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192295292London: His Majesty's Stationary Office 1922. Rare original pamphlet establishing the <span class="match">Palestine</span> <span class="match">Mandate.</span> Octavo 12 pages. Scarce and desirable. A<span class="match"> crucial document in Middle Eastern history</span>. At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference despite huge pressure from France most of the 1916 Sykes-Picot Treaty relating to the post-war political solution of the Middle East was enforced. Emir Faisal bin Hussein bin Ali al-Hashemi 1885-1933 leader of the Arab Revolt was named as King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria but as he had relinquished coastal areas of Syria to the French he found himself undermined by Syrian extremists agitating for a Greater Syria. Wavering he caved in to their demands and rejected his previous accommodation with the French. Simultaneously Feisal's political grip of inland Syria started to wane and the Allies hurriedly reconvened this time at San Remo Italy in April 1920 and hammered out an allocation of Mandates. This change in policy supported by American enthusiasm for Mandates brought political stability to the region enforced by imperial ambition and repressive force killing off the Sykes-Picot Treaty which had at least in principle enshrined the idea of Arab self-determinism. The British under pressure from the Anglo-Indian government supported the French in order to secure Mesopotamia and were given the Mandate of Palestine. The present volume is the finalised version of the terms under which the British would govern the Mandate. There was provision for the settlement of Jews and the establishment of 'the Jewish national home' as per the Balfour Declaration of 1917. However there was considerable debate as to whether this should apply to the eastern area of the Mandate known as Trans-Jordan and the current work carries a note explicitly stating that these provisions are not be enacted in Trans-Jordan. In effect this limited the eastern boundary of any future Jewish state to the River Jordan Khalidi & Khadduri 1650. His Majesty's Stationary Office 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
185615713London: Harrison and Sons 1856. Folio original printed blue wrappers chipped along spine some wrapper edge wear old rubberstamp on front wrap. Stitched 267 clean pages. Very Good. <br/> offered with FURTHER PAPERS RELATIVE TO RECRUITING IN THE UNITED STATES. PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY.1856. London: Harrison and Sons. 1856. Folio stitched. 57 1 pp. Very Good. <br/><br/> The Papers reflect ongoing British efforts to recruit Americans for the British army in its war against Russia; and the conflict thus generated with the United States which protested that such attempts violated American neutrality and compromised American sovereignty. <br/> Documents concern diplomatic correspondence with the United States; and correspondence with Crampton England's point man for American recruitments. President Pierce's Attorney General Caleb Cushing "directed the prosecution of Crampton the British minister in Washington on the charge of recruiting soldiers within our borders for the British army during the Crimean War" DAB. This document also chronicles Parliament's reaction to that event. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin Marke Harv. Law Cat. Harrison and Sons unknown books
16694Parliament Midwives Bill. A Bill to secure the better training of Midwives and to regulate their practice Bill 8 8pp. foliostapled as issued London Ordered by the House of Commons to be Printed 2 February 1890. This bill focuses on the introduction and development of midwifery education and training during the last decades of the 19th century. an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in force from 1 April 1903 and repealed in 1951.<br/><br/>It regulated the profession of midwifery requiring certification for midwives and providing a penalty for any woman practising midwifery without certification with the exception of legally qualified medical practitioners or those giving assistance in emergencies. However it emphasised that this certification was not certification as a "medical practitioner" nor did it give standing under the Medical Acts. The Act established a Central Midwives Board which would regulate the issue of certificates and keep a central register of midwives as well as regulating any courses of training or examinations providing a means for the suspension of practitioners and generally supervising the effective running of the profession. Power to supervise midwives on the local level was given to county and borough councils who were to report any suspected malpractice to the Board along with the name of any practising midwife convicted of an offence and generally to keep records of the local practitioners. These powers could be delegated to a district council or London metropolitan borough councils. unknown books
16698Parliament: Report from the Select Committee on Midwives Registration; with Proceedings of the Committee Minutes of Evidence Appendix & Index. Command 289 vii 173 pp. folio original printed blue paper wrappers a very good copy Ordered by the House of Commons to be Printed London Eyre and Spottiswoode HMSO 1892. With considerable evidence from involved doctors James H. Aveling Consulting Physician to the Chelsea Hospital for Women coroners and others. They reported that "there is at present serious and unnecessary loss of life and health and permanent injury to both mother and child for the treatment of childbirth and that some legislative provision for improvement and regulation is desirable. unknown books
