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1716008435St. James's Palace London 1716. Document. This original 15 June 1716 document signed by Britains King George I authorizes reimbursement for care given to prisoners in the wake of the Jacobite rising of 1715 which asserted the right of the Stuarts to the throne over the Hanoverians of which King George I was the first. <br /> <br />The document is a single sheet of laid watermarked paper measuring 15.75 x 12.75 inches folded to form four 7.875 x 12.75 inches panels. The first panel features the Kings order prominently signed by him George R at the head of the document. The document is further signed at the foot By His Majestys Command by Wm Pulteney the future 1st Earl of Bath who was then serving as Secretary of War. The document is addressed at the lower left to Henry Earl of Lincoln Pay Master Generall of Our Guards Garrisons & Land Forces in Great Britain and Forces abroad. The document orders the Earl of Lincoln to Pay unto John Mulcaster Agent and Sollicitor for transacting the Affairs of the Rebell Prisons the sum of Six hundred Ninety Two Pounds Three Shillings and Five Pence to be paid over to Lt. Col. Solomon Rapin in satisfaction of the like Summ disbursd by him in Nurses Medicines and other necessary Contingencys for the use of the Rebell Prisoners at the several Places they are kept from the 14th of Nov. 1715 to the 30th of Aprill 1716. The inconclusive Battle of Sheriffmuir had taken place on 13 November 1715. The document was executed at Our Court at St. Jamess this 15. Day of June 1716. In the Second Year of Our Reign. <br /> <br />The document bears three horizontal folds ostensibly where it was folded and sealed for original transmittal to Henry Earl of Lincoln. On the second panel is written the name John Mulcaster. The first and second sections of the upper fourth panel were obviously from the soiling and writing thereon the outer folded portions of the document when it was transmitted. Horizontally on the second section of the upper fourth panel is written: Warrant for. 692.3.5. to Mr. John Mulcaster in satisfaction of the like Summ Disbursd by Lt. Col. Sol. Rapin in Nurses Medicines sec. for the Rebell Prisoners from 14th. Nov. 1715. To 30th. Aprill 1716. all above the date June 16th. 1716. <br /> <br />Condition is very good overall. The document is all but complete with only fractional loss to the lower right corner two tiny holes at the intersection of vertical and horizontal folds and a short closed tear and minor associated loss at the upper right corner of the rear panel. The document shows light overall soiling and spotting the soiling heavy only on the upper rear panel which served as the outer faces when the document was originally folded for transmittal. <br /> <br />The future King George I was born Georg Ludwig in Hanover perhaps not an obvious route to the British throne. However the death in July 1700 of the duke of Gloucester reopened the question of the English succession That successor had to be a Protestantno Roman Catholic would have been consideredand of Stuart descent a combination which automatically excluded over fifty claimants with a closer hereditary claim. The person who united these qualifications was Georgs mother Sophia 1630-1714 youngest daughter of Frederick V of the Palatinate Winter King of Bohemia and of Elizabeth daughter of James I of England. <br /> <br />When he signed this document King George I 16601727 had only recently assumed the throne of Great Britain and Ireland ten months earlier in August 1715. The Jacobite cause pressed unsuccessfully upon his enthronement would be pressed with rebellious force of arms again in 1745 also to no avail. The Hanoverian period was remarkably stable not least because of the longevity of its monarchs. From 1714 through to 1901 there were only six monarchs one of whom George III remains the longest reigning king in British History. Queen Victoria then surpassed her grandfather in both age and length of reign. The period was also one of political stability and the development of constitutional monarchy. <br /> <br />Sources: ODNB; royal.uk <br/><br/> unknown
1789AQVBF8<p>8vo. 51 volumes. Preserved in the original states; the vast majority stitched as issued many uncut and in the original plain paper wrappers.</p><p>A remarkably fresh collection of pamphlets relating to Ireland and - largely - the proposed and later completed political union between Ireland and Great Britain dating from the final decade of the eighteenth- and first decade of the nineteenth- centuries. Included are historical and literary works references to the 1798 Irish Rebellion and numerous speeches made by Irish and British politicians during the long debates in both Houses of Parliament.</p><p>Highlights include:</p><p>- AN INDEPENDENT OBSERVER REDFOORD Archibald. Union necessary to security. Addressed to the loyal inhabitants of ireland. Dublin. Printed for J. Archer 1800.</p><p>8vo. 2 106pp. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Occasional inked corrections to text some dampstaining to margins.</p><p>Presentation copy inked inscription to head of title: 'For William Smith Esq. / from his sincere friend / The Author'.</p><p>ESTC T194733.</p><p>- AN OFFICER. TAYLOR Sir Herbert. Impartial relation of the military operations which took place in Ireland in consequence of the landing of a body of French troops under general Humbert in august 1798. Dublin. Printed for J. Milliken 1799.</p><p>8vo. 2 69pp 1. With two engraved folding plates and a folding table. Uncut and partially unopened in original publisher's marbled wrappers. ESTC T114958.</p><p>- A REAL FRIEND. A letter to the people of Ireland which they all can understand and ought to read. Dublin. Printed for J. Milliken 1799.</p><p>8vo. 3 6-33pp 1. In this edition the text ends on p.34 with 'I am your real friend. Finis'. Uncut and unopened in original publisher's powder blue wrappers. Foxed.</p><p>ESTC records a single copy of this edition in North America Missouri and none elsewhere.</p><p>From the collection - recently dispersed - of the Marquesses of Lothian who also held the Earldom of Ancram at Newbattle Abbey; many were presumably acquired by William Kerr 5th Marquess of Lothian 1737-1815 British soldier and peer.</p><p>A full list of the contents of this collection is available on request.</p> [vs.].
