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179992483London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan 1799-1824. Rare collection of three British Acts related to the regulation and abolition of the British slave trade including: An Act for better regulating the Manner of carrying Slaves in British Vessels from the Coast of Africa 12th July 1799; An Act for regulating.the shipping and carrying of Slaves in British Vessels from the Coast of Africa 28th June 1798; and An Act to Amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade 24th June 1824. Quarto decorative royal emblematic headpieces schedules of muster roles and seizures. Accompanied by a Copy of an Act Passed in 1817 by the Legislature of Antigua For Restricting the Exportation of Slaves to that Island Henry Goulburn 1821 and Copies or Extracts of Correspondence relating to an Expedition to be sent to the River Niger Vernon Smith 1840; both ordered by the House of Commons. In near fine condition. An exceptional piece of history. The anti-slavery movement to abolish the slave trade became popular among the British public following barrister Lord Mansfield's judgement in the Somersett's Case which held that slavery was unsupported by the common law in England and Wales. In 1807 Parliament passed the Slave Trade Act of 1807 which outlawed the slave trade but not slavery itself. Over two decades later in 1833 the Slavery Abolition Act was passed which made the purchase or ownership of slaves illegal within the British Empire and provided monetary compensation for previous slave owners. Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan unknown
1761003612anonymous. George III 1738-1820. A Perspective View of Westminster Abbey from the High Altar to the West end shewing the manner of his Majesty's Crowning. Sept. 22 1761. Engraved copperplate 240 × 210 mm plate area on laid paper. Single-sheet engraved plate. Folded vertically into five panels with three or four short closed tears at fold intersections and margins; light surface wear and mild toning consistent with age. The engraved title at head fully legible. Overall good. A detailed ceremonial interior view of Westminster Abbey depicting the coronation of King George III on 22 September 1761. The scene is shown from the High Altar looking westwards with the monarch enthroned beneath a canopy and surrounded by bishops peers officers of state and members of the royal household. Galleries are crowded with spectators and the plate is lettered throughout to correspond with an explanatory key indicating its original issue within a formal printed account of the coronation. Plates of this type were produced for inclusion in official or semi-official coronation publications and were frequently removed from their parent volumes in the later eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for separate sale or display. . Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1761. anonymous paperback
178838765London: Stockdale 1788. <p>George III 1738-1820. Report from the committee appointed to examine the physicians who have attended his Majesty. . . . 8vo. 16pp. London: J. Stockdale 1778 i.e. 1788. 210 x210 x 133 mm. Modern boards. Fine apart from a little spotting.</p> <p> Reprint of a parliamentary report. Few illnesses of historic personages have been followed so closely and documented so well as the insanity of George iii king of Great Britain from 1760-1820. The king suffered five separate attacks of mental illness during his long reign the first in 1765 and the last in 1810; this final breakdown which ended only with the king's death resulted in the establishment of the Regency. Of the remaining four attacks the one that incapacitated the king between October 1788-March 1789 is the most interesting not only because of the political turmoil it generated over the regency question but also because of the stimulus it gave to the study of psychiatry. The question of the king's recovery was of such political importance that special committees from each house of Parliament were set up to interrogate the king's doctors about the progress and probable outcome of his illness. These examinations printed in the Parliamentary proceedings and republished in numerous cheap popular editions advanced the cause of psychiatry by educating the public about mental illness and by giving an aura of respectability to the study of insanity. Guttmacher pp. 1-15. Hunter & Macalpine pp. 509-514. See Norman 889. </p> . Stockdale unknown books
178938761London: Logographic Press 1789. George III 1738-1820. Report from the committee appointed to examine the physicians who have attended his majesty during his illness; touching the present state of his majesty's health. 4to. 4-52pp. lacking half-title. London: Logographic Press 1789. 