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1736275146UK: John Baskett and by E. and R. Nutt and R. Gosling assigns of Edward Sayer Esq; Sold by Robert Gosling 1736. First Edition. Softcover. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vol. VI only: multiple pagings. Subjects; British Statutes. British Parliament. King George the First. King George the Second. British Politics. 18th century politics. UK: John Baskett, and by E. and R. Nutt, and R. Gosling, assigns of Edward Sayer Esq; Sold by Robert Gosling paperback
1724275141London: printed by John Baskety ect. 1724. First Edition. Softcover. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Physical description; vol. V only: 287-826 pp. Subjects; British Statutes. British Politics. British History. 18th century history. London: printed by John Baskety [ect.] paperback
1744954F60Edinburgh: Richard Watkins 1744 . Leather. Good. 7" by 4.5". None. The scarce 1744 edition of this informative and fascinating collection of statutes relating to the election of MPs in Scotland. The scarce 1744 edition of this work concluding at the 1743 session of the Scottish parliament.This historical legal reference work compiles all the acts of Parliament specifically related to the election of MPs in Scotland and was designed to consolidate the various laws governing parliamentary elections into a single source.The work outlines the roles and responsibilities of officials involved in managing elections like sheriffs and returning officers.ESTC T179848Ink inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Lacking a front blank.An informative legal reference work including statutes addressing who is eligible to vote or stand for election how constituencies are defined how elections are to be conducted and what constitutes electoral offences such as bribery. In a full calf binding. Minor loss of calf to back strip head otherwise externally excellent. Ink inscription to verso of front free endpaper. Lacking a front blank. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright with light spotting. Worming to tail of front pastedown to tail of page 20 with two minor worm holes to fore edge of pages 21 to 172. Further small areas of worming to tail of fore edge of rear free endpaper and pastedown. Good Richard Watkins hardcover
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
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
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
1733342698London : Printed for Richard Williamson near Grays-Inn-Gate in Holborn and William Bowyer in White Friars 1733. First edition. Softcover. Poor paperback copy; edges somewhat dust-dulled and nicked. Prelims borders damaged. Text remains clear without blemish. Physical description: 134p.; 2 . Subjects: 1701-1800. Tobacco Taxation. House of Commons. London : Printed for Richard Williamson near Grays-Inn-Gate in Holborn, and William Bowyer in White Friars paperback
1719342649London : printed by John Baskett Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty and by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills deceas'd 1719. First edition. Hardcover. Provenance: Shrewsbury Public Library Reference Bookplate. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked full aniline calf. Front board detached. Raised bands spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Text remains clear without blemish. Physical description: 1111p. Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords. Record Office1701-1800. Public records Great Britain. Archives Great Britain; Early works to 1800. Public records Great Britain. Public records Great Britain Management; Early works to 1800. Great Britain Commercial policy. London : printed by John Baskett, Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, and by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry H hardcover
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
1763328263London : printed for J. and R. Tonson and A. Millar; and W. Sandby 1763. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Finely bound in the original aniline calf. Raised bands spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Remains particularly well preserved overall. Physical description: 505p; 8 . Subjects: England. Parliament. England and Wales. Parliament. Great Britain. Constitutional history Great Britain. Constitutional history To 1660 Great Britain. Great Britain Politics and government. London : printed for J. and R. Tonson, and A. Millar; and W. Sandby hardcover
1741j0916London: Edward Cave. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and faded. Eps darkened. Slight foxing. Ex-lib. 1741. First Edition. Brown gilt hardback cloth cover. 150mm x 90mm 6" x 4". xxiv 288pp xlviii. Comprises lists of the twenty-four Parliaments from 1660-174. With index of names and places and Peers for England and Scotland. . Edward Cave hardcover
