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1803246148United Kingdom: Houses of Parliament 1803. Book. Good. hardback. hardback foolscap Enclosure Act of Parliament dating from 1803 authorizing the enclosure of land in Gloucestershire later binding of quarter cloth and paper covered boards with paper title to upper board the first page of the Act has several ink splashes the remainder is clean and unmarked several blanks are bound at the rear. Houses of Parliament Hardcover
650411698. Folio. pp. ii 563-565 i blank. Extracted from the annual volume in very good condition. The Act was directed against apostates at the beginning of the deist movement in England particularly after the 1696 publication of John Toland's book Christianity not Mysterious. It was rarely applied: the legislation allowed only four days after the offence for a formal complaint to be lodged and the trial itself was required to be held within three months. As a result existing common law process continued to be the first line against heterodoxy in England and Wales. The Law Commission said that they were not aware of any prosecutions that had taken place under this Act. On 24 May 1966 the Law Commission said that the offence created by this statute was obsolete and recommended that the whole Act be repealed. Their recommendation was implemented by section 132 of and Part I of Schedule 4 to the Criminal Law Act 1967. 1698. Folio. unknown
165258941London: Printed by John Field Printer to the Parliament of England 1652. Tall 8vo. 2 1829-1890 pp. Recent maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. New endpapers. Original wrapper bound in and repaired. Cloth clean. Internally clean. Black-letter text. Lacking final blank. ESTC : R209365 . Very Good. Cloth. 1652. Printed by John Field, Printer to the Parliament of England 1652 hardcover
180528475T Collins 1805. Sm. folio 28pp on laid paper with woodcut headpiece; disbound some mild age-staining else a very good bright crisp copy. 45 Geo III. The estates include Great Bardfield Bardfield Saling Blewgate Hall and others in Essex; and Brickstables near Mortlake and Deepden near Dorking in Surrey. T Collins, unknown
175692353Thomas Baskett. London. 1756. First edition. 1756. 36 pages with title page not bound but held together with paper clips. Page edges very chipped last blank page lacks portions and is very torn and worn. Stain to top of title. Was originally folded in half so paper clip marks are visible to right margin of title. SCARCE. unknown
18197489Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan 1819. Sm. 8vo. First and Sole Edition thus some very light and occasional marginal age-stains; contemporary marbled boards neatly rebacked in calf to style leather label ruled and lettered in gilt a very good clean copy of a very scarce work. This copy was formerly in the possession of Charles Arrowsmith and bears his signed holograph inscription on front paste-down 'qualified as a Governor & Director of the Poor of the Parish of Saint Pancras. Dec. 4 1832.'The statute referred to is 59 Geo. III. Cap. xxxix. It is of unusual length 176pp inc. index and complexity for an Act of this nature and includes a detailed and comprehensive index. Extremely scarce especially in this condition. Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, hardcover
1798182503London: printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan 1798-99. First edition of this complete set of 114 statute laws. It opens with the act that granted Lord Nelson and his descendants a perpetual pension in reward for his victory at the Battle of the Nile. It also includes the Slave Trade Act 1799 notable for better regulating the conditions aboard slave ships sailing from Africa. Other laws of note include William Pitt's Income Tax Act; the Offences at Sea Act still in force today; and the Combination Act banning trade unions. Folio 294 x 183 mm pp. 887 36. Woodcut headpieces tables in text. Near-contemporary half calf flat spine gilt-lettered direct flat bands marbled boards. From the collection of Clive Richards although unmarked as such. Spine darkened and rubbed wormhole in fifth compartment corners worn front free endpaper stabilized pp. 321-33 with large loss at foot affecting text: a very good copy. hardcover
