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réf. 123244London 1784. . First edition; 8vo 21 x 13.5 cm; modern quarter red morocco gilt rolled red cloth boards spine lettered in gilt all edges speckled red a fine copy; ii 54 pp. Written by Edward Cotsford 1740-1810 bidding for the role of Governor of Madras following the impending replacement of Lord Macartney after he declined the governor-generalship of India. Macartney had successfully negotiated the Treaty of Mangalore with Tipu Sultan which saw the end of the Second Anglo-Mysore War in 1784. Edward Cotsford had served in Madras since the age of 17 becoming Chief at Masulipatam and was a frequent critic of the limitations of the governance of Madras. He returned to England with a considerable fortune and after failing to be considered for the Governorship turned to politics and was a staunch opponent of the Pitt administration. Pickett 1446. [London], 1784. hardcover
réf. 123186London Black Kingsbury Parbury and Allen 1819. . First edition; 8vo 20.5 x 13 cm; half-title present; marbled wrappers printed title label to upper wrapper all edges red a fine copy; 50 pp. The earliest printing of the speech given by George Canning 1770-1827 then President of the Board of Control in the House of Commons commending Francis Rawdon-Hastings 1st Marquess of Hastings and Governor-General in India 1754-1826 in his successful prosecution of the Third Anglo-Maratha War. London, Black, Kingsbury, Parbury, and Allen, 1819. unknown
réf. 123247London J. Debrett 1784. . Second edition corrected; 8vo 21 x 13.5 cm; modern quarter red morocco gilt rolled red cloth boards spine lettered in gilt all edges speckled red title a little spotted a fine copy; ii 34 pp. Criticism of the lack of reform of the East-India Company following the failure of the Fox-North Bill and subsequent collapse of the government. Pitt's government and India Bill would answer many of the criticisms but not the most fundamental: it cries 'Is there then to be a Charter of Government given to any man or set of men to rob and murder millions at their pleasure Or is a monopoly to be given to any Company in the trade of which the nation is deeply concerned without guarding the public against the effects of its bankruptcy.' Pickett 1464. London, J. Debrett, 1784. hardcover
réf. 123248London Printed for J. Stockdale 1783 . First edition; 8vo 21 x 13.5 cm; modern quarter red morocco gilt rolled red cloth boards spine lettered in gilt all edges speckled red lacking title else a fine copy; 36 pp. A satirical attack on Edmund Burke 1729-1797 for his involvement in drafting the ill-fated Fox-North East India Bill which was the first attempt at reforming the East India Company. Best known for his role in constructing the tenets of conservatism Burke was at the time Chairman of the Commons Select Committee on East Indian Affairs a vocal critic of the Company and would just a few years later lead the impeachment of Warren Hastings. John Scott 1747-1819 a fairly prolific pamphleteer and political ally of Warren Hastings in parliament and particularly attacked Edmund Burke on many occasions. Picket 1355. [London, Printed for J. Stockdale, 1783] hardcover
réf. 123249London John Murray 1829. . First edition; 8vo 21 x 13.5 cm; modern quarter red morocco gilt rolled red cloth boards spine lettered in gilt all edges speckled red a fine copy; iv 95 pp. Interesting tract defending the continued governance of India by the East-India Company and the belief that a small body of professionals was better suited to managing the intricate affairs of India more readily than appointed politicians. Thomas Campbell Robertson 1789-1863 spent his entire career in India and Burma. He was a Judge at the Bengal Presidency District Magistrate in Chittagong British Political Officer of Arakan in Burma Civil Commissioner in Pegu and Ava when the Treaty of Yandaboo was signed Agent to the Governor General on the North East Frontier Agency President of the council of India & Deputy Governor of Bengal even provisionally being Governor-General in acting capacity. London, John Murray, 1829. hardcover
réf. 123242London Effingham Wilson 1829. . First edition; 8vo 21 x 13.5 cm; modern quarter red morocco gilt rolled red cloth boards spine lettered in gilt all edges speckled red a fine copy; 74 pp. A defence of the East-India Company's monopoly with China focussing on the tea trade and its comparative differences with that of the opining of Indian textile trade in 1813. Much of the argument for the ending of the China trade monopoly was centred around the cost of tea: the Macartney embassy in 1793 had made plain that the Qing dynasty were not interested in the import of western goods. With the monopoly on tea prices the cost paid by the British person was felt to be astronomical. This pamphlet defends the Company's prices with an investigation into the types of tea available and proclaims that the Company's tea is hand-selected specially chosen and of an exceedingly high calibre than one would get with the absence of the Company's oversight. London, Effingham Wilson, 1829. hardcover
