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1787715111787. The Last Digest of English Statute Law Williams Thomas Walter 1763-1833. A Compendious Digest of the Statute Law Comprising the Substance and Effect of All the Public Acts of Parliament in Force From Magna Charta in the Ninth Year of King Henry III. To the Twenty-Seventh Year of His Present Majesty King George III. Inclusive. London: Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers 1787. viii 669 25 pp. Lacking half-title. Final two pages are a publisher advertisement. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5". Contemporary calf blind fillets to boards raised bands to spine lettering piece lacking. Light rubbing and a few minor stains and scuffs to boards which are beginning to separate but secure some chipping to spine ends corners bumped and somewhat worn. Moderate toning to text light soiling to margins in a few places. $250. First edition. Williams was the last writer to produce a digest of Great Britain's statute law. The contents are arranged alphabetically by topic. A barrister of the Inner Temple he didn't have success as a pleader. He was known instead for his writings. In addition to digests and a dictionary he wrote manuals for justices of the peace compiled abridgments and edited an edition of William Sheppard's Precedent of Precedents. A well-received work the Compendious Digest had 3 later editions the last in 1812. The first edition is scarce. OCLC locates 5 copies in North American law libraries Boston College Harvard Library of Congress UCLA University of Virginia. English Short-Title Catalogue T94598. unknown books
1796338750Philadelphia: 1 1796. First edition. 4 60 pp. Without the folding map. 8vo. Later half calf and marbled paper boards. First edition. 4 60 pp. Without the folding map. 8vo. "A general promotion tract on Northeastern Pennsylvania and Southwestern New York with an emphasis on the importance of the Susquehanna as a means of reaching the back country and the desirability of improving its navigation. Probably issued in the interests of the Schuylkill and Susquehanna Navigation Company or one of Robert Morris's other companies" Vail. Scarce with no other example with or without the map at auction since the Streeter sale in 1967. Evans 30338; Sabin 93935; Streeter sale 985; Vail 1059 1 unknown
1741AQ21292London: Sold by T. Taylor 1741. 8pp. Disbound. A trifle creased. A satirical verse dialogue that reveal the shameless political conduct of intriguers Giles Earle c.1678-1758 and George Bubb Dodington 1690/91-1762; attributed by Walpole in his Life to Sir Charles Hanbury Williams 1708-1759. ESTC N17780. Folio. Sold by T. Taylor unknown
1791WRCLIT81620Shrewsbuury: Printed and sold by J. and W. Eddowes . 1791. 4893pp. Octavo. Extracted from bound pamphlet volume. Some dust-spotting to title and terminal advert leaf otherwise a good copy. First edition published the year before Williams 1750-1813 earned his D.D. from the University of Edinburgh and was appointed the first editor of the EVANGELICAL MAGAZINE. ESTC locates five copies in North America. ESTC T78139. Printed and sold by J. and W. Eddowes ... unknown books
1788139032Shrewsbury and London: H. Trapp/ T. Longman/J Mathews/W. Eddowes 1788. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. four works bound in one volume.1788 1791 undated 1792 original half leather hardcover first work: 138 pages plus advertisment leaf second work: half title printed title 89 pages plus 3 advertisment pages third work: 71 pages fourth work half title printed title page 68 pages internally very good and clean binding rubbed and bumped. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B73. <br/> <br/> H. Trapp/ T. Longman/J Mathews/W. Eddowes hardcover
176452690copper engraving. Map from 'A New System of Geography or A General Description of the World'. Condition: with foxing & paper toning. S. Crowder in London.
