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17272201030014xbvk'À Amsterdam, Aux dépens de JOSEPH NICOLAI', 1728 (Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7) and 1727 (Vols. 6, 8). CXX, (20) 460 / VIII, 263 / VIII, 518 / VIII, 462 / XXIV, 383 / X, 489 / X, 423 / XII, 564 pages. - Strong, vellum-paper covered cardboard-bindings of the period with manuscript titles and stronger volume-numbers at spines, all edges red; 8vo.(ca. 16 x 11 x 25 cm; ca. 2,5 kg.).
1766AQ11733London: Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers; For W. Griffin 1766. 4 298pp 10. With half-title and terminal blank. Contemporary blind-decorated brown calf contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed a little marked. Several eighteenth-century ink inscriptions of John Todd one of which partially erased without loss of text. The second edition of an uncommon treatise on tithes by gentleman barrister and antiquary Timothy Cunningham who is perhaps better known for The Law of Bills of Exchange London 1760. This second edition is greatly expanded from the first London 1765 which consisted of only 173pp. ESTC locates copies at only six libraries in the British Isles Birmingham Dublin King's Inn Middle Temple NLW Oxford Senate House and just three elsewhere Columbia Harvard and Rutgers. ESTC N5073. Second edition. 8vo. Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers; For W. Griffin unknown
1723002608London: W. Wilkins Printer Dolphin in Little Britain 1723. Unbound. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. JONES Davis. An incomplete run of The Whitehall Evening Post from September 1723 to February 1724 18 copies each copy is 2 sheets with 4 pages of London Whitehall local & international News! 1 copy of the Kaleidoscope; or Literary and Scientific Mirror for June 21 1825 - 10 pages. The Post was published 3 times a week - Saturday Tuesday & Thursday & the Kaleidoscope was published weekly 1818-1831 by the Liverpool publisher Egerton Smith 1774-1841. 268213 mm. The Whitehall Evening-Post editions are: No 777 Sep 3 1723. No 788 Sep 26 1723. No 797 Oct 17 1723. No 809 Nov 14 1723. No 813 Nov 23 1723. No 815 Nov 28 1723. No 816 Nov 30 1723. No 817 Dec 3 1723. No 819 Dec 7 1723. No 823 Dec 17 1723. No 824 Dec 19 1723. No 828 Dec 28 1723. No 829 Dec 31 1724. No 834 Jan 11 1724. No 835 Jan 14 1724. No 838 Tues 21 1724. No 840 Jan 25 1724. & Finally No 853 Feb 25 1724. Most sheets have news from abroad home prices of Stocks & adverts. Not much has changed! <br/> <br/> unknown
1746AQ28529Glasgow: Printed and sold by Robert Foulis 1746. In two volumes. 6 334 8; 4 346pp 10. Contemporary gilt-tooled calf morocco lettering-pieces. Lightly rubbed and sunned. Internally clean and crisp. The sole Foulis edition of The Guardian a short-lived periodical originally published in 175 daily numbers March 12 to October 1 1713. It was founded by Richard Steele and featured contributions from Joseph Addison Thomas Tickell Alexander Pope and Ambrose Philips. Steele and Addison had previously collaborated on the Tatler and The Spectator. ESTC records copies of this Glaswegian edition at six locations in the British Isles Birmingham BL Edinburgh Mitchell NLS and St. Andrews; and a further five in North America Boston McGill California Chicago and Oklahoma. ESTC T130131. 12mo. Printed and sold by Robert Foulis unknown
1777AQ35146London: Printed for J. Dodsley 1777. 4 36pp. Bound with: GLASSE Samuel. A sermon preached before the president vice-presidents and governors of the Marine Society.Including The General Account of Receipts and Disbursements to the present Time: with the State of the Subscription; and a List of the Governors. London. Printed for Dodsley 1778. First edition. 4 62pp. ESTC T136163. And: KAYE Richard. A sermon preached before the president vice-presidents and governors of the Marine Society at St. Stephen's church Walbrook.on Tuesday 8th April 1777. London. Printed for Dodsley.and Sewel 1778. First edition. 4 23pp 1. With half-title. ESTC T193921. And: MARKHAM Robert. A sermon preached before the president vice-presidents and governors of the marine society at st george's church hanover-square on occasion of their anniversary meeting on tuesday 15th april 1779. London. Printed by W. Oliver 1779. First edition. 2 1-22 25-33pp 1. Lacking leaf B2. ESTC T132107. 8vo. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf contrasting red morocco lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked with wear to extremities corners bumped some cracking to joints. