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178348446London: Printed for J. Stockdale opposite Burlington House Piccadilly 1783. Disbound now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Some dust soiling to outer leaves else VG. 4 37 1 blank 3 1 blank pp. 8vo. 8-3/16" x 5" <br/><br/>Concerning Fox's bill for the reform of the East India Company. Printed for J. Stockdale, opposite Burlington House, Piccadilly unknown books
180036704New York: Isaac Collins 1800. Two volumes each in full sheep with gilt-lettered red morocco spine titles front board of volume 1 detached but present; other hinges starting. lxxviii 440 2 blanks; 464 16 pp.<br/><br/> "One of the most extraordinary and instructive narratives in the world" Sabin from a quotation by Sir James Mackintosh. First printed in London in 1694.<br/>Evans 37441. Sabin 25352. Isaac Collins unknown books
177921871London: G. Kearsley Fleet Street 1779. 96 1 56 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Later quarter red morocco and boards. Upper board loose some contemporary notes in ink. 96 1 56 pp. 1 vols. 4to. The Bill would disallow the adulterer from marrying the person with whom he or she had been adulterous with. Bound in with another incomplete work lacking the first gathering but by the same publisher with ads at the end. Drop title is "The Picture Gallery G. Kearsley, Fleet Street unknown books
1745253456London 1745. unbound. 1 page 4.75 x 7.25 inches London February 6 1745 -- the lower half of an Exchequer receipt but complete in itself in part: ".the like sum.lent upon Credit of the said act and paid of his Majesty's Exchequer the said Sixth Day of February 1745 as by a Tally bearing Date the same Day appears: And these together with his or his Assigns Acquittance shall be your Discharge herein." Boldly signed by Henry Fox George Lyttelton and Richard Arundell as the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. All three of these men would eventually be knighted. Very good condition.<br/><br/> British politician and Secretary of War best remembered for dispatching a large military force under the command of General Braddock to America with the intention of driving the French out of Ohio. Better known as the French and Indian War the expedition culminated into the annihilation of the General and most of his forces July 1755. This event would have everlasting consequences for both Britain and the American Colonies as it would cost Fox the office of Prime Minister and also launch the military career of Braddock%u2019s youngest officer George Washington.<br/><br/> unknown books
176531259London: printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark. Sold by Luke Hinde 1765. Folio pp. 2 lix 1 679 1 27 index; full contemporary calf red morocco label; joints cracked some from leftover tape stains from old repair on spine; all else very good. George Fox 1624-1691 was the founder of the Society of Friends also known as the Quakers. The preface is by William Penn. <br/><br/> printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark. Sold by Luke Hinde unknown books
177928070London: G. Kearsly 1779. Fifth edition improved and corrected with upwards of 50 additional illustrations and explanatory remarks. 4to pp. 6 5-56. Bound without the half-title in new boards and end papers small paper repair at the bottom of the title-page. A fine clean copy. The British Mueum attributes this to Shute Barrington the Bishop of Landaff; however the NYPL copy has a MSS note suggesting the author is Charles Fox a more likely candidate. Not in Halkett and Lainge. The lady president of this "mock meeting " is Aa BAss Cs late Ma ss of Cn. known as AmeIia Baroness Conyers Late Marchioness of Carmarthen who eloped from her husband with a John Byron who with his second wife was the parent of Lord Byron. Parliament granted her husband a divorce in May 1779. In reading through the Parliamentary debates for 1779 we find a dismayed Bishop introducing a bill to discourage adultery: i.e. attempting to prevent the adulterer read woman from marrying her lover. Citing the increase in the number of divorces in this recent reign the Bishop calls upon the Parliament to punish such behavior before the entire social fabric unravels. During the discussion in the House of Commons Charles Fox vehemently opposes this bill calling it "unequal unjust and tyrannical." In this marvelous scathing tract the titled ladies discuss their marriages perceptions of their lords and power and in the final vote recollecting an incident from Don Quixote decide to toss the Bishop about in a blanket. It seems highly unlikely that the conservative Bishop would have had such a laugh at his own expense. On a more serious note this is an important look at the state of marriage and divorce during the late 18th century in England. G. Kearsly unknown books
17612633141761. hardcover. very good. 108 pages. Slim 12mo speckled brown boards rubricated edges. No place no publisher 1761.A very good copy.<br/><br/> Quite scarce -- OCLC lists only 4 copies.<br/><br/> unknown books
17768496London. H. Trapp. 1776. Bound in full calfskin over boards. Gilt titled morocco labels. Thick Folio 10" x 13.5". Illustrated with 30 of 39 full page copper plate engravings graphically depicting the implements and means of heinous torture. This volume rebacked in contemporary calf with original morocco label laid-on. Original period boards well scuffed scratched and darkened but presents a natural and quite attractive ambiance. Various foxing and mild offset throughout. Although most plates quite crisp and clean. One plate with water stain to margin only. Several pages chipped at margin. Some text pages professionally restored. All in all a Very crisp Very Good copy. H. Trapp. hardcover books
17026781Edinburgh ca. 1702. Folio. 1 p. <br><br>The tenants of the Lovat estate petition for a delay in producing the writs and securities of their holdings as the protracted dispute between the Lovat family and the infamous Capt. Simon Fraser of Beaufort who attempted a forced marriage to the family's heiress young Amelia Fraser before successfully kidnapping and wedding her mother the dowager Lady Amelia Murray has left them in a sorry state regarding the payment of creditors.<br>Â Â Â Â Not only does this broadside touch on the common perspective of a great contemporary scandal but it is of interest for its scarcity as well. => No holdings are listed by WorldCat ESTC or NUC Pre-1956. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in ESTC. On Fraser see: Dictionary of National Biography XX 21622. Excellent clean condition with two small sewing holes at inner margin one very small spot of foxing and ink traces from printing process to outer edge. Tipped onto a leaf of 19th-century paper. unknown books
173913984Amsterdam: Renard 1739. Copper-engraved sea chart with full orginal colour in very good condition. A highly decorative sea chart of the English Channel by the master-engraver Renard.<br/> <br/>The marine atlases of 17th and 18th century Holland were best sellers. The nation that led the world in overseas commerce also led in the arts of engraving and cartography. Plus there was a large audience of mariners and mariners' parents who needed to study the obscure straits and recently discovered island groups their sons were seeing. Louis Renard 1678-1746 was from a Huguenot family. He moved from France to the Netherlands and became a book dealer and publisher in Amsterdam in 1703. Louis Renard first published Atlas de la Navigation et du Commerce qui se fait dans toutes les parties du monde in 1715. It was re-issued unchanged by the Ottens in 1739. The charts were printed from plates made by Frederick de Wit in 1675 Orbis Maritimus ofte Zee Atlas. These were corrected by Renard using primarily van Keulen.<br/> <br/>Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici Ren 1. Renard unknown books
1780017670Bushy Park: Manuscript 1780. Book. Very good condition. Unbound. Signed by Authors. First Edition. One folio page 18-line handwritten document dated July 17 1773. Signed by: North as Prime Minister; C. Townsend; C.J. Fox Newcastle; Hardwicke; Thomas Coutts attorney. It concerns payment to James Lord Forbes. American Revoluton; Revolutionary War; Frederick Lord North 1732-1792. Manuscript Paperback books
