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1869106177London: Printed by Henry Kent Causton & Son. 1869. Softcover. very good. 1st Edition. 228pp. Small Octavo. Sewn as issued. very good Peel 3 - 506. Correspondence covers the years 1862-69 and relates to the surrender of the title to Rupert's Land. Hudson's Bay House. 1869 Printed by Henry Kent Causton & Son. paperback
1874141379London: Printed by William Clowes & Sons. for Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1874. Hardcover. very good. 1st printing. ii266pp. Folio. Extract bound in modern paper covered boards with new paper label on front board. Tope edge gilt. Edges a bit browned but overall a very nice clean copy. very good Very scarce. This folio parliamentary paper was a very early report to both Houses of Parliament on the first attempt to finance and build the first Canadian Trans Continental Railway. This attempt failed and helped to bring down John A. MacDonalds government. 1874 Printed by William Clowes & Sons,.. for Her Majesty's Stationery Office hardcover
1859106258London: Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode 1859. Softcover. very good. 1st Edition. v83pp. Folio in original printed blue wrappers with folding map colour in outline. Minor chipping to wrappers at extremities. Scarce in the original wrappers. very good Lowther 86 4 parts. - "Contents pt. 1: Copies of despatches from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor of British Columbia and from the Governor to the Secretary of State relative to the government of the colony; also copies of the act of Parliament to provide for the administration of justice; and instrument revoking ao mucxh of the crown grant of 30th May 1838 to the Hudson's Bay Company for exclusive trading with the Indians as relates to the territories comprised within the colony of British Columbia." Pt 1 Appendix "Handbook to the Gold Regions of Fraser's and Thompson's Rivers." by Alexander C. Anderson late Chief Trader Hudson's Bay Company Service with map "Showing the different Routes of Communication with the Gold Region on Fraser River.". 1859 Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode paperback
1918165701918. Representation of the People Act 1918. 8 Geo. 5. Ch. 64 Printed by Percy Lunch Humphries & Co. Ltd. for Normal Gibb Scorgie C.V.O. C.B.E. Controller of His Majesty's Stationery Office and King's Printer of Acts of Parliament. First edition. 161 pages. Original paper wrappers. 9 1/2 x 6 in. The Representation of the People Act of 1918 granted the vote to women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification. The same Act gave the vote to all men over the age of 21. As a result of this act 8.5 million women joined the electorate and made up almost 40% of all voters in the United Kingdom. This was a great victory for the women's suffrage movement which had been calling for voting rights since the 1830s. Militant suffrage groups in the UK were even known for campaigns of destruction and mayhem in order to keep their issue in the forefront of everyone's minds. unknown
1832224111London : Hansard & Sons 1832. First Edition. Hardback. Bound in contemporary gilt-blocked aniline calf over marble boards; front hinge detached. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and toned. Scans and additional bibliographic detail on request ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; Series; Reports of committees; 1831-32 ; P.B.2. Pagination not continuous. Includes the correspondence minutes of evidence on the claim Mr. Bury's evidence etc. William Alexander Mackintosh etc. London : Hansard & Sons hardcover
1890439866London : Stationery Office 1890. Hardcover. Very good copies in gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Marbled end-papers. Remain particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 5 volumes. London : Stationery Office hardcover
