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A Letter to the Right Hon. William Wyndham on his late opposition to the bill to prevent Bull-Baiting: By an Old Member of Parliament

18008691800. Second Edition. London: printed by W. Stratford sold Cadell and Davies 1800. 4 47 pp. Neatly bound in later marbled boards cloth spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy. Surprisingly rare pamphlet no first edition located censorious of the enjoyment afforded the lower classes by the spectacle of torture inflicted on dumb animals in this case the unspeakable cruelties of bull-baiting. The attempt to outlaw bull-baiting figured significantly in the contest in England between reform and reaction at the time of the French Revolution. Advocated by Wilberforce and others the bill was defeated by conservative ideologies such as Edmund Burke and acolyte William Wyndham who foresaw in the abolition of such brutality the erosion of the traditions which supposedly bound the lower classes to the existing social order. Put simply better to torture a poor animal than guillotine an aristocrat-a familiar dynamic in class society then and now. unknown

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Great Britain Parliament House of LordsBiblio.com

A complete collection of the Lords' protests : from the first upon record in the reign of Henry the Third to the present time / with a copious index. To which is added An historical essay on the legislative power of England . Complete in two volumes

1767411280London : publisher not identified 1767. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copies finely bound in the original full aniline calf. Raised bands with red and black gilt-blocked leather label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and dulled as with age. Hinges starting and some board starting to detach. Remains quite well-preserved overall; internally bright and clean. Further scans images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Physical description; 2 vol. ; 21 cm. Notes; Contains ""An historical essay on the legislative power of England . By George St. Amand"": at the at end of vol. 2. with a separate titlepage pagination cxxvii p. and register the essay was also issued separately. Has been attributed to Almon John 1737-1805. Includes index. Contents; vol. 1 1242-1724 -- vol. 2 1725-1772. Subjects; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Constitutional history Great Britain ; Sources. Great Britain Politics and government 1216-1760 ; Sources. London : publisher not identified hardcover

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Great Britain Parliament House Of LordsBiblio.com

A Complete Collection of Protests from the Year M. DC. XLI. to the Present Year M. DCC. XXXVII. Proceedings. 1641-1737

1737152593London : Printed For W. Webb Near Pater-Noster-Row MDCCXXXVII. 1737 1737. First Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with a dark morocco gilt-blocked label. An exceptional copy - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 470 pages; Physical desc. : 12 352 351-470i. E.472p. ; 8°. Subject: Great Britain - Politics and government - 1603-1760. Pagination irregular but text is continuous. ESTC citation no. : T116247. London : Printed For W. Webb, Near Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCXXXVII. [1737] hardcover

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[Parliament]; [Great Britain]Biblio.com

A COLLECTION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES IN ENGLAND FROM THE YEAR 1668 TO THE PRESENT TIME. Twenty Four Volumes

17391364557Dublin: n.p. 1739 - 1749. First Editions. Hardcover. Octavos Twenty-Four Volumes; G-; Quarter-bound in leather and original light blue paper boards spines banded some with handwritten volume number notation; Boards show significant soiling and age-toning moderate plus wear/bumping to corners moderate cracking to leather along joints and moderate wear to spines; Textblock/spine of Vol. XXIII is split at p. 163 but all pages sound otherwise bindings sound; Textblocks show moderate age-toning and curling to untrimmed edges minor shelfwear to bottom edges light to moderate uneven age-toning to pages throughout interiorly and a 19th-century ink ownership inscription "Marcus Gage" appears on the titlepage of each volume. RWO-LC. Shelved in law annex. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. Appears to be a set of true first editions as released in Dublin beginning in 1739. John Torbuck of London began releasing a reprint in 1741 but these volumes lack the publisher information on the titlepages consistent with that edition. This set appears to be complete in twenty-four volumes. 1364557. Special Collections. [n.p.] hardcover

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ACTS OF PARLIAMENTBiblio.com

A Collection of the Public General Statutes Passed in the Thirty-Ninth Year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the Third: Being the Third Session of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain.

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

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Great Britain ParliamentBiblio.com

A Collection of the Parliamentary Debates in England from The Year MDCLXVIII. to The Present Time

1739ZB505882London 1739-1743 passim. volumes 1-17 19-22 old boards & leather backstrips covers worn; textually clean. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request. London hardcover

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GEORGE II (Parliament)Biblio.com

A Bill for preventing Frauds committed by Bankrupts and by the Executor and Administrators of Traders dying Insolvent and for the Relief of the Creditors of Traders becoming Insolvent.