210 x 160 mm. Later half calf marbled boards a bit rubbed. Occasional foxing otherwise very good. Bookplate of Charles W. Pilgrim. <p>Reprint of a parliamentary report issued in January 1789. Few illnesses of historic personages have been followed so closely and documented so well as the insanity of George III king of Great Britain from 1760-1820. The king suffered five separate attacks of mental illness during his long reign the first in 1765 and the last in 1810; the final breakdown which ended only with the king's death resulted in the establishment of the Regency. Of the remaining four attacks the one that incapacitated the king between October 1788-March 1789 is the most interesting not only because of the political turmoil it generated over the regency question but also because of the stimulus it gave to the study of psychiatry. The question of the king's recovery was of such political importance that special committees from each house of Parliament were set up to interrogate the king's doctors about the progress and probable outcome of his illness. These examinations printed in the Parliamentary proceedings and republished in numerous popular editions such as the one we are offering here advanced the cause of psychiatry by educating the public about mental illness and by giving an aura of respectability to the study of insanity.</p> <p>The present report contains testimony from the eight physicians attending the king during his illness taken on January 7-13 1789. The most influential of these physicians was Francis Willis proprietor of a private asylum in Lincolnshire; his optimism about the king's eventual recovery found favor with Prime Minister William Pitt and the Tory government which had been supported by the king. Willis's chief rival was Richard Warren a friend of the leaders of the Whig opposition; his pessimistic views about the king's illness were adopted by those who wished to see the Prince of Wales established as Regent. Guttmacher pp. 1-15. Hunter & Macalpine pp. 509-514. See Norman 890. 38761</p> . Logographic Press unknown books
178924645London 1789. 4 pages including docketing. 1 vols. Folio. The Warrant for accounts due for December 1787 until December 1788 to Sir Charles Gould Judge Advocate General. Folds some light discoloration else very good. 4 pages including docketing. 1 vols. Folio. Sir Charles Gould afterwards Morgan was appointed judge advocate general in 1771. "The manner in which he discharged the duties of this office it is said 'won the favour and exteem of George III in no ordinary degree' "DNB He was also one of the authors of the Oxford poem in 1751 on the death of Frederick Prince of Wales. Gould was knighted in 1779 made a baronet in 1792 and then a privy counvillor in 1802. unknown books
1761319882Great Britain 1761. 2pp. plus integral blank. Docketed on verso "King's Warrant / Province of Massachusetts / Bay £60634 in part / of £200000 Granted for / the North American / Provinces." Signed by George III at the head of the first page countersigned on the second page by William Wildman Barrington James Oswald and Gilbert Elliot. Folio 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Usual folds. 2pp. plus integral blank. Docketed on verso "King's Warrant / Province of Massachusetts / Bay £60634 in part / of £200000 Granted for / the North American / Provinces." Signed by George III at the head of the first page countersigned on the second page by William Wildman Barrington James Oswald and Gilbert Elliot. Folio 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Towards the end of the French and Indian War William Pitt started a specie grant program to reward colonies for raising troops thus putting the colonies in competition with each other for a share of an annual 200000 pounds. With specie scarce in the colonies the colonial assemblies were thus incentivized to raise troops to fight against the French. The present document authorizes Henry Fox to make payment to Massachusetts via their colonial agent William Bollan for their share of the annual grant. Although successful the policy was abandoned in favor of direct taxation after 1762 leading to the Sugar Act and most notably the Stamp Act. <br /> <br /> This undated document -- the space for the date being left blank suggesting it to possibly be a draft -- is countersigned by William Wildman Barrington Chancellor of the Exchequer 21 March 1761 to 8 May 1762; Sir Gilbert Elliot third Baron Minto Lord of the Treasury 1761-62 and James Oswald Commissioner of the Treasury 1759-63. The date would therefore appear to be 1761 or early in 1762.<br /> <br /> George III documents relating to North America from the early years of his reign are particularly scarce. unknown
1772AQ29286London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1772. 2 1127-1131pp 1. Disbound. Scattered spotting. A rare survival of a Georgian act both continuing and amending earlier legislation primarily relating to the importation of goods to Britain from American colonies notably sugar. ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles Lincoln's Inn and a further six copies in North America Brown Huntington Minnesota North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati and Virginia. ESTC N57304. Folio. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan unknown
1782AQ27195London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1782. 2 163-214pp. Issued separately with a general title page as here and also as part of: ‘Anno Regni Georgii III….vicesimo secundo. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the thirty-first day of October anno Domini 1780…’ Imprint taken from general title. Disbound. A remarkably rare survival of a public general act renewing the terms of the previous Mutiny Act as well as the articles relating to the quartering of British Army troops in Foreign territories. ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles Lincoln’s Inn and further copies at two locations in North America Harvard and Tulane. ESTC N58108. First edition. Folio. [Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan] unknown
