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1789007684London: Printed for the Editor at Mr. Lewis's 1789. Two volumes bound in contemporary mottled calf red leather labels with gilt lettering back with gilt rules edges of covers gilt. x 443 4 471 4 Index. Very Good Plus spines sunned small corner rubs light toning throughout small loss of leather top edge at spine Vol. II. A handsome set well-bound and clean. SCARCE- Worldcat shows only one university holding in the U.K. . First Edition. Mottled Calf . Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for the Editor at Mr. Lewis's Hardcover books
177726884London England: Printed for the Company of Stationers 1777. Twenty-two issues of this yearly British almanac bound in one volume; consecutive and inclusive from the 1777 issue to 1797. These are printed in red & black have the tax stamps on the margins of the title pages and are of 32 pages' length with exceptions or notes as below: 1782: On page 31 the section "VI Rebus by Mr. R. Richardson of Frosterly" has been solved with the manuscript letters & names of clues neatly written at the margins. 1786: pgs 1-2 15-32; However another issue is bound after this incomplete issue that is entire in 48 pages. These almanacs are noted on the title pages as printed for the Company of Stationers; and this "extra" issue is noted on the title page as "Printed for T. Carnan in St. Paul's Church Yard; who after an expensive Suit in Law and Equity by the unanimous Opinion of the Judges of the Court of Common Please dispossessed the Stationers' Company of their pretended exclusive Privilege of Printing Almanacks which they had usurped for two Centuries; a convincing Proof that no unjust Monopoly will ever stand the Test of an English Court of Justice." 1788: pgs 1-2 15-32 only. 1793 Misbound pages out of order and complete 32 pages. 1795: A name of "Old Batholomew" has been added in ms. at the 4th Sept. in the monthly almanac pages section. 1797 pgs 1-16 only. "The existence of the Ladies' Diary or the Woman's Almanack an 18th century English magazine devoted largely to problems and puzzles in mathematics indicates that stereotypes about the inability of women to understand and enjoy mathematics were less strongly believed in the 18th century than they are today.The Ladies' Diary became one of the widely read 18th century magazines devoted to the popularization of science and mathematics; these were addressed mainly to readers with no specialized training in the subjectsThe Ladies' Diary differed from these others primarily in the language used in some of the problems--language which reminds the reader that the problems were addressed to women" from the excellent overview of the magazine its influence & impact by Teri Perl San Francisco State Univ. Historia Mathematica 6 1979 article on the 'Diary' Indecipherable by us previous owner name on back endpaper.Approx. 4" x 6 3/8" size; bound in marbled-paper covered boards leather corners edges tinted yellow; spine covering gone; wear to the edges tips of the binding; bottom cord of top board let go; the block still solidly sewn some edges trimmed close; contents generally clean and in good condition. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Printed for the Company of Stationers hardcover books
1774669331774. London: Printed for W. Owen 1774. 2nd ed. London: Printed for W. Owen 1774. 2nd ed. One of the First Works to Draw on Blackstone's Commentaries A Gentleman of the Inner Temple Editor. Bohun William Attributed. Laws Concerning the Election of Members of Parliament; With The Determinations of the House of Commons Thereon and All Their Incidents; Continued Down to the Present Time. The Whole Digested Under Proper Titles; Also an Appendix of Precedents With a Table of the Principal Matters. A New Edition With Additions. London: Printed for W. Owen 1774. xx 94 2 95-392 12 6 pp. Includes 6-page publisher catalogue. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5". Contemporary calf blind rules to boards blind fillets along joints raised bands and lettering piece to spine joints and head of spine mended. Some rubbing to extremities corners bumped and somewhat worn hinges cracked. