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17571623Paris: P.G. Simon 1757. First Edition. Unbound. Very good. 4to: 13 1 pp. final page blank. Original self-wrappers stitched some soiling. Top corner of the margins have a diagonal cut no loss of text perhaps to remove the "Arrest" from others that were fastened together otherwise the edges are untrimmed. ADDED: Arrest de la cour de Parlement contre la famille de Robert-Francois Damiens Extrait des registres du Parlement. Du 29 Mars 1757. 4to: 3 pp. THE INFAMOUS DAMIENS TRIAL CHANGED THE CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT PROCESS IN CIVILIZED NATIONS WORLDWIDE. <br/><br/>¶ First printing of all the gruesome details of the trial and death sentence by torture on Robert-Francois Damiens for feebly attempting to assassinate Louis XV. The sentence mandated execution by means of torture that was so cruel so ghastly so horrible and so sickening that it merited immediate and justifiable outrage on an international scale and even now continues to shock legal and sociological historians notably Michel Fouchault who described Damiens's torture and execution at length in his pioneering work on "Discipline and Punishment" 1979. Damiens' was the last sentence of its kind in France and the events prompted real changes in the punishment phase of the legal system in France and elsewhere. <br/><br/>¶ By the present Parliamentary decree the Royal Executioner aided by sixteen assistants was ordered first to torture Damiens with red-hot pincers; the hand with which Damiens had held the knife during the attempted assassination was to be burned with sulpher. Then molten wax molten lead and boiling oil were to be poured into the aforementioned wounds. He was then to be publicly drawn and quartered. <br/><br/>¶ All of this went according to plan except for the final punishment: Damiens' limbs did not separate even after several horrific hours during which time two of the four horses became so exhausted that they had to be replaced by two fresh horses. Damiens' endless shrieks were so incredibly disturbing that many people in the crowd -- including the Royal Executioner Nicolas-Charles-Gabriel Sanson -- were unable to watch and turned away. The officiants came to realize that the process simply was simply not working. As Sanson had abrubtly resigned from his post his son was ordered to partially cut Damiens' limbs with an ax in order to save the horses from further misery. When at last Damiens' limbs were pulled apart his reportedly still-living torso was burnt at the stake. <br/><br/>¶ Ours appear to be the only copies on the market. <br/><br/>¶ ADDED: The Edict which sentenced Damiens' family their only crime being that they were in some way related to him. The "Arrest de la cour de Parlement contre la famille de Robert-François Damiens Extrait des registres du Parlement" is the infamous 3-page pamphlet that was published on March 29 1757 i.e. on the day following Damiens' execution; it records the Parliamentary sentence of Damiens' family which mandated that: the house of Damiens' birth was to be razed; his wife daughter and father were to be banished from France and all other relatives were ordered to change their names with immediate effect. P.G. Simon unknown books
17036829Edinburgh: Heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson 1703. Folio 31.3 cm 12.25". 1 p. <br><br>Number 57 of 63 of the minutes from this session of Parliament mentioning petitions by Sir Alexander Dalmahoy Sir George Hume the heritors of the shires of Inverness and Ross and Sir William Dowglas as well as a draft of an act for a "Manufactory of Lame Purslame and Earthen Ware." Many of the items produced by the Anderson press bear the misspelling seen in this broadside's header. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T78734 for holdings of all 63 parts. Tears with slight loss of paper not touching text to inner and outer margins; moderate creasing and dust-soiling. Now in a Mylar folder. Heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson unknown books
168031090London: John Wright & Richard Chiswell 1680. Folio 27.1 cm 10.75". 4 13343 1 pp. <br><br>with England & Wales. Sovereign 16601685: Charles II. His Majesties declaration to all his loving subjects touching the causes & reasons that moved him to dissolve the two last parliaments. London: Pr. by the assigns of John Bill Thomas Newcomb & Henry Hills 1681. Folio. 10 2 pp.<br>Â Â Â Â First editions of two significant documents one from Parliament and one from Charles II regarding the furor over the Exclusion Bill. In the first work the tone is indeed almost aggressively humble as per the title but the position is utterly unyielding: The Catholic Duke of York will not be accepted in the line of succession as Charles II's life will allegedly be in constant deadly danger as long as there is any possibility of "a Popish Successor" p. 135. In response to the "Humble Address" Charles dismissed the Parliament and called another which also refused to do his bidding after which he issued the second piece here an attempt at justification which invokes the Fitzharris treason case.