1777599<p>Anno Regni GEORGII III REGIS Magnae Britaniiae Franciae & Hiberniae DECIMO SEPTIMO. At the Parliament Begun and holden at Westminster the Twenty-ninth Day of November Anno Domini 1774 in the Fifteenth Year of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith. </p><br /><p>FIRST EDITION 4 1039-1042 woodcut coat of arms on title woodcut floriated initial text in black letter unbound folio 320 x 200mm London Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1777</p><br /><p>This important act emphasised the Government's dedication to improving general science and navigation by offering rewards to those who could find an accurate method for determining longitude at sea. </p><br /><p>The first Longitude Act of 1714 was Parliament's response to the loss of 2000 lives in 1707 when four British navy ships ran aground after miscalculating the longitude. The Act offered prize money of £10000 reduced from £20000 for a reliable and accurate method of determining longitude at sea. Research and related experimentation were also encouraged and award money was made available for lesser discoveries and specific improvements. The competitions attracted the skill and imagination of the greatest scientific minds and mariners of the time.</p><p>The most prominent and successful competitor was John Harrison 1693-1776 who received disbursements of £22000 over a period of 35 years for his brilliant discoveries and invention of the marine chronometer. This was however not without a struggle for recognition. The marine chronometer was quicker but the preferred avenue of institutionalisation was the Lunar Distance Method. The Lunar Distance method was a method to determine longitude using certain astrological measurements and specific corrections marked in yearly almanacks. The Act of 1765 put caveats and conditions on the original act of 1714 and included stipulations that applied specifically to Harrison. It even named him in the opening language and described the current status of his contrariety with the board. Only with the relentless championing from his son and the personal intervention of King George III Harrison was awarded the monetary prize he was due. The Longitude Act 1777 reiterated specific goals of the program as revised by the 1774 Longitude Act and approved an additional £5000 for continued research work and experimentation and for awards to recognize lesser contributory discoveries as approved by the Commissioners of the Board of Longitude.</p><p>The Longitude at Sea program was successful in multiple ways and facilitated important advances in mathematics astronomy horology navigation and Arctic exploration. Over the life of the program a total of £53000 in prize money was awarded to more than sixty participants.</p><br /> Charles Eyre and William Strahan
1804157362London: R. Wilks 1804. First edition. This Act published at the outset of the Napoleonic Wars and intended as a temporary measure permitting the enlistment of non-British officers and retrospectively formalized the commissions of any who had been serving until its passing. We have located only four institutional copies on WorldCat at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek King's College London the British Library and ULB Darmstadt. The text of the act is followed by Rules and Articles for the Better Government of such of our Forces as Shall Consist of Natives of Foreign States who now are or may at any Future Period be Enlisted into our Service. This outlines the regulations all serving British officers and henceforth all foreigners in the army would be subject to. The act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act of 1872. Octavo pp. xxxvii iii 292 lacking pp. 112-21. Text in English and German. Original grey boards white paper backstrip printed paper labels on both boards. Nineteenth-century ink shelf mark on spine. Binding worn spine cords exposed inner hinges cracked front inner hinge stablized contents lightly toned rear endpaper stained: a good copy. hardcover
182633099London: printed by John Baskett and others 1826. Folio various paginations; approximately 38 Acts of Parliament relating almost entirely to the finances of the Royal Navy 3 folding tables; contemporary red straight-grain morocco yellow binder's ticket of Smith 49 Long Acre; rubbed and worn but sound. Includes several acts on the wages of seamen seamen's' hospitals harbor moorings the Royal Navy treasury prize money benefits for seamen's' families bounty money pensions etc. printed by John Baskett [and others] unknown
1840036870London: George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode 1840. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to. pp. 1630 - 1687 complete this is a dis-bound but complete Act. A very clean copy.An Act for regulating the Markets and for erecting a Market House in the Town of Launceston in the County of Cornwall. George E. Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode Paperback
60542Published by Authority. Gibraltar Garrison Library. 1839. Folio. Comprising 39 Statutes WITH separate Title and Index PLUS 4 additional Statutes added these from 1 & 2 Vict. 1838. New cloth a very good copy. The Statutes range from An Act for consolidating and amending Laws relative to Jurors and Juries 6 Geo.4 c.50 1825 to An Act for abolishing the Punishment of Death in certain Cases 1 Vict. c.91 1837 and including certain very important Acts viz. for Regulating Schools of Anatomy 2 & 3 W.4 c.75 1832;. to abolish the Practice of hanging the Bodies of Criminals in Chains 4 & 5 W.4 c.26 1834;. for abolishing Capital Punishments in Cases of Letter Stealing and Sacrilege. 5 & 6 W.4 c.81 1835. COPAC does not record a copy of this title. Published by Authority. Gibraltar Garrison Library. 1839. Folio. hardcover