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in places brief early owner annotation to front free endpaper. A handsome copy. $450. Second edition. With an index of parliamentary acts. The anonymous editor notes in the advertisement that he has drawn extensively on Comyns' Digest of the Laws of England Lyttleton's Life of King Henry II Whitelocke's Notes Upon the King's Writ for Choosing Members of Parliament in Morton's edition and Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England then a recent work. One of the very first books to draw on the Commentaries Laws Concerning the Election is a landmark in the history of its reception by the English bar. It is also a remarkably thorough work that considers causes determined by parliamentary committee and the House of Commons and the laws of England Scotland and Wales from 1382 to 1780. Some references attribute this work to William Bohun. The first edition was published in 1768 its last edition the third in 1780. English Short-Title Catalogue N10410. unknown books
179936252Germantaun: Gedruckt bey Michael Billmeyer 1799. Bound in original sheep raised spine bands lacking the clasps some chipping but a firm binding. Frontispiece. pp 8 148 8 585 9- Register 26 pp. Printed in two columns per page. Very Good. Some music is included.<br/>Evans 35453 36193. ESTC W6294. Gedruckt bey Michael Billmeyer unknown books
1788WRCLIT56785Nottingham: Printed by Samuel Tupman 1788. 111pp. plus plate. Oblong small quarto. Contemporary sewn marbled wrappers. Old vertical crease with short break in lower margin at crease small tidemark in gutter at crown of spine modest foxing early ink name inside upper wrapper otherwise a very good copy. First edition of this work commemorating the 1688 Revolution accompanied by an engraving of the house near Chesterfield Derbyshire by Hayman Rooke. The whole including the text derived from a letter from Pegge was prepared by Rooke for presentation to friends and his prefatory note to that end has a small textual revision in ink. Both Rooke and Pegge made considerable contributions to the antiquarian and topographical studies of the area. An uncommon production; ESTC Online locates six copies: BL Bodleian Nottinghamshire County Library Yale Harvard and UCLA. ESTC N9997. Printed by Samuel Tupman unknown books
174856612Taunton Mass. 1748. Pro-forma document approx. 6¼" x 7½" accomplished in ink in a neat and legible hand concerning Charity Allen a single woman evidently with child and who with her presumed father a blacksmith and one Richard Tree acknowledge themselves to be severally indebted to the King for five pounds Charity and 50 shillings each Jeremiah and Richard "to be levied on their goods and chattels lands or tenements and in want thereof upon their bodies . the condition of the above Written Recognizance is such that if" above bounden Charity Allen "shall personally appear before the Justices . to be holden at" Taunton "in the County of" Bristol . "on the" second Tuesday of June next . "to answer to such matters and things as shall be objected against her on His Majesty's behalf" and more especially for her being with child of a bastard child." I take this to be a subpoena of sorts obliging the pregnant Charity together with her father to appear before the court . but why Birth records for Rehoboth show Charity was born July 5 1729 so at the time she would have been almost 19 and that she gave birth to a boy named Jacob in June of 1748 the "reputed son of Thomas Peck and Charity Allen." <br/><br/> unknown books
173925958London: No publisher/printer 1739. 8vo 20.6 cm 8.1". 8 pp. <br><br>Sole edition: Supplement to the Rev. George Whitefield's reply to Bishop Edmund Gibson in which Whitefield took the Anglican Church to task. This anonymously published item contains "Notes on the Pastoral Letter" an attack on Gibson's language and theology in the pastoral letter which started the controversy and "A Remark on the Weekly Miscellany of August 18th 1739; with an Extract of a Letter from Mr. Seward Relating to the Writer of the Same. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T222052. Recent quarter calf and marbled papercovered sides spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label and gilt-ruled raised bands. Pages age-toned edges slightly ragged. Inner margin of title-page with staining just touching text and an unobtrusive repair. No publisher/printer hardcover books
