Anno Regni Annae Reginae Magna Britannia, Francia, and Hibernia, Octavo

London, British Parliament, 1709-1710. Leather. A collection of the original printed documents stating new acts in parliament, after the act of union, under the rule of Queen Anne. Includes "An act for granting an aid to Her Majesty, to be raised by a Land-Tax in Great Britain, for the service of the year one-thousand seven hundred and ten", "An act for employing the manufacturers by encouraging the consumption of raw silk and mohair Yarn", "An act for explaining and enlarging an act of the sixth year of Her Majesties reign, entitled, An Act for the Security of Her Majesties Person and Government", and "An act for the better security of rents, and to prevent frauds committed by tenants." With contemporary copperplate ink signature to the front pastedown, signed Mr Griffith June 29th 1710. In a decorative calf binding. Externally, a trifle rubbed, with wear to the spine, and lifting backstrip. Both hinges are tender. Internally, binding is tender in places, with some leaves working loose. Pages are generally bright with only the occasional spot or handling mark. Evidence of past worming to pages 9 through to 245. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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Book no.: LTH23-B-2

GBP 190,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 216.5 US$ 249.82 | JP¥ 38523]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: parliament acts queen anne land-tax acts england None

Answer to a Paper, Entituled, the Grievances of His Majesty&Apos;S Subjects Residing Within the Principality of Wales, in Respect of the Court of the Council in the Marches of Wales. With the Particular Conveniencies of That Court

London, Not Stated, 1689. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce pamphlet discussing the Council of Wales and the Marches in the seventeenth century, just before its abolition later that year. A very scarce work. Seen only once at auction in last 40 years. Collated from ESTC, complete. ESTC citation number R29059. The signatures run as [2], B-C2. Disbound, with a small amount of backstrip retained. Written and published anonymously. This pamphlet is a reply to a pamphlet entitled 'The Grievances of His Majestie's Subjects Residing Within the Principality of Wales&apos. The original pamphlet was not in favour of the court of the Council of Wales and the Marches, whereas the author of this pamphlet was. In this work, the author takes each grievance raised in the original pamphlet, totalling in fourteen, and structurally argues their own point of view in favour of the court. The pamphlet is arguing in defence of the Council, and is against the possibility of the Council being abolished. The exact date of this pamphlet is unknown, however the Council of Wales and the Marches was abolished on the 25th July 1689. The council was abolished after the 1688 Glorious Revolution, which established William III and Mary II as monarchs. The historian John Davies states that there was little protest in Wales when the Council was demolished. An interesting insight into the seventeenth century politics of England and Wales. Prior owner's ink inscription, 'XV', to the head of the title page. Disbound, with a small amount of backstrip retained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with the odd spo and the odd mark. Fold to the centre of the text block. Prior owner's ink inscription, 'XV', to the head of the title page. A couple of ink spots to the title page. Light tidemark to the head and tail of the leaves. Prior owner's ink lining to page 3, striking through twelve words. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book no.: 670P41

GBP 875,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 997 US$ 1150.47 | JP¥ 177409]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: Answer to a Paper, Entituled, the Grievances of His Majesty's Subjects pamphlet wales Council of Wales and the Marches pamphlet mary glorious revolution None

Appendix to Reports from the Commissioners Appointed by His Majesty to Execute the Measures Recommended by a Select Committee of the House of Commons Respecting the Public Records of the Kingdom

London, The House of Commons, 1819. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this interesting collection of facsimiles of important political reports from the history of Britain, with many of the facsimiles on folding plates. The first edition of this work.An immense work containing facsimiles of important public records from the history of British politics, including various statutes of the realm such as the Magna Carta, Domesday Book, and acts of Scottish parliament.Illustrated with eighty-six facsimiles, twenty-seven of which are folding, with a couple in colour.Collated, complete.Each plate has an accompanying transcript.Printed by order of the House of Commons. In a quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with some rubbing and marks, heavier to the boards. Some bumping to the spine and extremities, with a little loss to the extremities. Hand written spine label. Hinges are a little strained, front hinge is more strained. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front paste down. Pages are a little age-toned with some spots and handling marks. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book no.: 789P9

