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177741764London: Printed for J. Almon 1777. First edition. Contemporary calf five raised bands red morocco spine label gilt armorial gilt device at foot marbled end-papers. A very good copy wear and sunning to the boards spine rubbed headband lacking some minor browning to leaves small loss of paper at lower fore edge of title page. 4 5-348 11 pp. 8vo. An important document concerning the American Revolution beginning with King George III's admission that things were not going as planned in the American Colonies followed by a series of attacks on the administration by members of Parliament who felt the measures taken were poorly conceived and which Lord North attempted to rebut. Some highlights include: an account of the meeting between George Washington and General Howe's adjutant Lt. Col. Patterson read into the record following a complaint that though published in the Colonies the administration did not see fit to make them available in England; the costs of the War are listed in great detail; a bill to empower the King to secure and detain persons charged with or suspected of treason in America or the high seas including the suspension of Habeas Corpus is introduced and attacked as unlawful. Though mostly about North America there is a long section on the capture of the sloop Morning Star off the Mosquito Coast in Central America and a history of Britain's position there. This was the sixth volume of the first monthly record of Parliament published between 1774 and 1780 by John Almon 1727-1805 an English journalist printer bookseller who played a major role in establishing the right to report on Parliament. Provenance: Armorial device and bookplate of John Smyth 1748-1811 member of Parliament Lord of the Admiralty and Treasury Master of the Mint and a Commissioner of the Board of Trade. Printed for J. Almon hardcover books
171747747London: Printed for J. Tonson at Shakespear's-Head over-against Katharine-street in the Strand 1717. 1st Printing Goldsmith 5401. Self-wrappers now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Outer leaves worn stained & ragged with A1 lacking lower corner no text affected. Affixed at top of A2 by a pin is a piece of paper with a short inked note "Political. Trade." A Good copy only. 4 36 pp. Initial imprimatur leaf present. Folio: A² B - K². <br/><br/> Printed for J. Tonson, at Shakespear's-Head over-against Katharine-street in the Strand unknown books
1988216655Brussels: Socialist Group of the European Parliament 1988. Pamphlet. 73p. wraps illus. 5.75x8.25 inches very good condition. Socialist Group of the European Parliament unknown books
176535551London: Mark Baskett 1765. Folio. 12 x 7 7/8 inches. 2 279-310pp. 5 George III cap. XII. Disbound. Housed in a blue full morocco box.<br/> <br/>Very rare first official printing of the Stamp Act: an exceptionally important document in American history.<br/> <br/>The passage of the Stamp Act was one of the signal events in the history of the United States. After its successful effort in the French and Indian War the British government was saddled with a massive debt. Added to this was the cost of administering its new lands in Canada and the necessity of protecting colonists on the American frontier from Indian attacks. In order to raise funds for border defenses the British Parliament decided to levy a tax directly on the colonists rather than relying on colonial legislatures to raise the funds themselves. Over the protests of colonial agents in London including Benjamin Franklin from Pennsylvania and Jared Ingersoll of Connecticut a tax was levied on all legal and commercial papers pamphlets newspapers almanacs cards and dice. Nine pages in the present act are taken up with descriptions of what type of printed materials would be subject to the tax. A Stamp Office was created in Britain and Stamp Inspectors were to be assigned to each colonial district. Colonists wishing to purchase or use any of the materials covered in the Act would be required to buy a stamp. The outrage in the colonies at this form of taxation was immediate and overwhelming and the Stamp Act was repealed in 1766. The bitterness engendered by the Act lingered on and coupled with subsequent British laws including the Intolerable Acts and the Townshend Acts became some of the many grievances enunciated in the Declaration of Independence. "This is the original folio edition of the famous or infamous Stamp Act by which the American colonies were taxed in and on their business papers" Church. "The importance of this act to our history needs no comment" Streeter. Sabin and Howes note an octavo edition of sixty-six pages also printed by Baskett in London in 1765. This momentous law was reprinted several times in the American colonies in 1765 in editions in Boston New York Philadelphia Annapolis New London and Woodbridge New Jersey.<br/> <br/>Sweet & Maxwell II:176; Church 1054; Stevens 6; Howes A285; Sabin 1606. Mark Baskett unknown books
176635634London: Mark Baskett 1766. Folio. 2 823-826pp. 6 George II cap. LI. Disbound<br/> <br/>Wiping the slate on the Stamp Act.<br/> <br/>An official British Act passed after the repeal of the Stamp Act in which those persons who had incurred penalties from non-compliance with the Stamp Act are cleared of charges against them. Because of the attacks on Stamp Act collectors many persons had been unable to obtain the official stamped paper for various legal transactions. The Stamp Act which caused such public outcry in the colonies was repealed the year after it was passed. This nullified any remaining Stamp Act issues. Only three copies in ESTC at the Lincoln's Inn Library the Newberry and the University of North Carolina.<br/> <br/>ESTC N56936. Mark Baskett unknown books
