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1793315883London: Printed by W. Brown and A. O'Neil 1793. Second edition with additions. Engraved frontispiece 29 copper engraved plates after Shearer and Hepplewhite. xvi 266 pp 24 leaves of letterpress tables printed on one side only. 1 vols. 4to. Old quarter calf and boards. Spine rubbed lower board detached several plates trimmed just inside plate line with loss of numeral in one plate otherwise clean internally. Second edition with additions. Engraved frontispiece 29 copper engraved plates after Shearer and Hepplewhite. xvi 266 pp 24 leaves of letterpress tables printed on one side only. 1 vols. 4to. Second edition with 9 additional plates. Provenance: J. Thomas Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer Ock St Abingdon ink stamp in lower margin of title. Kress 15605; ESTC T120479 Printed by W. Brown and A. O'Neil unknown
173642820782<p>Three joined sheets. 21 x 66 in. Copper engraved map three joined sheets fine vivid original hand coloring. Title in Latin and German on left sheet. Old creases several small repairs on verso. Very good condition.</p><p>This famous three-sheet plan of London Westminster and Southwark gives names of streets drainage parish boundaries buildings parks and other places. The right sheet has inset views of St. Paul's Cathedral St. James Square Custom House and the Royal Exchange on right sheet.</p><p><strong>This spectacular plan of London is eminently suited for framing and display.</strong></p> Homann Heirs
176645195<p>London : by Mark Baskett . and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett 1766. A long and complex act expressing a determination to get a firm grip on the maintenance of the City with provisions for proper record-keeping; the employment of non-freemen on necessary works; the publishing of contracts; the exclusion of common councilmen from contracting; the designation of streets to be paved; powers for regulating signage; a time-limit of one hour on wagons standing in the streets; barring barrows from foot pavements; the names of streets to be properly displayed with for the first time "every house shop or warehouse . to be marked or numbered"; rules on water-pipes and pavements; the watering of streets; footways to be cleaned daily; lamps and their placing and maintenance; much on the collection of and payment of rates; tolls and turnpikes etc. Foolscap folio 32cm. ii455-504pp. Black letter. Disbound. A few minor marks and faint creases but in very good condition.</p> London : by Mark Baskett ... and by the Assigns of Robert Baskett, 1766.
179536633London: Printed by A. Strahan Printers-Street 1795. Leather bound. Good. Rebacked calf 12mo oriiginal covers framed in gilt new spine with faux raised bands and title/decoration stamped in gilt original endpapers preserved; pages 1-399. Edges rubbed modern spine bright repair to rear pastedown previous owner armorial bookplate of Crawford Antrobus on the front pastedown. Extracts from the London Gazette and London Gazette Extraordinary following the campaign of 1794 during the War of the First Coalition 1792-1797 which pitted various European powers against the new French Republic. Printed by A. Strahan, Printers-Street unknown
1741006431London: Printed for John and Paul Knapton at the Crown in Ludgate-Street 1741 Title continues: in the Exchequer Ecclesiastical and other Courts; for Demands Recoverable by the Acts made in the 7th and 8th Years of the Reign of King William III for the more easy Recovery of Tythes Church-Rates &c. In Defense of the Clergy of the Diocese of York. 4 xxix 30-151pp printed on laid paper bound in marbled paper. Covers in Poor Condition lacking back cover and spine front cover taped on Interior in Good Condition in a protective mylar sleeve. Inscription inside cover "1867 April 3rd . The late Rev. Wm Paroh's M. T. the Parsonage Old Brompton Near Chesterfield. Printed for John and Paul Knapton, at the Crown in Ludgate-Street paperback
1711AQ27285London: s.n. 1711. 2pp. Single sheet printed on both sides. Docket title to verso. Three old horizontal folds chipping to margins. A remarkably scarce example of polemical commercial lobbying literature issued in an attempt to influence opinion in the run up to debates and divisions in the House of Commons relating the grievances of the Company of Bakers regarding a recent act of parliament that had implemented exorbitant fines for the sale of underweight or improperly marked loaves. To illustrate their indignation the company relate the experience of Thomas Cave who 'Paid Forty Shillings on Account of a six penny Loaf Four Days old which a Common Soldier's Wife Bought of him and had taken a Piece out of the Loaf and then the Husband went and Informed against the Baker for want of Weight'. OCLC and COPAC together record copies at nine locations Cardiff Columbia Harvard NLW Oxford Senate House Simon Fraser Strathclyde and UoL. . Dimensions 210 x 320 mm. [s.n.] unknown
