Stamp ActABAA
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1766WRCAM54455London 1766. 27-8pp. Dbd. Folio. Light tanning a couple of faint fox marks. Very good. A scarce official Parliamentary printing of an act that amended the Stamp Act repeal. The original repeal still restricted the export of goods to Europe outside of Great Britain. This amendment allowed for export to Ireland as well. Only a handful of copies located by ESTC and OCLC. ESTC N54684. unknown books
176637760Paris: Chez J.W. Imprimeur 1766. 8vo. 2 18pp. Small repair to verso of titlepage light occasional foxing. Lacks half title. Late 19th-century three-quarter maroon morocco and marbled boards spine gilt decorative gilt rules on boards marbled endpapers.<br/> <br/>Provenance: William L. Clements bookplate<br/> <br/>William Pitt argues against the Stamp Act from the library of William Clements.<br/> <br/>The second edition published the same year as the first of a scarce work containing extracts from William Pitt's speeches in the House of Commons arguing against the Stamp Act an important entry in the debate. Pitt begins his address to the House of Commons with this question: "There is an idea in some minds that the colonies are virtually represented in the house. I would fain know by whom an American is represented here" Pitt concludes his remarks with "Upon the whole I will beg to leave to tell the house.that the Stamp Act be repealed absolutely totally and immediately.because it was founded on an erroneous principle.that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent!" This copy once belonged to renowned book collector William L. Clements who gave his collection to the University of Michigan along with the funds to build its rare book library.<br/> <br/>Sabin 63761; American Independence 41b; American Controversy 66-14b. Chez J.W. Imprimeur unknown books
1766WRCAM7151Paris: Chez J.W. Imprimeur 1766. 418pp. Half title. Original blue paper wrappers. Spine somewhat chipped else a very good crisp copy untrimmed. The second edition published the same year as the first of a scarce work containing extracts from William Pitt's speeches in the House of Commons arguing against the Stamp Act an important entry in the debate. Pitt begins his address to the House of Commons with this question: "There is an idea in some minds that the colonies are virtually represented in the house. I would fain know by whom an American is represented here" Pitt concludes his remarks with "Upon the whole I will beg to leave to tell the house.that the Stamp Act be repealed absolutely totally and immediately.because it was founded on an erroneous principle.that of taking their money out of their pockets without their consent!" SABIN 63761. AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE 41b. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 66-14b. Chez J.W. Imprimeur unknown books
1766WRCAM44802Paris i.e. London: J.W. Imprimeur i.e. J. Almon 1766. 24pp. Modern paper boards printed paper label. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Very minor soiling and foxing. Very good. In a green half morocco and cloth case. Prints the arguments made by those members of the House of Lords who opposed a repeal of the Stamp Act. The main reason seems to be not that the tax is just but that repealing it would set a bad precedent. This pamphlet also lists the Lords who spoke and voted against the repeal. Their votes would prove to be in vain however as the bill passed both houses and received royal assent on March 18 one week after the Lords' vote. Adams notes an eight-page list of the minority in the House of Commons who voted against the bill to repeal the Stamp Act bound at the end but it seems that format is the exception and that most copies simply contain the TWO PROTESTS. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 66-27. GOLDSMITHS 10220. HIGGS 3728. SABIN 16839. ESTC T34189. J.W. Imprimeur [i.e. J. Almon] hardcover books
1766246135Paris i.e. London: Chez J.W i.e. Almon 1766. First edition thus first issue with single pagination. 24 pp. 8vo. Later marbled wrappers. First edition thus first issue with single pagination. 24 pp. 8vo. First edition thus incorporating the previously issued Protest and Second Protest against the repeal of the Stamp Act. According to Adams the previously issued A List of the Minority was bound at the rear but it is not present here. Howes C 785; Sabin 16839; Adams Tha American Controversy 66-27 under Great Britain House of Lords; Goldsmiths' 10220; Higgs 3728 Chez J.W [i.e. Almon] unknown books
1766WRCAM44816Paris i.e. London 1766. 16pp. Modern paper boards printed paper label. Minor foxing. Very good. In a green half morocco and cloth case. Scarce separately published issue of this pamphlet usually issued together with the SECOND PROTEST. This work represents the hard-line position of those who wished to retain the Stamp Act despite the American protests. Only eleven copies listed by ESTC. ESTC N63493. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 66-28b. HOWES C785 "aa." SABIN 66103. hardcover books