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Thomas Baker dated June 10th 1796 to FEP. Leaves browned with light staining and spotting throughout. A coherent sammelband of four sermons presented to the upper echelon of the British Marine Society established in 1756 with the intent to recruit young men and boys into the British Navy. Supported strongly by Admiral Nelson the society was incorporated by an act of Parliament via the Marine Society Act of 1772. The speakers within all being highly educated churchmen with scientific interests consist of cleric and Royal Society fellow Samuel Glasse 1735-1812 peer churchman and scientist Sir Richard Kaye 6th Baronet 1736-1809 and Robert Markham Archdeacon of York 1768-1837. Each sermon preached at a commemorative Anniversary Meeting for the charity stresses the value of Naval sponsorship in providing direction and motivation for disgruntled young men: 'The desperate youth received under your charitable patronage is now no longer necessitated to wander up and down through the streets of the city; determined to pursue the dictates of his appetite'. ESTC T118626. The third edition. Printed for J. Dodsley unknown
1779AQ19207London: Printed for J. Almon 1779. 12pp. Uncut stitched as issued. Central horizontal crease lightly spotted and dust-soiled. The sole edition in original state of an anonymous verse satire mocking one of several follies on the Hertfordshire estate of Thomas Villiers first Earl of Clarendon 1709-1786; a 'low wooden Building of an oblong Form covered with thatch' referred to as the 'Scotch Hut' designed to serve as a pigsty. In prefatory remarks the author explains that he refers to Thomas Villiers 'Euphorbus' as 'I should have blushed to call you in plain English a Swineherd'. ESTC T47191. First edition. Quarto. Printed for J. Almon unknown
1707AQ28849London: Printed for B. Bragg 1707. xxxii 544pp. With a half-title. Contemporary blind-tooled calf brown morocco lettering-piece. Lightly rubbed marked. Recent bookplate of American bibliophile and lawyer Robert S. Pirie 1934-2015 to FEP. The first edition of bookseller John Dunton's 1659-1732 compilation of poetic whimsies paradoxes and anecdotes. Subjects vary from the whimsical to the scatological but focus chiefly on human foibles and ignorance and the relationship of the sexes. Eight of John Donne's 'Paradoxes and Problems' have been reprinted here without acknowledgement. ESTC T93435. First edition. 8vo. Printed for B. Bragg unknown
1755004217London: Printed for R.Baldwin at the Rose in Pater-noster-row; J. Marshall at the Unicorn in St. Clement's Church-yard; and P.Davey and B.Law at the Bible-and-Ball in Ave-Mary-Lane 1755. Book. See Description. Original Leather Boards. First Edition. 8 1/8" x 4 7/8". viii pages then numbered 1 - 332 305 - 411 9 page index. The contents of the first occurrence of pages 305 - 332 are briefly classified in the index appearing to be a late addition to the preceding text and follow logically from page 304. The subsequent chapter starting at page 305 covers the rebellion in Scotland and is indexed normally. There is a second edition in 1756 which possibly corrects what now appears to be unconventional pagination. Page 335 is mis-paginated as 353 - a easy type-setting mistake! Page 165 tabulates a Regimental Plan of the Losses of the Allies at Dettingen Battle; inserted at page 311 is a folding page tabulating a Regimental Plan of the Losses of the Allies at Fontenoy Battle; inserted at page 360 is a folded page with both a Plan of Culloden Battle and a Regimental List of the Killed and Wounded of the King's Troops; on page 373 is a Regimental Plan of the Losses of the Allies at Racoux alias Liege Battle; inserted at page 392 is a Regimental Plan of the Losses of the Allies at La Veldt alias Val Battle. 'Containing all the transactions of that war both by sea and land: also comprehending a concise and impartial history of the rebellion in Scotland.' A detailed and vivid account written by Biggs with 'all the clearness candor and exactness in my power' almost immediately after the events he describes. In original calf; front endpaper with the name L Dighton 1762 in ink; no front free end-paper the half-title follows with the name L Dighton 1780 on the top corner rear free end-paper almost detached. Internally otherwise very good just slight irregularities to the edges of the folding sheets. The boards are worn particularly at the edges and corners and only partially attached and the spine is particularly worn with no labels remaining. Fine double gilt lining is still visible in places to spine and board edges; the binding generally is sufficient to protect the interior and has an appropriate authenticity. A scarce book. Printed for R.Baldwin, at the Rose in Pater-noster-row; J. Marshall, at the Unicorn in St. Clement's Church-yard; and P.Dave Hardcover