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: These two copies were joined together by a contemporary reader who marked the recto of the printing permission of the first piece with "The Address" and the verso of the permission of the second piece that is that piece's final page with "The King's Declaration. This read in ye Parochial Church of Thrandeston May ye first Anno Domini 1681. Tho. Mael." Mael served as rector of Thrandeston from 1670 until his death in 1709. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Humble Address: ESTC R228475; Nelson & Seccombe 647.49B. Declaration: Wing rev. ed. C3000; ESTC R13996. Disbound from a nonce volume. Pages slightly age-toned with scattered light spots; inscriptions as above. => A nice pairing from the library of a clergyman who presumably had a strong interest in the outcome of the struggle. John Wright & Richard Chiswell unknown books
174635112London 1746. Folio printed in two columns per page. 2 150; 2 72; 2 195 1 blank pp. PLUS: large folding engraved illustrated plate 'The Situation of the English French and Spanish Fleets when They Began the Engagement in the Mediterranean on the Eleventh of Feby. 1743/4. Cape Sicie Bearing then N.N.E. & from the Center of the Fleet About ten Leagues.' Mild wear occasional light toning and mild foxing bound in modern institutional buckram with gilt-lettered spine title call numbers at base of spine. Title page with two rubberstamps. Very Good.<br/><br/> These gentlemen were charged with permitting the combined French-Spanish fleet to escape after the British victory at Toulon during the War of Austrian Succession. It was feared that the fleets were heading for Gibraltar and a planned invasion of England.<br/>ESTC T114204. unknown books
1745100736Pamphlet format small folio disbound each act with its own title. One act with 2 pages separated some minor dampstaining; otherwise very good plus. The lengthiest act relating to the raising of money makes several specific references to colonial Georgia including the provisioning of the garrisons commissioning of troops of Highland Rangers with schooners and granting money to the trustees of Georgia for the improvement of the colony. Another act provides for a speedy trial for those who commit treason against the king. Also included is an act to indemnify those individuals who defended the king concerning the "Scottish Rebellion." Thomas Baskett unknown books
174116585London 1741. 8vo 19.7 cm 7.75". 16 pp. <br><br>Register prepared for the 1741 general election with notations regarding how M.P.s voted on the Convention and on Walpole's proposed Excise Bill a tax on tobacco and wine. The current U.K. Parliament website sums up the terms thusly: "The Lords Spiritual are made up of the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York the Bishops of London Durham and Winchester as well as specific bishops of the Church of England. The Lords Temporal are made up of Hereditary Peers elected under Standing Orders Life Peers Law Lords the earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain."<br>Â Â Â Â ESTC locates only four copies none of which are in the U.S. A search of WorldCat finds the copy at the Kress Library at Harvard. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T26238; Goldsmiths'-Kress 7877.5. Recent marbled papercovered boards spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label. Pages age-toned with some dust-soiling. hardcover books
1641707281641. London: Printed for William Cooke 1641. London: Printed for William Cooke 1641. The Long Parliament Establishes Fundamental English Liberties Great Britain. Parliament. Speeches and Passages of the Great and Happy Parliament From the Third of November 1640 To this Instant June 1641. Collected into One Volume And According to the Most Perfect Originalls Exactly Published. London: Printed for William Cooke 1641. 