177732450London: London Chronicle: Sold by J. Wilkie 1777. First Edition. Newspaper. Fair. Newspaper. Single issue approx. 11.5" x 8." Pages 249-256. Printed in 3 columns. Light red pencil underlining to approximately 25 lines of print in the 3 columns. There are a couple of light marks in the margins and a drawn light red vertical line on the vertical border page 254. The underlining is brief and light. A red illustrated small stamp located bottom of page 252. Pages 255 and 256 loose. Other pages starting to detach. <br /> <br /> This issue includes American Revolution information; a reprinted letter from the Joseph Trumbull Governor of Connecticut; news from the House of Commons; advertisements and more. A short article with the heading "Friday March 14. America. New York Dec. 21. We have it from undoubted authority that the men belonging to Col. Roger's rangers who were taken prisoners by the rebels near East Chester were lead through Littlefield in chains and treated in a very barbarous manner.". A couple of the advertisements placed in the Chronicle address Army desertion and the Army and Clergy. <br /> <br /> Several new book advertisements placed in this issue including an announcement for "An Account of A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World Performed in His Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Adventure in the years 1772 1773 1774 and 1775. Written by James Cook Commander of the Resolution. In Which is included Captain Furnfaux's Narrative of his Proceedings in the Adventures during the Separation of the Ships. London Chronicle: Sold by J. Wilkie unknown
1740AQ20097London: Edward Owen 1740. 4pp. Slight age browning edges untrimmed dusty and slightly marked couple of stab holes at gutter one affecting two letters of text half penny stamp to lower outer blank corner of first leaf. Contemporary inscription on first leaf. An interesting issue n.7921 of the London Gazette the official journal of the British Government established in 1665. It reports about a proclamation 'appointing the distribution of Prizes taken and the Bounty for taking Ships of War of the Enemy' stating that all crew members from officers to mariners were entitled to the property of any 'Vessel Goods and Merchandize which they shall take'. This act was passed to encourage seamen to join the British navy and promote trade with America. . Folio. Edward Owen unknown
176627966London: Wichnyther 1766. Print. Good overall. A view of Westminster prior to the great fire of 1834. The Palace was not rebuilt on the site but was used for the present Houses of Parliament. 16 1/2 x 10" on paper 19 1/4 x 12 1/2". Hand colored. Wichnyther unknown
175327967London 1753. Print. Very good condition. A very early view. The gatehouse of St. James's Palace is on the left. Finely hand colored with the sky in eggshell blue and the people's dress delicately filled in. <br /> 9 3/8 x 15 1/4" on paper 12 3/4 x 18 3/4" unknown
1760281001760. Print. Very good overall. St. Paul's Cathedral dominates the engraving with tree dotted hills in the distance. River and foreground packed with vessels. Hand colored copper engraving trimmed with fabulous hand color. 16 3/8 x 10" mark in upper left corner otherwise very pleasant. unknown
176027965Augsburg: L'Academic Imperiale des Arts 1760. Print. Otherwise very good condition. A view of Westminster over the water with the bridge and many vessels in the foreground. Fine original hand color. 11.5 x 15.75" some rusted pin holes in the margin where the print was hung. L'Academic Imperiale des Arts unknown
1762AQ14205London: Printed for the Editior; and Sold by W. Owen et al. 1762. xii 118pp. Without terminal blank leaf. ESTC N32380. Bound after: HENRY David. An Historical Description of the tower of london and its curiosities. London. Printed for T. Carnan and F. Newbery 1778. iv 1 6-71pp 1. ESTC T86735. And: HENRY David. An historical description of St. paul's cathedral. London. Printed for T. Carnan and F. Newbery 1777. iv 56pp. ESTC T102526. And: HENRY David. An Historical Description of westminster abbey its monuments and curiosities. London. Printed for T. Carnan and F. Newbery 1778. iv 1 6-144pp. ESTC T194093. 12mo. