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1812AQ27618London: s.n. 1812. 19pp 1. Docket title to verso of terminal leaf. Bound with: Drop-head title: Further paper relating to the slave trade. Viz. Observation by William Dawes Esquire one of the Commissioners ;- in addition to the Report made by the Commission of African Enquiry. - 1811. London s.n. 1812. 21-22pp 1. Docket title to verso of terminal leaf. Folio. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutters. Later resewn. Early manuscript page numbers to upper margins. A rare survival of a report on the condition of British territories on the Gold Coast of Africa in particular efforts to tarry the Spanish and Portuguese slave trade. Of interest are the expense tables showing the cost of maintaining British forts in the region; Cape Coast Castle for example has an average annual charge of £3277 with 'Black Men's Pay' making up £179 and 'Castle Slaves' costing £990. The report is here paired with the second located copy of an addendum by sometime governor of Sierra Leone William Dawes 1762-1836 that whilst broadly agreeing with the findings nevertheless suggests an increase in naval power off the African Coast. Soon after this paper was printed Dawes at the suggestion of William Wilberforce travelled to Antigua to work for the anti-slavery cause there. OCLC and COPAC together record copies of the first mentioned work at just three locations John Carter Brown NLW and Princeton. OCLC records a single copy of the second mentioned work NLSA; COPAC adds no further. . [s.n.] unknown
1830AQ27625London: s.n. 1830. 95pp 1. Disbound. Later resewn. A trifle creased. A series of correspondence relating to the administration of the British colony of Sierre Leone in particular extracts of the colonial government in regard to the 'treatment of captured negroes and liberated Africans on their first arrival in the colony and for the better superintendence of their religious instruction and education after their settlement' and 'the raising of regular and militia corps among the blacks and the withdrawal of white troops'. From the recently dispersed library without any indication of such of British scholar and senior civil servant William St Clair 1937-2021 and presumably used by him in his research for his acclaimed book The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade 2006. . Folio. [s.n.] unknown
1817AQ27624London: s.n. 1817. 10pp 2. Docket title to verso of terminal leaf. Sewn as issued. Three old horizontal folds. A clean and crisp copy. A selection of seven papers printed by order of the House of Commons regarding the Africa slave trade. The initial four letters contain reports of Royal Navy officer Sir James Lucas Yeo 1782- 1818 then commander-in-chief on the west coast of Africa with special responsibility for the anti-slavery patrol. He commences with the disheartening revelation that 'efforts toward obtaining the real abolition of slavery have been of little or no avail; for though fewer negroes may have been enslaved since the Abolition Acts took place with respect to this country yet the cruelty to those now taken away by Spaniards and Portuguese has increased quadruple; and those Acts appear to have had no other effect then that of transferring the Slave Trade to Spain and Portugal whose inhuman traffic has since wonderfully increased'. Yeo proceeds to provide accounts of numerous vessels recently seized both by himself and Captain Fisher who authors the final three letters reproduced here including the capture Portuguese brig San Antonio carrying 600 enslaved Africans and the American schooner Rosa sailing under Spanish colours trafficking 276. . Folio. [s.n.] unknown
1819AQ27617London: s.n. 1819. 5pp 1. Docket title to verso of terminal leaf. Disbound. Three old horizontal folds. An apparently unrecorded parliamentary bill proposing amendments to the 1750 Act for extending and improving the Trade to Africa specifically reducing the number of committee members and restraining the trade opportunities of the African Company of Merchants. The bill was seemingly never enacted.; the Company was abolished in 1821 with all assets passing to the Crown. From the recently dispersed library without any indication of such of British scholar and senior civil servant William St Clair 1937-2021 and presumably used by him in his research for his acclaimed book The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade 2006. . Folio. [s.n.] unknown