réf. 123243Edinburgh printed at the Edinburgh Correspondent Office for Silvester Doig and Andrew Stirling. 1812. . First edition; 8vo 21 x 13.5 cm; modern quarter red morocco gilt rolled red cloth boards spine lettered in gilt all edges speckled red a fine copy; iv 117 pp. Scarce work advocating for the removal of the monopoly from the East-India Company. In particular the author pays attention to the long worn out arguments of the Directors of India that the monopoly is necessary for political control and without it India would fall into rebellion and destitution. Scarce only 7 UK institutional copies BL Edinburgh Glasgow LSE National Library of Scotland RAS Senate House. Edinburgh, printed at the Edinburgh Correspondent Office for Silvester Doig and Andrew Stirling..., 1812. hardcover
réf. 120369Calcutta Superintendent Government Printer India February 1917. . Second enlarged edition; 8vo 18 x 13 cm; folding lithographic map of Lower Mesopotamia in pocket with a few fold tears repaired 3 folding tables; original green cloth wallet binding spine and upper panel lettered in black ownership inscription to first blank some minor restoration a very good copy; 4 326 1pp. The second enlarged edition of this scarce intelligence guide produced for the British Indian Army operating in Mesopotamia Iraq and the Arabian peninsular during the First World War with the improved colour-printed lithograph map extending from Samarra in the North to Hafar al-Batin in the South and from the Wadi al-Khair in the West to Kuwait in the East. Designed for official use only the map and guide put particular emphasis on routes and rivers but also provides an interesting overview of the region's history and an assessment of its current political climate. Qatar and Kuwait which 'now flies a flag of its own' in the region both receive early mentions p.4. A glossary located to the rear provides helpful definitions of local words like 'Ghazi. A champion of Islam' and 'Qalib. A well with a wide mouth and very broad near the water. Men often descend into it to fill their water-skins'. Interestingly Arab is translated as 'A man of one of the Arab tribes but not necessarily a Bedouin. The plural Aarab denotes the people the nation. When applied to a Shaikh as "Zaid's Aarab" it means followers'. The copy of Alan Sillitoe 1928-2010 important British writer noted for his works in the 1950s and 60s. Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printer India, February, 1917. hardcover
réf. 124733London 1787-97. . Small folio 32 x 21; manuscript account book on paper 177pp. with index to front discreet booksellers ticket to pastedown several additional notes tipped in or loosely inserted a few minor marginal stains; full reverse calf blind rolled frame to boards remains of label to spine all edges marbled some wear a little shaken internally very good. The account book of a major East India Company agent or merchant from 1787 to 1797 likely William Agnew who captained the EIC ships Vansittart in 1783-5 and Triton in 1788-89 and 1790-91 on their voyages to Madras and Bengal. The ledger covering a ten-year period shows the activities of a highly prominent London based merchant with Irish connections handling considerable sums of money in connection with the East India Company and trade to India and China. The accounts show extensive involvement with some of the foremost traders and ship makers of the day especially Sir Robert Wigram 1744-1830 and John St Barbe 17421816 and banks such as Martin Stones & Foot Co. Robarts Curtis & Co. and Vere & Williams Co. The author had shares and interests in more than eighteen East-India Company ships including ships Lascelles 1779 Osterley 1780 Vansittart 1780 Britannia 1783 Fonthill 1783 Worcester 1785 Rockingham 1785 Henry Dundas 1786 Triton 1787 Tartar 1787 True Briton 1790 Orpheus 1794 Tellicherry 1796 Hindostan 1796 Walmer Castle 1796 Eurydice 1797 Admiral Gardner 1797 and Earl St Vincent 1799 with most being 32nd or 16th shares but some higher and the most being Triton at a 4th share. William Agnew captained the Triton to Madras and Calcutta Diamond Harbour on its first journey 1788-9 and Madras and Canton Whampoa on its second 1790-1. The ledger shows the sum of £5000 being exchanged for the command of the Triton which was bound to be a profitable venture and the expense and purchase lists for both journeys as well as continuing 'Bengal' and 'China' investments. The expenses of the first journey show the varying responsibilities and financial demands of such an undertaking not just the normal provisions such as dried herbs lime juice tripe and corks but also the money paid for searching and pilot fees chronometers and a launch dinner costing £50. The further investments in Bengal show the myriad names involved in enterprise in Calcutta and also the sums of money flowing through the city adding up to tens thousands of pounds a year millions in today's money. The same can be said for the investments in Canton: on a single day the 2nd of December the ledger records £7000 made on sales of tea. Apart from the broad series of investments the ledger includes specific interest in the sales of pepper coffee linen and cotton the latter two the only items noted in direct association with specific partners. The attribution of William Agnew as the author of this ledger is based on several factors. The mentions of direct purchase of the command of the Triton correlate with the ship's logs held in the British Library which