3 résultats
1785183992London England: J.Debrett 1785. Second. Hardcover. Good- front & back boards separated & held by tight corded binding joints. boards & leather rubbed & worn; edge-worn. spine fully rubbed only one section of title plate remains. various pencil notations to cover pastedowns w/ exlibris. two slight splits to textblock; binding holding firm. instances of light to moderate speckled or spotted foxing throughout remains fairly minimal. instances of impressions/designs to lower pg corners. marbled boards w/ quarter leather spine & corners; leather spine w/ red & gilt title plate. 574 pgs w/ fold-out chart. Pages have light edge-tanning but remain fairly bright; text remains detailed. Caricature plates missing; fold-out election chart and errata page intact. Full title ".From its commencement on the first of April to the final close of the poll on the 17th of May. To which is prefixed a summary account of the proceedings of the late Parliament so far as they appear connected with the East India business and the dismission of the Portland administration with other select and interesting occurrences at the Westminster meetings previous to its dissolution on the 25th day of March 1784. By Lovers of Truth and Justice. J.Debrett hardcover books
1765047101The Hague: Henry Justice 1765. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. J.L. de Boubers. Full contemporary paneled calf marbled endpapers page edges painted yellow. front hinges rubbed and cracked but intact one lettering piece lacking and the other cracked spines a bit dry. Slight foxing occasionally but generally fine internally and entirely engraved throughout. Full page plates head and tail pieces and vignette illustration throughout. Folding map in volume II. Five volumes bound in two. <br/><br/>The first Justice edition of Virgil engraved throughout in imitation of John Pine's Horace 1737 and published at Justice's great expense between 1757 and 1765 the final work done after Justice's death in 1763. Justice was a prolific book collector and occasional book thief - the latter got him expelled to the colonies in 1736 and later commuted to life in exile on the continent. His wife the travel writer Elizabeth Justice wrote a thinly disguised autobiographical novel about the difficulties of living with a man who would rather destroy their lives than quit buying books Amelia or the Distressed Wife 1751. Size: Octavo 8vo. Illustrator: J.L. de Boubers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Poetry. Inventory No: 047101. Henry Justice hardcover books
1732650021732. History of Standing Armies in England. 1731. History of Standing Armies in England. 1731. Rare Essay on Injustice Bound with a Warning About Standing Armies Justice. Great Britain. The State Of Justice Impartially Considered. By The Civil Natural And National Law. With Some Curious Admonitions For The Use Of Drousy Bishops Sleepy Judges And Stupid Magistrates. Wherein The Great Delay Off Justice Is Fully Exposed. London: Printed by E. Rayner for the author and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster 1732. 47 1 pp. Bound with Trenchard Thomas 1662-1723. A Short History of Standing Armies in England. London: Printed in the Year 1698. And Now Re-Printed and Sold by W. France 1731. 70 pp. Octavo 7-1/4" x 4-1/2". Stab-stitched pamphlets bound into recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards gilt-edged raised bands to spine. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places light foxing to a few leaves. Excellent copies in a handsome binding. $2500 State of Justice: only edition; Short History: reissue of a title issued three times in 1698. The anonymous author of The State of Justice positions himself as an opponent of bribery and the sale of offices and sinecures and a supporter of an equal distribution of justice and the rule of law. He warns: "It is not the law alone that makes a right government but upright justice and the equal distribution of it which ought to be deeper engraven in the hearts of those who are authorised to execute justice than in tables of stone" 9. It is a learned and somewhat cranky essay filled with references to Roman European and English history. Trenchard's Short Essay is a classic argument against standing armies a central theme in the commonwealthmen tradition that was quite influential in America. This issue was probably a reaction to the expansion of England's military establishment during the Anglo-Spanish War 1727-29 The State of Justice is a rare title. OCLC locates 6 copies worldwide 4 in North America Case Western Reserve University Harvard Law School Northwestern Law School UNC-Chapel Hill. The ESTC adds the University of Kansas. English Short-Title Catalogue N23107 T126898. unknown books