1850AQ27621London: s.n. 1850. 26pp 2. Docket title to verso of terminal leaf. Disbound. Later resewn. Early alternate pagination in manuscript to upper corners. From the recently dispersed library of William St Clair with his distinctive pencilled ownership inscription to head of title. A series of dispatches relating to the violent torture of Cape Coast native Robert Erskine. In 1847 whilst a domestic in the service of Captain Augustus William Murray of the 1st West-India Regiment and stationed at the infamous Cape Coast Castle Erskine was accused of having stolen sundry articles of jewellery from the officer. Despite his protestations of innocence and a lack of any evidence connecting him with the crime Erskine was brutally tortured for eight days. In consequence of his torment he lost the use of his hands. It was later ascertained that the actual culprit was a soldier of the 1st West India Regiment and likely one of the individuals who engaged in Erskine's maltreatment. A year after the event the Aborigines Protection Society took up Erskine's case and successfully prosecuted it in 1851. From the recently dispersed library without any indication of such of British scholar and senior civil servant William St Clair 1937-2021 and presumably used by him in his research for his acclaimed book The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade 2006. . Folio. [s.n.] unknown
1821AQ27623London: s.n. 1821. 14pp 2. Docket title to verso of terminal leaf. Disbound. Later resewn. Three old horizontal folds. A rare survival of copies of correspondence relating to act to divest the African Company of Merchants of the charge and management of forts and settlements on the Gold Coast of Africa and transfer their control to the Crown. The act that abolished the company was passed in May 1821 and the transfer ownership of eight forts including the notorious Cape Coast Castle was affected on 3rd July the day after these letters were ordered by Commons to be printed. They contain listings of the Company's employees and respective salaries and abstract of annual stipends paid to local Kings and Cabboceers. From the recently dispersed library without any indication of such of British scholar and senior civil servant William St Clair 1937-2021 and presumably used by him in his research for his acclaimed book The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade 2006. OCLC records copies at just two locations Florida and NLW; COPAC adds no further. . Folio. [s.n.] unknown
1812AQ27619London: s.n. 1812. 9pp 2. Docket title to verso of terminal leaf. Disbound. Later resewn. Early alternate pagination in manuscript to upper corners. The second located copy a series of dispatches relevant to the establishment of a British Army recruiting station at either Sierra Leone or Gorée. Under the authority of the Prince Regent Brevet Major Wingfield of the 8th West India Regiment was charged with determining the most suitable location for the depot with the assistance of inter alia one sergeant and two corporals 'from every Black Regiment in the West Indies' and that 'such eligible Negroes as may be found amongst the cargoes captured under the Slave Abolition Act should be appropriated to this service'. From the recently dispersed library without any indication of such of British scholar and senior civil servant William St Clair 1937-2021 and presumably used by him in his research for his acclaimed book The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade 2006. OCLC records a single copy UWI; COPAC adds no further. . Folio. [s.n.] unknown
1820AQ27620London: s.n. 1820. 17pp 1. Disbound. Later resewn. Three old horizontal folds sealing wax remnant to title ink-stamp pf the Institute of Historical Research to verso. The second located copy of an annual report submitted by Royal Navy officer Sir George Collier 1774-1824 on the condition of the African Company's forts and settlements. Between 1818 and 1821 Collier commanded the six-ship coast of Africa squadron with a remit to suppress the slave trade a charge he undertook with zeal significantly reducing the traffic of slaves from the continent. In 1820 his work was recognised by election to honorary life membership of the African Institution. From the recently dispersed library without any indication of such of British scholar and senior civil servant William St Clair 1937-2021 and presumably used by him in his research for his acclaimed book The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade 2006. OCLC and COPAC together record a single copy Southampton. . Folio. [s.n.] unknown
1817AQ27622London: s.n. 1817. 63pp 1. Disbound. Later resewn. Terminal leaf creased. The report of a parliamentary committee appointed to evaluate the condition of the state of trade and establishments of the African Company issued four years prior its ultimate dissolution by the British Government in 1821. With the exception of the major forts such as Cape Coast Castle many British forts were not particularly well defended nor maintained and as such their efficacy as a deterrent to slave traders greatly diminished. Parliament frustrated by this reduced effectiveness pursued a policy of reducing the number of African Company settlements through the abandonment of any upon strict inquiry not found to be of service in a sufficient degree to warrant their expenditure. From the recently dispersed library without any indication of such of British scholar and senior civil servant William St Clair 1937-2021 and presumably used by him in his research for his acclaimed book The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade 2006. OCLC and COPAC together record copies at just six locations California NLW NYPL Senate House Southampton and UoL. . Folio. [s.n.] unknown
