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1854132043London: John Ferres Government Printer 1854. 1st edition. Nice copy. large octavo. wrappers 33pp. ÔIn 1854 when the first census of Victorians was conducted 236798 people lived in the colony. The largest community was English-born with 97943 people followed by the Irish & Scottish communitiesÕ Museum Victoria. Fascinating reference with tables of occupation according to sex & location. 23.3% of all employed males in the Colony were miners John Ferres, Government Printer unknown
188064449Couverture souple. Broché. 23 pages.
1820389610London : House of Commons 1820. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in modern gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Minor library marks remain. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 160 pp. Subjects; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. [London : House of Commons hardcover
1829473466London : House of Commons 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in a modern library binding of gilt-blocked blue cloth boards. Prelims somewhat foxed with foxing otherwise very sparse and limited to the margins. Lacking title page as bound; minor library marks remain. Text block remains strong clean and well-preserved overall. Series; Accounts and Papers. Great Britain. Parliament. Session 1829. House of Commons ; 274. Physical description; 500 pages ; 33 cm. Notes; Title continues: ""Return to an address to His Majesty dated 23d February 1829;--for a return of the number of charities and charitable donations for the benefit of the poor and other persons in England and Wales.pursuant to an act passed in the fifty-second year of the reign of George the Third intituled ""an act for registering and securing of charitable donations;"" together with a statement of the real and personal estate and of the gross annual income investment and objects of such charities and charitable donations with the names of the founders and also of the person or persons in whose custody possession or control the deeds wills and other instruments whereby such charities and charitable donations were founded or secured; and also the names of the trustee or trustees feoffee or feoffees possessor or possessors of such real or personal estate and of which memorial or statement any duplicate or copy has been transmitted into the Inrolment Office of the High Court of Chancery pursuant to the directions of the said act."" Subjects; Charities. Charitable donations. Poor. England. Wales. Real estate. Personal estate. Annual income. Founders. Trustees. Deeds. Wills. Legal instruments. High Court of Chancery. Parliamentary papers. Official publications. 19th century. [London] : [House of Commons] hardcover
18575447Charpentier Libraire-Éditeur 1857 455 pages in8. 1857. broché. 455 pages.
1839103713London 1839. Cloth. good to very good. 451pp. Folio sewn as issued. good to very good Not in TPL. 1839 hardcover
1804675531804. The Earliest Accurate Reports of the Proceedings of Parliament": PMM Great Britain. Parliament. Cobbett William 1763-1835 Editor. Cobbett's Parliamentary Debates 1803-1819. London: Printed by Cox and Baylis and Others Primarily T.C. Hansard 1804-1820. 40 of 41 Volumes Lacking Volume 35. Octavo 9-1/4" x 5-3/4". Contemporary three-quarter calf over paper-covered boards gilt fillets and titles to spines spines of Volumes 10 27 and 30 rebacked with recent cloth. Moderate to heavy shelfwear with chipping to spines corners bumped and somewhat worn several joints and hinges cracked or starting a few boards loose. Light toning to texts somewhat heavier in places occasional light foxing. Ex-law school library. Location labels to spines bookplates card pockets and stamps to preliminaries and rear endleaves. $995. First Series first edition. Known as Hansard's Debates after the name of the publisher from 1812 onwards Cobbett's were the "earliest accurate reports of the proceedings in Parliament. They set a new standard for fidelity to the actual speeches. Like his predecessors Cobbett was forced to make a patchwork from speakers' notes and newspaper reports but despite his own prejudices he differed from them in his zeal to be accurate whereas fine writing or party advocacy had earlier been the rule.": Carter and Muir Printing and the Mind of Man Second Edition 268. unknown books
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
1815389608London : House of Commons 1815. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in modern gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Minor library marks remain. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 352 pp. Subjects; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. [London : House of Commons hardcover
1837103401London 1837. Softcover. good to very good. 114pp. Folio sewn as issued. Some light dust soiling. good to very good TPL 2068. 1837 paperback