1780002901London: Printed By His Majesty's Law-Printers; for P. Uriel T. Caslon E. Brooke and W. Stuart. 1780. Some light rubbing and bumping to boards. Spines cracked and chipped vol 1 has a crack down length of spine which corresponds with a badly cracked gutter at p.120. Hinges also cracked on both vols front hinge of vol 1 the most causing front board to be a little loose. However the contents are in VG condition pages very clean and tidy. Tiny owner name to ffep of vol 1. Full Leather. Very Good Minus. 12mo. Printed By His Majesty's Law-Printers; for P. Uriel, T. Caslon, E. Brooke, and W. Stuart. Hardcover
1772GEN86311772. Barlow Frederick. Leather bound first edition hardbacks; there is a frontispiece and signatures 4 a-3T2 A1-3N6 a-b8 there are seventeen further plates it is ESTC T88703 complete. The volumes are bound in rubbed mismatched half leather with marbled boards the h inges are strong; the first gather of the first volume is partially detached one plate is detached everything else is well bound in. The first title page is stained there is some light browning throughout and some light foxing in places. hardcover
1777059993Edinburgh: Alex. Kincaid And J. Dickson. 1777. Not Given . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. EDINBURGH : 1777 1793. Edinburgh : printed by Alex. Kincaid his Majesty's Printer M.DCC.LXXVII. Bound with Translations and Paraphrases in Verse of Several Passages of Sacred Scripture 1793. Hardback. Eighteenth century full brown calf-leather. Raised bands gilt lettered within gilt panels. Blind-ruled boards. Blind-stamped crest of 'New Gray Friars Church' to cover. Marbled end-papers. All edges gilt. Presentation page; 'Presented to the Session of the New Gray Friars Church by the Publishers'. Small binders label; 'Bound by Alex. Banks; Edinburgh'. Strong and sound; a nice copy. Tight bright and clean with moderate use. VERY GOOD. 284 iv 84 pages. Referenced by: English Short Title Catalog ESTCT182240. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. 8vo. Edinburgh: Alex. Kincaid. And J. Dickson. SCARCE. <br/> <br/> Alex. Kincaid [ And J. Dickson. ] hardcover
1719113097London: in Cornhill. Good with no dust jacket. 1719. Second Edition. Hardcover. Full Leather with gilt banding and decorative impressed border. The leather is worn and is rubbed to all extremities and is through to the boards in many edges particularly the corners. Five Raised bands to the spine. The front hinge has split up the full length and there is some splitting to and bottom to the rear hinge however all 'strings' are holding tight and the boards are tight and secure. A small 1. 75" x 1. 75" oval piece of leather is missing to the top of the rear cover. Burgundy/gilt title label rubbed. All page fore-edges browned and dusty/grubby. Internally Plain endpapers - discoloured to the edges and an 'L' shaped cut to the top where an old name in ink has been cut off ! . 12pp Title page /Prelims and Publisher's Preface xxxviii Preface 2pp Index/Errata 54 pp - The Socinian Controversy Disscussed The First Dialogue blank 7pp Mr Leslie's Answer blank 77pp The Second Dialogue blank 73pp The Third Dialogue blank 44pp The Fourth Dialogue 11pp The Fifth Dialogue blank 48pp The Sixth Dialogue 7pp Contents blank. 24pp Title Page = 'A Reply to the Vindication of the Remarks upon Mr. Leslie's First Dialogue on the Socinian Controversy. By the Author of the Dialogues' 4pp 44pp Title Page = 'Mr. Leslie His Answer to the Examination of His Last Dialogue Relating to the Satisfaction of Jesus Christ in a Letter to the Author. With a Supplement in Answer to Mr. Clarendon's Tratise of the Word Person' 4pp 24pp. Title Page 'A Supplement in Answer to Mr. Clarendon His Tractatus Philosophico-Theologicus or A Treatise of the Word PERSON. . The paper colour varies throughout in the different sections - from very white/black to light browny/black but the text block is generally VG Clean and Tight. An ORIGINAL very early 2nd edition of this scarce title. Charles Leslie 1650-1722 a nonjuring Church of Ireland clergyman who later resided in England. In spite of his opposition to Roman Catholicism he became a strong Jacobite and Tory supporter after the Revolution of 1688-89 spending several periods in exile abroad and serving as protestant chaplain to the exiled Stuart court in France and Italy. He was a prolific writer on political and theological subjects. Images available on Request. ; Small 4to 8.5" - 10" tall . in Cornhill. hardcover
