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1872Best.-Nr. LCI-4216Lille Imprimerie Danel 1872 1 Grand in -8 Broché couverture Illustrée 87[p.p]
Best.-Nr. GF269794 pages in8 - bon état -
1850Best.-Nr. 46838Portsmouth NH: Portsmouth Journal February 1850. First Edition. Oversized tabloid broadsheet circular 60x37.50cm.; text printed in triple columns. Some splitting to previous folds affecting a couple of words with brief loss of meaning light dust-soil to upper and lower margins else a Very Good still quite fresh example. Editorial composed in the wake of the repeal of the 1842 tariff and the substitution of the 1846 tariff which the author argues has crippled the finer manufactories and precluded further development. Young additionally provides a comprehensive examination of the advantages of English mill owners over American due to easy and cheap availability of capital including several figures for the Lowell and Lawrence mills. Not separately catalogued in OCLC nor does the record for the serial make mention of any recorded Extras. Portsmouth Journal unknown
Best.-Nr. 22875En France, 1751. 70, (2) pp. 8vo. Modern boards. Conlon S51:11; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in INED (see 1094 for the work by Chauvelin). The 'Avis de l'Editeur', printed verso title-page states the first manuscript was lost and that it had been necessary to ask the author for another copy of the manuscript. The author did indeed supply another copy of the manuscript but only after he had made considerable changes in the text. This suggests that this is the first printing of the text. The Examen Impartial was written by the Abbé Louis-Philippe Chauvelin in which he argued that, although the clergy was entitled to its special prerogatives, it could not use these to claim total exemption from taxation.According to Conlon a second volume was published in 1753 entitled 'Suite des Lettres Critiques ....'. Conlon also knows of no other edition but the present one as the first publication of this text.
Best.-Nr. 18316No place, 1758. (2), 251, (1) pp. 12mo. Modern half calf, marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. Higgs 1762; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in INED; Conlon 58:388. First edition. Concerning the rights of the Cour des Comptes in matters of taxes and expenditure of the Provence.
Best.-Nr. 14680S.l 1789 in 8 (21,5x14) 1 volume broché sous couverture muette d'attente de l'époque (papier gris), titre, 187 pages et XXIII, non rogné. Bon exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
1834Best.-Nr. 89184Göttingen, Dieterich, 1834. XX, 683 S. Halbleder d. Zeit (Deckelbezüge, Vorsätze u. 2 Ecken erneuert). [2 Warenabbildungen]
Contains Acts relating to: Affidavits, Declarations, and Affirmations; Bills of Sale; Births Deaths and Marriages; Execution Creditors; Executive Council; Fences; Game; Graving Dock; Insolvency; Lands; Lieutenant-Governor and his Deputies; Members' Indemnity; Municipalities; New Westminster; Independence of Parliament; Partition; Police Constables; Quesnelle River Ditch Company; Sheriffs and Appointment of Registrars of the Supreme Court; Supply; Property Taxes; Telephone Company (Victoria and Esquimalt Telephone Co.); Tolls (Cariboo Waggon Road); Victoria City; Waverly Hydraulic Mining Company. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
Best.-Nr. 23537A Londres, 1787. 24 pp. 8vo. Modern boards, original blind covers preserved. Kress B.1261; Stourm, p. 137; not in Goldsmiths. First edition. On French government finances and especially the taxes on the eve of the revolution. The author also sharply rejects the privileges of the clergy, the class that does not pay taxes, has accumulated an enormous wealth and is yet again exempted from paying taxes. The nobility also has priviliges but the author intelligently observes that the nobility is used to sacrifice and serving the state in various capacities, and, contrary to the clergy, it's position in the state is closely tied to the state itself, in other words, a collapse of the state will have immediate impact on the nobility and their status. It discusses the position of Calonne and the possibilities of reform and the various forms of opposition any reform will provoke from various groups.