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf. Without lettering-piece rubbed joints split - boards held by cords only. Very occasional light spotting overall internally clean and crisp. This rare compilation of 'above four thousand' rates for hackney coaches and certain rates for hackney chairmen watermen and carts also features 'an Accurate Measurement of the Ground' between certain locations in London. According to the prefatory advertisement it is an antidote to the 'Impositions of Hackney-Coachmen.universally complained of'. This copy is bound after three Carnan and Newbery guides to historical sites in London and Westminster; the whole forming a practical guide to both travel and destinations in the mid-eighteenth century capital. ESTC locates only three copies in the UK Kings College and two in Oxford colleges and just three elsewhere Huntington Illinois and NYPL and just a single copy of the second edition of 1770 at the BL. . First edition. Printed for the Editior; and Sold by W. Owen et al. hardcover
17884617London: T. Carnan 1788. Contemporary elaborately gold-tooled red morocco the gold-tooled boards are beautifully decorated with a white morocco trellis-like mosaic pattern with red and green lozenge shaped morocco inlays gilt edges marbled endpapers. 24mo 5.7 x 3.3 cm. With an engraved armorial title page 4 full-page engraved portraits of the King of Prussia the Prince of Orange the Duke of Brunswick and the Duke of York and a half-page engraved view of St. Paul's Cathedral. Rare remarkable "pocket" London almanack; an entirely engraved miniature publication for the year 1788. The almanac contains an explanation of its use on the title page four full-page portraits of the King of Prussia the Prince of Orange the Duke of Brunswick and the Duke of York common notes including the dominical letters golden number and religious festive days for 1788 beneath a half-page view of St. Paul's Cathedral a calendar an overview of all British Kings and Queens and the dates of their reign a list of mayors and sheriffs 1767-1788 one page listing bank holidays and an overview of the Royal family King George III and Queen Charlotte and their children can be found on the final page. The long series of the London Almanack is according to Bondy of special interest for the beautiful bindings which were issued or commissioned by the publishers themselves.The binding shows signs of wear with some minor loss of material around the foot of the spine and a small worm hole in the fore edge of the back board. The final page shows a light red stain slightly affecting the text. Lacking its matching decorative slipcase. Otherwise in very good condition.l Bondy p. 39 ff. and p. 164; Welsh p. 32 and passim; Coll. Arthur A. Houghton Jr. 194; this ed. not in WorldCat. T. Carnan, hardcover
175931823London: The London Chronicle 1759. First Edition. Newspaper. Very good. Approx. 11" x 8.5" newspaper. Pages 193-200. Three columns. Light wear and toning. Page 197 includes a half-column "Extract of a Letter from New York July 6" reporting on General Amherst's impending assault on Fort Ticonderoga. The London Chronicle unknown
175935132London: The London Chronicle 1759. First Edition. Newspaper. Very good. Single issue. Approx. 11" x 8.5" newspaper. Pages 619-626. Contents printed in three columns. Light toning to the paper. <br /> <br /> Front page article dated Friday December 28 concerns the East-Indies with an extract from a letter by Lieutenant-Colonel Lawrence dated from camp near Madras Feb. 22 1759. Contents include advertisements of books and publications letters to the editors political narratives etc. The London Chronicle 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
1767AQ32721Londonm: Printed by H. Woodfall.For J. Rivington et al. 1767. 2 32pp. Modern gilt-ruled half-calf marbled paper boards contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. A clean and crisp copy. A rare survival of the sole edition of a plan presented to common council by solicitor and politician John Paterson 1705-1789 for raising £282000 for public improvements in the capital. Paterson's obituary in the Gentleman's Magazine 1789 pp.1154-5 noted that as a result of his financial acumen to him 'among a variety of other conveniences the public are indebted for Blackfriars bridge the widening of old streets and the introduction of new ones and many regulations tending to preserve the safety of passengers to secure the quiet and promote the trade and commerce of the City of London'. ESTC records copies at just five locations BL Columbia Guildhall Harvard and Yale. ESTC T117919. First edition. Quarto. Printed by H. Woodfall...For J. Rivington et al. hardcover
