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1774539London: Printed for J. Almon 1774. Second Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Second Edition of The Charters of the British Colonies in America printed in 1774. Octavo 2 142pp. Rebacked in contemporary brown cloth gilt title over red label on spine. Text is clean. The first edition of this book was published in 1766. As the conflict with America become a growing concern this work was republished in 1774. It includes copies of the Charters of Georgia Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Connecticut and Rhode Island. Sabin 12162 Howes C310 Includes stamp from Cincinnati Library on title page. The first edition of this work was published in 1766. This second edition was an important work published shortly before the declaration of independence of the colonies mentioned in this work. Printed for J. Almon unknown books
174236184London 1742. 6 works in one volume folio. 12 1/2 x 8 inches. Manuscript index. Contemporary English mottled calf expertly rebacked to style spine gilt with raised bands red morocco lettering piece.<br/> <br/>Provenance: Samuel Sandys 1st Baron Sandys 1695-1770<br/> <br/>An extraordinary sammelband of early 18th century Parliamentary reports and colonial laws relating principally to the English colonies in America including the first collected printing of colonial charters and an important early work on Georgia.<br/> <br/>1 Report from the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations . a Scheme for the Registering the Wool of Great Britain and Ireland. London: 1741 but 1742. 11 1pp. This Parliamentary report dated Feb. 12 1741-2 and issued under Walpole's administration details a fifty-point process for the licensing of wool from the moment of shearing in an attempt to reduce the smuggling of wool and the avoidance of export tariffs. ESTC T150068. 2 An Abridgement of Several Acts and Clauses of Acts of Parliament Relating to the Trade and Navigation of Great Britain to and from and in the British Plantations in America. London: John Baskett. 1739. Text in two columns. 44pp. Includes text from the Molasses Act of 1733 as well as other British Acts of Parliament relating to colonial trade the fisheries piracy and more from as early as 1660 to 1735. Sabin 80; ESTC T111534 recording only four copies in North America. 3 MARTYN Benjamin 1699-1763. An Account shewing the Progress of the Colony of Georgia in America from its First Establishment. London: 1741. 2 71 1pp. Ordered to be published by the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia this work -- the first history of the Colony of Georgia -- was issued as a Parliamentary paper ordered to be printed 26 February 1741. "While Martyn's two earlier pieces of 1732 his Some Account and New and Accurate Account were in the nature of prospectuses for the proposed colony of Georgia the Account shewing the Progress is a year by year record of happenings there preceded by a discussion of the charter and especially its reasons for the prohibition against Negroes. There is also much on the relations between Georgia and South Carolina. This is the first year by year account of the colony of Georgia." Streeter. A very few examples are extant with a map of Georgia inserted not present here and not present in either the Streeter or Siebert copies. Rare. Clark I:121; De Renne I pp. 90--91; European Americana 174/147; Howes M353; Sabin 45000; Siebert sale 573; Streeter sale 2:1145; Vail 411; ESTC T103222. 4 A List of Copies of Charters from the Commissioners for Trade and Plantations . Viz. Maryland . Connecticut . Rhode-Island . Pensylvania sic . Massachusets Bay . Georgia . London: 1741. 2; 12; 10; 14; 12; 21 1; 18pp. Text of the Maryland Charter in Latin. The first collected edition of American colonial charters issued as a Parliamentary paper and ordered to be printed 11 February 1741. ESTC notes two issues: the present with "John Clarke" on the last line of the first page of the Connecticut charter. Rare with only a single example in the auction records for the past half century. Rich I:15; Sabin 41430; Tower 8; ESTC T80993. 5 Acts of Assembly Made and Enacted in the Bermuda or Summer-Islands From 1690 to 1713-14. London: John Baskett 1719. 2 v 1 79 1pp. With separate title pages to each of the various sessions i.e. at pages 28 41 and 55. The first collected laws of Bermuda. Very rare with no examples in the auction records for the past half century. Sabin 4906; Tower 4; ESTC T145163. 6 Acts of Assembly Passed in the Island of Barbadoes; From 1717-18 to 1738 inclusive. Part II. London: John Baskett 1739. x 2 blank 315-484pp. Preceded by pp. 315-318 i.e. a supplement to Part I. The first part was separately published in 1721 and reissued in 1732 comprising the laws from 1648 to 1718. This second part recording the laws from 1717 to 138 also includes an abridgment of the previous Acts of Assembly in the rear. Sabin 3260; ESTC T19070. unknown books
17405230Augsburg: Tob. Conr. Lotter Sculps 1740. 56.5 x 49 cm. 22 x 19 inches. Second state with the addition of "Susquehanna" on that river. Elaborate cartouche in upper left corner contemporary color; in archival mat. Very slightly foxed else fine. <br/><br/> Tob. Conr. Lotter, Sculps unknown books
005597Paris: Jacques Lafitte. Stiff Wraps. Very Good. Scarce with no recorded copies on OCLC and not in BNF catalogue. N.d. 1930s and possibly Oblong 4to. 21 by 27 cm. 24 pp. A farcical story of an eccentric professor who chases after a sailor around the globe because a stamp from his collection was stolen. Along the way the professor has all kinds of contretemps with the natives -- Congolese Tahitians Martiniquians etc. Written and illustrated with a brio that is unbounded by bigotry or political rectitude as we now know it and a prism on rascist attitudes of an earlier era. Loosely in the spirit of Tintin stories or even Babar a little and contemporaneous with the early editions of both of those. The dating is tricky. There is the number 1943 indicated in small print on the final leaf but we don't think it is plausible that this was printed that late when Paris was under occupation. More plausible is an issuance in conjunction with the Coloniale Exposition which occurred in 1931 but there is no concrete evidence of this either. From the physical traits and the general style of the production though we are reasonably confident that it hailed from the thirties. Light wear. <br/><br/> Jacques Lafitte paperback books