list William Agnew as the Captain. There is also as one of the loose sheets an extra line of accounts inserted into the China pages with 'Wm. Agnew' signed on the reverse. Then there is mention of an 'Estate of my late brother Robert' with the three beneficiaries being Patrick Agnew likely Patrick Alexander Agnew Fourth of Dalreagle 1764-c.1813 who was the first Military Governor of British Ceylon James Farrell likely James Agnew Farrell 1760-c.1840 who was a land owner in County Antrim in Ireland and 'myself': surely an Agnew. The Irish connection is confirmed by a separate entry of an estate in Ballyclare in County Antrim and part of the land James Agnew Farrell owned was Magheramorne the larger part of the Glynn parish where this ledger was sold as part of the library of Glynn House in County Antrim. [London (?)], 1787-97. hardcover
réf. Pr 9780008658915USA Edition . New. Brand New! Fast Delivery and ship within 24-48 hours. Deliver by FedEx and Dhl & Aramex UPS & USPS and we do accept APO and PO BOX Addresses. Order can be delivered worldwide within 6-10 days and we do have flat rate for up to 2LB. Extra shipping charges will be requested if the Book weight is more than 5 LB. This Item May be shipped from India United states & United Kingdom. Depending on your location and availability. unknown
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réf. 122631Nova Goa Panaji 1874. . 4to 31 x 20.5 cm; Portuguese manuscript in ink 471 ll. in fair copy paper watermarked 'ALMASSO' 'MARIA NAIA' 'THOMA'; later half calf blue cloth boards gilt morocco spine label near fine internally. Fair manuscript copies of four of the original founding documents of the first convent in India the Convent of Santa Monica in Goa founded in 1598 and completed in 1627. The four documents were originally compiled by Frei Diogo de Santa Anna 1571-1644 the sole confessor of the convent probably in 1627 as part of the dedication of the completion of the building. The imprimatur of the compilation was given by Frei Sebastian de San Pedro ca. 1549-1629 the Archbishop of Goa on 10 February 1628. This present volume was copied from the original compiled manuscript in 1874 in Goa under the supervision of Joaquim Heliodoro da Cunha Rivara 1809-1879 the Secretary General of the Portuguese colony of Goa. He brought this volume back to Portugal in 1877 and it was then donated on his death two years later to the Biblioteca Publica de Evora. The documents themselves contain the Statutes Regimen and Divine Office of the Convent and the dedicatory sermon delivered on the completion of the convent in 1627 by Frei Diogo de Santa Anna. The sermon also contains the history of the first years of the convent. The only portion we can find record of is the sermon of which a single manuscript copy survives in the Arquivo Nacional da Torro do Tombo MS no.1869. We can find no record of the original manuscripts of the Statutes Regimen and Divine Office from which this volume. Nova Goa, [Panaji], 1874. hardcover
réf. 125661London East-India House 9 November 1826. . First edition 8vo sewn as issued held together by old stitching; some dustsoiling and slight dumpstaining corners rubbed slight worming to margins of a few pages corners rubbed; some names neatly crossed over in ink in a contemporary hand; 111 5 pp. Extremely scarce - only one copy listed on OCLC. Notable Jewish names in the book include: Moses Montefiore and Isaac Lyon Aaron Asher and Edward Goldsmid. The book contains an alphabetically ordered list naming more than 2000 stockholders eligible to vote. Voting qualifications were on a sliding scale: £1000 stock entitled the stockholder to one vote £2000 qualified as candidate for Director £3000 to two votes £6000 to three votes and £10000 to four votes. At the end of the book an 'Oath to be Taken by the Proprietors previous to Balloting' is printed and a list of current directors to verso. Not in Kress Goldsmiths or Black. London, East-India House, 9 November, 1826. unknown
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1826réf. 76418Paris 1826. 8vo. Nyere lysebrunt helskinnbind med tittelfelt i rødt skinn. Bundet med begge de originale omslagene. 3 1 blank iii 1 blank 288 s. Med 2 kolorerte foldekarter og 19 kolorerte litografier. 8vo. More recent full calf tile in red leather. Bount with the original wrappers. 3 1 blank iii 1 blank 288 pp. Two coloured folding maps and 19 coloured lithographs. Imprimé par autorisation du Roi à l’Imprimerie Royale. Fransk. Colas 2208. Lipperheide 1584. Blackmer 1204. Abbey Travel 350. Materien svakt plettet. Litografiene med kraftige farver.Louis Pantaléon de Noé 1728-1816 fransk-kreolsk offiser.Internally some staining. The lithographs being beautifully coloured.Louis Pantaléon de Noé 1728-1816 French-creole officer. hardcover
1816réf. 76421Bristol 1816. 8vo. Samtidig skinnryggbind med opphøyde ryggbånd ryggforgyllng marmorerte dekler. 158 s. 8vo. Contemporary half calf raised bands spine gilt marbled boards. 158 pp. Printed and sold by Philip Rose. Engelsk. Ikke i Sabin. Uten portrettet.Not in Sabin. Lacking portrait. hardcover
1839réf. 69956Stockholm 1839. 8vo. Samtidig skinnryggbind med ryggforgylling. Marmorerte dekler. 6 291 7. Med to foldekarter. Tryckt hos P. A. Norstedt & Söner Svensk. Det ene kartet med rift. unknown