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Catalogue: British History

Keywords: Appendix to Reports From the Commissioners Appointed By His Majesty to Execute reports house of commons england reports government Not Stated

The Book of the Household; or Family Dictionary

London & New York, The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited. c1870 . Leather. An early edition of this extensive dictionary to running a household from the Victorian era with illustrations. Early edition of The Book of the Household; or Family Dictionary of Everything Connected with Housekeeping, and Domestic Medicine. In half calf binding and cloth boards. Two volumes bound together in one. A later edition, undated, dated from Jisc.Compiled by competent persons, under the superintendence of an association of heads of families and men of science. Illustrated with twenty monochrome plates. Collated, complete. In half calf binding and cloth boards. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There are some light marks to the boards and slight rubbing to the leather. The front hinge is strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot and light age toning. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Book no.: 846W13

GBP 175,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 199.5 US$ 230.09 | JP¥ 35482]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: Household Family dictionary Victorian Early edition Family dictionary Leather Not Stated

Bristol. The City Charters Containing the Original Institution of Mayors, Recorders, Sheriffs, Town-Clerks, and All Other Officers Whatsoever. As Also of a Common-Council, and the Ancient Laws and Customs of the City

Bristol, Sold by Felix Farley in Castle-Green, 1736. First edition. Leather. A fascinating 18th-century survey of Bristol's city charters and bounds, in full blind-stamped calf. The first and only edition of this work. Bound in full calf, with decorative blind-stamping to the boards and spine. With an engraved frontispiece. Collated, complete. Containing an overview of laws and customs of the city, including those that apply to mayors, sheriffs, town-clerks and all other officers. Also with a 1736 survey of the city's bounds, measured by boundary stones used on the Gloucester side and Somersetshire side.ESTC No.T143949 Bound in full calf, with decorative blind-stamping to the boards and spine. Externally, with slight rubbing and scuffs and marks to the extremities, otherwise smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are toned, with scattered spotting throughout. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpaper and front paste down. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: 986Y13

GBP 245,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 279.25 US$ 322.13 | JP¥ 49675]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: Bristol. The City Charters Containing the Original Institution of Mayors, Recorders, Sheriffs, Town-Clerks British History England British History None

The British Tocsin; or, Proofs of National Ruin

London, Daniel Isaac Eaton, 1795. Disbound. A very scarce pamphlet attacking the government and monarchy of England at the end of the eighteenth century, the anonymous author believing the country was on the verge of ruin. The third edition of this very scarce work.A pamphlet attacking the present state of Britain at the end of the eighteenth century, looking at the "extravagance of the present reign", and putting forth evidence on how the current government had brought the country to the brink of ruin.Published by Daniel Isaac Eaton, a radical author and publisher, who was tried eight times for selling radical literature. In 1812 he was convicted for selling 'The Age of Reason&apos. Unbound. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lighty age-toned and generally clean with some scattered spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book no.: 907P34

GBP 165,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 188 US$ 216.95 | JP¥ 33454]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: The British Tocsin; or, Proofs of National Ruin british tocsin england george iii british tocsin None

Cambridge University Library: With a Description of the New Building Opened by His Majesty the King and an Account of the New Science Buildings of Agriculture, Botany, Physiology, and Zoology

Cambridge , Cambridge University Press, 1934. First edition. Paperback. An excellent first edition of this charming volume containing the illustrated historical account of the library at Cambridge University. The first edition of this charming work illustrating the history of the library at Cambridge University from 1400 to 1934. With a description of the building opened in that year by the King, and an account of the science buildings of agriculture, botany, physiology, and zoology. This work is illustrated with eleven collotype reproductions made from photographs taken by Messrs Turner of Trinity Street, Cambridge, and plans in text throughout. With a plan of the new science buildings and the opening of the library. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Tipped in, a plan of the new science buildings and the opening of the library. Internally, the hinges are only slightly loose to the occasional leaf, otherwise firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated with eleven collotype reproductions made from photographs taken by Messrs Turner of Trinity Street, Cambridge, and plans in text throughout.   Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Book no.: 774A80

GBP 40,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 45.75 US$ 52.59 | JP¥ 8110]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: first editions history cambridge university history Not Stated