1745583<p>Anno Regni GEORGII II REGIS Magnae Britaniiae Franciae & Hiberniae DECIMO OCTAVO. At the Parliament Begun and holden at Westminster the First Day of December Anno Domini 1741 in the Fifteenth Year of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith. </p><br /><p>FIRST EDITION 2 483-486 woodcut coat of arms on title woodcut floriated initial text in black letter folio 320 x 200mm London Thomas Baskett 1745</p><p>The third Act to be published on the Northwest Passage the act of 1745 offered the enormous sum of £20000 for the discovery of a north-west passage providing that they were a British subject. </p><p>The preamble to the Act stated the expected economic benefits of the discovery of the passage and that it would be "a great encouragement to adventurers" to offer a prize. The allocated sum was £20000 to be paid to the owners of the first ships to successfully make such a passage.</p><p>The Board of Longitude existed from 1714 until 1828 after the original Act of Parliament was passed in 1714. First added to in 1741 the act was subsequently amended or repealed and replaced on numerous occasions until the Board was dissolved by Act of Parliament in 1828. </p><p>This Act established a group of commissioners to determine the validity of any claims and restricted the scope of the Act to only apply to British subjects. It further required all British subjects to provide help and assistance to the explorers when necessary. In setting a hefty monetary reward and promoting the potential benefits to society this act of Parliament likely intensified the Northwest Passage fervour and motivated explorers to venture deep into the Arctic.</p><p>When the Act was extended in 1775 and the reward reiterated Cook took up the mantle leading to his third voyage. </p> Thomas Baskett
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
187991271London: Chatto & Windus. 1879. 1st ed. octavo rebound in half leather with gilt decorations and raised bands to spine new endpapers pp xii 325 plus 40 pp publisher's catalogue. Faint inscription with date 1879 in ink and blindstamp to title page some light markings to top-edge otherwise near-fine condition. A beautifully rebound first edition. A report prepared by the Sub-Committee of the Afghan Committee for the British Parliament. "The object of this publication is to help our countrymen to understand by what steps they have been involved in war with the Afghan nation and what grounds are assigned for that war by its authors." Preface. Not in NLA 1st edition. Half leather. Chatto & Windus hardcover
7179All six letters dated from London in 1759. All six letters in quarto; good on aged paper; and with text neatly-written clear and entire. Letter One: 3 May 1759. 2 pp. 40 lines of text. Giving advice regarding a will to be drawn up by a Mrs Robertson. 'As to the place where Mrs. Robertson makes the Disposition it is absolutely immaterial . and then her will wrote in her own hand writing without witnesses will be as good as with twenty witnesses .'. Valediction from 'your affectionate friend & Cousin'. Letter Two: 30 June 1759. 1 pp. 24 lines. It is unfortunate that a trial should be 'put off . to so long a day but it may turn out for the better as it will give people time to Cool'. He is 'sorry the man Bell should be so ignorant & weak to think it can tend to his character to commit Perjury & willfull murder if his testimony as he gave it could take away Capt. Goddard or the Serjeants lives to save his character of consistency. But the Character is alas too Common - many more fear men than fear God'. Gives advice on how Goddard should proceed: 'then he Bell must be ask'd if he did not say so & so to you & to Mr Jefferys or one of you - if he denies that than sic you & Mr Jeffererys sic must confront him .'. Letter Three: 10 July 1759. 1 p. 19 lines. He is worried that Letter Two may have miscarried and repeats the advice contained within it. 'I hope Mr Goddard will have some English Councel sic as well as Mr Lockhart because our method of proceeding is very far different from the Scots method.' Letter Four: 15 November 1759. 17 lines of text. He is glad his correspondent is 'safely return'd to Berwick from your Statfordshire sic expedition. Discusses speaking to 'the Colonel' about 'Jack'. Letter Five: 14 November 1759. 2 pp. 45 lines. Concerning a fatal attack on 'Mr Paterson' of the 66th Regiment of Foot by brother officers. 