8 24 152 159-174 169-184 177-240 205-220 8 233-351 1 351-358 321-335 1 385-440 455-459 500-534 24 2 6 14; ii 46 pp. Pagination irregular text complete. Final two sections have their own dated title pages reading Mr. Speakers Speech With His Majesties Speech to Both Houses of Parliament At the Passage of the Bill for Tonnage and Poundage. and An Argument of Law Concerning the Bill of Attainder of High-Treason of Thomas Earle of Strafford. Quarto 7-1/4" x 5-3/4". Contemporary calf with later rebacking diced spine with raised bands lettering piece and gilt ornaments endpapers renewed hinges reinforced. Some rubbing and light gatoring to boards heavier rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners hinges cracked front free endpaper and title page partially detached but secure. Moderate toning occasional faint dampspotting faint dampstaining to fore-edges of final 38 leaves chips to edges of a few leaves edgewear to endleaves small holes to leaf H2 pp. 53-54 due to paper flaw with minor loss to text legibility not affected light soiling and some edgewear and owner signature in tiny hand H.E. Cullen Jr. 1928 to title page. $500. Only edition. Opposed to King Charles I the Long Parliament sat from 1640 to 1660. Its duration lasted until the end Civil War and the close of the Interregnum. Speeches and Passages is a record of that Parliament's momentous first months. During that time it abolished the Star Chamber and High Commission and passed the Habeas Corpus and Triennial Acts which was intended to prevent kings from ruling without Parliament something Charles I did from 1629 and 1640. The final section An Argument of Law concerns a controversial decision. The Earl of Strafford was a leading supporter and advisor of King Charles I. Scapegoated by Parliament for his "treasonous" role in the Second Bishops' War one of the preliminary stages of the Civil War he was condemned to dea. unknown books
165726937London: Printed by Henry Hills and John Field Printers to His Highness 1657. 1st edition Wing E-1046. Not in Gabler nor Goldsmith. Printed self-wrappers. VG split developing along fold. Now housed in archival mylar sleeve. 2 2 pp. Commonwealth seal to t.p. Folio: 2. 10-5/8" x 6-3/4" <br/><br/>Gabler though not listing this item does briefly discuss & list divers tracts & pamphlets written in the early 1640s voicing public outrage over a contract between Charles I and the Vintner's Company of London- under said contract the Vintners agreed to pay a 46 shilling tax on every ton of Spanish & French wine & also agreed to annually buy a certain amount from English importers. In return the vintners were permitted to sell cooked victuals a proviso not in their original charter & allowed to recoup the tax by charging a penny a quart more that the officially published price. The ultimate effect was to give the Vintners' Company a monopoly on the wine trade all the while enriching the coffers of Charles I. Needless to say wine drinkers were livid. Parliament eventually responded in the consumers' favor. Gabler pp. 2-3. This act of Cromwell's establishes limitations on prices for Spanish & French wines a proclamation issued perhaps in memory of the Vintner's Company earlier attempts at profiteering Printed by Henry Hills, and John Field, Printers to His Highness unknown books
164520454London: Pr. for John Wright 1645. Small 4to. 1 f. 6 pp. <br><br>A parliamentary action on ordination: The ordinance sparked some controversy immediately and there was at least one immediate publication that examined its import.<br>Â Â Â Â => Bibliographically interesting. Wing records four different issues of this ordinance the telling points being on the title-page: the spelling of "classical" or "classicall" and the form of the date whether "12 Novemb. 1645" or just "1645" and combinations thereof. ESTC fails to distinguish them. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Wing rev. ed. E1894A; ESTC R176130. Removed from a nonce volume and dusty; in modern wrappers. All edges a bit chipped and lower margins of leaves A2 and A3 with loss of blank paper. All leaves age-toned. Pr. for John Wright unknown books
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 books
1701WRCAM29809London: Printed for Edward Jones and Timothy Goodwin 1701. 61pp. Folio. Modern three-quarter calf and cloth boards gilt title on front board spine gilt with two raised bands. Bookplates on front endpapers contemporary ownership signature on titlepage. Very good. Proceedings in the House of Commons regarding the impeachment of the Earl of Portland the Earl of Orford Lord Somers and Lord Halifax in March-April 1701. The Earl of Portland was one of the main negotiators of the Second Partition Treaty which sought to stave off what became the War of Spanish Succession. The treaty was wildly unpopular in England and after its signing discontent among the public and in the House of Commons led to impeachment proceedings against Portland along with Orford Somers and Halifax who were said to be cognizant of the negotiations. Somers and Orford were eventually acquitted and the charges against Portland and Halifax were dismissed. GOLDSMITHS 3839. SOWERBY JEFFERSON'S LIBRARY 2909. DAB II pp.285-92. Printed for Edward Jones, and Timothy Goodwin hardcover books