1731662071731. London 1731. Only edition. London 1731. Only edition. A Handy Digest of Cases of Criminal Law with References for Justices Great Britain. Justices of the Peace. The Justice's Case Law: Being a Concise Abridgment of All the Cases of Crown Law Relating to Justices of Peace And Their Business and Proceedings With References to the Books of Reports And Other Law Treatises on the Subject. Digested In a New Alphabetical Method And Very Necessary to be Perused by All Justices As an Immediate Direction to Them How to Proceed in Their Offices. And Likewise Of Use to Barristers at Law Clerks of the Peace Coroners &c. London: Printed by E. And R. Nutt And R. Gosling 1731. iv 302 14 pp. Octavo 7-1/2" x 4-1/2". Contemporary calf blind rules to boards blind fillets along joints which have neat recent repairs raised bands and recent lettering piece to spine gilt tooling to board edges hinges mended. A few minor nicks and scratches to boards some rubbing to extremities small chip to head of spine corners bumped and lightly worn. Light toning to text occasional very faint dampstaining light foxing to a few leaves. A nice copy of a scarce title. $500. Only edition. This book is organized alphabetically by topic and has a detailed index. Each heading contains a list of general statements each supported by a list of citations from case reports legislative acts and treatises. English Short-Title Catalogue T145554. unknown books
176553988London: Printed by W. Bowyer for A. Millar in the Strand 1765. Third Edition. Frontispiece in Volume I by Hoare of Ralph Allen on engraved t.p. 204; 331; 338 pp. 3 vols. 12mo. Polished contemporary calf gilt spine. Very good. Third Edition. Frontispiece in Volume I by Hoare of Ralph Allen on engraved t.p. 204; 331; 338 pp. 3 vols. 12mo. Printed by W. Bowyer, for A. Millar, in the Strand unknown books
1708217289Milan: M.A.P. Malatesta 1708. 6 2 blank pp. 1 vols. Samll folio. Old stab-marks visible. Very good. 6 2 blank pp. 1 vols. Samll folio. The Austrians Rule Milan. Issued during the Wars of Spanish Succession when Archduke Charles the future Emperor 1711-40 claimed the Spanish throne as Charles III. In 1706 the Austrians invaded Northern Italy and entered Milan ending he Spanish rule there. This edict of 31 August 1708 is an attempt to regulate the currency eliminate the flight of Milanese gold and silver coins through black market foreign exchange and set the rate of the new Milanese money against seventeen other foreign currencies. M.A.P. Malatesta unknown books
178136322Boston: Nathaniel Willis 1781. Folio. 53 1 blank pp. Disbound untrimmed occasional fox mark; small holes at leaf 23-24 affect several letters. Good.<br/><br/> The Resolves focus on many Revolutionary war matters: Resolve on the petition of Col. Josiah Brewer and of Orana and other chiefs of the Penobscot tribe that the Commissary- General provide for the person whom the French Consul has sent as an instructor including a list of articles to be presented to the Indians for their use; resolves on funding furnishing the troops enlistments currency fraud and depreciation; establishing wages for a company of matrosses artillery soldiers under the command of Paul Revere; a resolve printing the form of enlistment for persons entering into "the service of the United States." <br/>Evans 16850. ESTC W33232 AAS Boston Public Harvard HSP. Nathaniel Willis unknown books
1799009013Neuveville Switzerland : De L'Imprimerie de Fred. Reuner 1799. Three volumes bound in contemporary mottled calf backs gilt the book plates of Henry Drummond Albury Park Surrey front paste downs. Henry Drummond 1786-1860 was an English author banker and politician best known as a founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church also known as the Irvingian Church. The set Very Good Plus light rubbing at edges and corners toning at end pages only interiors quite clean and bright. A handsome set with distinguished and relevant provenance Worldcat notes 8 library holdings worldwide. . First Edition. Mottled Calf. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. De L'Imprimerie de Fred. Reuner hardcover books