17315684London: William Bowyer 1731. First edition. A rare surviving example of this Bill in its original form with a docket title. Although no printer details are given ESTC states that this bill was printed by William Bowyer and from his records that only 1500 copies were printed and that most of the sheets were later 'overrun' i.e. reimposed and reprinted. The legislation was not passed on this occasion but was enacted in the next session as 5 Geo.II.c.30. It is interesting to see the original bill printed up but with gaps for dates and other details throughout the legislation. 311p. Without any binding or boards as issued. sewn to spine. Possibly abstracted from a larger volume. 33cm x 20cm. ESTC: T80404. . Première édition. Un exemplaire rare de ce projet de loi conservé dans sa forme originale avec un titre de dossier. Bien qu'aucune information ne soit fournie concernant l'imprimeur l'ESTC indique que ce projet de loi a été imprimé par William Bowyer et précise d'après ses registres que seuls 1 500 exemplaires ont été tirés et que la plupart des feuilles ont ensuite été « réimprimées » c'est-à-dire remises en presse et réimprimées . Le texte de loi ne fut pas adopté à cette occasion mais fut promulgué lors de la session suivante sous le titre 5 Geo.II.c.30. Il est intéressant de voir le projet de loi original imprimé mais comportant des espaces vides pour les dates et autres détails tout au long du texte. 31 1 p. Sans reliure ni plats tel qu'il a été publié. Cousu au dos. Probablement extrait d'un volume plus volumineux. 33 cm x 20 cm. ESTC : T80404. [William Bowyer] hardcover

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Houses of ParliamentBiblio.com

A 1707 Queen Anne Act for Continuing an Act Made in the Third and Fourth Year of the Reign of Her Present Majesty An Act for Encouraging the Importation of Naval stores from Her Majesties Plantations in America and for the Encouraging the Importation of Naval Stores from that part of Great Britain called Scotland to the part of Great Britain called England.

1707024898UK: John Baskett 1707. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 1st Edition 1735. A 1707 Queen Anne Act for Continuing an Act Made in the Third and Fourth Year of the Reign of Her Present Majesty An Act for Encouraging the Importation of Naval stores from Her Majesties Plantations in America and for the Encouraging the Importation of Naval Stores from that part of Great Britain called Scotland to the part of Great Britain called England. Mainly deals with naval wood and other materials for making masts. 4 pages complete in its own right. Pages are in average condition. Pages age toned. Taken from a bound up book. More images can be taken upon request. Ref15516 John Baskett paperback

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Etienne Pourfour-du-Petit, Doctor and Senior Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, Advocate to the ParliamentBiblio.com

1782 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 'TESTAMENT' REQUIRING THE FACULTY TO UPHOLD IT'S AGREEMENT TO THIS PROFESSOR OF THE 'ANCIEN REGIME'

