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1800réf. 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
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1777réf. 1224London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan. 1777. First edition. Folio 32 x 20cm. Unbound. 2 1083-1095. Woodcut coat of arms to the title page decorative woodcut initial to the first text page text in black letter. A very good copy with some creasing to the foot of pp.1091-1092 due to an original paper flaw minor toning and a little wear to the left-hand margin where once bound within a larger volume. London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan. unknown
1776réf. 1225London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan. 1776. First edition. Folio 32 x 20cm. Unbound. 2 839-854. Woodcut coat of arms to the title page decorative woodcut initial to the first text page text in black letter. A very good copy with a small ink splash to the first page some minor toning and a little wear to the left-hand margin where once bound within a larger volume. London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan. unknown
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1741réf. 21301London: John Baskett 1741. Very good condition. An Act for opening a Trade to and from Persia through Russia" granting the Russia Company the right to import Persian commodities in particular raw silk on the provision that British woollen goods be bartered in exchange. The Act prohibited the using or wearing of any "wrought silks" in Britain and states "this Act not to affect the East Indian Company". With the first page of the Act followed by pp675-679. Folio. John Baskett unknown
1735réf. 21297London: John Baskett 1735. Very good condition. An Act for the better regulating the Nightly Watch and Bedels within the Parish of Saint Martin in the Fields within the Liberties of the City of Westminster". An early attempt to establish policing in the parish with much interesting content on the proposed policies including: meeting date set to determine number of watchmen needed; how to fill vacancies; times for watching; the duties of constables & watchmen; payment by half yearly assessment; the assessment on houses of ambassadors to be paid by landlords; and hired servants barred from serving as watchmen. It was not until 1774 when Sir Charles Whitworth pushed through the Westminster Night Watch Act that additional security measures were finally approved such as specifying the minimum number of watchmen and patrols punishments for infractions by watchmen and allowing watchmen from different parishes to assist in other parishes. With the first page of the Act followed by pp183 - 190. Folio. John Baskett unknown
1970réf. BIBLIO-57896Irish University Press Shannon 1970 facsimile reprint of the 1809 first edition. Quarter-leather and cloth top edge gilt folio 35 cm. 480 pp. British parliamentary papers Military and Naval volume I : A facsimile of the edition of 1809. Very Good. Irish University Press, Shannon, 1970 facsimile reprint of the 1809 first edition hardcover
1948réf. 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
1817réf. BIBLIO-42146Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed London 8 July 1817. Modern library cloth folio 32 cm. pp 321-562 tables 6 plates. Indcludes 6 double-page plate of plans for penitentiaries comprising 5 of Penitentiaries for Juvenile Depredators by James Bevans and one by George Ainslie. An ex-library copy with a gilt number on the spine gilt library bookplate and marks on new front free endpaper library label on rear pastedown endpaper covers partly faded contents a little soiled with a few leaves foxed several pencil notes to margins. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, [London], 8 July 1817 hardcover
1715réf. BIBLIO-42150Printed for Jacob Tonson Timothy Goodwin Bernard Lintott and William Taylor London first edition 1715. Modern brown buckram gilt spine-title folio 32 cm. 4 64 92 pp. Includes the initial imprimatur leaf. Signatures: A² B-R²; B-2A² chi1. Catchword on final leaf "AN". The report of the Committee of Secrecy concerned the negotiations which had led to the Treaty of Utrecht and was the foundation for the impeachment of Lords Oxford and Bolingbroke the Duke of Ormond and the Earl of Strafford in July-September 1715. An ex-library copy with a label taped around the spine library label stamps and marks on new front free endpaper; contents somewhat browned some old paper repairs to imprimatur leaf and title-page otherwise Good. Printed for Jacob Tonson, Timothy Goodwin, Bernard Lintott, and William Taylor, London, first edition, 1715 hardcover