17692386London: W. Griffin 1769. Collectible; Very Good. Wherein it is demonstrated that our most celebrated Philosophers have for most part taken what they advance from the works of the ancients; and that many important Truths in Religion were known to the Pagan Sages." 1769 1st English language edition. A firm copy still tightly-bound in the publisher's original brown leather over 19th century marbled boards. 6 compartments 5 raised bands original spine label. Solidly VG internally very clean with no writing--save for one very small and neat former owner signature along the front pastedown-- or foxing to speak of. Light chipping at the spine ends one small abrasion and light fading to the back panel. Octavo 459 pgs. "Translated from the French of the Rev. Mr. Dutens Rector of Elsdon in the County of Northumberland--With considerable additons communicated by the Author." <br/><br/> W. Griffin hardcover books
1795265626Philadelphia: Francis Childs 1795. unbound. good. in the state of Pennsylvania on Monday the third of November one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four. An ACT relative to the compensations of certain officers employed in the collection of the duties of impost and tonnage. 8 1/2 inches x 13 1/2 inches. 2pp. Weaknesses at the folds with fraying at the left and right-hand margins. Philadelphia: Francis Childs 1795.<br/><br/> The ACT approved February 14 1795 is signed in type by President Washington Vice President Adams and House Speaker Muhlenberg. Two states exist of this rare circular own with and one without a deposition statement. This copy like the Bristol copies and as noted by Stark and Cole NYPL is without the deposition statement. Evans 29694. Bristol B 9370. Stark & Cole 1164.<br/><br/> Francis Childs unknown books
1788781081788. 764. HUMANE SOCIETY of Massachusetts. The Institution of the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: with the Rules for regulating said Society and the Methods of Treatment to be used with Persons apparently dead; with a Number of recent Cases proving the happy Effects thereof. Boston: Printed in the Year 1788. Octavo. 27pp. First edition. The earlier and probably larger of two 1788 editions. The second publication of the Humane Society of Massachusetts founded "for the recovery of persons who meet with such accidents as produce in them the appearance of death." Contains the statement of purpose and regulations of the Society which gave awards and medals to lifesavers and maintained "Huts of Refuge" where lifeboats were stored a list of officers and members methods of treatment in cases of drowning or freezing and accounts of cases of resuscitation. Methods included blowing tobacco smoke into the "fundament" and surrounding with hot bricks. Some dog-earing; corners of five pages frayed but no damage to printed area. Sewn into early blue-gray wrappers also dog-eared with some tiny chips. Austin Early American Imprints 998; Evans 21158. Second Publication of the Human Society of Massacusettts. unknown books
1764316301Litchfield CT 1764. 1p. partially printed and accomplished docketed and signed by Wolcott on the verso. 6-1/4 x 6 inches. Very good. 1p. partially printed and accomplished docketed and signed by Wolcott on the verso. 6-1/4 x 6 inches. 'COMMIT UNTO THE KEEPER OF THE GAOL'. A court writ for the recovery of a judgement against Moses Prindle. Reading in part: "To the Sheriff of the County of Litchfield or his Deputy or either of the Constables of the Town of Salisbury within said County; Greeting. Whereas Samuel Thomson of Nine Partners in the Province of New York recovered judgement against Moses Prindle of Sheffield in the Province of Massachusetts Bay before the adj. County Court Holden at Litchfield within the County of Litchfield aforesaid on the first Tuesday of January 1764 for £ 4-8.0 New York Money and £ 1.2.0 lawful Money. Whereof Execution remains to be done. These are therefore in his Majesty's Name to command you that of the Goods Chattles or Lands of said Moses within your Precincts you cause to be levied and the same being disposed of or appraised as the Law directs paid unto the said Samuel. And for want of such Goods. you are hereby commanded to take the Body of the said Moses and him commit unto the Keeper of the Gaol in Litchfield ."