1734664601734. Scarce Collection of Statutes Concerning Election to the House of Commons Great Britain. Parliament. The Statutes At Large Concerning Elections Of Members To Serve In The House Of Commons; Containing a Compleat Collection of All the Acts of Parliament Now in Force Which Relate Thereto Continued to the End of the Last Session of Parliament 1734. London: Printed by John Baskett 1734. vi 73 64-109 17 10 pp. Complete. Text continuous despite pagination. Octavo 6-1/4" x 3-3/4". Recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards gilt fillets and lettering piece to spine endpapers renewed. Light toning to text negligible foxing to a few leaves. Ex-library. Small inkstamps to title page and a few other leaves. A nice copy in a handsome binding. $250. Second edition enlarged 1 of 2 issues from 1734. Added here is an act pertaining to elections in the Scottish Parliament. The first edition was published in 1733. Separate editions for Scotland were published in 1744 and 1747. English Short-Title Catalogue T78250. unknown books
1734607741734. London: Printed by John Baskett 1734. 2nd Enl. ed. London: Printed by John Baskett 1734. 2nd Enl. ed. Scarce Collection of Statutes Concerning Election to the House of Commons Great Britain. Parliament. The Statutes At Large Concerning Elections Of Members To Serve In The House Of Commons; Containing a Compleat Collection of All the Acts of Parliament Now in Force Which Relate Thereto Continued to the End of the Last Session of Parliament 1734. London: Printed by John Baskett 1734. vi 58 49-109 11 6 10 pp. Complete. Text continuous despite pagination. Octavo 6-1/2" x 3-1/2". Recent period-style quarter morocco over marbled boards lettering piece and gilt-edges raised bands to spine endpapers renewed. Light toning to text faint dampstaining to upper corners of a few leaves internally clean. A handsome copy. $250. Second edition enlarged. Added here is an act pertaining to elections in the Scottish Parliament. The first edition was published in 1733. Separate editions for Scotland were published in 1744 and 1747. English Short-Title Catalogue T78250. unknown books
181919030302London: Printed by Order of The Committee for Managing the Affairs of Lloyd's 1819. Hardcover. Good . Octavo size 416 pp. This volume comprises the trial of several men for conspiring to commit piracy originally transcribed in shorthand by William Brodie Gurney Esq.; the text is a fascinating look at the implementation of the law in early nineteenth-century England and contains a faithful reproduction of the questioning of witnesses and the examination of evidence pertinent to the case.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Half brown leather with marbled paper boards the spine with four raised bands gilt decorations and borders and a black leather label with title in gilt top edge stained brown fore- and bottom edges speckled brown; octavo size 8.5" by 5.25" pagination: i-iv 1 2-412. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is good plus with clean boards a strong square text block and the interior is clean and bright; some wear to the paper of the boards cracking at the joints overall rubbing to the edges corners are gently bumped and both hinges are starting to loosen but text block is still strong.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: Â International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Printed by Order of The Committee for Managing the Affairs of Lloyd's hardcover books
178420795London: J. Debrett 1784. 37 1 advt pp. Disbound a couple of spots else Very Good. <br/><br/> First and only edition. "Considers the question whether the system of a strong responsible parliamentary administration should be restored" NUC. In England ministers are "responsible to parliament for their conduct and looking up to parliament for support; and not as in despotic governments the mere instruments of the will of an arbitrary master." This is "the great palladium of the Constitution." <br/> The author attacks "Lord B." Bute and the King for subverting this system during the events leading to the American Revolution and giving the executive arm of government over to "men ever unfriendly to liberty." <br/>FIRST EDITION. J. Debrett unknown books
178836636London: Printed and Sold by John Nichols. 1788. Folio. Pages 831-839 1 blank. "Numb. 96." at upper left corner at head of title. Disbound light margin spotting else Very Good. <br/><br/> The Commons addresses requests to assist planters from East Florida who have suffered from its cession to Spain. Several petitions are presented from "Persons who have suffered in their Rights and Properties during the late unhappy Dissentions in America in Consequence of their Loyalty to His Majesty and Attachment to the British Government. Printed and Sold by John Nichols... unknown books
178836279London: Printed and Sold by John Nichols. 1788. Folio. Pages 189-219 1 blank as issued. Disbound else Very Good.<br/><br/> The recorded matters include protests from Scotland asserting that the Parliament of Scotland has overturned "the Ancient Constitutions of the Royal Boroughs of Scotland" by enacting "unjust and illiberal Systems" pertaining to the Suffrage pages 205-211. <br/> The Penns of Pennsylvania explain that in 1779 "during the unhappy Troubles which then prevailed in North America the aforementioned Proprietaries by an Act of Assembly passed in the Province of Pennsylvania were violently divested of all their said Charter Rights and of all their Estates in said Province." They seek redress Pages 214-215. Printed and Sold by John Nichols... unknown books
1971bas170Shannon Ireland: Irish University Press 1971. Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Colonies West Indies Volume 8. Facsimile reprint of the 1898 edition. Folio quarter cloth hardcover 466 pp. Near-Fine. Irish University Press, 1971. Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers hardcover books