1747046963London: H Slater 1747. Third Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Original blue wraps corner of cover and title sliced with section of front wrap lacking; front hinge split browning at edges untrimmed spine degraded. A nice unsophisticated copy of the third edition. viii 95 1. List of books at end.<br/><br/>First published in 1699 as a Country Gentlemen's Vade Mecum it's a sort of satirical guide to avoiding vice while actually being a guide to finding it. Published in some profusion in the second half of the 18th century as Cheats of London Exposed but the early editions are all scarce. Warnings for expecting better conversation in London than in the country for tennis courts the theater trapping cock fights gambling guinea dropping prostitutes etc. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Travel & Places; Erotica. Inventory No: 046963. H, Slater unknown
1701TS196London: Thomas Speed Over Against Jonathan's Coffe-House in Exchange-Ally in Corhill 1701. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Vg. small 4to. With an estimate of the prizes of all the medicines now in use. In a letter from a merchant in . physician with the physicians Answer.vi 30 pp. List of subscribers 'to the dispensary' to the verso of the title-page. A disbound nonce copy of a now rare book. 20x16cms <br/> <br/> Thomas Speed Over Against Jonathan's Coffe-House in Exchange-Ally in Corhill paperback
1726ANT70211726. Claridge Richard; collected by Joseph Besse First edition leather bound hardback it has 24 576 12 pages and is ESTC T116083 complete. The book is bound in rubbed contemporary full panelled calf. The front board is detached but everything else is well bound together. The endpapers hav e the bookplates and stamps of The General Theological Seminary Library and some childish pencil scribbles. The title and final leaf are a touch grubby. There is some light edge foxing throughout the book with some leaves more extensively affected. hardcover
179327969London: J & J Boydell 1793. First printing. Print. Very good condition. A beautiful view of the Tower with the Thames sailing ships and smaller vessels with rowers in the foreground. 12 3/4 X 8 1/4" on paper 16 1/4 x 12". Old framing has left acid burn around the image which could be easily re matted inside the mark. J & J Boydell unknown
17061802280023London : Printed for A. Baldwin 1706. 2nd ed. corrected. . Hardcover. Good. Second edition. iv 51 pp. Bound in modern leather. Gilt title. Gilt head/tail lines. Marbled end papers. Minor toning scattered foxing. A speech at the House of Commons against the monopoly of the Bank of England. <br> In 1697 Parliament had extended the charter for the Bank of England with additional conditions proposed by the bank. One of the key proposals was to stipulate that no other bank or entity akin to the nature of a bank be established in England; ensuring the legal monopoly of the Bank of England. The Nine Year's War had strengthened the newly founded Bank who issued extensive loans to the Government; ensuring that neither could be mutually separated. In this pamphlet the author warns that the Bank of England might become a monopolistic trader of credit due to its low interest rates. The tradesmen and merchants of London vehemently protested against the Bank because they saw it as anticompetitive goliath arranged against their interests. The Bank of England had previously overtaken the Land Bank as the premier trader of land in England. This and the power given by the Government to issue Exchequer notes is the preeminent case against the Bank of England's monopoly. The War of Spanish Secession further increased the government's reliance to the Bank of England who issued it millions of pounds of debt. As a result Chancellor Robert Harley was forced to seek new ways to improve the national finances. This would lead to the creation of the South Seas Company and growth of joint stock companies. This consolidation of government debt and speculation eventually lead to the 1720 Bubble Crisis. ESTC t046881; Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 04298. Kress 2523. London : Printed for A. Baldwin hardcover
172366305296 pages 4 engraved plates volume 2 only in verse format throughout with black rules between dialogues and some lines marked in margin quaint little book Printed for T Norris, A Bettesworth, F Fayram hardcover
1722273470London : printed for James and John Knapton and 10 others 1722. Second Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in full aniline calf with gilt title to the spine. Some wear and tear as with age. Remains well preserved overall; tight bright and clean. Physical description; vol. II only: unnumbered pages : ill. frontispiece ; fol. Subjects; Great Britain — Description and travel. London : printed for James and John Knapton [and 10 others] hardcover