1891675561891. Debates in Parliament 1892-1908 Great Britain. Parliament. The Parliamentary Debates Fourth Series. London: Reuter's Telegram Co. and Others 1892-1908. 136 of 199 volumes lacking Volumes 16-77 1893-1899 and 100 1901. Contemporary cloth blind frames to boards gilt titles to spine. Several volumes bound in three-quarter calf over paper-covered boards some with cloth-reinforced spines a few bound in recent buckram. Moderate to heavy shelfwear with chipping to spine ends most hinges cracked several boards loose or detached interiors clean. Ex-law school library. Location labels to spines bookplates and other markings to pastedowns and endleaves. $1995. Fourth Series. Authorized by Parliament this series was the successor to Hansard's Parliamentary Debates which succeeded the series commenced by William Cobbett in 1804. unknown books
1980675581980. 920 vols. of 967 lacking 47 vols. 154 linear feet. 920 vols. of 967 lacking 47 vols. 154 linear feet. Debates in the House of Commons 1909-1980 Great Britain. Parliament. Parliamentary Debates Official House of Commons. London: Printed for the Controller of H.M.S.O. 1909-1980. Vols. 1-362; 406-701; 704-898; 900-965; 967. Together 920 volumes. Lacking vols. 363-405 702 703 899 and 966. One hundred fifty-four 154 linear feet of shelf space. Contemporary cloth blind frames to boards blind fillets and gilt titles to spine a few volumes bound in similar-style later cloth. Light to moderate shelfwear some hinges craked or starting interiors clean. Ex-law school library. Location labels to spines stamps to edges bookplates and other markings to pastedowns and endleaves. $1995. New Series. Authorized by Parliament this series was the successor to Hansard's Parliamentary Debates which succeeded the series commenced by William Cobbett in 1804. unknown books
1980675571980. Debates in the House of Lords 1909-1980 Great Britain. Parliament. Parliamentary Debates Official House of Lords. London: Printed for the Controller of H.M.S.O. 1909-1980. 397 Vols. lacking vols. 129-133 and vol. 260. Forty-two 42 linear feet of shelf space. Contemporary cloth blind frames to boards gilt titles to spine. Volumes I bound in recent buckram. Moderate shelfwear interiors clean. Ex-law school library. Location labels to spines stamps to edges bookplates and other markings to pastedowns and endleaves. $1495. New Series. Authorized by Parliament this series was the successor to Hansard's Parliamentary Debates which succeeded the series commenced by William Cobbett in 1804. unknown books
S2065Collectible - Acceptable. 1879. 9x12.75 Blue cloth hardcover with gold lettering on spine. Part I: 607 pp. Index to part I: 438 pp. bound together. No dust jacket. Cover corners and spine ends bumped and worn. Text block tight. Pages slightly soiled. Title page detached. hardcover books
150933290London: George Edward Wright at the Times Office 188890. Small 12mo. 35 parts bound in 12 vols. <br><br>A good complete set of this important work on Parnell and Ireland during the last three decades of the 19th-century. Contents are: pt. 1. Opening speech of the attorney-general; pt. 2. Evidence of Mr. O'Shea and other witnesses; pt. 3. Evidence as to murders and other outrages; pt. 4. Further evidence as to outrages; pts. 59. Further evidence as to murders and outrages; pt. 10. The League Invincibles Moonlighters speeches; pt. 11. Speeches extracts from "United Ireland" &c.; pt. 12. Evidence of Major Le Caron; pt. 13. Evidence of Mr. Soames and Mr. MacDonald; pt. 14. Evidence of Mr. Houston and Mr. Pigott; pt. 15. Confession of Pigott withdrawal of the letters; pt. 16. Extracts from the "Irish world" speeches of Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Forster; pt. 17. The banking accounts of the League Frank Byrne and the Phoenix park knives close of "The Times" case; pt. 18. Sir Charles Russell's speech; pt. 19. Continuation of Sir Charles Russell's speech; pt. 20. Evidence of Mr. Parnell; pt. 21. Continuation of Mr. Parnell's evidence. Irish priests and the League; pt. 22. Irish priests and the League; pt. 23. Evidence of Mr. W. O'Brien and Mr. T.D. Sullivan; pt. 24. Evidence of Mr. Biggar Mr. Lewis and Mr. E. Harrington the League books; pt. 25. Evidence of Mr. E. Harrington Mr. T.P. O'Connor &c.; pt. 26. Evidence of Dr. Kenny Mr. Sexton Mr. T. Harrington &c.; pt. 27. Evidence of Mr. Davitt &c.; pt. 28. Evidence of Mr. John O'Connor Mr. Foley Mr. Condon &c.; pt. 29. Withdrawal of Sir Charles Russell and the other Parnellite counsel evidence of Mr. O'Kelly Mr. M. Harris &c.; pt. 30. Mr. Parnell cross-examined the Land league books; pt. 31. Mr. Davitt's speech; pt. 3234. Speech of Sir Henry James; pt. 35. Report of the judges. Contemporary dark brown sheep with pebbled paper sides. Leather abraded. Two volumes rebacked appropriately. Ex-library with call number label on spine bookplate and rubber-stamp on front pastedown stamps on free endpapers label and rubber-stamps on rear pastedown; one stamp in one lower margin of each volume. Two volumes have rubber stamp on all three edges of closed volume. Two volumes with Joints outside expertly repaired. George Edward Wright, at the Times Office hardcover books
177273016London 1772. Paperback. 29p. Disbound removed from a bound volume. 36cm. Moderate soiling and wear. At least 9 Reports and Further Reports were issued. <br/><br/> paperback 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
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