173312855Oxford 1733. Engravings. Both printed on watermarked laid paper."The North Prospect of the New Quadrangle of Christs Church in Oxford" In excellent condition with the exception of being trimmed slightly along the left margin within the image. Left margin has been remargined with contemporary paper. Trimmed along upper margin and remargined with contemporary paper. Three creases within image where it was folded into a book. Faint off-setting. Small tear in bottom margin and small tear along upper crease. Sheet size: 18 x 22 3/4 inches. "The South Prospect of the New Quadrangle of Christs Church in Oxford" In excellent condition with the exception of being trimmed slightly along the left margin within the image. Left margin has been remargined with contemporary paper. Trimmed along upper margin and remargined with contemporary paper. Three creases within image where it was folded into a book. Faint off-setting. Sheet size: 18 x 22 7/8 inches. A pair of striking views of Christ Church college from William Williams' seminal text "Oxonia Depicta."<br/> <br/> These striking studies illustrate the north and south prospect of the New Quadrangle Christ Church College Oxford. Following the success of David Loggan's "Oxonia Illustrata" published in 1675 the University commissioned William Williams to produce a similar work entitled "Oxonia Depicta". Published between 1732 and 1733 "Oxonia Depicta" is comprised of sixty-four plans and views of Oxford University's various colleges. As in this pair of images many of the engravings include blueprints for proposed buildings and renovations; some of which were carried out and some of which were left unfinished. Williams' important text is not only a fascinating architectural study; it provides a crucial record of the changing landscape of this renowned academic institution. unknown
173312855Oxford 1733. Engravings. Both printed on watermarked laid paper."The North Prospect of the New Quadrangle of Christs Church in Oxford" In excellent condition with the exception of being trimmed slightly along the left margin within the image. Left margin has been remargined with contemporary paper. Trimmed along upper margin and remargined with contemporary paper. Three creases within image where it was folded into a book. Faint off-setting. Small tear in bottom margin and small tear along upper crease. Sheet size: 18 x 22 3/4 inches. "The South Prospect of the New Quadrangle of Christs Church in Oxford" In excellent condition with the exception of being trimmed slightly along the left margin within the image. Left margin has been remargined with contemporary paper. Trimmed along upper margin and remargined with contemporary paper. Three creases within image where it was folded into a book. Faint off-setting. Sheet size: 18 x 22 7/8 inches. A pair of striking views of Christ Church college from William Williams' seminal text "Oxonia Depicta."<br/> <br/>These striking studies illustrate the north and south prospect of the New Quadrangle Christ Church College Oxford. Following the success of David Loggan's "Oxonia Illustrata" published in 1675 the University commissioned William Williams to produce a similar work entitled "Oxonia Depicta". Published between 1732 and 1733 "Oxonia Depicta" is comprised of sixty-four plans and views of Oxford University's various colleges. As in this pair of images many of the engravings include blueprints for proposed buildings and renovations; some of which were carried out and some of which were left unfinished. Williams' important text is not only a fascinating architectural study; it provides a crucial record of the changing landscape of this renowned academic institution. unknown books
177614254London: Andrew Dury Duke's Court St. Martin's Lane 12th March 1776. 490 by 655mm 19.25 by 25.75 inches. Double-page engraved map with contemporary hand-colour in full. A plan of the Siege of Boston vividly encapsulating the events in the opening phase of the Revolutionary War based on a survey by a British officer present during the Siege who has made notes referring to fortifications the position of troops the Battle of Bunker Hill and the siege from April to October of 1775. The British troops and their fortifications are depicted on Boston Common showing the encampment of the 6th Regiment. The representation of troops at Charlestown and Bunkers Hill tries to put the desperate British situation in better light showing where the "Troops Landed 17 June under General Howe" a "Redoubt taken from ye Rebels by Genl. Howe" and at Charlestown Neck the "Lines & Redoubts thrown up by our Troops after ye Victory on ye 17th June 1775". The American troops encircle the town with the "Headquarters of the Rebels" at Cambridge and American installations at Roxbury and the mouth of the Charles. The key lower right includes a note acknowledging the strength of the