<br/><br/>Oliver Wolcott 1726-1797 was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative from his home state of Connecticut where he also served as the Nutmeg State's 19th Governor and as a major general of Connecticut militia during the American Revolution. Born in Windsor Wolcott graduated at the top of his Yale class in 1747. After graduation he raised and lead a militia company in the French and Indian War and afterward settled in Goshen CT where he studied medicine before moving to Litchfield to become a merchant. He was appointed sheriff of the county and served from 1751-1771. According to a "Historical Note" in the Connecticut State Library ".when viewed through the lens of the county court files Wolcott was an incompetent sheriff who allowed the vagrant thief Joseph Negro to escape from jail in 1754. Wolcott was also sued by a neighbor for his cruel and tyrannical treatment of Wolcott's servant Lidia Collis. The girl had fled to the neighbors for protection only to be dragged home by her master." <br/><br/>Isaac Baldwin 1715-1805 was born in Milford Connecticut to David and Abigail Wilkinson Baldwin. A licensed preacher he gave up the pulpit for the plow moving to Litchfield where he ws a representative to General Assembly served as Town Clerk Clerk of the County Court and Clerk of the Probate Court. He was married to Anna Collins and had three daughters and four sons. unknown books
178427164A Vienne & A Strasbourg: Chez Les Freres Gay Imprimeus-Libraires et al 1784. Four eighteenth century publications; all French texts bound in one volume. All regarding the plague especially in Russia & Europe as below: De Mertens Charles. Traite de la Peste Contenant L'Histoire de Celle qui a Regne A Moscou en 1771A Vienne & a Strasbourg Chez les Freres Gay Imprimeurs-Libraires a Paris Chez Didot.Mequignon. MDCCLXXXIV. Frontispiece portrait engraving of de Mertens by J. Mansfeld 1783. xxviii 142 pages. "The plague stimulated local research in disease prevention which was boosted by discovering indigenous plague in newly conquered territories of the Caucasus. The epidemic was professionally exposed to Western European academia by Belgian physician Charles de Mertens 1737 - 1788. " from the online wiki Samoilowitz M.D. Lettre Sur Les Experiences Des Frictions Glaciales Pour La Guerison De La Peste Et Autres Maladies Putrides.A Strasbourg Chez Lorenz & Schouler Imrpimeurs du Directoire de la Noblesse. 1782. 43 pages. Danilo Samoilowitz Samoilovich et al 1742/4 - 1805 is noted among other titles as "Chirurgien-Major du Senat de Moscou" and was a witness to and attempted to treat the victims of the great Russian Plague of 1770-72 often at great personal hazard. The U.S. NIH National Library of Medicine lists several articles extolling the significance of Samoilowitz' contribution to epidemiology; see especially the 2013 June issue of Vesalius for the thorough Tatiana Sorokina article "A Victory Over the Plague in Moscow 1770-1772" which details the public and private response to the epidemic and specifically Samoilowitz' and others work combatting the outbreak. Samoilowitz M.D. Memoire Sur L'Inoculation De La Peste Avec A La Description de Trois Poudres Fumigatives Antipestilentielles. A Strasbourg Chez les Freres Gay Libraries. 1782. 36 pages. Paris J.-F. Memoire sur La Peste. A Avignon. Et se Trouve A Marseille Chez Jean Mossy Imprimeur du Roi de la Marine & Libraire au Parc. MDCCLXXVIII. xxxvi 86 pages. One leaf with small corner chip no loss. Provenance binding condition: A handwritten table of contents in French on the endpaper; below this is the handwritten name with the acquisition date of 21 June 1887 & the address of collector George Brush M.D. U.S. Navy; in service as a surgeon & medical inspector from 1861-1894; each title page of the contents also with the handwritten name of T.A. Emmet. Volume approx. 5" x 7 5/8" size; bound in marbled paper covered boards polished speckled calf leather corners and spine gilt titled spine label. Some edge tips wear and rubbing to the binding; surface of spine leather split at edges; securely sewn; first two leaves corners clipped; contents clean and fairly fresh in very good condition. Premiere Edition. Leather. Very Good. Chez Les Freres Gay Imprimeus-Libraires et al books
177736321Boston New-England: Printed by John Gill. 1777. 14pp. Folio with caption title as issued. Disbound mild foxing Very Good. <br/><br/> The Resolves-- from August 6 - August 16 1777-- treat Revolutionary War matters exclusively. The Assembly instructs the Board of War to "destroy the Enemies Cruisers which have taken several of our coasting vessels"; orders that two armed vessels be built firearms be distributed the expedition to St. Johns be abandoned; troops be raised and "every sixth Man from certain Counties" be drafted "the loss of the important Fortress of Ticonderoga" having advantaged "our cruel and inveterate enemies"; orders exchange or return of defective gun powder to the Overseers of the Powder-Mills; proclaims a day of public fasting and prayer; resolves to complete "this State's quota of the Continental army" Quakers excepted; and other significant matters. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Evans 15415. ESTC W33210 AAS Boston Public CA State Lib. HSP Syracuse. Printed by John Gill. unknown books