1732151198London : Benj. Motte 1732. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. original full leather hardcover measuring approx 17cm by10.5cm cover borders ruled in gilt spine with five raised bands original red leather spine label lettered in gilt 2 catalogue pages to front of book 333pp 3 contents pages despite appearing to lack pages 23/24 mispagination the book collates as a complete copy covers rubbed small tear with loss to rear free endpaper otherwise a very good clean copy. Shelf B277 <br/> <br/> Benj. Motte hardcover
17201007J16Leiden: Joannem de Vivie 1720. First edition. Fine Binding. Good. 10.5" by 8.5". None. A superb first edition of Pieter Burman's corrected and annotated edition of Quintilian's works in twelve books. The brilliant first edition of Classical Dutch scholar Pieter Burman the Elder's edition of Quintilian's works. Short Title Catalogue Netherlands STCN ID: 239306902Bound in contemporary full blind stamped vellum. With a copper engraved frontis and vignette engraving to title page printed in red and black. With woodcut initials and head and tail pieces throughout.Signatures run as follows: π1 3 2-84 93 A-7P4 7Q2 Collated complete.The Institutio Oratorio or Institutes of Oratory is a twelve-volume textbook on the practice of rhetoric and oration. Quintilian's works were written around the year 95 AD and first printed in Venice by Nicolaus Jenson in 1471 then later by the famous Venician printer Aldus Manutius in 1514.Pieter Burman the Elder was born in Utrecht in 1668. His edition of Quintilian's works is one of many Latin editions published during his lifetime. Another issue of this edition appeared in Leiden in the same year published by I. Severinum.Bookplate of George Kenyon of Peel to front paste down. Modern ink owner inscription to front free. Bound in full contemporary blind tooled vellum. Title inked to spine. Externally in smart condition. Handling mark and the odd stain to boards. Rubbing to extremities. Wear to vellum at head and tail of spine. Joints cracked. Third spine band exposed. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with mild age toning. Minor evidence of worming to first 80 pages in lower corner text unaffected. Dusting to fore edge. Bookplate of George Kenyon of Peel to front paste down. Modern ink owner inscription to front free. Good Joannem de Vivie unknown
1782LTH26-H-3London: James Woodmason 1782. Leather. Good. 8" by 5". None. An extremely scarce report from The Committee of Secrecy by The Committee of Secrecy. A fascinating work enquiring into the causes of the war in the Carnatic the Indian subcontinent. The work also assessed the "condition of the British possessions in those parts" discussing the British empire and colonial rule. The Carnatic Wars saw English rule in the Indian subcontinent threatened by the French. Reviewing the war its causes and the outcome of the military action this work documents a significant moment in the history of the British Empire. Featuring fourteen folding tables and charts. In a contemporary tree calf binding with gilt detailing to the spine. Externally a trifle rubbed with wear and slight loss to the extremities. Front board is detached with the rear being held by the cords only. Internally firmly bound and surprisingly bright with only some light scattered spotting. Some marginal repairs to the tables. Good James Woodmason hardcover
1791E73378Paris: Chez Le Pan Rue S. Guillaume la premiere porte Cochere a droite en entrant par la rue S. Dominique 1791 from editor's note in another vol. Softcover. Good. Finely engraved plates 49 of 50 engraved titlepage. Plates all "del" or "invenit" by Gravelot or Cochin with various engravers named. 232 by 153mm Volume III of IV octavo "en brochure" uncut thus edges dusty with all illustrated plates loosely laid in but all text pages in gatherings of 8 leaves. Half title engraved titlepage 48 plates but the first plate lacking its text ie pages 1 & 2 100pp partial index index lacks A-N pp101-4 but p105/6 present covering letters N to Z. The plates are not within the collation and loose as from the publisher and only some are numbered but numbers are not sequential and several have the same number although the plates are not the same. All plates face a text page with the subject that matches the title opposite. An outstanding collection of engraved emblematic figures for the use of artists and amateurs."Hubert-Francois Bourguignon commonly known as Gravelot 1699-1773 was a French engraver a famous book illustrator designer and drawing-master. Born in Paris he emigrated to London in 1732 where he quickly became a central figure .through the media of book illustrations and engraved designs as well as by the examples of luxury goods in the 'French taste' Wikipedia. Chez Le Pan, Rue S. Guillaume la premiere porte Cochere a droite en entrant par la rue S. Dominique paperback