178200TP08Paris France 1782. On June 13th 1782 'Docteur rege de la Faculte de Medecine en L'Universite de Paris ancien Proffesseur de les Ecoles.' Etienne Pourfour-de-Petit first hired by the University in 1732 writes the Faculty beseeching that the Faculty honor and uphold his 1760 retirement 'edict'. Superbly interesting document that highlights the struggles of the revolutionary period and transition of power. The Professor obviously a monarchist and of the 'ancien regime' is faced with a new board made up of the rebels. Easily read is a certain disdain to the new Faculty members his deep respect for the Monarch but also an embracing of the new revolutionary ideas. Biographical Notes: SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS 1792-1872. Born in 1792 Sir Thomas Phillipps from childhood was obsessed with the idea of obtaining virtually anything written or printed on paper including cartloads of documents from wastepaper merchants and the entire inventories of booksellers. "I wish to have one copy of every book in the world" he declared to a friend. He very nearly succeeded. His collection ultimately grew to more than 100000 books and at least 60000 manuscripts. As a result of his extravagant purchases Sir Thomas was permanently on the verge of bankruptcy and was constantly pursued by creditors. So many books arrived at his house that it was impossible to unpack his acquisitions much less keep pace with them. Visiting scholars driven to distraction would spend days hunting for an elusive text in the dusty heaps that filled every room. Because Sir Thomas has a morbid dread of fire most of his collection was housed in coffinlike boxes that could be carted away quickly. Visitors to Middle Hill were struck too by the presence of numerous logs a ploy he used to lure beetles away from his books. As Sir Thomas relentlessly pursued his passion the house itself began to crumble and its floors started to sag under the cast weight of hundreds of tons of paper. His neglect of Middle Hill was partly deliberate however. Sir Thomas's chief enemy in life James Halliwell had married his daughter against his wishes. It appears that Halliwell was in Sir Thomas' eyes the worst kind of criminal a book thief who had stolen valuable works from university libraries and even from his father-in-law. Having no sons Sir Thomas was unable to prevent Halliwell from inheriting his estate. To ensure that his detested heir would never receive anything of value Sir Thomas's solution was to allow Middle Hill to fall unto complete disrepair. He even went so far as to chop down and sell for lumber the centuries-old oak trees that lined the majestic mile-long drive to his home. In 1863 Sir Thomas decided to move - in order to accommodate his books. With the aid of 160 men 103 wagonloads of books and papers drawn by 230 horses the books were lumbered from Middle Hill top their new estate in nearby Cheltenham. It is said that for years afterwards the countryside was littered with the remains of carts that had collapsed under the sheer weight of the Phillipps collection. Sir Thomas continues to add to his library until his death in 1872. After Sir Thomas's death his immediate family had no room for his collection. So vast was the library that although individual items and large sections were sold privately or through numerous auction sales the Phillipps collection is still being sold more than a century after the death of its owner. In the course of its sales many treasures have come to light. As late as 1964 part of the long-lost and unique medieval manuscript of the Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses appeared and was subsequently reunited with its other half at Magdalen College Oxford. Once destined for destruction as worthless wastepaper this and many other priceless works were saved by the single-minded obsession of the greatest bibliomaniac of all time. Autograph. Manuscript. Very Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Paperback

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[Drinking: Liquor Tax] Great Britain – Parliament; Act of Parliament – Reign of George IIBiblio.com

"An Act to continue the Duties for Encouragement of the Coinage of Money; and for removing Doubts . . . Twenty Shillings for every Ton of Brandy Wines and Strong Waters imported."

1754LV2072London:: Printed by Thomas Baskett Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty 1754. 1754. Folio. pp. 2 227-230. Self-wraps. Title-page: Anno Regni Georgeii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae Franciae & Hiberniae Vicesimo Septimo. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the Tenth Day of November Anno Dom. 1747 . . . Defender of the Faith &c. Relating to Duty taxes applied to the importation of all wines vinegar cider beer as well as all brandy wines 'strong waters' and the like coming to London or any other "ports creeks or places" in the kingdom of England. Full title: "An Act to continue the Duties for Encouragement of the Coinage of Money; and for removing Doubts concerning the Continuance of the Duty of Twenty Shillings for every Ton of Brandy Wines and Strong Waters imported." Printed by Thomas Baskett, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1754. paperback

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A Letter to the Right Hon. William Wyndham on his late opposition to the bill to prevent Bull-Baiting: By an Old Member of Parliament

A complete collection of the Lords' protests : from the first upon record in the reign of Henry the Third to the present time / with a copious index. To which is added An historical essay on the legislative power of England . Complete in two volumes

A Complete Collection of Protests from the Year M. DC. XLI. to the Present Year M. DCC. XXXVII. Proceedings. 1641-1737

A COLLECTION OF THE PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES IN ENGLAND FROM THE YEAR 1668 TO THE PRESENT TIME. Twenty Four Volumes

A Collection of the Public General Statutes Passed in the Thirty-Ninth Year of the Reign of his Majesty King George the Third: Being the Third Session of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain.

A Collection of the Parliamentary Debates in England from The Year MDCLXVIII. to The Present Time

A Bill for preventing Frauds committed by Bankrupts and by the Executor and Administrators of Traders dying Insolvent and for the Relief of the Creditors of Traders becoming Insolvent.

1782 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 'TESTAMENT' REQUIRING THE FACULTY TO UPHOLD IT'S AGREEMENT TO THIS PROFESSOR OF THE 'ANCIEN REGIME'

"An Act to continue the Duties for Encouragement of the Coinage of Money; and for removing Doubts . . . Twenty Shillings for every Ton of Brandy Wines and Strong Waters imported."

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