172535777Gravenhage: By Hendrick Scheurleer 1725. 4to 25.5 cm; 10". xx 416 415518 517716 pp. <br><br>We have here the minutes of negotiations between Dutch ambassadors and the English Republic regarding the First Anglo-Dutch War various commercial disputes and matters in North America 165354. The documents are chiefly in Dutch but some are in English French or Latin; for example pp. 198214 contain a draft in English followed by one in Latin "of Articles of Union Peace and Confederation to be made between the Common-Wealth of England and the States General of the United-Province of the Neitherlands sic."<br>Â Â Â Â Muller notes that this account "chiefly" concerns New-Netherland and that "it contains all the speeches and reports"; Asher adds that the information here is "not to be found in the letters of the Pensionary J. de Witt and other ministers."<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: 20th-century bookplate of J.W. Six; later in the collection of Frank Marshall Vanderhoof American scholar university librarian private collector; 19192005. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Alden & Landis European Americana 725/147; Asher Dutch books and pamphlets 335; Sabin 98926; Frederik Muller America 1872 catalogue 1100. Contemporary Dutch vellum over boards round spine raised bands blind rules on covers center cartouche blind-embossed. The usual foxing and browning found in so many copies. Solid attractive and a very good copy. By Hendrick Scheurleer hardcover books
1740314896Brussels: Chez R. Fancois Foppens 1740. Rare edition same year as LeHaye edition. xvi 175 1pp. "Préface de l'editeur" est signée : F. de Voltaire et datée : "A La Haye ce 12. octobre 1740". 8vo. Mottled contemporary calf spine darkened edges red. Minor foxing. Rare edition same year as LeHaye edition. xvi 175 1pp. "Préface de l'editeur" est signée : F. de Voltaire et datée : "A La Haye ce 12. octobre 1740". 8vo. OCLC 965245392 Chez R. Fancois Foppens unknown books
1756690221756. London 1756. 4th edition. London 1756. 4th edition. Attributed to Matthew Bacon Robert Foley Sir Geoffrey Gilbert and Henry Pooley Gentleman of the Middle Temple. A General Abridgment of Cases in Equity Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery &c. With Several Cases Never Before Published Alphabetically Digested Under Proper Titles; With Notes and References to the Whole. And Three Tables The First of the Names of the Cases The Second of the Several Titles With Their Divisions And Subdivisions; And the Third Of the Matter Under General Heads. London: Printed by and For Henry Lintot 1756. xxviii 417 27; xxiii 780 pp. Folio 13-3/4" x 8-3/4". Recent period-style quarter calf over marbled boards raised bands and lettering pieces to spines endpapers renewed. Moderate toning to text somewhat heavier in places occasional light foxing light soiling to margins in a few places tiny library stamps to title pages and a few other leaves. $750. Fourth edition "Corrected." First published in 1732 this set of reports has been attributed to Matthew Bacon Robert Foley Sir Geoffrey Gilbert Henry Pooley or a combination of these authors. Marvin believes about half of the reports were by Pooley "a lawyer of great eminence in his time." Viner says Pooley was the sole reporter. Marvin Legal Bibliography 48. Viner A General Abridgment of Law and Equity XXI:489. English Short-Title Catalogue T97047. unknown books
179730892Philadelphia: Gedruckt bey Steiner und Kammerer und H. Kammerer jun 1797. Bound in contemporary calf raised spine bands clasps. Relief-cut frontispiece. Pages 8 148 8 585 43. Printed in double columns. Endpapers spotted. A Very Good copy in an attractive contemporary binding. Early ink writing on front free endpaper modern bookplate. <br/><br/> "First edition of this song-book and hymnal which includes much musical notation" Jenkins.<br/>Evans 32100. III Jenkins 745. ESTC W6293. Gedruckt bey Steiner und Kammerer, und H. Kammerer, jun unknown books