American opposition: "a Strong Post of the Enemy Fortified in appearance with great Judgment". Following the Battle of Lexington and Concord in April of 1775 the British retreated into Boston and were soon surrounded by militia although they maintained control of Boston Harbour. On 16 June having learned that the British intended to occupy the surrounding hills militiamen under Colonel William Prescott fortified Breed's Hill near Bunkers Hill. The British attacked the next day and prevailed but not before losing some 1000 men. The situation then settled into a month-long standoff with occasional small actions followed by the installation on Dorchester Heights of cannons captured at Ticonderoga and brought overland by Henry Knox forcing the withdrawal of the British in March 1776. "The principal part of this Plan was Survey'd by Richard Williams Lieutenant at Boston and sent over by the Son of a Nobleman to his Father in Town by Whose Permission it is Published". Commissioned into the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in August 1768 Lieutenant Richard Williams joined British forces in Boston in June 1775. Williams kept a journal during this period. He also painted a watercolour panorama of Boston which is owned by the British Library. Williams died of unknown causes in Nova Scotia in May of 1776. Nebenzahl notes that the map "clearly reveals the situation of the siege of Boston by the Continental army nine months after Washington assumed command". Nebenzahl Kenneth. A Bibliography of Printed Battle Plans of the American Revolution 16; Nebenzahl Kenneth. Atlas of the American Revolution pp. 48-49 illustration; Guthorn Peter J. British Maps of the American Revolution pp. 40 62 Andrew Dury, Duke's Court, St. Martin's Lane, unknown
1798m1722Elizabeth-Town N.J.: Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis 1798. 1st American edition. Octavo full calf calf label 517 pp. Very Good with small chip to spine label and former-owner signature. Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis, 1798. unknown
17981402060013Elizabeth-Town NJ: Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis 1798-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1st American Ed. Later red 3/4 leather binding over linen boards. xx 1 22-517 3 p. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Complete in one volume. Evans 33797 35030. English ed. 1797 Elizabeth-Town [NJ]: Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis hardcover
1798318217Elizabeth-town New Jersey: Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis 1798. First American Edition. xx 1 22-517 3 p. 8vo. Contemporary calf rebacked new endpapers title-page rebacked at upper outer edge. First American Edition. xx 1 22-517 3 p. 8vo. ESTC W36435; Evans 35030; Morsch L.M. New Jersey 409 Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis unknown
179859613Elizabeth-town N.J.: Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis. No. 94. Water-Street New-York 1798. First American Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporay polished tree calf upper board detached. First American Edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis. No. 94. Water-Street, New-York unknown books
1798318217Elizabeth-town New Jersey: Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis 1798. First American Edition. xx 1 22-517 3 p. 8vo. Contemporary calf rebacked new endpapers title-page rebacked at upper outer edge. First American Edition. xx 1 22-517 3 p. 8vo. ESTC W36435; Evans 35030; Morsch L.M. New Jersey 409 Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis unknown books
1798m1722Elizabeth-Town N.J.: Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis 1798. 1st American edition. Octavo full calf calf label 517 pp. Very Good with small chip to spine label and former-owner signature. Printed by Shepard Kollock for Cornelius Davis, 1798. unknown books
176642036Boston: Printed by R. & S. Draper in Newbury-Street 1766. 29 1 blank pp. Disbound with mild foxing. Else Very Good.<br /> <br /> A scarce Sermon preached on Cape Cod. ESTC locates two copies at AAS and one each at Boston Athenaeum Houghton the Library of Congress and NYHS.<br /> The Sermon asserts that "Christianity contains the most perfect rules for governing the temper and conduct; it prohibits every vicious affection and passion and directs to a right behavior in every circumstance and relation of life." James counsels: "Grudge not one against another Brethren lest ye be condemned. . ." <br /> Evans 10522. ESTC W26499. Printed by R. & S. Draper, in Newbury-Street unknown
17061011220069London: Joseph Downing 1706. Leather Bound. Very Good. John Williams 1636-1709 was an English Bishop of Chichester. 8vo. Full modern leather cover with gold lettering. Printed by Joseph Downing 1706. Clean unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. London: Joseph Downing hardcover