Best.-Nr. 015599[Bruxelles] Placard de l'ordonnance du 28 juillet 1674 sur les taxes sur le transport de marchandise. [Bruxelles], s.n., 1675. In-folio (51.5*31.5cm environ). Placard, en français et en flamand, de la publication de cette ordonnance, le 31 août 1675, avec les montants des taxes suivant les marchandises transportées (les bourgeois de Bruxelles en étaient exemptés) en liard ou en gigot (= 1/2 liard). Belle gravure en tête avec Saint Michel terrassant le dragon et les initiales S.P.Q.B. (Senatus Populusque Bruxellensis i.e. le conseil communal et le peuple de Bruxelles). Mouillure ancienne, placard découpé en deux à un pli avec manques minimes. Rare document. [144]
1800Best.-Nr. 8469Erlangen, J. J. Palm, 1800-03. 4 Bl., 612 S.; 2 Bl., 671 S., 1 Bl.; 2 Bl., 693 S. Interimsumschläge d. Zeit (etwas fleckig, Rücken verblaßt u. mit kl. Einrissen bzw. Fehlstellen). [2 Warenabbildungen]
32 pages. Features: The Loneliest Man in New York - an intimate study of Frank A. Munsey by one of his former newspaper executives; Through the colored glasses of Freudism the doctor looks at Judy O'Grady and the Colonel's Lady - and decides that Freud should be repudiated; Building Good Roads by Gasoline - income from tolls, gas tax and licenses pays for U.S. roads; America's Scattered Children - the American flag flies in Alaska and more than halfway across the Pacific on thousands of islands; 'Bad English' is a Heritage from Olden Times - much of the grammar now classed as incorrect has come down to us by word of mouth from the time of Chaucer and before; Henry Ford's Page - understanding how the public mind moves from interest to disinterest; Editorials - the defeat of Mrs. Ferguson in Texas was actually a repudiation of her husband, Jim Ferguson, corn is a huge commodity, taxes hurt the British whisky-making industry; Voyage of the Victoria - The Passage of the Strait (part 9); The Women of Mexico Awake - they claim freedom which their American sisters enjoy; Pity the Poor Baseball Scout! - he deals in human ivory; Phoning in the Woods - photo-illustrated article on phone lines serving fire-fighting Forest Rangers in Montana; Chats with Office Callers - New Yorker article explains how for three times in a row the writer attended church, only to witness the uplifting of those of another religion; Rare Americana in a Unique Setting - the American wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; Some Vanished Towns of Kansas - cities that died before they had lived/State Capital which could not be found; Interesting tree photos inside back cover. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy. Book
1824Best.-Nr. 628319Berlin, Trautwein, 1824. VIII, 196 S., 1 Bl. Bedruckter Originalumschlag mit handschriftlichem Rückentitel. [2 Warenabbildungen]
Best.-Nr. 18329A Paris, Chez Durand Neveu, 1775. (4), 457, (1, blank), (6) pp. 12mo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt with raised bands and gilt lettering, lightly rubbed and shaved along extremities. Goldsmiths 11324; Higgs 6218; not in Kress (citing the 1751 edition 5127); not in Einaudi; not in INED. Last and best edition. Louis-François de Jouy specialized in canonical law and gained a reputation of such high learning that the clergy of France nominated him into one of their councils. The present work is a detailed survey of the history of the Dîme, its various definitions such as the Dîmes ecclésiastiques, the Dîmes inféodées, the Dîmes personelles, etc., etc.
32 pages. Features: Cover illustration representing the waking up of the old American dances; News Bits; How Deadly Snake Venom is Collected to Save Lives; Peddling U.S. Citizenship Rights - the farce of making American citizens in bunches - forcing a hyphenated allegiance i.e. "Induced Naturalization" should be stopped; Gain, Not Glory, Guides the Chinese Soldier - their military tactics are beginning to change under the impact of modernism (with photos); Dr. Joseph Collins Gives "My Definition of a Freudian" (part 3) - the monstrous doctrine of Freud is further and brilliantly exposed; Researching the Colossus of Rhodes - did this statue bestride the harbor entrance?; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - Industry's service is social, and so must be judged; Editorial comments on censorship of pictures sent abroad (after recent Japanese revulsion), concern of Colonel House visiting the Whitehouse, and more; A Shylock Nation? - Here are the facts about American financial support to foreign nations; How Connecticut Handled the Movies - Movie trust faces defeat on taxes and the showing of immoral pictures; The Tichborn Claimant, by Charles J. Finger; Helping the Blind to See - photo-illustrated article shows how boys and girls use their fingers to see; Sidelights on Richard Harris Barham, author of Ingoldsby Legends; The Signers - 56 of 1776 - three from New Hampshire including Dr. Josiah Bartlett, Dr. Matthew Thornton, and Willian Whipple; The "Comeback" of Artist H.L. (Harry Loud) Bridwell; Items read in the papers; Instructions for Waltz dancing, including piano sheet music for "An Old Southern Waltz"; Back cover devoted to excellent Daniel Webster quote about showing the world that an elected government can maintain public liberty. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