1788WRCAM40690Paris 1788. 30pp. plus eight folding tables. Quarto. Stitched as issued. Some light soiling to exterior leaves. Very good. An important collection of data on the tobacco trade. "Showing the statistics of American tobacco bought by the 'Ferme Générale' from January 1st 1786 to September 3rd 1787" - Maggs. No copies located on OCLC. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 643 this copy. unknown books
1777WRCAM37443Paris: de l'Imprimerie Royale 1777. 10pp. Quarto. Sheets folded and gathered as issued. Very minor foxing. Fine. A French royal decree consisting of twenty- seven articles concerning the founding and operation of an archive in France solely devoted to collecting and preserving documents generated in the French colonies. "Copies of all registers of baptisms marriages and deaths are to be made by the Registrars and Curates in the colonies as well as of all other official or legal documents with the exception only of inventories and family divisions but including wills court judgements laws and regulations etc." - Maggs. Wroth cites a single copy in the French National Archives OCLC adds copies at NYPL and the Newberry Library. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 593 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1868. OCLC 41040855. de l'Imprimerie Royale unknown books
1843290096Paris. : Imprimerie Royale. 1843. Publisher’s printed boards. . Very good light scuffing and soiling to covers contents fresh and bright with wide margins. . 4to. 31x23cm. . French text. Uncommon report of a French commission to examine slavery and politics in the French colonies. The early eighteenth century was a time of of civil unrest and slave rebellions in the colonies and public opinion in Europe was strongly anti-slavery. This led to the final abolition of slavery in the French colonies in 1848. Heavy book may require extra shipping. weight: 3.4 lb. Imprimerie Royale. hardcover books
1728WRCAM40680Paris 1728. 8pp. Quarto. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree concerning a squabble over who gets to keep the profits when smugglers are apprehended. "Allaying the dispute between the French Admiralty and the 'Fermiers Généraux' concerning their respective duties and privileges as regards the detection of smugglers fraudulent trade and the distribution of profits accruing therefrom" - Maggs. This copy is from the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. Wroth locates only one copy at the Archives Nationale; OCLC locates two more copies University of Minnesota and John Carter Brown Library. Rare. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 334 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1165. OCLC 47820814 78733227. unknown books
1711WRCAM37434Paris 1711. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Contemporary inscription. Minor foxing; light tanning at "spine" edge. Very good. A French royal decree which confirms an earlier decree of May 12 1693 ensuring that cocoa arriving from French colonies overseas and cocoa from non-French territories will pay equal duty. Not in Wroth or OCLC. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 75 this copy. unknown books
1765WRCAM40686Paris 1765. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Some soiling and minor foxing. Light creases. Contemporary inscription. About very good. A French royal decree concerning the payment of bills of exchange for the French colonies of Louisiana Saint-Domingue Isle-Royale today Cape Breton Island in Nova Scota and Martinique. Wroth cites two copies in the Archives Nationales and the John Carter Brown Library; OCLC locates no further copies. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 527 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1683. unknown books
1776WRCAM31356Paris: P.G. Simon 1776. 3pp. Quarto. Dbd. Light dampstaining to corners. Good. A scarce French law relating to port privileges for ships trading with the American colonies. Wroth locates two copies of the official royal printing though neither he nor OCLC locate the present printing commissioned by the French legislature. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1875 another ed. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 595 another ed. P.G. Simon unknown books
1776WRCAM31361Paris: L'Imprimerie Royale 1776. 3pp. Quarto. Dbd. Light foxing. About very good. A scarce French law relating to trading privileges between the named ports and French colonial possessions in America. Not in MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA nor on OCLC. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1865. L'Imprimerie Royale unknown books
1778WRCAM14147Paris 1778. 8pp. on folded sheets. Large quarto. Light dampstaining and soiling; a bit chipped at edges. Good. Unopened and untrimmed. A French royal decree which changes regulations on the planting of tobacco. Wroth locates only one copy at Harvard; OCLC locates no further copies. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1900. unknown books
1681WRCAM26669Paris: Par Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy 1681. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor soiling. Contemporary inscription. Fine. An early French decree relating to America of particular importance for the French West Indies. An ongoing problem of the sugar colonies in the West Indies was feeding the slave work force. Throughout the era of slavery food was imported from Europe and North America as it was cheaper and easier than using labor on the spot to raise it. This act exempts from warehousing charges Irish and other beef and all items required for sugar refinery destined for exportation to America. A variant of Wroth 125 which was printed thirty years later. OCLC locates only one copy at NYPL. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 125 ref. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 22. Par Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy unknown books