176241972Boston: S. Kneeland 1762. 28pp with the half title. Light toning imperfection at leaf 3-4 obscures a few letters. Disbound. Good. <br /> <br /> This election sermon illustrates the conditional loyalty that Colonists were willing to give their colonial government. Williams Pastor of the Church in Sandwich emphasizes that "Rational forms of government" are "conformable to the Will of God." The only legitimate function of rulers is "Good to the People." In forming Society its members do not surrender their natural rights to the fruits of their labors or the "immutable Laws of Equity." A Government "when tolerably answering the good Ends of it ought quietly to be submitted to for Conscience sake." <br /> FIRST EDITION. Evans 9310. S. Kneeland unknown
177125148Boston: Richard Draper. 1771. Half title 31 1 blank pp. Disbound. Lightly foxed. Very Good. <br /> <br /> "As we are made rational and accountable creatures the care of ourselves and of our own happiness is the first natural and reasonable concern of every man. A rational self love though distinct from is not inconsistent with the more noble principles but subserves and promotes them." A footnote states that Hilliard succeeded Reverend Joseph Green who served the Barnstable church from 1725 until his death in 1770. <br /> FIRST EDITION. Evans 12289. 664 NUC 0319346 6. Richard Draper... unknown
1762WRCAM47563Boston: S. Kneeland 1762. 228pp. Lacks half title. Dbd. Minor soiling. Very good. Sermon preached on the occasion of "the election of His Majesty's Council for said Province." Abraham Williams was the pastor of the church in Sandwich Mass. EVANS 9310. ESTC W29217. S. Kneeland unknown books
177125148Boston: Richard Draper. 1771. Half title 31 1 blank pp. Disbound. Lightly foxed. Very Good. <br/><br/> "As we are made rational and accountable creatures the care of ourselves and of our own happiness is the first natural and reasonable concern of every man. A rational self love though distinct from is not inconsistent with the more noble principles but subserves and promotes them." A footnote states that Hilliard succeeded Reverend Joseph Green who served the Barnstable church from 1725 until his death in 1770. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Evans 12289. 664 NUC 0319346 6. Richard Draper... unknown books
1791144496Carmarthen: John Ross 1791. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volume one only all published original paper covered boards hardcover xi 372pp including subscribers list advertisment and prayer page covers very battered a good only complete copy . We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B121. <br/> <br/> John Ross hardcover
179151780xi 372 pages volume 1 of 2 incorrectly labelled volume 2 on spine and title page Published by John Ross and John Daniels hardcover
177940966London: Fielding and Walker. 1779. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Very Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. A very delightful gem for the Voltaire collector. This adorable little book has been rebound in dark blue leather with blue marbled endpapers. A prior owner has left a handsome bookplate on the front endpaper and has written his name in an antique hand on the title page. The book was printed on rag paper which has toned lightly. There is some foxing as expected but the text is entirely legible. The date of the rebinding is impossible to ascertain but I would guess late 19th century. There is some dulling of the gold titles. As to the contents there is an 83-page section at the back titled Original Pieces as an addendum to the main works. Contact me for more particulars. Fast shipping with tracking number provided. ; 5.5x8.25x1 inches; 224 pages . Fielding and Walker hardcover
17957108s.l.: s.n. 1795. 4to pp. ii 95 1 folding genealogical chart. Extracted from a volume retaining portions of leather spine. Light soiling to front and rear. A scarce argument for the inheritance of John Stewart 7th Earl of Galloway 1736-1806 to give him a claim to the English peerage. Lord Galloway had already sat in the House of Lords as a Scottish representative peer and had done so since 1774 but faced re-election each parliament and lost his seat in the 1790 election. Whether on the strength of this argument or his service as a Lord of the Bedchamber Lord Galloway achieved his aim being created Baron Stewart of Garlies in the peerage of Great Britain in 1796 and thereby rejoining the Lords as a permanent member. Though anonymous this pamphlet was written by Eliezer Williams 1754-1820 chaplain and tutor to the Galloway family who had been enlisted to help investigate the pedigree. The table at the end mentions the death of Vice-Admiral Keith Stewart in March 1795 giving a terminus post quem for the publication. NLS and Hornel Gallery only in ESTC. ESTC T193376. [s.n.] hardcover