1727réf. AQ22496London: s.n. 1727. 3pp 1. Docket title printed to verso of final leaf. Disbound. Old folds. A remarkably rare survival of a Georgian act for preventing frauds and abuses within the dying trade in particular the 'deceitful practice' of dying of woollen goods black 'without using Woad Indigo of Mather' and marking such goods with falsified signs of authenticity. ESTC records copies at a single copy in the British Isles BL and one further in North America Chicago. ESTC T16387. First edition. Folio. [s.n.] unknown
réf. a466121989-1996. Ten paperback issues of this journal published three time per year. Volume 8 Part 1 1989; Volume 9 Parts 1 and 2 1990; Volume 10 Part 1 1991; Volume 11 Parts 1 and 2 1992; Volume 12 Part 2 1993; Volume 13 Part 2 1994; Volume 14 Part 3 1995; Volume 15 Part3 1996. 8vo. about 150-200pp. per volume wraps. VG to Fine. Ten Issues: . paperback
réf. 0121281st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 42 Volumes Of The Tasmanian Statutes From 1960 - 1996 With 3 Volumes 1974 - 1976 Missing . Volumes 1960 - 1973 Are Bound In Cloth All In Very Good Order . Volumes 1977 - 1980 Are Leather Bound Volumes 1981 - 1984 Are Cloth Volumes 1985 - 1996 Are Leather With The Exception Of 1988 Which Is Cloth A Number Of Volumes Are In Two Parts . The Leather On Several Volumes Has Discolored hardcover
1777réf. 599Anno Regni GEORGII III REGIS Magnae Britaniiae Franciae & Hiberniae DECIMO SEPTIMO. At the Parliament Begun and holden at Westminster the Twenty-ninth Day of November Anno Domini 1774 in the Fifteenth Year of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith. FIRST EDITION 4 1039-1042 woodcut coat of arms on title woodcut floriated initial text in black letter unbound folio 320 x 200mm London Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1777 This important act emphasised the Government's dedication to improving general science and navigation by offering rewards to those who could find an accurate method for determining longitude at sea. The first Longitude Act of 1714 was Parliament's response to the loss of 2000 lives in 1707 when four British navy ships ran aground after miscalculating the longitude. The Act offered prize money of £10000 reduced from £20000 for a reliable and accurate method of determining longitude at sea. Research and related experimentation were also encouraged and award money was made available for lesser discoveries and specific improvements. The competitions attracted the skill and imagination of the greatest scientific minds and mariners of the time. The most prominent and successful competitor was John Harrison 1693-1776 who received disbursements of £22000 over a period of 35 years for his brilliant discoveries and invention of the marine chronometer. This was however not without a struggle for recognition. The marine chronometer was quicker but the preferred avenue of institutionalisation was the Lunar Distance Method. The Lunar Distance method was a method to determine longitude using certain astrological measurements and specific corrections marked in yearly almanacks. The Act of 1765 put caveats and conditions on the original act of 1714 and included stipulations that applied specifically to Harrison. It even named him in the opening language and described the current status of his contrariety with the board. Only with the relentless championing from his son and the personal intervention of King George III Harrison was awarded the monetary prize he was due. The Longitude Act 1777 reiterated specific goals of the program as revised by the 1774 Longitude Act and approved an additional £5000 for continued research work and experimentation and for awards to recognize lesser contributory discoveries as approved by the Commissioners of the Board of Longitude. The Longitude at Sea program was successful in multiple ways and facilitated important advances in mathematics astronomy horology navigation and Arctic exploration. Over the life of the program a total of £53000 in prize money was awarded to more than sixty participants. Charles Eyre and William Strahan
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.