The Declaration of the Estates of the Kingdom of Scotland, Containing the Claim of Right, and the Offer of the Crown to Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary. Together with the Grievances Represented by the Estates, and Their Majesties Oath at Their Acceptance of the Crown

Edinburgh, Not Stated, 1689. Leather. A very scarce work discussing the 11th April in the 1689 Convention of Estates, determining the settlement of the Scottish throne. A very scarce work. Collated, complete. ESTC citation number R232191. However this ESTC listing states the date as '21 of June', whereas this copy states to the title 'eleventh day of April&apos. On JISC there are many disbound and similar works on the Convention of Estates, each work being between eight and fourteen pages, and each focussing on a different day. Register runs as A4. With twenty-three blank leaves to the rear. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding. An interesting work on the 1689 Convention of Estates, a pivotal point in the merging of England and Scotland. The Convention was sat between the 16th March and the 5th June 1689. The Convention determined the settlement of the Scottish throne, following the 1688 deposition of James VII after the Glorious Revolution. This work recounts the Convention that took place on the 11th April 1689. Rebound in a quarter morocco binding with paper to the boards. Externally, smart Minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and generally clean with the odd mark. Small tape repair to the margin of the reverse of leaf A1. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: 684P36

GBP 1.500,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 1709.25 US$ 1972.24 | JP¥ 304130]

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Keywords: edinburgh scotland declaration estates scotland queen mary crown None

A Discourse for Taking Off the Tests and Penal Laws About Religion

London, Randal Taylor, 1687. First edition. Disbound. A very sarce first edition of a pamphlet written against the penal laws and test acts that were in place in England, persecuting those who did not belong to the Church of England. A very scarce work. The first edition of this work. This work is a quarto. The signatures run as A-F4. ESTC citation number R3313. Collated, complete. 'A Discourse For Taking Off the Tests and Penal Laws About Religion' is an interesting working discussing the need to get rid of the test acts and penal laws that were in place in England in the late seventeenth century. The acts and laws were put in place to restrict Roman Catholics, imposing civil disabilities upon them, in an attempt to stop them from practicing their religion, and turn them instead to the Church of England. The author of this work was presumably Catholic, and so had been persecuted for their religion over the course of their life. This was an interesting era for religion in Britain, as James II came to the throne as was a Catholic, as opposed to the previous Church of England monarchs that had previously been at the head of Britain. This is an important and interesting work, as it shows the state of Britain during the religious turmoil in the lead up to the Glorious Revolution, which happened in November of 1688, in which James II was deposed. At the time that this work was published, James II had published his 'Declaration of Indulgence', which tried to establish a system of free religion in Britain by abolishing the penal laws. Written anonymously. Printed by Randal Taylor in London. A very scarce religious pamphlet arguing for the abolition of penal laws and the test acts. Disbound. Externally, the outer wraps age age-toned with some handling marks. Edgewear to the extremities to the textblock. Disbound, though each separate gathering is still attached. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with a couple of light spots and marks. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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Book no.: 656P17

GBP 400,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 456 US$ 525.93 | JP¥ 81101]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: james ii glorious revolution protestant church of england glorious revolution catholic penal laws None

The Farmer&Apos;S Magazine Eight Volumes

London, Not Stated, 1835-1839 . First edition. Leather. The first editions of these six-monthly periodicals about farming and agriculture from the nineteenth century with illustrations and monochrome plates. Eight volumes of the periodical magazine The Farmer's Magazine in cloth bindings with illustrations.Includes six volumes from the first series and two volumes from the new series. Listings of illustrations not included. Includes a name label to the pastedown of each volume. Includes the following books in order of publication: 1835-1838 First Series: Volume III July to December 1835 has five monochrome plates.  Volume IV January to June 1836 has five monochrome plates. Volume V June to December 1836 has eight monochrome plates. Also includes the start of two other works bound in to the end as advertisements.Volume VI January to June 1837 has eleven monochrome plates. Includes eight page advertisement re-bound to the end.Volume VII July to December 1837 has fourteen monochrome plates, a few with tissue guards. Volume VIII January to June 1838 has twelve monochrome plates. New Series: Volume II January to June 1839 has twelve monochrome plates. Volume III July to December 1839 has eleven monochrome plates. In cloth bindings. Externally, very smart. There is some bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. Vol III of the first series has a library label to the front board. The front hinges are starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some occasional spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book no.: 827W58