17861402060015London : printed for John Stockdale 1786-01-01. 2nd. Hardcover. Acceptable. Full contemporary calf. Front board detached rubbing loss to spine. 196 32 p. Contemporary signature to titlepage. Occasional spotting. Kress no. 13210.5. ESTC T173258. A view into 18th century British India. Warren Hastings was the first British governor of Bengal. London : printed for John Stockdale hardcover
1788318885London: printed for J. Debrett 1788. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Poor title-blocked copy. Worn spine lacks of front and back boards. Pages dust-toned. Text remains clear without blemish. Physical description: 4 56p.; 8 . Subjects: George III King of Great Britain 1738-1820. Great Britain. Parliament. Regency Great Britain. Great Britain Politics and government 1760-1789. London: printed for J. Debrett hardcover
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
1742460240London : Printed for Richard Chandler and sold at the Ship without Temple-Bar and at York and Scarborough 1742. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copies overall all in contemporary full leather boards. Heavy edge wear with variable but substantial surface loss and flaking. Spines heavily worn with raised bands and gilt-blocked titles now entirely faded on volume 7 variably legible on others. Joints somewhat worn on all volumes; weak on volumes 10 12 and 14 with both boards detached but present on volume 9. Text blocks remain notably tight bright and clean throughout; endpapers somewhat foxed. A very serviceable and internally well-preserved collection. Physical description; 11 volumes ; 21 cm. Notes; Published 1742-1744. Title continues: ""Containing the most remarkable motions speeches resolves reports and conferences to be met with in that interval : as also the most exact estimates of the charge of government state of the public revenue the rise and growth of the national debt expence of the war proceedings on ways and means speeches and messages from the throne addresses and remonstrances also the numbers pro and con upon every division &c. Many of which curious particulars were never before printed : Collected from the best authorities compared with the journals of the House and illustrated with a great variety of historical and explanatory notes : together with a large appendix containing exact lists of every parliament the names of the speakers their several posts under the government and other valuable supplemental pieces."" Edited by C. Ward and R. Chandler. Contents: 1. 1660-1680 -- 3. 1695-1706 -- 4. 1706-1713 -- 5. 1713-1714 -- 7. 1727-1733 -- 8. 1733-1734 -- 9. 1734-1737 -- 10. 1737-1739 -- 11. 1739 -- 12. 1740 -- 14. 1742-1743. This collection lacking volumes 2 6 and 13. Subjects; Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons History Sources. Great Britain Politics and government 1660-1714. Great Britain Politics and government 1714-1760. Great Britain History 1660-1714 Sources. Great Britain History George I 1714-1727 Sources. Great Britain History George II 1727-1760 Sources. London : Printed for Richard Chandler, and sold at the Ship without Temple-Bar, and at York and Scarborough hardcover
1741261843London : printed for Richard Chandler 1741. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy with wear and tear. Text remains clear and unblemished. Physical description; 1 vol. Subject; Great Britain — Politics and government — 1660-1714 — Early works to 1800. London : printed for Richard Chandler hardcover
1741261842London : printed for Richard Chandler 1741. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy with wear and tear. Text remains clear and unblemished. Physical description; 1 vol. Subject; Great Britain — Politics and government — 1660-1714 — Early works to 1800. London : printed for Richard Chandler hardcover
1742261841London : printed for Richard Chandler 1742. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy with wear and tear. Text remains clear and unblemished. Physical description; 1 vol. Subject; Great Britain — Politics and government — 1660-1714 — Early works to 1800. London : printed for Richard Chandler hardcover
17431404090036London : Printed for R. Chandler 1743-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. Vol. II XI XIII and XIV of 14 volumes. Bound in contemporary leather. Gilt lettering on spine. Moderate shelfwear. Chipping and loss on spines. Front board to Vol. XIII starting. Unmarked pages. Foxing throughout. Dark moldstains. Owners' nameplate on front board of Richard E. Parker a War of 1812 vet and former Virginia senator and jurist during the 19th century. London : Printed for R. Chandler hardcover
1736319111London: printed and sold by T. Astley J. Stagg; J. Fisher; E. Withers; J. Jolliffe; and R. Amy 1736. 1st edition. Softcover. Good copy dis-bound as issued. Edges slightly nicked and dust-dulled as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; bright and clean. Physical description: 4 104p.; 12 . Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament; Registers; Early works to 1800. Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons; Registers.Parliament; Registers. London: printed and sold by T. Astley, J. Stagg; J. Fisher; E. Withers; J. Jolliffe; and R. Amy paperback