1782106474BBParis, Pissot, pere & fils et Laporte, 1782. 8°. X, 508 S. mit gestoch. gefalt. Frontispiz u. 1 gefalt. gestoch. Karte. Kalbslederband der Zeit mit goldgepr. Rückenschild und floraler Rückenvergoldung. [4 Warenabbildungen]
17411196561Basel, J. H. Decker, 1741. Kl.-4to. 3 Bl., 590 (recte 588) S. Mit 1 geneal. Falttafel, 2 Kupfer- u. 1 Holzschnittafel. Ldrbd d. Zeit (stark beschabt u. bestoßen, Rücken mit Einrissen u. Fehlstelle, braunfleckig u. etwas feuchtwellig, Name auf Titel).
17542092902141800152Not Available 1754. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Not Available paperback
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
1759040710London: C. Hitch L. Hawes S. Crowder H. Woodgate S. Brookes R. Ware 1759. Fourth edition enlarged 1759. Worn. Christian meditation or prayer book with five woodcut illustrations. Full brown leather 164 4 pages just under six inches tall. Covers detached and worn spine chipped some sections of pages detached but present collated and complete pages age-toned with fairly uniform foxing transparent coffee colored stain to the top margin of most pages ownership names on both free endpapers the verso of the frontis and at the top of the title page no other markings. Hard Cover. Fair. 24mo - 5" - 5¾" Tall. C. Hitch, L. Hawes, S. Crowder, H. Woodgate, S. Brookes, R. Ware Hardcover
178420089London: Printed for J. Walker 1784. 92 pp. 8vo. Stitched as issued. Stitching lacking loosening gatherings some light spotting or soiling of front and back leaves and general edgewear else a very good copy. A contemporary owner has annotated and underlined several sections in the Tea Act. 92 pp. 8vo. These acts passed that years were seen by the author as being the most pertinent and so included in this work the rest of the acts of Parliament were to be released shortly thereafter in a second part.<br /> <br /> The acts abstracted were the 1 Tea and Window repealing the several Duties and for granting other duties in lieu and duties on coffee and cocoa nuts Act 2 The Game Act hunting license 3 The Horse Act granting duties on riding and carriage horses 4 The Postage Act increasing postage rates 5 The Pawn Broker's Act trying to reduce the handling of stolen goods 6 The Soap and Starch Act requiring the licensing of makers of starch and instilling new laws on soapmakers 7 The Cotton and Linen Act placing duties 8 The Hatter's Act requiring licenses laying additional duties on imported hats 9 The Excise Goods Act laying duties upon licences to be taken out by the makers and delers in exciseable commodities 10 The Candle Act cancelling the duty on wax candles made in Britain 11 The Distillery Act trying to discourage home distillation by discontinuing the duties uon low wines and spirits for home consumption. 12 The Hackney Coach Act increasing the charge for Hackey license 13 The Smuggling Act trying to prevent 14 Brick and Tile Act placing duties on brick and tile made in Great Britain and additional duties on those imported 15 Wax Candle Act placing additional duties on all candles except wax and spermaceti candles. Printed for J. Walker unknown
178836781Boston: Benjamin Russell 1788. First Edition. Newspaper. Good. Newspaper. Single issue removed from larger gathering. Paper measures proximately 15" x 9.5". 4 pages. Stitched holes on the left margin. Scattered brown spots. Light toning to the paper.