1766WRCAM44836Paris i.e. London 1766. 15pp. Modern three-quarter morocco and marbled boards spine gilt. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Very minor foxing and soiling. Very good. Prints the arguments made by those members of the House of Lords who opposed a repeal of the Stamp Act. The main reason seems to be not that the tax is just but that repealing it would set a bad precedent. This pamphlet also lists the Lords who spoke and voted against the repeal. Their votes would prove to be in vain however as the bill passed both houses and received royal assent on March 18 one week after the Lords' vote. This work was also issued as part of CORRECT COPIES OF TWO PROTESTS AGAINST THE BILL TO REPEAL THE AMERICAN STAMP ACT. the same year. In this issue the first paragraph incorrectly reads: "Declaration Bill." Only a handful of copies in ESTC. ESTC T47360. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 66-29a. HOWES C785 "aa." hardcover books
1766WRCAM38951London: J. Almon 1766. 86pp. plus 2pp. of advertisements. Half title. Modern plain blue wrappers paper label. Moderate age-toning else internally clean. Very good. Argues the questions of England's right to tax its dependencies and addresses the issue of the Stamp Act with reference to America. Attributed to one Mr. Gretrix a Dublin lawyer. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 66-7. HOWES A297. SABIN 1849. J. Almon unknown books
176630356London: Printed by Mark Baskett Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 1766. Folio. 2 823-826 pp as issued. Lightly toned spine expertly reinforced. Very Good. <br/><br/> This Act remitted the penalties imposed on persons who had violated the just-repealed Stamp Act which had sparked defiance and civil disorder in the Colonies. It also validated all documents which had been issued in violation of the Stamp Act. Many Colonists had violated the Act because they were unable "to procure Paper Vellum or Parchment duly stamped as required by the said Act; and that such Persons for want of the same and other Persons residing elsewhere by reason thereof may have committed many Offences contrary to the Directions and true Intent and Meaning of the said Act." They are thus restored to the good graces of the Crown.<br/>ESTC N56936 5- Lincoln's Inn Newberry U NC U VA John Carter Brown as of December 2018. Printed by Mark Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty... unknown books
176635807Boston: Edes & Gill 1766. Broadsheet newspaper extra. 2pp. Disbound.<br/> <br/>Provenance: Hannibal Hamlin inked stamp<br/> <br/>News of the repeal of the Stamp Act and the celebrations in Boston.<br/> <br/>Although news of the repeal of the Stamp Act had first reached Boston on May 16 1766 subsequent issues of Edes and Gill's Boston Gazette were devoted to the event. In this June 2 newspaper extra the first column and a half of the first page is given over to a lengthy critique of Governor Francis Bernard written anonymously by Dr. Joseph Warren under the pen name Paskalos under the above headline. During the Stamp Act controversy Bernard had written letters to the London Board of Trade which were deemed by the Sons of Liberty as unsympathetic to the American position. This harsh letter by Warren would be the first of many in a tirade against the colonial governor eventually leading Bernard to attempt and arrest Edes and Gill for libel. Also included in this newspaper extra are reports from the various Stamp Act celebrations in the colonies most notably in Philadelphia New York Charleston South Carolina and Boston. An extract from a Hartford letter however reports that a celebration with fireworks had caused a school house to explode resulting in significant casualties. Edes & Gill unknown books
1766WRCAM54982London: Printed for R. Dymott.and J. Almon 1766. 3-42pp. plus 1p. advertisement for "Richard Dymott Book-Binder." Lacks half title. Antique-style three-quarter calf and marbled boards spine gilt raised bands gilt leather label. Mild toning and foxing. Very good. An anonymous pamphlet purporting to examine the case of the American colonies from a legal perspective printed the year after the infamous Stamp Act. The author concludes that the colonies have no right to resist or claim exemption from taxation from the mother country. "Opposes the stand taken by the colonies" - Sabin. A relatively early entry into the pamphlet war that erupted after the Stamp Act. ESTC T57093. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 66-20. SABIN 23372. Printed for R. Dymott...and J. Almon hardcover books