1795102181<p>Uncolored engraved map creased fold small title cartouche ample margins 8 1/2" x 7". Slight aging and foxing; otherwise very good or better. . Unknown source but possibly from Kitchin's general atlas. Despite its size this is a very detailed map of Ireland. At the lower end near the right margin a small part of Britain can be seen.</p>
179355054London W. Faden 1793. 75 x 62 cm. Engraved map of Ireland for travelling use sectioned and laid down on linen. With 2 large fine engraved cartouches and handcoloured in outline. unknown
1795102181Uncolored engraved map creased fold small title cartouche ample margins 8 1/2" x 7". Slight aging and foxing; otherwise very good or better. Despite its size this is a very detailed map of Ireland. At the lower end near the right margin a small part of Britain can be seen. books
179355054London, W. Faden, 1793. (75 x 62 cm.). Engraved map of Ireland for travelling use, sectioned and laid down on linen. With 2 large fine engraved cartouches and handcoloured in outline.
1790020516London: T & I Egerton 1790. First Octavo Edition. Hardcover. Slight foxing to some plates with offsetting to facing text pages. Joints split but covers secure holding by cords; small piece of leather lacking from spine. Good. Octavo 6" x 9" in contemporary calf-backed marbled boards with a heavily gilt-decorated spine; xvi 213 1 pages. The complete first volume with half-title page that covers the Netherlands. Illustrated with an engraved title page and 28 sepia aquatint plates. The missing second volume covered France. <br/><br/> [T & I Egerton] hardcover
179033111London: T. & I. Egerton 1790. 2 volumes 8vo. 9 1/8 x 5 3/4 inches. Engraved titles with aquatint vignettes 45 uncoloured engraved or aquatint plates. Early 19th-century half green dyed calf and purple cloth covered boards<br/> <br/> First edition octavo issue: complete with all plates.<br/> <br/> Three forms of the first edition were issued: uncoloured octavo as the present; uncolored large paper; and coloured large paper. The present octavo edition was published at £2.12s.6d. As the preface details the plates were engraved by Cornelius Apostool of Amsterdam<br/> <br/> Abbey Travel I:184. T. & I. Egerton unknown
1789lib54434BC12T & I Egerton 1789-1790. Hardcover. Very Good. good solid and tight in original binding with leather spine pages all very good Marbleized boards 16 paltes complete T & I Egerton hardcover
179033111London: T. & I. Egerton 1790. 2 volumes 8vo. Engraved titles with aquatint vignettes 45 engraved or aquatint plates. 19th century half green dyed calf and purple cloth covered boards<br/> <br/>First edition octavo issue: complete with all plates.<br/> <br/>Three forms of the first edition were issued: uncoloured octavo as the present; uncolored large paper; and coloured large paper. The present octavo edition was published at £2.12s.6d. As the preface details the plates were engraved by Cornelius Apostool of Amsterdam<br/> <br/>Abbey Travel I:184. T. & I. Egerton unknown books
1796153041London: Egerton 1796. Second. hardcover. very good. 2 volumes. Second Edition with additions. Extra illustrated title page and an entire new set of copper-plates in aqua-tinta. 46 sepia plates. Large 8vo contemporary marbled boards edges rubbed newly rebacked in plain brown cloth with red and black spine labels. London: T. Egerton et al. 1796.<br/><br/> Occasional foxing on plates but still a very good copy.<br/><br/> Egerton unknown books
172927852London: J. Newcomb 1729. First Edition Rare. Illustrated with the engraved frontispiece portrait. 8vo bound in later half-calf over marbled boards the spine with raised bands compartments decorated with panel designs in gilt black morocco lettering label gilt. 2 135; 62 appendix pp. A very well preserved unpressed and crisp copy the portrait with a bit of old evidence of damp unobtrusive and visually mostly confined to the verso. An English soldier adventurer and Jacobite conspirator Bernardi's involvement in an assassination plot against William III led to his subsequent forty-year imprisonment without proper trial in Newgate. While the principal conspirators were executed Bernardi and five others were held without coming to trial initially for a year ostensibly to gather further evidence. However their continued imprisonment was sanctioned by subsequent Acts even after William III's death. Bernardi's life in prison was made difficult by effects of the old wounds he had sustained in the 1670s. Bernardi also complained that his confinement in the "dismal and loathsome" gaol had cost him "above seven hundred pounds for his lodging". J. Newcomb hardcover