<br /> <br /> Contents include the latest "American Intelligence". Including the front page news article titled: "Augusta Georgia January 5. We have the pleasure to announce to the publick that on Wednesday last the Convention of this State unanimously ratified the Federal Constitution in the words following viz. <br /> <br /> State of Georgia. In Convention Wednesday January 2 1788. We the Delegates of the people of the State of Georgia in Convention met having taken into serious consideration the Federal Constitution agreed upon and proposed by the Deputies of the United States in General Convention held in the city of Philadelphia on the 17th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven Have assented to ratified and adopted and by these presents do in virtue of the powers and authority to us given by the people of the said State for the purpose for and in behalf of ourselves and our constituents fully and entirely assent to ratify and adopt the said Constitution which is hereunto annexed under the great seal of said State. Done in Convention at Augusta in the said State on the second day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand and seventy eight and of the Independence of the United States the twelfth." <br /> <br /> Other items from the paper includes news from Charleston S. C.; Wilmington Delaware; Philadelphia; New York; Massachusetts; and Europe. Much of the Massachusetts news concerns the newly adopted Constitution. [Benjamin Russell] unknown
177936790London: Printed by W. Woodfall 1779. First Edition. Newspaper. Good. Newspaper. Single issue removed from a larger gathering. Approximately 18" x 11.5". 4 pages. Three columns. Paper is closely trimmed on the top and side margins with minor loss of print. Print is faded in areas with a few spots to the paper. This issue devotes 3 pages to the Battles and Siege of Savannah in the fall of 1779.<br /> <br /> The first page has two columns regarding the Siege. An article titled "Extract of a Letter from Major-General Prevost commanding his Majesty's forces in the Province of Georgia to the Right Honourable Lord George Germain one of his Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State dated Savannah November 1 1779: received by Captain Shaw Aid de Camp to Major General Prevost. Prevost states ".the very unexpected visit of the Count d' Estaing to this coast with powerful a squadron and considerable body of land troops when known would have excited some uneasiness for our safety; it is with very sincere pleasure I do my self the honour to inform you that we have seen the last of the French fleet this day depart we hope off the coast - got them and their American allies off our hands." <br /> <br /> A daily account of the events is printed on the first page from September 4 to the 24th. The second page is completely covered with the Battle and has entries from September 25 to October 11. Between October 11 and the 18th Prevost writes about removing the women and children to safety; about the fog; Battle lines; cannon fire; the number of forces lost on the enemy side; a truce to bury the dead and care for the wounded including d' Estaing and General Pulaski who later died from his wounds on the 18th etc. The paper also includes 10 translated letters from Prevost Estaing and one letter signed by General Lincoln and d' Estaing. On page 3 is a list of the causalities of the battle. <br /> <br /> The American-French Allied forces were badly beaten at the Siege of Savannah and the British continued occupied Savannah until the end of the Revolution. From American Battlefields dot org:<br /> <br /> In 1778 British policymakers and strategists decided to refocus their efforts on the southern colonies where they believed the crown would enjoy the support of a large Loyalist population. As part of that effort a British army under Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell captured the city of Savannah Georgia on December 29 1778<br /> .<br /> In the fall of 1779 the Americans were determined to take the city back. American forces in the region numbering between 5000 and 7000 men were based in Charleston South Carolina under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln. Lincoln recognized that to recapture Savannah he would need assistance from the French military. On September 3 he learned that Charles Hector Comte d'Estaing was en-route to Savannah bringing with him a fleet of warships and 4000 French soldiers. On September 11 Lincoln left Charleston with a force of his own intent on linking up with d'Estaing. Arriving first d'Estaing began offensive operations against the city on September 16. When fully assembled the Allied force numbered over 5000 men. Defending Savannah was a force of more than 3000 men under the command of General Augustine Prevost. <br /> <br /> On the morning of October 9 the Franco-American Allies launched a major assault. Fog shrouded the battlefield impeding forward progress. Troops became lost in the swamps fronting the Spring Hill Redoubt