1685réf. 147221685 OXFORD & Westminster Parliament Report LAW Politics Charles II Howard Trial A rare 17th-century report on the transactions and proceedings in the English and Welsh Parliament begun at Oxford in 1681. This book 'Historical Collections' provides important information regarding English politics under the reign of Charles II including various legal trials and beheadings! One such trial was that of William Howard Viscount of Stafford whose trial and beheading in 1680 is explained in detail! Item number: #14722 Price: $750 English Parliament Historical collections: or A brief account of the most remarkable transactions of the two last Parliaments held and dissolved at Westminster and Oxford. With exact lists of the members of each Parliament. London: : Printed for S.N. and sold by W. Freeman near Temble-bar sic in Fleetstreet. 1685. Details: · Collation: Complete with all pages o 6 302 · References: Wing H 2101; Moule Bibliotheca Heraldica Magnae Brtianniae¸no.318; Lowndes 1406 · Provenance: Handwritten – Tho: Saunderson o Thomas Saunderson was Vice-Admiral of Lincolnshire from 1702-1705. · Language: English · Binding: Leather; tight & secure · Size: ~7.5in X 4.5in 19cm x 11cm · Quite rare Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 14722 Printed for S.N. and sold by W. Freeman near Temble-bar [sic] in Fleetstreet hardcover
1711réf. 12255This Act of Parliament made it illegal to harvest trees that were "fit for masts not being the property of any private person" in many of the North American colonies. The fine for felling such a mast-worthy tree was one hundred pounds sterling for each offense. In addition the Act instructed the Surveyor General of Her Majesties Woods "to mark with the broad arrow all such trees as now are or hereafter shall be fit and proper to be taken for the use of her Majesties Royal Navy and to keep a register of the same." An early act asserting Mother England's authority over natural resources in the colonies. ICN 7519.1. Printed by the Assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceased...
1745réf. 1070London: Printed by Thomas Baskett. 1745. First edition. Folio 32 x 20cm. Unbound. 2 747-758. Woodcut coat of arms to the title page decorative woodcut initial to the first text page text in black letter. A very good copy with just a little toning and slight wear to the left-hand margin where once bound within a larger volume. An Act published in Public General Acts 1744-1745 regarding provision for the poor in Bristol including a law compelling ships bound for Ireland "to take in one Vagrant for every seven Tuns" carried. London: Printed by Thomas Baskett. unknown
1745réf. 1071London: Printed by Thomas Baskett. 1745. First edition. Folio 32 x 20cm. Unbound. 2 639-643. Woodcut coat of arms to the title page decorative woodcut initial to the first text page text in black letter. A very good copy with just a little toning and slight wear to the left-hand margin where once bound within a larger volume. An Act published in Public General Acts 1744-1745 enacting an amnesty for those who have engaged in the activity of smuggling and laying out punishments for those who continue to partake in the crime transportation or death. The statutes of 1745 are considered to be the leading statutes for smuggling law in eighteenth-century England as they made the greatest effort to convict offenders and to sentence those convicted to death. These statutes part of the 'Bloody Code' further extended the means by which a person could be convicted for smuggling and put to death without benefit of clergy although other lesser penalties most notably transportation remained the more common outcome. London: Printed by Thomas Baskett. unknown
1702réf. mon0003110386London: Charles Bill 1702. Hardcover. Very Good. . Rebound in sturdy brown cloth with gilt decoration and lettering on the spine cover shows minor rubbing to the extremities. Pages are tanned with some minor foxing. Authentic 1702 publication not a reprint. London: Charles Bill hardcover
1726réf. Alibris.0066846Mr Thomas Ruddiman. 1726. First edition. Full leather. Very good. light shelf wear excellent original state with exquisite period bookplate amazing condition. 106 p. . Being a continuation of Sir James Stewar's abridgment of the Scot's acts of Parliament. . Mr Thomas Ruddiman hardcover
1909réf. 092500London England: Jas Truscott & Sons For His Majesty's Stationary Office. Hardback. First Edition. Split on divide of end papers. Slight foxing to end inside covers edge and some pages. Slight wear to top and bottom edge of spine and corners of cloth. Corners bumped. Couple of slight marks to cloth. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. The Parliamentary Debates Offical Report. Fourth Session of the Twenty-Eighth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 9. Edward VII. House of Commons. Eleventh Volume of Session. Comprising Period From Monday September 20th 1909 to Friday October 8th 1909. 2467 pp. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts Theology History Politics Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions and all types of Academic Literature. . Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 1909. Jas Truscott & Sons For His Majesty's Stationary Office hardcover