'I am glad you said so little to my Brother Hugh Hume Campbell 3rd Earl of Marchmont about those who attack'd & abused Mr Patterson. . If the officers or any of them should be Broke which I think unavoidable - they must think it is better to be broke than hanged. . Mr Wright prayed for if he did not revenge as he call'd it an enormous offence in which he partook. as to the excuse of being in liquor it will be of no use an officer drunk should still be a Gentleman . this has been perpetrated by officers of the same Corps and in the same place; where a young officer was tried for murder and I was happily instrumental in assisting him . Every body here whom I have consulted cry out shame . My best wishes attend all at the Pallace. Again be cautious you cannot medle sic too little in this business.' Letter Six: 29 December 1759. 3 pp. 61 lines of text. He is glad that his correspondent 'ceas'd speaking upon the subject' at Marchmont House 'when he perceiv'd the state of things. I wish your sister & Miss Grizie Carre had been as cautious . it is a subject I can say little upon till the Captain comes over . I fear whatever may be the Event of the Court martial as to Mr Wright - I much apprehend obloquy will follow it'. He hopes to see Mrs Tonyn when the Captain who is 'a slave by trade & calling' comes. All six letters dated from London in 1759. unknown
18179AE's five letters on letterheads of 30 Ennismore Gardens S.W. London 3; and Spring Bank Oldham 2; four of them from between 1905 and 1907 the other undated. GHE's letter on letterhead of 35 Grosvenor Road Claughton Birkenhead; 1903. The six items totalling 9pp. are in fair condition on lightly-aged paper George H. Emmott's letter having slight wear at head. The recipient was Charles J. Holdsworth of Sunnyside Wilmslow Cheshire. AE's first letter responds briefly to Holdsworth's congratulations on Emmott's appointment as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee; the second letter sends what 'appears to be an old scrap book of Henry King's' Holdsworth's uncle with reference to 'old Friends' books of his'; the third no more than a note states his 'only objection' as 'publication in the newspaper' ; the fourth and longest at two full 4to pages gives his views 27 April 1907 on 'Haldane's Territorial & Reserve Forces Bill': 'I do not vote on account of my official post but I do not want to pass by this communication from the Society of Friends without acknowledgment'. He is not commenting as he is 'out of political strife for the time being' but is 'tempted to say privately that I am told the number of volunteers from boys who have been in Cadet Corps is far smaller proportionately than from the general male population. The reason stated is that military training even of that imperfect kind lessens rather than increases the military spirit. I wonder if it really is so. If it is we need not fear the moral effect of military training very much. For any danger but that of the military spirit is not to be feared & the physical results are good enough.' AE's fifth letter refers Holdsworth to his brother George who with his wife will probably know 'who took most of these books'. George H. Emmott's letter dated 12 July 1903 is 3pp. 8vo and discusses AE's school days at the Quaker School in Kendal: 'I remember however that on one occasion when his half yearly report came home it contained the remark from Henry Thompson that he combined the good qualities of both his elder brothers - meaning I believe my studiousness and love of books and our brother John's love of games & outdoor exercise. I do not know how it arose but his nickname at school where he was quite a general favourite wwas "Madam" .'. AE's five letters on letterheads of 30 Ennismore Gardens, S.W. [ London ] (3); and Spring Bank, Oldham (2); four of them from be unknown
17671098111767. First Edition. CUSTOMS COMMISSIONERS ACT. Act to enable His Majesty to put the Customs and other Duties in the British Dominions in America and the Execution of the Laws relating to Trade there under the Management of Commissioners. London: Mark Baskett 1767. Folio 20th-century marbled stiff paper boards. $3200.Rare first printing of the 1767 Customs Commissioners Act one of the controversial Townshend Acts that united patriot opposition to British rule and provoked the Boston Massacre.Following the Stamp Act which had united colonial opinion against British authority ""as no issue before a new period of agitation began in 1767 with the passage of the Townshend Acts"" Morison Sources xv. Engineered by Charles Townshend Chancellor of the Exchequer these were intended to raise revenue from the American colonies by imposing duties on goods Americans were already forced to import only from England punish New York's opposition to the Quartering Act and establish a board of customs commissioners in America. This is the first printing of that Customs Commissioners Act. ""To guarantee that colonial duties raised as much money as he had promised to Parliament