178810351London: Published by Molteno & Co. No. 132 Pall Mall 1788. Etching and aquatint with hand-colour. Lovely contemporary colour. As usual text line is attached on verso of sheet. In excellent condition. Trimmed as usual and mounted on washline background. Mounting sheet is watermarked laid paper. Image size: 14 7/16 x 20 5/8 inches. A charming seaside view by Samuel Ireland the engraver and collector connected with the infamous Shakespeare forgeries.<br/> <br/> Ireland was a minor engraver and publisher who worked in London at the close of the eighteenth century. He was an avid art and manuscript collector and many of the works that he engraved and published were after pieces found in his own collection. This romantic view is after a painting by DeVlieger which was in Ireland's collection at the time. This image operates as both an example of the picturesque tradition in eighteenth century landscape prints and as an advertisement and promotion of Ireland's celebrated collection. With this image Ireland presents himself as both a serious engraver and a respected collector. Unfortunately today Ireland is better remembered for his involvement in the Shakespeare forgeries than for his evocative prints. Over a period of many years Ireland's son William Henry sold his father a series of forged manuscripts which he claimed to be written in Shakespeare's hand. Ireland who willingly trusted his son added these forgeries to his collection and presented them in an exhibition to the literary community who accepted them as genuine. The charade progressed so far that an invented play entitled 'Vortigern' which William Henry had written and presented as a missing work by Shakespeare was performed at Sheridan's Drury Lane theatre by some of the leading actors of the age. When the hoax was eventually discovered Ireland's reputation was ruined and his son was disgraced. This print is from the famed Oettingen-Wallerstein collection which was compiled over two centuries by various members of the royal household. The collection is known for its stunning impressions and the immaculate condition of its prints.<br/> <br/> Dictionary of National Biography; Lugt Les Marques de Collections Supplement 2715a. Published by Molteno & Co. No. 132, Pall Mall unknown
178810351London: Published by Molteno & Co. No. 132 Pall Mall 1788. Etching and aquatint with hand-colour. Lovely contemporary colour. As usual text line is attached on verso of sheet. In excellent condition. Trimmed as usual and mounted on washline background. Mounting sheet is watermarked laid paper. Image size: 14 7/16 x 20 5/8 inches. A charming seaside view by Samuel Ireland the engraver and collector connected with the infamous Shakespeare forgeries.<br/> <br/>Ireland was a minor engraver and publisher who worked in London at the close of the eighteenth century. He was an avid art and manuscript collector and many of the works that he engraved and published were after pieces found in his own collection. This romantic view is after a painting by DeVlieger which was in Ireland's collection at the time. This image operates as both an example of the picturesque tradition in eighteenth century landscape prints and as an advertisement and promotion of Ireland's celebrated collection. With this image Ireland presents himself as both a serious engraver and a respected collector. Unfortunately today Ireland is better remembered for his involvement in the Shakespeare forgeries than for his evocative prints. Over a period of many years Ireland's son William Henry sold his father a series of forged manuscripts which he claimed to be written in Shakespeare's hand. Ireland who willingly trusted his son added these forgeries to his collection and presented them in an exhibition to the literary community who accepted them as genuine. The charade progressed so far that an invented play entitled 'Vortigern' which William Henry had written and presented as a missing work by Shakespeare was performed at Sheridan's Drury Lane theatre by some of the leading actors of the age. When the hoax was eventually discovered Ireland's reputation was ruined and his son was disgraced. This print is from the famed Oettingen-Wallerstein collection which was compiled over two centuries by various members of the royal household. The collection is known for its stunning impressions and the immaculate condition of its prints.<br/> <br/>Dictionary of National Biography; Lugt Les Marques de Collections Supplement 2715a. Published by Molteno & Co. No. 132, Pall Mall unknown books
