitions are presented from "Persons who have suffered in their Rights and Properties during the late unhappy Dissentions in America in Consequence of their Loyalty to His Majesty and Attachment to the British Government. Printed and Sold by John Nichols... unknown books
1764Best.-Nr. 36526London: Printed by Mark Baskett 1764. Folio. 1 1 blank 335-336pp as issued. Disbound. Very Good. ESTC N56806. Printed by Mark Baskett unknown books
1838Best.-Nr. 36533London: George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode 1838. Folio. 713-716 pp as issued. Disbound. Very Good. This Act discusses the two recent conventions between Great Britain and France and the King of the Two Sicilies with details regarding cruizers of the Two Sicilies which are to be employed in the suprression of the slave trade ports to which captured vessels shall be taken &c. George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode unknown books
1746Best.-Nr. 35112London 1746. Folio printed in two columns per page. 2 150; 2 72; 2 195 1 blank pp. PLUS: large folding engraved illustrated plate 'The Situation of the English French and Spanish Fleets when They Began the Engagement in the Mediterranean on the Eleventh of Feby. 1743/4. Cape Sicie Bearing then N.N.E. & from the Center of the Fleet About ten Leagues.' Mild wear occasional light toning and mild foxing bound in modern institutional buckram with gilt-lettered spine title call numbers at base of spine. Title page with two rubberstamps. Very Good. These gentlemen were charged with permitting the combined French-Spanish fleet to escape after the British victory at Toulon during the War of Austrian Succession. It was feared that the fleets were heading for Gibraltar and a planned invasion of England. ESTC T114204. unknown books
1784Best.-Nr. 20795London: J. Debrett 1784. 37 1 advt pp. Disbound a couple of spots else Very Good. First and only edition. "Considers the question whether the system of a strong responsible parliamentary administration should be restored" NUC. In England ministers are "responsible to parliament for their conduct and looking up to parliament for support; and not as in despotic governments the mere instruments of the will of an arbitrary master." This is "the great palladium of the Constitution." The author attacks "Lord B." Bute and the King for subverting this system during the events leading to the American Revolution and giving the executive arm of government over to "men ever unfriendly to liberty." FIRST EDITION. J. Debrett unknown books
1795Best.-Nr. 13020London: Parliament 1795. First Edition. Stitched as issued. Fine copies printed on thick laid paper. Folio. A group of eight petitions submitted to the Court of Directors of the East India Company. Each dealing with general issues of service and promotion within the officer corps and conditions in the army. The petitions appear to have been in response to the attempt of the government's minister for Indian affairs Henry Dundas to alter the regulations of military service in India. This would have had considerable impact on the officer ranks in the service of the East India Company. The petitions were printed in London in 1795 as part of the parliamentary papers. They all bear docketed titles as follows: 1- Memorial of the Officers stationed at Futty Ghur No. 2; 2- Memorial from the Officers stationed at Chunar Ghurr No. 3; 3- Memorial from the Officers at Cawnpore No. 4; 4- Memorial from the Officers at Dinapore No. 5; 5- Memorial of the Officers stationed at Berhampore No. 6; 6- Memorial from the Officers of Artillery of the Bengal Establishment No. 7; 7- Memorial from the Officers on the Fort St. George Establishment No. 8; 8-Memorial from the Officers on the Bombay Establishment No. 9. The docket titles are used as the basis for the COPAC entries. COPAC listing three holdings - BL; UCLA; Dublin. Parliament unknown books
1848Best.-Nr. 4157Hamburg: np 1848. As issued. Fine. Broadside. A broadside announcing the election for representatives to the National Parliament in Frankfurt and stipulating the requirements. The Hamburg municipal goverrnment broadened the franchise from the limits set by the National Parliament those having achieved 'citizenship' in the cities or states and " . Mitlgieder der israelitischen Gemeinden.". At this point in the 19th century many German cities and towns required citizenship to vote more often then not denoted by property ownership tax paying and a residency requirement. An artifact of the beginning of one of the great revolutionary movements in Europe. The meas. are appx. 13.5 x 16.75 inches. np unknown 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 books
1900Best.-Nr. 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 books
1842Best.-Nr. 91013London: Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 1842. 1st ed. Hardcover. Good because of fragile repaired map. 2 vols. 4 folding maps 3 in Part I and one in Part II xxvi 744 637p. Contemporary 1/2 leather with marbled boards. Covers intact but rather heavily scuffed and rubbed. Bookplates removed on both front pastedowns. Contents generally sound and clean although the large folding map of the coast of West Africa in Part Volume II is fragile. That map had split apart along many of the original folds and elsewhere. While it had been carefully put back together it needs careful handling when folding or unfolding to keep nthe map intact. These volumes contain a wealth of material about British trade and administrative activities in Gambia Sierra Leone and Gold Coast the three areas of particular British interest and control in West Africa at that time -- Lagos and other pieces of what is now modern Nigeria were still outside British influence and control in 1842 and Benin hadn't yet been grabbed by Germany before passing to Great Britain after World War I. These volumes also contain quite a bit of information about British efforts to suppress and end the slave trade. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed hardcover books
1869Best.-Nr. 5460Cape Town 1869. Paperback. Near Fine. Cape Town: 1869. xvi 53p. Softcover. 25 cm. No separate wrapper present. Unopened. paperback books
1773Best.-Nr. 74849London 1773. Paperback. Good. tables 2 folding 237 cxlvp. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. Folding table torn. This was actually the ninth and final report but was titled as the 8th. paperback books
1773Best.-Nr. 74843London 1773. Paperback. Good. tables some folding 51p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. paperback books
1773Best.-Nr. 74844London 1773. Paperback. Good. tables some folding 31 190p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Appendix bound separately from text. Moderate soiling and wear. Title-leaf detached. paperback books
1773Best.-Nr. 74845London 1773. Paperback. Good. tables 62p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. paperback books
1773Best.-Nr. 74848London 1773. Paperback. Good. tables 2 folding 62 70p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. Folding table torn. This was actually the eighth report but was mistitled. paperback books
1772Best.-Nr. 73016London 1772. Paperback. 29p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. At least 9 Reports and Further Reports were issued. paperback books
1741Best.-Nr. 1394690London: Thomas Baskett 1741. First Edition. Loose folio. Quarto pp. 2 699-700 two leaves. In Good plus condition. In an incomplete modern binding comprised of uncovered boards bearing pencil annotations; mull and sewing visible at spine. Corners of boards lightly bumped. Text block lightly age toned. BB Consignment. 1394690. Special Collections - Downstairs. Thomas Baskett unknown 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 books