1772AQ24244London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1772. 2 775-776pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter scattered spotting. A rare survival of a Georgian act temporarily relieving duties on corn imports in order to combat grain shortages. ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles Lincoln's Inn and two further in North America Brown and Virginia. ESTC N57272. Folio. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan unknown
1771AQ24231London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1771. 2 1227-1234pp 2. With a final blank leaf. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter scattered spotting. A rare survival of a Georgian act regarding the acquisition of oak staves for use in the manufacture of casks for brewers from American vessels that dock in British ports. ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles Lincoln's Inn and further four copies in North America Library and Archives of Canada Minnesota Virginia and Yale. ESTC N57209. Folio. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan unknown
1763AQ24239London: Printed by Mark Baskett 1763. 2 383-398pp 2. With a final blank leaf. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter scattered spotting. A remarkably rare survival of a Georgian act relating to duties payable by British subjects for importing their goods from territories surrendered to France and Spain at the conclusion of the Seven Years' War. ESTC records a single copy in North America Huntington and none elsewhere. ESTC N54579. Folio. Printed by Mark Baskett unknown
1766AQ24233London: Printed by Mark Baskett 1766. 2 755-760pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter scattered spotting. A rare survival of a Georgian act both continuing and amending earlier legislation relating to import and export duties on a variety of goods in particular those materials associated with ship building and the simulation of the growth of coffee on American plantations. ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles Lincoln’s Inn and two further copies in North America both held at John Carter Brown. ESTC N56929. Folio. Printed by Mark Baskett unknown
1772AQ24232London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1772. 2 1127-1131pp 1. Disbound. Scattered spotting. A rare survival of a Georgian act both continuing and amending earlier legislation primarily relating to the importation of goods to Britain from American colonies notably sugar. ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles Lincoln's Inn and a further six copies in North America Brown Huntington Minnesota North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati and Virginia. ESTC N57304. Folio. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan unknown
1766AQ24234London: Printed by Mark Baskett 1766. 2 715-734pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter scattered spotting. ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles Lincoln’s Inn and one further in North America Virginia. ESTC N56926. Folio. Printed by Mark Baskett unknown
1764AQ24240London: Printed by Mark Baskett 1764. 2 235-236pp. Disbound. Stab-stitch holes to gutter scattered spotting. A scarce Georgian act both continuing and amending earlier legislation relating to the trade of sail cloth and gunpowder particularly between Britain and her American colonies. ESTC records a single copy in the British Isles Lincoln’s Inn and a further eight copies in North America Boston Athenaeum Huntington Historical Society of Pennsylvania Library Company of Philadelphia Minnesota North Carolina Society of Cincinnati and Virginia. ESTC N56796. Folio. Printed by Mark Baskett hardcover
1770AQ24243London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan 1770. 2 691-694pp. Disbound. A rare survival of a Georgian act both continuing and amending earlier legislation encouraging the growth of indigo plants on British plantations in America. ETSC records a single copy in the British Isles Lincoln's Inn and a further five copies in North America Brown Kansas Minnesota Museum of American Textile History and Virginia. ESTC N57137. Folio. Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan unknown
1776305122London 1776. Partially printed document on vellum accomplished in manuscript paper seals intact remnant of red wax seal. 11 x 16-1/4 in. Creased and lightly soiled small hole at central crease. Partially printed document on vellum accomplished in manuscript paper seals intact remnant of red wax seal. 11 x 16-1/4 in. Appointing James Lee to Captain of the 30th Regiment of Foot. The appointment comes at the start of the American War of Independence though the 30th Regiment of Foot would not join the fight until 1781. unknown books