30027801London 1874 Harrison. Stiff wrappers marbled spine paper tall ca. 21.3 x 30.4 cm. very clean a few clear archival tape mends else very good 12p. list of papers to and from various authors. OBSCURE EARLY PRIMARY RESOURCE This fascinating exchange of letters begins with a letter dated October 22 1873 from Downing Street London from Mr. H.T. Holland who was directed by the Earl of Kimberley a copy of a dispatch to the Governor of Hong Kong reporting the action with regard to vessels engaged in the Macao coolie trade within the waters of the Colony i.e. Hong Kong and the following proceedings. Reply of Consul Sir B. Robertson to Mr. Hammond actually from Governor Sir A.E. Kennedy to the Earl of Kimberley dated Hong Kong august 29 1873. And a group of twelve other letters replies and related correspondence concerning the matter of the Macao coolie trade. An obscure and truly fascinating primary resource quite uncommon. The last letter is dated January 19 1874. . unknown
30023001London 1882 Eyre. White wrappers marbled paper spine tall ca. 21 x 33 cm. a few small tears archival taped mended on the edges else clean solid very good 22p. OBSCURE PRIMARY RESOURCE Correspondence from the Governor Sir F.A. Weld transmitting his report to Mr. James Innes to the "London and China Telegraph" on the subject of debet slavery in Perak June 2 1882. With four other transmissions and reports on the same subject from July-October 1882 the last of which addresses "progress made in the abolition of debt slavery and the hope that its extinction will be accomplished as anticipated by the Governor before December 1884." An unusual and fascinating "Further Correspondence" based on the situation consisting of five letters in all the last is dated October 7 1882 with an appendix. Ahead of title: STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. . unknown
1695565London: Printed for J. Wickins; and to be sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster 1695. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. COLLATION: A-B4 C-F8 G-Q4 COMPLETE. 2 19-176 pp. Attractive half calf antique marbled boards red morocco label gilt compartments gilt with small tools. ¶ FIRST EDITION of this important collection of Parliamentary debates providing original and valuable documentation of the constitutional crisis that ensued during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. James II of England a.k.a. James VII of Scotland while fleeing to France dropped the Great Seal of the Realm into the Thames. In Parliament the question was discussed whether he had forfeited the throne or had abdicated. The present volume offers detailed arguments for the both but ultimately the latter designation was agreed upon and in a full assembly of the Lords and Commons it was resolved in spite of James's protest "that King James II having endeavored to subvert the constitution of the kingdom by breaking the original contract between king and people and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of this kingdom has abdicated the government and that the throne is thereby vacant." The Scottish parliament pronounced a decree of forfeiture and deposition. ¶ In our copy the imprint reads "and to be sold" in another issue the imprint reads "and sold". ¶ References: Wing 2nd ed. E1288A. ESTC R14958. Provenance: the Sunderland copy sale of the Bibliotheca Sunderlandiana Puttick & Simpson 1882 Fourth Portion lot 9338 -- subsequently in the Theological Institute of Connecticut now known as the Hartford Seminary with blindstamps. NB: in 1976 a collection of more than 200000 books from the Hartford Seminary Library were sold to Emory University including this one --> deaccessioned from Pitts Theology Library. Printed for J. Wickins; and to be sold by the Booksellers of London and Westminster hardcover
16411409300024Printed at London : For M.S 1641-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. 2 48 226 pages. Bound in early 20th century 3/4 leather. Gilt letterig on spine. 5 raised bands. Cloth boards. Page ends washed red. Good binding and cover. Wear to extremities. Owners leather bookplate on inside board of Laurence Roberts Carton. Lacks the 4 portraits. Errata leaf present at end of text but well-worn showing only a quarter of original text. Clean unmarked pages with tanning. R13582. Wing P4018. <br><br> Like many Puritans abhorring decadent celebrations Prynne was strongly opposed to religious feast days including Christmas and revelry such as stage plays He included in his Histriomastix 1632 a denunciation of actresses which was widely felt to be an attack of Queen Henrietta Maria. This book led to the most famous incidents in his life but the timing was accidental. <br> About 1624 Prynne had begun a book against stage-plays; on 31 May 1630 he obtained a license to