1836elala1147<p>Toronto: R.Reynolds Printer 1836. 1836. 8vo. pp. 256 4. original cloth-backed bds. short split in upper front joint covers spotted some scattered light foxing. A scarce and important report. Charles Duncombe a prominent American-born physician and politician in Upper Canada was appointed in 1835 to visit and report upon the systems of education pursued in the United States and to offer recommendations for the educational institutions of Upper Canada. His report pp. 68 in which he stresses the need for practical education and adequate financial support for common schools and teacher education is followed by a lengthy appendix of supporting documentation pp. 69-256. Although Duncombe's proposals were not immediately implemented many would be introduced under the administration of Egerton Ryerson and would form the basis of Ontario educational policy until 1871 i.e. local assessment elective school boards female education the creation of normal schools non-sectarian religious instruction &c. Fleming 1059. Gagnon I 1201. Sabin 21268. TPL 2011. DCB IX pp. 228-32. Hardcover.</p> Toronto: R.Reynolds, Printer, 1836. hardcover
1894216911Sofia : Narodna Pechatnitsa 1894. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy bound in contemporary leather-backed marbled boards. Gilt blocking to spine. Minor library marks remain. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Front hinge starting. Pages lightly tanned as with age. Some minor edge tears to the first few pages - text unaffected. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Further scans images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Description: 1v. multiple paginations tables ; 32cm. Subjects: Bulgaria -- Politics and government -- Parliament -- 7th National Assembly 1863 -- Reports and minutes. Bulgaria -- History -- Sources -- 19th century. Language: Bulgarian. Sofia : Narodna Pechatnitsa hardcover
188590523Perth: Government Printer. 1885. Foolscap 4 pp. Near-fine condn. "Presented to the Legislative Council His Excellency's Command." <br>"No. 30." Government Printer unknown
18603220414<i>Wood-engraved single sheet panorama in four strips 565 x 450 mm crudely coloured and folded with title at top left some splitting to joints; </i><i>in the original green publisher's wrapper titled in black lower wrapper lacking some chipping to edges and lightly dust-soiled but a remarkable survival nonetheless.</i><br /><i><br /></i>Rare panorama depicting the State Opening of Parliament likely sold on the day to crowds lining the procession route. The panorama itself presented as four strips one above the other on a single sheet has been printed from the same blocks as another we have seen by T. Goode but with new references set beneath the panorama image see below.<br /><i><br /></i>The procession advances from right to left with the Queen accompanied by Prince Albert and captioned where appropriate: 'Entrance to Parliament House'; 'Beefeaters'; 'Carriage of the Prime Minister'; 'Herald'; 'Her Majesty's Spokeman's Carriage'; 'Officer of the Life Guardsmen'; 'Queen's Carriage'; 'Life Guardsmen'; and 'Lord John Russell's Carriage.' The procession advances from r. to l. The Queen is accompanied by Prince Albert. Earlier the block for 'Beefeaters' had been used for T. Goode's 'Panorama of the Lord Mayor's Show'; as too had the block for 'Her Majesty's Spokesman's Carriage' previously uncaptioned and 'Lord John Russell's Carriage' previously 'The Recorder in his Carriage' explaining why Lord Russell seems to be holding a mace. It would be the Horse Guards who would have taken part in the procession; the beefeaters would have been awaiting the monarch in the House of Lords. <br /><i><br /></i>It is curious to note that the 'Entrance to Parliament House' bears no resemblance to the Royal Entrance in Victoria Tower and instead looks more like the Soane entrance but that was destroyed in the fire of 1838 so perhaps more evidence of earlier blocks being repurposed.<br /><i><br /></i>In the London directories William Sutton's name replaces Georgina Duggan's at 2 Bartlett's Passage in 1860. The Prime Minister at the time was Palmerston and Lord John Russell was Foreign Secretary. The panorama also represents one of the final depictions of Queen Victoria accompanied by Prince Albert who died in 1861.<br /><br />Not in OCLC. W. Sutton, (late G. Duggan,) 2, Bartlett’s Passage, Bartlett’s Buidlings, Holborn, W.C.
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
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
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
1840103483London 1840. Softcover. very good. 231pp. Folio sewn as issued. Some light soiling from dust to wrappers. very good TPL 2368. 1840 paperback