1719650651719. London: Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling 1719. London: Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling 1719. A Rare English JP Manual Based on Young and Blackerby Great Britain. Justices of the Peaces. The Justice of Peace's Vade Mecum: Being a Compleat Summary of All the Acts of Parliament Relating to Justices of Peace; Shewing the Various Offenses by Statute And the Particular Power of One Two Three Or More Justices In Their Proceedings and Determinations As Well In as Out of the Sessions Under Several Distinct Heads. To Which are Added Some Adjudged Cases Concerning Justices of Peace And the Several Branches of Their Business; Instructions for Drawing All Manner of Warrants Commitments &c. In All Common Matters. The Whole Done in an Alphabetical Method With an Exact Table. London: Printed by Eliz. Nutt and R. Gosling 1719. xiv 250 pp. 12mo. 5-1/4" x 3-1/4". Handsome period-style paneled calf by J. May London outer sections speckled raised bands lettering piece and gilt ornaments to spine black rules along pastedowns. Light rubbing to extremities front board beginning to detach but secured by hinge which is just starting at head. Title printed within ruled border. Light toning to text somewhat heavier in a few places rule at lower corner of title page touched by trimming due to printer error. Early owner annotation to front endleaf early owner signature to head of title page. $750. Only edition. According to the preface this anonymous work is drawn from the most useful parts of Blackerby's Justice of Peace 1711 and Young's Justices Their Vade Mecum and Cornucopia 1620 with additional material by the author. OCLC and the ESTC locates 5 copies worldwide 3 in North America 2 in law libraries Harvard University of Minnesota. English Short-Title Catalogue N6821. unknown books
1767292663Boston: Printed by Thomas and John Fleet Cornhill 1767. Full Leather. Good binding. Please note that the first volume of what would become a 4 volume set of Hutchinson's Massachuetts-Bay history IS LACKING THE TITLE PAGE. The title and publication information is by inference. The first leaf of Volume I is the Contents leaf. There is on the pastedown the plate of the Woburn Public Libary about which is penned Vol. 1 Mr. Hutchinson's History. The collation following the Contents leaf is iv 566 2. ~~The second volume from 1767 is intact though lacking the rear endpaper. Title page is present followed by the Contents leaf with errata on the verso iv 539 pages. There are two extraneous items clippings tipped in at 106/107 and at 316/317.~~The front board of each volume has been reattached. Labels are lacking. Howes 853; II Streeter 698 699; Sabin 34076 Sabin 34078; Evans 9705; Evans 10658. Good binding. Printed by Thomas and John Fleet, Cornhill unknown books
176323620Chatham 1763. 1 vols. Folio. To Captain Archibald Kennedy. Two leaves docketed on the verso of the second folded and creased tears in margins and along folds affecting a few letters or words but not legibility some browning else very good. 1 vols. Folio. Kennedy was the Commander of H. M. S. "Coventry." Document instructing him that his ship was being outfitted to be sent to North America and requiring "utmost despatch in getting her ready for the Sea." <br/>Following the end of the French and Indian War the British sent ships and troops to deal with the problems of the Indians insurrections primarily Indians of New France who did not agree with the surrender. Although Sir William Johnson attempted to allay the problems in the spring of 1763 the Indians under the central direction of Pontiac chief of the Ottawa attacked British posts from Niagara and Fort Pitt to Mackinac and St. Joseph as well as settlements many of the forts and settlements falling to the Indians in "Pontiac's Rebellion or War." <br/>Captain Archibald Kennedy later eleventh Earl of Cassillis was the son and heir of Archibald Kennedy the British colonial official in New York who was expecially noted for having bought Bedlow's Island in New York Harbor for one hundred pounds in 1746 and sold it to New York for a thousand pounds twelve years later. The father wrote several pamphlets relating to the British interests in America and lived in America from 1710 on. He was infirm and ill the time of this document and died the 14th of June 1763. <br/>James Harris 1709-1780 is best known as the author of "Hermes". PR 1b unknown books