1762WRCAM49723London 1762. Eight separate imprints. Dbd. Minor edge wear and toning. Generally very good to near fine condition. In a blue cloth slipcase gilt. A nice collection of British Acts of Parliament relating to the Royal Navy or related seagoing activities. The dominance of the British Royal Navy was unquestioned from the late 1600s until well into the 20th century. These mid 18th-century acts were printed at a time when the British Navy was swiftly ascending to the peak of its power through superior financing tactics training organization population support hygiene dockyard facilities logistical support and warship design and construction. By the early 19th century the British Navy saw little action mainly due to the lack of a worthy adversary. Each of these titles is rare with between one and four copies listed in institutions in ESTC. <br> <br> The separate imprints included here are as follows: <br> <br> 1 AN ACT TO SETTLE HOW FAR OWNERS OF SHIPS SHALL BE ANSWERABLE FOR THE ACTS OF THE MASTERS OR MARINERS drop title. London: John Baskett 1734. 2291-294pp. Only three copies in ESTC. ESTC N51352. <br> <br> 2 AN ACT FOR THE BETTER SUPPLY OF MARINERS AND SEAMEN TO SERVE IN HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS OF WAR AND ON BOARD MERCHANT SHIPS OTHER TRADING SHIPS AND PRIVATEERS drop title. London: John Baskett 1739. 2123-126pp. Only three copies in ESTC. ESTC N51525. <br> <br> 3 AN ACT FOR THE FURTHER REGULATING AND BETTER GOVERNMENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S NAVIES SHIPS OF WAR AND FORCES BY SEA; AND FOR REGULATING THE PROCEEDINGS UPON COURTS MARTIAL IN THE SEA SERVICE drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1745. 2719-723pp. Only three copies in ESTC. ESTC N52070. <br> <br> 4 AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF AND SUPPORT OF MAIMED AND DISABLED SEAMEN AND THE WIDOWS AND CHILDREN OF SUCH AS SHALL BE KILLED SLAIN OR DROWNED IN THE MERCHANTS SERVICE drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1747. 2835-859pp. Only two copies in ESTC. ESTC N52775. <br> <br> 5 AN ACT FOR AMENDING EXPLAINING AND REDUCEING INTO ONE ACT OF PARLIAMENT THE LAWS RELATING TO THE GOVERNMENT OF HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS VESSELS AND FORCES BY SEA drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1749. 2687-707pp. Only one copy in ESTC. ESTC N52967. <br> <br> 6 AN ACT FOR ENFORCING THE LAWS AGAINST PERSONS WHO SHALL STEAL OR DETAIN SHIPWRECKED GOODS; AND FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING LOSSES THEREBY drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1753. 2303-311pp. Only four copies in ESTC. ESTC N52861. <br> <br> 7 AN ACT FOR THE REGULATION OF HIS MAJESTY'S MARINE FORCES WHILE ON SHORE drop title. London: Thomas Baskett 1755. 2311- 331pp. Only two copies in ESTC. ESTC N56449. <br> <br> 8 AN ACT FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SEAMEN AND THE MORE SPEEDY AND EFFECTUAL MANNING HIS MAJESTY'S NAVY drop title. London: Mark Baskett 1762. 2655-658pp. Only one copy in ESTC. ESTC N56728. N.A.M. Rodger THE COMMAND OF THE OCEAN. A NAVAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN 1649-1815 London: Allen Lane 2004. hardcover books
16570Representation 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 books
1716100738Pamphlet format small foilio disbound 643-646 pp. Some darkening aging and minor foxing; otherwise very good. While only three pages this act focuses on the important subject of the regulation of tobacco production. It seems the primary goal was to prevent the mixing of other substances with tobacco in the product sold to the public and prevent any abuses in the making and mixing of snuff. John Baskett unknown books
180217275London 1802. Folio 32.5 cm 12.75". 5 1 blank pp. <br><br>Government document "Ordered to be printed 28th May 1802": Account of the state of the Irish treasury as of 5 January 1802. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in NSTC CD version. Removed from a nonce volume; sewing gone. Title-page with area of offsetting to upper inner margin else clean. unknown books
180317287London 1803. Folio 32.5 cm 12.75". 17 1 pp. <br><br>Government document "Ordered to be printed 29th March 1803": Charts of Bank of Ireland transactions in 1802. Removed from a nonce volume; sewing gone. One page not the title stamped by a now-defunct institution else clean. unknown books
180417288London 1804. Folio 32.5 cm 12.75". 7 1 blank pp. <br><br>Government document 49 "Ordered to be printed 5th April 1804": Charts of certain Irish imports and exports 17991803. Removed from a nonce volume now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Title-page stamped by a now-defunct institution with small area of offsetting to inner upper margin. Pages with small edge chips. unknown books
180417276London 1804. Folio 32.5 cm 12.75". 18 pp. <br><br>Government document 181 "Ordered to be printed 10th July 1804": Letters regarding Irish treasury proceedings sent by the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury the Solicitor of Excise and others. Removed from a nonce volume now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Moderate foxing to first and last few leaves. unknown books