48 pages. Contents: The President (F.D. Roosevelt) Allows Congress a Chance to Find Own Salvation: Hill Rebels on Spending, Bogs Down on Farm and Labor, Pushes Housing; Pat Harrison: The Portrait of a Politician from Jokes to Taxes; Labor Front: Dearth of Money Weakens Resistance in Ranks; Jury Scandal: Despite Faith of 2 Sheriffs, Frenchy (George Andre) Can't Go Straight; 'Mr. and Mrs. Gregory': The (Charles) Lindberghs Come Home - and Aviation Lobbies Buzz; Japan Hastens Campaign to Control All Shanghai: A Flag and a Grenade Embroil Tokyo With Powers and U.S. Marines; Spain: Zero Hour - Cold and Politics Prolong Gen. (Francisco) Franco's Worries; Imperial Purge: A 'Soldiers' Soldier' (John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker) Becomes Chief of British Army; Rumanian Compromise: Liberals Make Puzzling Deal with Fascists; Mexico: a Celebration - Cardenas' New Deal Goes Ahead Despite Fiscal Troubles; Presenting the 1937 All-American Team - Strong, Versatile, Fast in the Head and Feet; Winter Brings an Enemy: New York Opens Five Clinics to Fight Pneumonia; (Rev. William Norman) Guthrie: Hero Rector of Peter Stuyvesant's Church Decides to Rest; Railroads Want to Spend - With What, Remains Mystery; The Voice of Industry Speaks: N.A.M. (National Association of Manufacturers) Opens 42nd Congress; Farm Puzzle: Both House and Senate Bills Assailed for Complexity; Cure for Coal: Industry Doubts Efficiency of Federal Medicine; and Perspective: Searching for Peace. Camel cigarette color Christmas ad on back cover. Binding intact. Small mailing label bottom front cover. Average wear. Contents clean and unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
1840Best.-Nr. 20238Boston : Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1840. Broadside. Near Fine. Single folio sheet printed recto approximately 17.5 x 13.675 inches; one horizontal and three vertical folds; near fine. Broadside. An Act passed by both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Senate Governing the valuing of poll and property taxes in Massachusetts. The first section tasks Assessors to submit to the Secretary of the Commonwealth's office a "true and perfect list" of all male polls age sixteen and up together with "all rateable estate both real and personal lying within their Cities Towns and Districts" with a value of more than twenty dollars. A poll tax is a tax on a person. The Act also establishes an oath which each Assessor must agree to swear by along with penalties for either refusing the oath or not abiding by its terms. Section Seven of the Act details the correct type of form on which information for listing polls and property must be recorded. Even by today's standards this form might be considered comprehensive to the point of being intrusive. To give a few examples: "Number of ounces of plate of all kinds exceeding twenty dollars in value. Number of bushels of wheat. of rye. of Indian corn. of flax. of hemp. of hops. of tons of hay. of cow rights. of horses one year old and upwards. of mules and asses. of oxen. of steers and heifers. of sheep. of swine." and much much more. It was during this decade that Henry David Thoreau was jailed for not paying his taxes ostensibly on the grounds of his objection to slavery and the Mexican war. Signed in type by Robert C. Winthrop Speaker of the Massachusetts House; Daniel P. King President of the Senate and John P. Bigelow Secretary of the Commonwealth. WorldCat records only one institutional holding AAS of a four-page pamphlet of the same title with very similar although not identical content. No broadside printings are recorded by WorldCat. Commonwealth of Massachusetts unknown books
Best.-Nr. 055346Pars Bureau du Journal des Douanes Nationales de France 1791 in 8 (19,5x12) 1 volume reliure basane foncée de l'époque, dos lisse orné, tranches teintées rouge, XXIV et 180 pages, cachet du Bureau du Journal des Douanes Nationales de France, fente sur le plat supérieur. Bon exemplaire
Best.-Nr. 13187Lettre patente du Prince de Chimay donnée à Paris le 12 mai 1722 par laquelle il confère ses pouvoirs et la perception des ses droits au chevalier de Lisogne dans ses terres seigneuriales de Révins et Fumay. Document de 4 pages entièrement manuscrit sur vélin 495 x 360mm . Signature du Prince CHIMAY (sans le sceau) .