print it and about November 1632 it was published. Histriomastix is a volume of over a thousand pages showing that plays were unlawful incentives to immorality and condemned by the scriptures Church Fathers modern Christian writers and pagan philosophers. By chance the queen and her ladies in January 1633 took part in the performance of Walter Montagu's The Shepherd's Paradise: this was an innovation at court. A passage reflecting on the character of female actors in general was construed as an aspersion on the queen; passages which attacked the spectators of plays and magistrates who failed to suppress them pointed by references to Nero and other tyrants were taken as attacks on the king Charles I. <br>William Noy as attorney-general instituted proceedings against Prynne in the Star-chamber. After a year's imprisonment in the Tower of London he was sentenced 17 February 1634 to be imprisoned during life to be fined to be expelled from Lincoln's Inn to be deprived of his degree by the university of Oxford and to lose both his ears in the pillory. Prynne was pilloried on 7 May and 10 May. On 11 June he addressed to Archbishop Laud whom he regarded as his chief persecutor a letter charging him with illegality and injustice. Laud handed the letter to the attorney-general as material for a new prosecution but when Prynne was required to own his handwriting he contrived to get hold of the letter and tore it to pieces. In the Tower Prynne wrote and published anonymous tracts against episcopacy and against the Book of Sports. In one he introduced Noy's recent death as a warning. Elsewhere he attacked prelates in general 1635. An anonymous attack on Matthew Wren bishop of Norwich brought him again before the Star-chamber. <br> On 14 June 1637 Prynne was sentenced once more to a fine to imprisonment for life and to lose the rest of his ears. At the proposal of Chief-justice John Finch he was also to be branded on the cheeks with the letters S. L. signifying 'seditious libeller'. Prynne was pilloried on 30 June in company with Henry Burton and John Bastwick and Prynne was handled barbarously by the executioner. He made as he returned to his prison a couple of Latin verses explaining the 'S. L.' with which he was branded to mean 'stigmata laudis' sign of praise. He was released by the Long Parliament in 1640. The House of Commons declared the two sentences against him illegal restored him to his degree and to his membership of Lincoln's Inn and voted him pecuniary reparation as late as October 1648 he was still trying to collect it. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War particularly in the press and in many pamphlets while still pursuing the bishops. Printed at London : For M.S hardcover
1892215504London : HMSO 1892. First Edition. Hardback. Binding or reading copy. Fair copy bound in contemporary leather-backed boards. 'Foreign Office' stamped to front and rear panels. Spine and panel edges worn and rubbed. Lacking some of spine cover. Text block intact. Heavy foxing to title page and scattered through prelims. Light tanning to page margins. Title page has nearly separated from the binding. Related newspaper clippings obituary notice of Maj. Gen. Sir W. MacPherson tipped in to ii and iii of prelims. Provenance: Bequeathed to the Foreign Office Library by Sir James McIver MacLeod with his MS notes to the front pastedown and his signature to the title page. Foreign Office bookplate tipped in at title page. MacIver was correspondent with Ernest Satow. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 425 pages; Description: ix 425p. illus tables folding map ; 24cm. Subjects: Great Britain -- Parliament -- House of Commons -- Army Medical Department -- Reports -- 19th century -- Parliamentary papers. Military history -- British Army -- Health -- Statistical Sanitary and Medical Reports of Army Medical Dept. Notes: ""With appendix"" --title page. London : HMSO hardcover
1955ZB583024London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1955. octavo 40 pp. folding map softcover library markings else good . - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office paperback
1843103363London 1843. Softcover. good to very good. 189pp. Folio original blue wrappers. Corners missing on top and bottom of spine and front cover. Front blank missing large chunk or top corner. good to very good TPL 7686. 1843 paperback
