LORRAIN JeanLivre Rare Book
Stamp ActABAA
SECOND PROTEST WITH A LIST OF THE VOTERS AGAINST THE BILL TO REPEAL THE AMERICAN STAMP ACT OF LAST SESSION
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
William Reese Company · États-Unis750,00 $US≈ 634,57 €