1785003743original letter. WILLIAM V PRINCE OF ORANGE 1748-1806 Stadtholder of the United Provinces. Autograph letter signed in French to GEORGE III King of Great Britain recommending Count Michal Kazimierz Oginski 1730-1800 Grand Hetman of Lithuania. 18 December 1785. Single bifolium written on the first and second pages with integral address panel endorsed "Prince d'Orange to the King" and contemporary docketing. Signed in the formal court style "De Votre Majesté le très humble et très obéissant serviteur G. Pr. d'Orange." Old folds light browning small repair at one fold; otherwise sound. Very good. English translation of the letter: "Sire Count Oginski Grand General of Lithuania who has spent several years in this country and who intends to depart for England in the month of June has had the honour of presenting himself to Your Majesty and most humbly to beg that Your Majesty will be pleased to grant him the continuation of your goodwill and assistance in the plans which he may have the honour to submit to you. I cannot refrain from expressing the profound respect with which I am Of Your Majesty The very humble and very obedient servant W. Prince of Orange. 18 December 1785." A formal letter of introduction from William V to George III on behalf of Count Michal Kazimierz Oginski Grand Hetman of Lithuania commending him to the King's continued favour and assistance as he prepared to travel to England. Oginski was one of the senior military and political figures of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. A former leader of the Bar Confederation and a persistent opponent of Russian dominance he had been defeated by Russian forces in the early 1770s forced into exile and thereafter remained a politically sensitive figure in eastern European affairs. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1785. original letter paperback
177934022London: Printed for the Editor; and sold by J. Bew 1779. First edition. Pp. iii-57. Lacking half-title. 1 vols. 8vo. Red morocco-backed green cloth spine lettered in gilt. Rubbed some light spotting. Bookplate of John Carter Brown ex-library with stamp on title else very good. First edition. Pp. iii-57. Lacking half-title. 1 vols. 8vo. Financing the Revolution. A satire. Often attributed to Richard Tickell as it imitates the tone of Tickell's "Anticipation" published the year before. Purports to contains speeches made in the Houses responding to the King's speech on the war in America and his need for more monies to pay for it. Adams "American Controversy" 79-3a; Sabin 1685 Printed for the Editor; and sold by J. Bew unknown books
177934022London: Printed for the Editor; and sold by J. Bew 1779. First edition. Pp. iii-57. Lacking half-title. 1 vols. 8vo. Red morocco-backed green cloth spine lettered in gilt. Rubbed some light spotting. Bookplate of John Carter Brown ex-library with stamp on title else very good. First edition. Pp. iii-57. Lacking half-title. 1 vols. 8vo. A satire. Often attributed to Richard Tickell as it imitates the tone of Tickell's "Anticipation" published the year before. Purports to contains speeches made in the Houses responding to the King's speech on the war in America and his need for more monies to pay for it. Adams "American Controversy" 79-3a; Sabin 1685 Printed for the Editor; and sold by J. Bew unknown
1771ZB517827London: Charles Eyre & William Strahan 1771. tall quarto 46 pp. general title leaf pp. 1271-1314 complete in itself but part of a series two pieces of clear tape on extraction mark at left margin else very good. - 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. London: Charles Eyre & William Strahan unknown
1793AQ21534London: Printed by Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan 1793. 2 2871-2942pp 2. Uncut stitched as issued. Lightly marked and spotted some occasional chipping to margins inked ownership inscription to title page. A rare survival of a Georgian Act for making and maintaining a navigable canal from Loch Gilp to Loch Crinan in the Shire of Argyll 8th May 1793. ESTC records a single copy Lincoln's Inn. ESTC N59414. Folio. Printed by Charles Eyre and Andrew Strahan unknown
17975392London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan 1797. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. pp 5-150 Act of Parliament and pp 3-85 Rules and Articles produced in smaller format in original marbled wrappers. In very good condition rubbed wrappers and thumbed corners but with crisp clean pages a little foxing to edges and extremities. Ownership inscription to title page of Townsend Ince of Chrisleton Hall. The second section includes rules for British Troops raised in America and the East Indies. Very Good 1797 George Eyre and Andrew Strahan unknown
17865393London: C Eyre and the Executors of W Strahan 1786. 220 x 143 mm. Very Good. pp 58 index Act of Parliament produced in smaller format in original marbled wrappers. In very good condition rubbed wrappers thumbed corner and browned edges but with crisp clean pages. Very Good 1786 C Eyre and the Executors of W Strahan unknown
17731912270013London : Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty 1773. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. 2 volumes bound as one. Bound in full contemporary leather. Joints cracked. 131 17; 104 14 pages ; 19 cm. Public General Acts. 1772-1773. 13 Geo. III.c.78. Turnpike Road Act 13 Geo. III Cap. lxxxiv An act to explain amend and reduce into one act of Parliament the general laws now in being for regulating the Turnpike Roads in that part of Great Britain called England and for other purposes. London : Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan, Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty hardcover