1971bas168Shannon Ireland: Irish University Press 1971. Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Colonies West Indies Volume 6. Facsimile reprint of the 1884 edition. Folio quarter green morocco & green cloth hardcover t.e.g. 681 pp. Fold-out table fold-out map. Near-Fine. Irish University Press, 1971. Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers hardcover books
1971bas169Shannon Ireland: Irish University Press 1971. Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Colonies West Indies Volume 7. Facsimile reprint of the reports from 1877-98. Folio quarter green cloth hardcover 931pp. Fold-out table fold-out map. Near-Fine. Irish University Press, 1971. Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers hardcover books
18695460Cape Town 1869. Paperback. Near Fine. Cape Town: 1869. xvi 53p. No separate wrapper. 25cm. Unopened. <br/><br/> paperback books
027213London; 1803-1806: Np. Folio. These reports were issued between 1715 and 1801 and were not inserted into the Journals. The reason they are so important for research is that before 1801 very few House papers were printed. Those that were printed were simply included in the Journals. The public demand increased after the Act of Union with Ireland. Charles Abbot elected Speaker of the House in 1801 ordered the Clerk of the House to gather and list all the papers in his custody which became the Abbot Collection this set fills in many gaps for the student of 18th Century Egnland. It is now commonly known as the "First Series". All volumes are bound in half red lether over red cloth spines lettered in gilt with occaisonal leaves with either browning or scattred foxing. Vol. 1. Miscellaneous subjects 1715-1735 viii 707 pages 26 pages index. deals with the poor smuggling Tea tobacco pages 443-535 give details on the 1732 fire as Ashburnham House the Cottonian Library with a listing of the rare books or manuscripts that were totally lost damaged or partly damaged and still useful. v. 2. Miscellaneous subjects 1738-1765 viii 467 pages 19 pages index. Deals with army clothing Hudson's Bay North-West Passage; trade of Hudson Bay Company v. 3. Miscellaneous subjects 1771 to 1773; and East India 1772 & 1773 xix 564 pages 27 pages index. Double page plan for Gun Ship of War much on East India Company and trade pages 137-564 naval timber linen trade of Great Britain and Irelandv. 4. East Indies 1772 1773 xix 763 pages 12 pages index. v. 5. East Indies 1781 1782 -xii 1015 pages with index to volumes 4 and5 at the end. v. 6. East Indies 1783 xv 863 pages.7. East Indies Carnatic War &c. 1781 & 1782 1067 pages. v.8. East Indies Carnatic War &c. 1781 & 1782 xxiii 1105 pages v.9. Provisions poor 1774 to 1802 xi 735 pages index v. 10. Miscellaneous subjects 1785-1801 viii 804 pages 43 pages v. 11. Miscellaneous subjects 1782-1799 distilleries of Scotland with a few textual illustrations of still and 11 full page entravings of distillery apparatus large folding hand-colord map of Scotland v. 12. Finance reports I to XXII 1797-1798 503 pages v. 13. 1798. Finance reports XXIII-XXXVI 837 pages 13 pages with proceedings and measures of government thereon 1798-1803 and index to the whole 837 pages v. 14. Miscellaneous reports Port of London 1793-1802 with plates Dr. Jenner's petition regarding vaccine innoculations discover of nitrous fumigations 635 pages 29 pages bound without engravings. 15. Public records 1800 with plates 14 facsmile leaves between pages 64 and 65 from the Domesday Book 667 pages 23 pages index Bound without the plans. v. 16. General index 1715-1802. The approximately 12000 pages provide one of the deepest views of British politics as Parlaiment dealt with the shape of empire and the entire costs of its vast navy and the East India Company. Local pickup only. Np unknown 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
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
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
18639071London: C.W. Reynell 1863. 8vo. 110 xv 1 pp. <br><br><br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â NSTC 2ENG2934. Removed from a nonce volume sewing mostly gone. Edges brittle with occasional tears; one page with institutional stamp. C.W. Reynell unknown books
148103hardcover. 357 1pp. 8vo handsomely rebound in new 1/2 calf and marbled boards red morocco label; some scattered foxing otherwise internally very good. London: J. Almon 1775.<br/><br/> This volume contains important opinions and debates on the Boston Tea Party and Parliament's legislative response: The Coercive Acts. Pages 77-116 are on the reaction to the Boston Tea Party and the first Coercive Act which was the Boston Port Bill. This act closed the port of Boston to all imports and exports. Bostonians had less essential imported goods This increased anti-Parliament sentiment and furthered the idea of American Independence from Great Britain. Pages 116-251 are the debates on the second Coercive Act which was the Massachusetts Government Act. This act concentrated more executive authority with the Crown and the Royal Governor of Massachusetts. Members of the provincial council and many legal officials including the attorney general were no longer chosen by Massachusetts officials.<br/><br/> 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
1755WRCAM40158London 1755. 2pp. extracted from an unkown source. Folio. Spine edge chipped old fold lines. Good. Parliament's response to King George's speech in November of 1755 on the eve of the French and Indian War. Parliament affirms their unwavering support of the Crown in going to war with France in North America. Followed by George II's brief response of thanks. unknown books