54 pages. Features: Attractive cover illustration of lady in swimwear; Let's Have Direct Relief for Our Real Forgotten Man - Editorial against high real estate taxes; Death Looks for Cinderella (part 1); Is Father Coughlin Anti-Semitic? - His Own Answer - article with photo; Country Club Scandal (short story); I Was a Showman Too - Volatile Ex-New York Mayor James J. Walker talks of brass bands and ballyhoo; Hearts in Danger (fiction); How to Win Sick Friends and Influence Them - flowers are lovely but show a little originality!; The Good Earth Answers (pioneer family fiction); Purge in Hot Springs (conclusion); Matinee Today (short story); To the Ladies; Hell's Bargainers - Traitors to the Law - Sam Leibowitz exposes the method of lawyer-criminals; Rancher-Artist Augustus (Gus) Kenderdine - candidate for the Canadian Hall of Fame (article with photo); Tennis is a Dub's Game - words of cheer from champion Helen Hull Jacobs; Toronto's Royal York Hotel is featured prominently inside back cover; Colour back cover ad for the Physical Culture Hotel, Dansville, New York. Somewhat above-average external wear. Light pencil doodling to cartoon on page 46 and art contest blank on page 51. Binding intact. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Magazine
Contains Acts relating to: Assessment; Power of Attorney; Breeding Stock; Cattle Ranges; Choses in Action; Civil Causes; Foreign Companies; Voluntary Conveyances; Debentures; Debts and Choses in Action; Elections; Execution against Lands; Fences; Gold Mining; Jurors; Land; Licences; Loan; Methodist Church of Canada; Mining; Municipalities; Public Parks; Procedure; Qualification and Registration of Voters; Road Tolls; Roads; Public Schools; Supply; Taxes; Tolls; Trustees; Victoria and Esquimalt Railway (E&N); Voluntary Conveyances. Above-average wear. Usual library markings. Book
112 pages. Features: Marvelous cover art by John Little illustrates fall leaves being burned just north of Lafontaine Park in Montreal's east end; Nice colour-photo ad for GWG features beige fashions for him and her; Eddie Shack top NHL rookie, say coaches; Funky colour-photo GE ad for Coloramic Light Bulbs; Fantastic two-page colour ad for Moirs Pot of Gold Chocolates; Lin Yutang says "Let's stop being polite to the Russians"; Marconi TV ad; Matinee cigarette ad features one-page colour photo of formal couple; Beverley Baxter's article discusses Lady Rhondda and how taxes wrecked her estate; Nice one-page colour-illustrated ad for Canadian Stemsphip Lines (CLS) features the vessels T.R. McLagan, Georgian Bay, James Dunn, and others; The Cloak-and-Dagger struggle to keep new cars secret - photo-illustrated article; A.Y. Jackson - The Memories of a Great Canadian Painter - article with large wonderful colour photo of Mr. Jackson and an assortment of Group of Seven paintings; Holiday Weekend in Halifax - nice tourism-related photo-illustrated article; Where Did Rafe Madison Go? (RCAF novelette); The Short Violent Reign of Soapy Smith - photo-illustrated article by Pierre Berton on Jefferson Randolph Smith, one-time uncrowned king of Skagway, Alaska during the Klondike gold rush; The Land that Time Forgot - Long Point, Ontario; Why Canadians Can't Leave Pickles Alone - how we became among the world's champion pickle-snatchers - article with photo of pickle judges at the CNE; Herman Geiger-Torel - photo-illustrated article on Opera's happy rebel; Great vintage one-page colour-photo Massey-Ferguson ad features their Work Bull backhoe and multi-purpose tractor loader at work; One-page Hammond Organ ad with Christmas theme; Excellent colour two-page ad for the 1959 Buick features a white Electra 225 4-door hardtop; Cinci beer colour-photo ad features couples singing at piano; Before and after photos of Catherine Ann Johnson who lost 39 pounds with the Knox Gelatine diet plan; Nice colour centrefold ad for RCA Victor Hi-Fi products features orchestra (loose but present); Interesting Royal Bank ad shows middle-aged man hankering for a Hi-Fi so he can listen to classical music - the point is that he is encouraged to *save* for his purchase, rather than take out a loan!; Nice one-page colour ad for Labatt's 50 ale - when it came in a tall green bottle; Hertz ad features multiple colour photos of two-tone gold Chevrolet; Excellent colour-photo O'Keefe beer ad inside back cover shows two gents clinking glasses; Back cover Aquascutum men's fashion ad features three gents in 'Britain's finest woollens'; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy. Book
Best.-Nr. 17155Londres (Paris?), 1751. 3 parts in 1 volume. (6), 112 pp.; 175 pp.; 171 pp. 12mo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt in compartments, gilt fillet on sides, marbled edges, spine somewhat rubbed, slightly damaged at head and foot. Stourm 81; Conlon 51:499; INED 1094 (one part only); not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi. First edition. Legal and historical work dealing with Machault's plans to tax the ecclesiastical properties. The clergy maintained that they were exempt from tax and that whatever they paid was a voluntary gift. Chauvelin maintains that the clergy can not be exempt from taxes if the king thinks he ought to ask a contribution from them. The issue was hotly debated at the time, as the long list of works cited by Stourm shows. The work was condamned, Machault's plans failed and the exempt position of the clergy was maintained upto the revolution.
Best.-Nr. 17615Paris, 1649. 2 volumes in 1. 32 pp.; 32 pp. 4to. Modern boards. Moreau 652; Kress 788; Goldsmiths 1019; INED 4055; not in Einaudi. First edition of this very rare pamphlet offering thoughts on the power of the king in financial matters and on the organisation of the collecting of the taxes. 'Très remarquable pamphlet' (Moreau). See for an elaborate account of the man and his works Dictionnaire de Théologie Catholique, xii, 2e partie, col. 2042-2044. - Very rare, especially with the second part.
1769Best.-Nr. 552S.l. S.n. [1769] affiche in-folio anapistographe, armes royales gravées sur bois en tête et texte sur deux colonnes, pliée en quatre