426821866. folio. 32cm 17p. printed self wraps string tied docketed on the verso of the last page fine condition. cgc.bx. In the 1860's The Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 had become unpopular in the 1860's in the United States as reflected in the arguments put forward in this publication as was abrogated by the United States in 1866. Being a joint resolution of the United States Congress as approved by the President on the 18th of January 1865 notice was given to the British that the Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 would be terminated. The document reproduces seventeen letters and enclosures exchanged between the two countries during the twelve month period leading up to the expiration date of the treaty. 1866 unknown
37216n.p. n.d. 1803. 1p. 4to. 26.5cm broadside. printed page is 21x 15cm caption-title uncut matted fine condition. cgc.bx Fleming 22. Lande S2254. This act amends 36 George 3. chapter 12 regarding the regulation of liquor licenses and introduces a fine of 20 pounds for violation of the laws and changes the procedure for applications for licenses from annually to quarterly. NOTE: On 19 March 1803 two hundred copies of each of six acts were ordered printed. Four have been located Fleming numbers 21 22 23 24 and can on the basis of physical evidence be matched to this documentation and recorded as 1803 imprints rather than 1794 1796 and 1797. n.p. n.d. [1803] unknown
17951402166London 1795. One admittance ticket for the "Seventieth Day" of impeachment trial of Warren Hastings. Ticket appears to be missing a section along the right edge and has split into thirds and is currently laid down on paper. Signed 'Pelham' with original wax seal intact in lower right corner. Shows age toning and a few fingerprints along the edge but in Good condition otherwise. RW Consignment. Shelved at Rockville Room A General Ephemera Part 2. Warren Hastings 1732-1818 the former Governor-General of Bengal was charged by the House of Commons in 1787 with high crimes and misdemeanors related to his administration of the East India Company's territories in India. These included allegations of corruption and abuses of power. The trial which was spearheaded by Edmund Burke became one of the most famous legal and political spectacles of the 18th century. Running from 1788 to 1795 it consumed seven years of parliamentary life. The "Seventieth Day" fell in 1795 near the trial's conclusion. Hastings was ultimately acquitted in April of that year. 1402166. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown
1702mon0003110386London: Charles Bill 1702. Hardcover. Very Good. . Rebound in sturdy brown cloth with gilt decoration and lettering on the spine cover shows minor rubbing to the extremities. Pages are tanned with some minor foxing. Authentic 1702 publication not a reprint. London: Charles Bill hardcover
190095469London: HMSO 1900. Hardcover as now bound; all were originally issued as softcovers. Good. Modern red cloth. 34 cm. 1 51p.; 2 102p.; 3 55p.; 4. v 145p. Condition of individual papers vary with occasional chipping edge-wear soiling etc. Two groups of leaves browned and rather brittle in the second report. Original wrappers if there were any have not been preserved. The second report is mostly by F. D. Lugard; he seems to show up only a bit in the other reports which seem to feature communications from Portal Colvile MacDonald Cracknall Hardinge etc. HMSO hardcover
18008691800. Second Edition. London: printed by W. Stratford sold Cadell and Davies 1800. 4 47 pp. Neatly bound in later marbled boards cloth spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy.<br /> <br /> Surprisingly rare pamphlet no first edition located censorious of the enjoyment afforded the lower classes by the spectacle of torture inflicted on dumb animals in this case the unspeakable cruelties of bull-baiting. The attempt to outlaw bull-baiting figured significantly in the contest in England between reform and reaction at the time of the French Revolution. Advocated by Wilberforce and others the bill was defeated by conservative ideologies such as Edmund Burke and acolyte William Wyndham who foresaw in the abolition of such brutality the erosion of the traditions which supposedly bound the lower classes to the existing social order. Put simply better to torture a poor animal than guillotine an aristocrat-a familiar dynamic in class society then and now. unknown