1671WRCAM40652Paris 1671. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Light tanning and some soiling around edges. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree regulating goods shipped by the West India Company. Wroth locates no copies and neither does OCLC. Rare. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 126. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 23 this copy. unknown books
1671WRCAM40651Paris 1671. 4pp. on a folded folio sheet. Quarto. Lightly tanned. Horizontal crease in center of sheet; contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree regulating duties on French goods bound for the French colonies in the West Indies. Wroth records only one copy held in a private library and OCLC can add only one copy at the University of Oxford. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 121. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 19 this copy. OCLC 57199202. unknown books
1671WRCAM26670Paris 1671. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Some light foxing. Contemporary inscription. Very good. In an attempt to encourage the commerce of the early French colonies in the West Indies this act declares that no export duty is to be charged on goods shipped to America as long as the merchants bring back within six months certificates showing these have been landed in America. The certificates are to be signed by the "Sieur Pelissier l'un des Fermiers de Sa Majeste ou du Sieur du Ruau Palu Agent de la Compagnie de Indes Occidentales." This is a variant of Wroth 132 of which only one copy is known. OCLC locates just one copy at the University of Oxford. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 132 ref. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 25. OCLC 57209437. unknown books
1723WRCAM40668Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Light dampstaining and soiling. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree pertaining to the rights of the Compagnie des Indes regarding taxes in New France. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only the copy at NYPL and OCLC adds two more at Harvard and the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 991. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 258 this copy. unknown books
1723WRCAM14140Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto. Dbd. Very minor foxing; small tear to lower corner. Very good. A French royal decree which names directors to control the tobacco trade. Wroth locates two copies at Harvard and NYPL; OCLC locates no further copies. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1021. OCLC 44493045. unknown books
1731WRCAM40681Paris 1731. 25pp. Quarto on folded folio sheets. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. Untrimmed and unopened. A French royal decree concerning the smuggling of coffee and tobacco. "Refers to the smuggling of forty-three cases of coffee at St. Malo by Louis Hurtlaut de la Villemorin captain of the ship La Paix" - Maggs. Besides this the document is a much more extensive review of the issues and laws surrounding questions of taxes and smuggling in the French colonies. Not in Wroth or on OCLC. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 343 this copy. unknown books
1725WRCAM40675Paris 1725. 6pp. Quarto. Very minor foxing. Light soiling along spine edge. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree concerning the confiscation of a British vessel. "This decree confirms the confiscation of the British vessel Anne de Rodelan and her cargo the property of and commanded by one Jacques Bron James Brown on August 16th 1723 at the 'Fort Royal de l'Isle de la Martinique' for whereas he was officially destined for Barbados Bron or Brown conceived the idea of landing his cattle and cargo on the Island of Martinique alleging as a pretext that he had no water for his cattle whereas in fact the water supply was found to be sufficient to last them another week" - Maggs. Wroth locates only one copy at the Archives Nationale; OCLC locates no further print copies. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 308 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1086. unknown books
1749WRCAM14143Paris 1749. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Light dampstaining. Contemporary inscription. About very good. A French royal decree which adds a tax on tobacco. Wroth locates just one copy at Harvard; no copies in OCLC. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ADMINISTRATION 1493. unknown books
1719WRCAM40664Paris 1719. 8pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor tanning. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree granting the right to farm taxes for the Compagnie des Indes to Armand Pillavoine for nine years. The "Fermes des Domaines d'Occident" levied dues within the French possessions in North America including taxes on wine spirits and tobacco within Canada and "Nouvelle France." Wroth lists only two copies at the British Museum and NYPL; OCLC adds only one more at the Toronto Public Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 726. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 146 this copy. OCLC 63005995. unknown books
1724WRCAM40673Paris 1724. 7pp. Quarto. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree "concerning the customs declarations to be made by the ships le Bourbon la Diane l'Argonaute & l'Athalante whose cargo included pepper wild cinnamon aloes rhubarb and cotton and muslin fabrics imported from the colonies" - Maggs. Wroth records only two copies at NYPL and the John Crerar Library; OCLC adds two more at Harvard and the John Carter Brown Library. Scarce. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1066. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 300 this copy. OCLC 84632312. unknown books
1739WRCAM14141Paris 1739. 7pp. on folded sheets. Quarto. Light dampstaining. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree which revises the laws of 1721 and 1724 regulating the tobacco trade. Wroth locates a copy at Harvard. OCLC adds a copy at the University of Minnesota. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1346. OCLC 62433930. unknown books