1840108407London: T. R. Harrison 1840. Softcover. good. 1st printing. 184pp. Folio in original blue wrappers; soiled and chipped missing top corner front wrapper portions of spine missing. 1840 T. R. Harrison paperback
1840103483London 1840. Softcover. very good. 231pp. Folio sewn as issued. Some light soiling from dust to wrappers. very good TPL 2368. 1840 paperback
1846103452London 1846. Softcover. very good. 16pp. Folio sewn as issued. Hand stamp on fron wrapper. very good Not in TPL. 1846 paperback
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
1876290841London: printed by Harrison and Sons 1876. First Edition. Softcover. Good copy in original stiff card wrappers with some wear and tear as with age. Remains well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description; 80 pages. Subjects; Portugal. Commercial Negotiation Portugal - Great Britain. Correspondence. London: printed by Harrison and Sons paperback
1852280982London : H.M.S.O 1852. First Edition. Softcover. Poor paperback copy with wear and tear. Cover detached. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; 2 vols 30 p ; 19 p. Subject; Great Britain. -- Parliament. -- House of Commons. London : H.M.S.O 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
1834103709London: Printed by William Clowes 1834. Softcover. 142pp. Folio sewn as issued. Pages browned and brittle with some edge chipping. Not in TPL. 1834 [Printed by William Clowes] paperback
1874104564London: Printed by William Clowes & Sons. for Her Majesty's Stationery Office 1874. Softcover. good to very good. 1st printing. ii266pp. Folio disbound with all edges green. Some light dampstaining affecting top edge and upper right hand margin edges. Manuscript pagination added in upper right hand margin. good to 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 paperback
18696012<p>Correspondence Respecting Affairs at Suakin; Further Correspondence Respecting the Suez Canal Commission; Convention Respecting the Free Navigation of the Suez Maritime Canal signed at Constantinople on October 29 1888. H.M.S.0. Great Britain Parliament. Published by Harrison and Sons 1889. Egypt No. 7 1888. Bound foolscap. Two maps. In fine condition.</p><p>British Parliamentary papers The Blue Book detailing the escalating military situation siege conditions and policy debates surrounding the port city of Suakin on the Red Sea during late</p> Harrison and Sons paperback
1869025492UK 1869. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 1st Edition 1869. Copy of Correspondence Between the Treasury the Admiralty and the Astronomer Royal Respecting the Arrangements to be Made Observing the Transits of Venus Which Will Take Place in the Years 1874 and 1882. Includes pull out Charts of the future Transit of Venus in 1874 and 1882. Goes into wonderful detail including equipment needed such as telescopes chronometers barometers asteroids etc.Also lists the best places in the world to study the action of Venus. 22 pages and complete. Pages good but slightly loose due to be taken from a book. Loss to page edge without effecting the text. One report detailing relationship with the Government and the Royal Metrological Society. Dated 28th May 1869. 4 pages and complete. Pages good but slightly loose due to be taken from a book. Please contact me if you have any questions. More images can be taken upon request. Ref15516 <br/> <br/> paperback
1877143498Ottawa 1877. Disbound. Very good . 40 Victoria. A. 1877. Sessional papers No. 55. 53 p. 24 cm. Stapled. <br/><br/>Pertains to the engineers' strike of December 1876. unknown
1853862601853 Rouen, Imprimerie Privilégiée, 1779, in 12 relié pleine basane de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné , XVI-484 pages ; petits défauts d'usage, coiffes usées, coins émoussés.
1835176488London : House of Commons 1835. First Edition. Paperback. Very good copy bound in contemporary title-printed soft-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Some loss to title page. Minor loss to wrappers and title page. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 116 pages; Description: 116p. tables throughout pp.4-115; 34cm. Subjects: Crime reports -- parliamentary reports Great Britain -- 19th century. Crime -- statistics -- Great Britain -- 19th century parliamentary reports. Notes: ""Ordered by the House of Commons to be Printed 20 May 1835."" Cover title reads: 'Tables: Criminal Offenders; England and Wales 1834.' Includes index of counties. London : House of Commons paperback
1877105524London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode 1877. Softcover. very good. 111pp. Folio sewn as-issued. Not illustrated. Foredge of first two leaves a bit ragged else clean copy. very good 1877 Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode paperback