1875983F28London: George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode 1875. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 15" by 11.5". None. The first edition of these highly informative statistical returns detailing land ownership in late 19th century England and Wales. The first edition of 'England and Wales Exclusive of the Metropolis. Return of Owners of Land 1873' complete in two volumes. Volume I: Bedford to Norfolk; Volume II: Northamton to Radnor.This is a statistical return listing for each county in England and Wales excluding London detailing: the names and holdings of all landowners with one acre or more showing acreage and annual rental value; the total number and combined acreage and rental value of owners with less than one acre; and the estimated area of commons and waste land.Rebacked in half calf bindings.These volumes offer detailed statistical insight into land distribution in England Wales and Ireland in the late 19th century. Rebacked in half calf bindings with cloth covered boards and with back strips laid down. Light fading and damp staining to fore edges of cloth of boards most concentrated to front board of volume I. Tail of front joint of volume II starting with board firmly held. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode hardcover
1780W1890London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1780. Title page pp. 691-696. Folio. First edition. Printed on laid paper. Disbound from larger volume. "An Act to allow the exportation of provisions goods wares and merchandize from Great Britain to certain towns ports or places in North America which are or may be under the protection of His Majesty's arms; and from such towns ports or places to Great Britain and other parts of His Majesty's dominions." The effect of this act was to amend the American Prohibitory Act of 1776 to to allow the resumption of trade betwenn Britain and those parts of the American colonies that remained under British control. The Prohibitory Act had been the final straw that led to the American Revoltion but if Parliament thought the 1780 revisions would reverse British fortunes in the colonies they would be disappointed: The Restoration of Trade Act was too little and too late. The document is in very good condition: clean and bright with 4 tiny bookworm holes in bottom margins--well away from the text. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Manuscript. Charles Eyre and William Strahan Paperback
18141125558255Edinburgh: Printed by command of His Majesty King George the Third 1814. Book. Poor. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. original boards pp/.xx60852 indexes. printed spine label all full page plates present covers are worn scuffed cover detached plates show some moderate foxing. Edited under the direction of the Record Commission by Thomas Thomson. Printed by command of His Majesty King George the Third Hardcover
17641409240058London: Mark Basket; Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1764-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 18 Acts in 10 Volumes. 4to. 6 volumes bound in paper wraps. 4 volumes bound in quarter brown cloth. Paper boards. Paper title pastedown on front covers. Good binding and cover. Minimal shelfwear. Slight sunning to extremities. Clean unmarked pages. <br><br> AN ACT TO CONTINUE SEVERAL LAWS RUM OR SPIRITS OF THE BRITISH SUGAR PLANTATIONS BEFORE THE DUTIES OF EXCISE ARE PAID THEREON; AND TO THE FURTHER PUNISHMENT OF PERSONS GOING ARMED OR DISGUISED IN DEFIANCE OF THE LAWS OF EXCISE. London: Printed by Mark Baskett Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett. 1764. 2 239-242 pp. AN ACT TO IMPOWER THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY TO LAY OUT UPON PROPER SECURITIES A FURTHER SUM OF MONEY Lon: Baskett 1764. 2 455-458pp. AN ACT TO EXPLAIN AMEND AND RENDER MORE EFFECTUAL TWO SEVERAL ACTS OF PARLIAMENT MADE IN THE SECOND AND THIRD YEARS OF HIS PRESENT MAJESTY FOR PAVING CLENSING AND LIGHTING THE SQUARES STREETS AND LANES WITHIN WESTMINSTER Lon: Baskett 1764. 2; 527-546 pp. AN ACT TO CONTINUE PREVENT THE FRAUDS AND ABUSES COMMITTED IN THE ADMEASUREMENT OF COALS WITHIN THE CITY AND LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER Lon: Baskett 1764. 