180417286London 1804. Folio 32.5 cm 12.75". 14 pp. <br><br>Government document 37 "Ordered to be printed 26th March 1804": An account of payments salaries pensions and pay advances given out by Ireland between 1801 and 1804. Removed from a nonce volume now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Title-page and last page each with area of offsetting in upper inner margin; last page with offsetting from a rubber-stamp to outer margin. unknown books
188145683Boston: Soule and Bugbee 1881. Reprinted from the Edition of 1630 or 1641. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Showing What Cases Properly Belong to the Cognizance of That Court. Boston: Soule and Bugbee 1881. Reprinted from the Edition of 1630 or 1641. 57 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Professionally rebound in deep burgundy silk with leather label to spine. New endpapers; avery clean copy in a smart plain binding. Very good/No jacket issued. Insurance required to ship this item. Soule and Bugbee hardcover books
168927134London Glasgow: No publisher/printer 1689. Small 4to 19 cm; 7.5". 7 1 blank pp. <br><br>A petition for redress and significant changes in the king's relations with Scotland. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Wing rev. ed. A561; McAlpin IV 341; ESTC R11006. Removed from a nonce volume. Clean. No publisher/printer] unknown books
1777100737Pamphlet format small folio disbound but expertly taped spine 711-780 pp. Some darkening around edges mostly title and last page very minor aging; overall in nice condition. This content focuses on a variety of local government issues during the reign of George III. Topics include the widening and lighting of streets altering or rebuilding some buildings appointment of local authorities and the regulation of carts and carriages in town. Charles Eyre and William Strahan unknown books
180517274London 1805. Folio 32.5 cm 12.75". 8 pp. <br><br>Government document 172 "Ordered to be printed 19th June 1805." This scarce discussion of the British Museum's proposed acquisition of a significant collection of classical sculpture includes several contemporary assessments of the value of Townley's marbles which did indeed go to the museum later in the year of this item's publication. John Flaxman was one of those expressing an opinion of the trove; he says that he has "paid a great deal of attention to it as a Sculptor" and believes it to be "richly worth" the sum of £20000.<br>Â Â Â Â WorldCat and NUC report only one holding of this item in the U.S. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in NSTC CD version. Removed from a nonce volume now in a Mylar folder; title-page and final blank lightly dust-soiled. Sewing mostly gone. Title-page with short tear from inner margin not touching text; some leaves with small edge chips. unknown books
170311502London 1703 i.e. 1713. 8vo 17.9 cm 7.25". 1 f. 104 pp. <br><br>Report of the commission appointed at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession to examine the finances of the United Kingdom following the war and the recent union of Scotland and England 1707. Also included is A Report from the Commissioners Appointed to Take Examine and Determine the Debts Due to the Army &c. with its own sectional title-page dated 1713. First of two editions also printed 1714.<br>Â Â Â Â This is less dry than might seem with notes being present as to which officials' accountings were in revolting disarray as to what bakers were scamming Navy purchasing officers how much was spent on what at military hospitalsetc. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T94705; Goldsmiths'-Kress 5055. 20th-century gray wrappers with title in blue ink on front wrapper. Wrappers with browning fading light soiling a little shallow chipping and a few shallow tears. Heavy pencilling on inside front wrapper and title-page. Pages with some shallow dog ears and traces of soiling. All edges speckled red. unknown books
180517289London 1805. Folio 32.5 cm 12.75". 11 1 blank pp. <br><br>Government document 206 "Ordered to be printed 4th July 1805": Account of the charges brought against Henry Dundas first Viscount Melville for misuse of funds in his role as Treasurer of the Navy. The impeachment was actually done as a favor to Melville whose friends feared that a juried trial would go worse for him; this report gives extensive details regarding the missing sums of money. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â NSTC ENG830. Removed from a nonce volume now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Page edges slightly darkened with occasional small edge chips; title-page dust-soiled. Two leaves with short tears from inner margins just touching text on one leaf. unknown books