the Allied objective. d'Estaing had selected the Spring Hill Redoubt under the mistaken impression that it was lightly defended by local Loyalist militia. In reality the Loyalist militia was backed by battle-hardened British Regulars. When the fog lifted the French lines were fully exposed crumbling in the face of a withering and incessant fire from the redoubt's defenders. d'Estaing himself was wounded twice while personally leading the attack. Mortally wounded in the assault was the Polish cavalry mastermind Casimir Pulaski who had done much to shape the mounted forces of the Continental Army. He was shot while trying to lead his horseman through a temporary breach in the British line. During the attack on the Spring Hill Redoubt the Allies lost roughly 1000 men. The British suffered only 150 casualties.<br /> <br /> An hour after leading his forces forward d'Estaing called off the attack recognizing its futility. A week later the French commander sailed away leaving Lincoln behind and the Franco-American Alliance strained. On October 18 Lincoln lifted the siege. Savannah would remain in British hands until the end of the war. Printed by W. Woodfall unknown
174927011various: Sydney / Wellington / Bristol / Auckland: various. Very Good- with No dust jacket as issued. 1749-1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in 20th century blue cloth boards. Previous owner's ex-libris bookplate Frank G. Glen. ; Bound volume of pamphlets publication dates ranging from 1749 to 1966. Blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine "VOL. 9". With 2 typewritten contents pages bound in. Publication dates from 1749-1966. The 19th century or earlier there is one 18th century pamphlet by John Wesley contents are as follows: 1 8 monthly issues of "The Wesleyan Missionary Notices Relating to The Missions under the direction of The Australasian Wesleyan Methodist Conference". Published Sydney: 1857-1866. The 8 issues are: July 1857 16 pages; January 1858 33-48 pages; January 1859 16 pages; April 1859 113-126 pages; July 1860 193-208 pages; October 1861 273-288 pages; January 1866 533-548 pages large 80 x 65mm chip to upper corner of front wrapper and first text leaf with significant loss of text; April 1866 549-566 pages heavy fading to lower part of front wrapper. Original printed wrappers bound. Contents includes articles relating to missionary activities in New Zealand; Friendly Islands; Feejee / Fiji; Samoa; Chinese Mission in Victoria 2 pages in July 1860 issue; Rotumah. Page dimensions: c. 207 x 129mm.; 2 "Description of the Battle of Orakau As Given by the Native Chief Hitiri Te Paerata of the Ngatiraukawa Tribe At the Parliamentary Buildings 4th August 1888. Interpreter - Capt. Gilbert Mair." Wellington: G. Didsbury Government Printer 1888. 14 1 Genealogical Table Hitiri Te Paerata 1 blank pages. Original blue printed paper wrappers bound in. Page dimensions: 166 x 102mm. A couple of 12mm chips to blank margin of front wrapper. 17 x 6mm or smaller chip to lower blank margins of all leaves without loss of text. Rubber stamp on inside of front wrapper "Frank G. Glen / Historic Collection No. 40". Reference: Bagnall 2611; 3 John Wesley "Directions Concerning Pronunciation and Gesture". Bristol: Printed and sold by Felix Farley at the Printing-Office in Castle-Green 1749. 12 pages. Page dimensions: 165 x 96mm. Small clipping from a bookseller's catalogue tipped in: "First Edition 12pp. 12mo. unbound RARE 4/6. / Bristol 1749". "'The Cambridge Companion to John Wesley' notes that this pamphlet was an abridgment of a work by Michel Le Faucher 1585-1657" - Taylor Fontaine Walle "Viva Voce: Speech and Orality in Eighteenth-Century Literature" Dissertation accessed online February 2025; 4 D. M. Luckie "The Raid of the Russian Cruiser 'Kaskowiski' : An Old Story of Auckland". Wellington: Printed by the New Zealand Times Company 1894. 39 1 6 advertisements 2 blank pages. Original orange-brown printed paper wrappers bound in. Page dimensions: 211 x 133mm. Other contents are several 20th century New Zealand church history and biographial pamphlets mostly published in 1966 including: "Proceedings of the Wesleyan Historical Society New Zealand Branch"; "Makomako Church 50th Anniversary 1916-1966"; "John A. Luxford C.M.G. C.J. A Biography" by Frank Glen; "If Any Man . . ." by Rev. C. W. Brown. Auckland: Methodist Spiritual Advance Committee 1966; "The Rev. James Buller 1812-1884" by Bernard Gadd. The Wesley Historical Society New Zealand Proceedings July 1966. . [various] hardcover