2 639-640 pp. AN ACT FOR PUTTING THE ROAD FROM CLARGES STREET TO HYDE PARK CORNER AND FROM THE SOUTH END OF PARK LANE paving cleansing lighting the Squares Streets Lanes and other Places in Westminster. Lon: Baskett 1766. 2 859-864 pp. 5 statutes in 1 volume. Each title page Lon: Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1771. 1st statute AN ACT FOR BETTER PAVING THE STREETS SQUARES LANES COURTS ALLEYS WAYS 2 315-352pp. 2nd statute AN ACT TO EXPLAIN A CLAUSE IN AN ACT OF THE LAST SESSION OF PARLIAMENT FOR BETTER SUPPLYING THE CITY OF WORCESTER AND THE LIBERTIES THEREOF WITH WATER AND FOR BETTER PAVING AND LIGHTING THE SAID CITY 2 355-356pp. 3rd statute AN ACT FOR BETTER REGULATING THE POOR WITHIN THE CITY OF OXFORD. 2 359-404pp. 4th statute AN ACT FOR THE BETTER PAVING THAT PART OF THE HIGH STREET 2 407-438pp. 5th statute 2 AN ACT TO ENABLE HIS MAJESTY TO LICENCE A PLAYHOUSE IN THE TOWN OF LIVERPOOLE IN THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER. 2 443-444pp. 3 statutes in 1 volume. Each is published Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1771. 1st statute AN ACT FOR PAVING WAPPING STREET IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX 2 543-595 i pp. ESTC N57180. 2nd statute AN ACT TO AMEND AND RENDER MORE EFFECTUAL SEVERAL ACTS MADE RELATING TO PAVING CLEANSING AND LIGHTING SQUARES STREETS LANES AND OTHER PLACES WITHIN THE CITY AND LIBERTY OF WESTMINSTER AND PARTS ADJACENT. 2 599-642pp. ESTC N57181. 3rd statute AN ACT FOR PAVING AND REGULATING ROSEMARY LANE FROM THE PARISH OF SAINT BOTOLPH 2 647-686 pp page 648 mis-paginated ·684. Page 647 has signing ·8A2 and press figure ·3. 1st line of text last word: Lane 1st word under woodcut letter: ·Cannon. Page 686 last line of text last word: ·thereof. AN ACT TO ENABLE THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF SAINT MATTHEW BETHNAL-GREEN IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX TO PAY DEBTS ALREADY CONTRACTED in finishing and furnishing their Workhouse and on account of the Poor of the said Parish Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1773. 2 1159-1166pp. AN ACT FOR PAVING REPAIRING LIGHTING AND WATCHING THE STREETS Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1774. 2 575-638pp. ESTC: N57449. 3 statutes in 1 volume each Lon: Eyre and Strahan 1775. Rear cover soiled minor marginal dampstaining mostly to first statute. 1st statute AN ACT FOR PAVING AND REGULATING AND FOR PREVENTING NUISANCES AND OBSTRUCTIONS WITHIN NEW GRAVEL LANE AND THE SEVERAL STREETS Clerkenwell 2 1411-1447 i pp. 2nd statute AN ACT TO EXPLAIN AND AMEND AN ACT AN ACT FOR THE BETTER RELIEF AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE POOR WITHIN THE PARISH 2 1451-1462 pp. 3rd statute AN ACT FOR APPLYING THE FUNDS PROVIDED FOR REBUILDING THE OFFICES 2 1467-1476 pp. ESTC records for above statutes include: N56797 N56819 N57171 N57172 N57173 N57175 N57182 N57391 N57577 N57578 N57579. <br><br>During the period 1700-1840 Parliament passed more than 600 Acts sanctioning local initiatives for improvement and reconstruction. The Acts varied enormously in scope ranging from those dealing with small projects such as the widening of a few central streets to those that dealt with the complete redevelopment of large areas. London: Mark Basket; Charles Eyre and William Strahan hardcover
19301712100011London: H.M.S.O.; Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. 24 volumes. Bound in publisher's tan cloth with red and green leather spine labels. Some minor chipping to spine labels. Edges wine red. Foreign Office embossed on front boards. Good bindings and covers. Clean unmarked pages. Consists of WWII era parliamentary debates Vols. 79-84 88-96 110 112-119. Includes the years: 1930-1935; 1937 1939-1941. This is an oversized or heavy book which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. H.M.S.O.; Her Majesty's Stationery Office hardcover
1840293869London : Jones & co. 1840. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn set bound in half aniline calf over marble boards with a gilt label to the spine. Some wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; tight bright clean and sharp-cornered. Previous owner's inscriptions remain. Physical description; two volumes. Subjects; National Picture Gallery. The Great Masters. British Art. London : Jones & co. hardcover