1780W1890London: Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1780. Title page pp. 691-696. Folio. First edition. Printed on laid paper. Disbound from larger volume. "An Act to allow the exportation of provisions goods wares and merchandize from Great Britain to certain towns ports or places in North America which are or may be under the protection of His Majesty's arms; and from such towns ports or places to Great Britain and other parts of His Majesty's dominions." The effect of this act was to amend the American Prohibitory Act of 1776 to to allow the resumption of trade betwenn Britain and those parts of the American colonies that remained under British control. The Prohibitory Act had been the final straw that led to the American Revoltion but if Parliament thought the 1780 revisions would reverse British fortunes in the colonies they would be disappointed: The Restoration of Trade Act was too little and too late. The document is in very good condition: clean and bright with 4 tiny bookworm holes in bottom margins--well away from the text. First Edition. Paper. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Manuscript. Charles Eyre and William Strahan Paperback
1771CCC-151944. Edition 1771, reliure ( frottée) demi-chagrin marron. Des annotations au stylo dans le texte. 71 pages, coins émoussés, tranches rouges
1788485251788 LONDRES, Sans Editeur - 1788 - In-8 - Couverture muette - Seconde partie -Epitre dédicatoire XXX & 260 pages - Ouvrage écrit en partie sur papier bleu - bon Exemplaire - Rare- Réf. 48525
1731BS44TRACT14London: J. Roberts 1731. Hardback. First edition first issue 1731. No half-title. 34pp. Boards a little faded. A very pleasing copy. bs44. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. J. Roberts Hardcover
1789187101789. Committee of the Whole House of the British Parliament investigation into the Atlantic slave trade recorded in Abridgment of the Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before a Committee of the Whole House to Whom It Was Referred to Consider of the Slave Trade published 1789 to 1791 presenting one of the earliest parliamentary documentary compilations addressing the operation and human consequences of the transatlantic slave trade. The volumes preserve testimony gathered during parliamentary inquiries that examined the practices of British slave traders and the treatment of enslaved Africans transported across the Atlantic. These proceedings formed part of the political campaign in Britain that eventually culminated in the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807. The collected evidence includes statements from ship surgeons naval officers merchants and other witnesses whose accounts describe the conditions experienced by enslaved Africans during capture transport and plantation labor.<br /> <br /> Abridgment of the Minutes of the Evidence Taken Before a Committee of the Whole House To Whom It Was Referred to Consider of the Slave Trade. London: 1789-1791. First edition first printing. Four volumes bound in two books. The compilation reproduces testimony presented before Parliament concerning the organization and operation of the slave trade and includes firsthand statements describing the physical suffering and resistance of enslaved Africans during transport. Surgeon Alexander Falcon-Bridge who had firsthand experience aboard slave ships described acts of despair among captives: he "Has known several enslaved persons to refuse sustenance with a design to starve themselves. refusing to take medicines when sick because they wished to die. Many other slaves expressed the same." Another witness Royal Navy surgeon Thomas Trotter recorded the emotional trauma experienced by captives during embarkation noting that "Slaves on being brought on board showed signs of extreme distress and despair from a feeling of their situation and regret at being torn from friends and connections." The volumes therefore preserve testimony that exposed the violence and human suffering embedded within the Atlantic slave trading system.<br /> <br /> During the eighteenth century European and American traders transported millions of Africans across the Atlantic through a commercial system that relied on maritime networks linking West Africa the Caribbean and the Americas. Parliamentary investigations of the slave trade in the late eighteenth century were fueled in part by abolitionist activism and public campaigns demanding government inquiry into the practice. Publications of witness testimony such as this abridged parliamentary record circulated evidence used by reformers advocating the end of the trade. Four volumes bound in two books with folding table in the fourth volume. Octavo format. Contemporary marbled quarter calf bindings with modern bookplates on the front past down. Wear present with most spine titles lacking and foxing primarily affecting the title pages; text remains clear. Overall condition very good. unknown