171134488Dublin: Printed by Andrew Crooke 1711. Folio 29 cm; 11.5". 4 8 2 916 2 1720 2 228 2 2938 1 3941 2 4245 2 4554 i.e. 53 1 blank pp. <br><br>A scarce assemblage of acts including granting the Queen "additional duty on beer ale strong waters" and other things. Other legislation seeks to curb frauds "committed by tennants"; prevent "ingrossing forestalling and regrating of coals imported into this kingdom"; better prevent "excessive and deceitful gaming"; suppress lotteries; and regulate sheriffs and sheriffs' clerks.<br>Â Â Â Â Printed largely in black letter and each act preceded by its own title-page. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â ESTC T193918. Near-contemporary brown calf rebacked in caramel-colored calf with a red leather gilt title-label; modestly tooled in gilt on covers with a double-rule and a center rope rectangle with flower corner devices gilt rolls on board edges. Some cockling of paper and discoloration of endpapers from the tannin of the turn-ins and occasional marginal thumb- or other soil from use. Printed by Andrew Crooke hardcover books
1783WRCLIT53977Dublin: Printed by Bernard Dornin 1783. 28pp. Small octavo. Extracted from bound pamphlet volume. Faint stamps of a defunct mercantile library darkening at edges and discoloration along lower edge of some leaves just a sound copy. First edition. THE ALARM OR AN ADDRESS. appeared the same year under the pseudonym "mentor." Printed by Bernard Dornin unknown books
17903354London T. & I. Egerton 1790
179311686Dublin: George Grierson. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1793. First Edition. Pamphlet. 4pp legal pamphlet light shelf wear only Gothic script a lovely clean copy. Scarce.; Small 4to; 4. pages . George Grierson unknown
17781076London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan. 1778. First edition. Folio 32 x 20cm. Unbound. 2 1007-1012. Woodcut coat of arms to the title page decorative woodcut initial to the first text page text in black letter. A very good copy with just a little toning slight separation and minor wear to the left-hand margin where once bound within a larger volume. An act restoring Ireland's ability to export goods directly to the colonies in the Americas and Africa issued in the context of the American Revolutionary War and amending what became known as the Navigation Acts. Restricting the freedoms of Britain's colonies with regard to the import and export of goods the Navigation Acts had been a significant factor in fermenting rebellious discontent in America - requiring all of a colony's imports to be either bought from Britain or resold by British merchants in Britain regardless of the price obtainable elsewhere. The acts were also resented in Ireland and damaged its economy as they permitted the importation of English goods into Ireland tariff-free and simultaneously imposed tariffs on Irish exports travelling in the opposite direction. The present act removing some of these barriers demonstrates the changing nature of British mercantilism as the American Revolution progressed. London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan. unknown
1772Tir801772 Planche seule - dimensions 38 x 29 cm - planche aquarellée - Le pli du milieu existant déjà sera donc envoyée pliée en deux .
1772Tir801772 Planche seule - dimensions 38 x 29 cm - planche aquarellée - Le pli du milieu existant déjà sera donc envoyée pliée en deux .
176227387Paris chez l'Auteur ( Robert de Vaugondy) Editeur, 1762 carte ancienne colorée d'époque en vert , rouge et jaune, cartouche non coloré, gravée par E. DUSSY. Format total : 27 centimètres de haut par 39,8 centimètres de large, 1762 Paris : chez l'Auteur ( Robert de Vaugondy) Editeur,
176227397Paris chez l'Auteur ( Robert de Vaugondy) Editeur, 1762 carte ancienne colorée d'époque en vert , rouge et jaune, cartouche non coloré, gravée par E. DUSSY. Format total : 27 centimètres de haut par 39,8 centimètres de large, 1762 Paris : chez l'Auteur ( Robert de Vaugondy) Editeur,
176227391Paris chez l'Auteur ( Robert de Vaugondy) Editeur, 1762 carte ancienne colorée d'époque en vert , rouge et jaune, cartouche non coloré, gravée par E. DUSSY. Format total : 27 centimètres de haut par 39,8 centimètres de large, 1762 Paris : chez l'Auteur ( Robert de Vaugondy) Editeur,
176227390Paris chez l'Auteur ( Robert de Vaugondy) Editeur, 1762 carte ancienne colorée d'époque en vert , rouge et jaune, cartouche non coloré, gravée par E. DUSSY. Format total : 27 centimètres de haut par 39,8 centimètres de large, 1762 Paris : chez l'Auteur ( Robert de Vaugondy) Editeur,