Townshend was tightening control over America's slack customs procedures"" by appointing commissioners in England and sending them to Boston ""with broad powers. Since colonial jurors rarely convicted a local merchant of smuggling Townshend's acts set up new admiralty courts that could try smugglers without a jury. And the acts made it easier for customs officials to obtain writs of assistance"" Langguth 93. In addition ""the moneys thus raised in the colonies were to be used to render the royal governors and judges independent of colonial assemblies"" Morison xv. To Samuel Adams ""these new commissioners of customs were 'the greatest political curses that could be sent amongst us From the time the acts took effect November 20 1767 many Bostonians had been boycotting luxury goods from Britain by signing a 'nonimportation agreement Stricter enforcement at the customs offices was drawing off hard currency from America and bad times were spreading across the colonies"" Langguth 94 102-103. With increased colonial opposition to the Customs Commissioners Act and other Townshend laws ""the customs administration to enforce them became especially in ports like Boston increasingly militarized"" provoking merchants such as John Hancock into ""calling one of his sloops Liberty and flaunting his intention of 'running Madeira ashore"" Schama History of Britain II:463. The day after the Liberty was seized by customs officials Sam Adams was overheard challenging the crowd ""If you are men behave like men. Let us take up arms immediately and be free and seize all the king's officers"" Langguth 98. With the Board of Commissioners of the Customs headquartered in Boston the city became the ""rowdiest of all the centers of protest"" and those who broke the boycott were often tarred and feathered. As tempers grew shorter and customs officers were accused of bribery and extortion matters often ""got completely out of control. On 23 February 1770 an eleven-year-old boy Christopher Seider joined by a noisy protest of schoolboys and apprentices outside the shop of an importer was shot dead by a customs officer"" and his funeral turned into a mass protest led by Sam Adams. Only one month later on March 5th amidst these already heightened tensions ""a wigmaker's apprentice ragged a soldier all the way to the Custom House for an allegedly unpaid bill. When a guard struck the pursuing youth a tocsin normally used as a fire alarm was sounded and mobilized a large and angry crowd"" Schama History of Britain II 463. In the melee that followed the redcoats opened fire killing fiveamong them Crispus Attucksand the day would be memorialized in history as the Boston Massacre. Printed in gothic type indicative of the first edition. This first printing excised from the Sessional Volumes of Parliament pages 563-66 precedes all American printings. Minor rubbing spine. Very nearly fine condition. hardcover
17741353592London: J. Almon 1774. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 2 63 pages 4. In Very Good minus condition. Pamphlet later bound in light blue boards. Boards show light plus age-toning to edges and spine with black lettering on spine. <br /> Text block shows moderate age-toning to edges light plus age-toning throughout interiorly and a 1-in. closed tear to title page along fore-edge. Four pages of publisher's ads appear at back. Lacking half-title page. RW Consignment. Shelved in Case 1. Authorship of this tract has been variously attributed to Arthur Lee William Pitt the Elder and Benjamin Franklin. While Benjamin Franklin submitted the text to J. Almon for publication it is generally accepted that Lee was the author. Arthur Lee was a pro-American Member of Parliament and writes here in defense of colonial rights and liberties. References: Sabin 39697; Adams 74-44a. 1353592. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. J. Almon hardcover
162567801Parigi Dalla Stamperia di Pietro Durando all'immagine di San Sebastiano 1625. In 8° antico cartonato rifatto. Pp. 134 2 n.n. bianche. Piccolo stemma del re francese al frontespizio buon esemplare con solo un alone seppur non particolarmente pesante alla metà esterna del volume Parigi, Dalla Stamperia di Pietro Durando all'immagine di San Sebastiano unknown
631831815; 1825. 2 parts. Folio. pp. 1733-1744; 1541-1548. Disbound from the annual volumes otherwise in excellent condition as issued. See S. W. F. HOLLOWAY. The Apothecaries' Act 1815: a Reinterpretation. Medical History. 1966. Apr; 102: 107129. 1815; 1825. 2 parts. Folio. unknown
0282871039.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
2003B13069Hellenic Parliament 2003-01-01. Paperback. Like New. Book is in excellent condition text is unmarked and pages are tight. Hellenic Parliament paperback
0266775896.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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