GBP 280,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 319.25 US$ 368.15 | JP¥ 56771]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: Farming Agriculture morocco binding Agriculture Not Stated

The Genuine Account of the Trial of Eugene Aram, for the Murder of Daniel Clark, Late of Knaresborough, in the County of York. Who Was Convicted at York Assized, August 5, 1759, Before the Honorable William Noel, Esq. , One of His Majesty&Apos;S Justices of the Court of Common Pleas. To Which, After a Brief Narration of the Fact, Is Prefixed, an Account of the Remarkable Discovery of a Human Skeleton at Thistle-Hill: A Detail of All the Judicial Proceedings from the Time of the Bones Being Found

Knaresborough, Hargrove and Sons, 1808. Leather. A pleasing ninth edition of this popular work describing in depth the 1759 trail of Eugene Aram for the murder of Daniel Clark. The ninth edition of this work. A very scarce edition, with none of this ninth edition held institutionally. Collated, complete. With one page of publisher's adverts to the rear. This work is a detailed account of the 1759 trail of Eugene Aram. Aram was convicted with the 1744 murder of Daniel Clark, a shoemaker who had been an intimate friend of Aram. Clark suddenly disappeared, and whilst Aram's garden and house were searched, there was no evidence to convict him of any crime. In 1758, a skeleton was dug up at St. Robert's Cave in Knaresborough. Aram was soon after arrested, and sent to York for a trial. Aram conducted his own defence, and was found guilty, and condemned to be executed on the 6th August 1759. He confessed his guilt, and unsuccessfully attempted suicide the night before his execution. The trial and murder was a sensational news story that saw much attention. This was increased by the ballad by Thomas Hood, titled 'The Dream of Eugene Aram', and a novel by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Aram is also referenced in works by the authors Frances Hodgson Burnett, George Orwell, and P.G. Wodehouse. In the original half calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Discolouration to the head of the front board. Rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the odd spot and mark Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: 684P9

GBP 340,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 387.5 US$ 447.04 | JP¥ 68936]

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Keywords: eugene aram trial daniel clark thomas hood trial knaresborough st robert's cave None

Handbook of Co-Operative Congress at Paisley 1905

Glasgow, Scottish Co-Operative Wholesale Society Ltd, 1905. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the thirty-seventh annual of the Co-Operative Congress, illustrated profile throughout. A very scarce work. The thirty-seventh annual handbook for the Co-Operative Congress which took place in Paisley in 1905. The Co-Operative Congress is a national conference of the UK Co-Operative Movement. Containing a biographical section of prominent members, and sections looking at manufacturing, Paisley, Renfrewshire, and Glasgow. With five plates before the title page, profusely illustrated with full page and in-text illustrations throughout. With fifty-five pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper, 'Fleus Muller Basel Sep 1905&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Small cracks to the joints. Minor fading to the spine. A couple of light marks to the boards. Front hinge is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription and stamp to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book no.: 642P20

GBP 170,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 193.75 US$ 223.52 | JP¥ 34468]

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Keywords: co-operative congress congress co-operative paisley congress owenite annual Not Stated

Handbook for Justices of the Peace in Ireland Under the New Summary Jurisdiction, Petty Sessions&Apos;, and Collection of Fines and Penalties&Apos; Acts, 14 & 15 Victoria, to Which Is Added the New Law, Under Lord Campbell&Apos;S Acts, for the Better Prevention of Offences, and Administration of Justice in Criminal Cases, 14 & 15 Victoria, Caps. 19 & 100 with an Appendix, Containing the New Law of Evidence, Under 14 & 15 Vict. , Cap. 99, Etc. And a Copious Analytical Index

Dublin, V. Delany and Son, 1852. First edition. Cloth. Very scarce first edition of this book concerning Irish jurisdiction in the original cloth binding. The first edition of this work, a very scarce volume. Containing a handbook of the jurisdiction of justices of the peace in Ireland under 14 & 15 Victoria, with chapters on criminal and civil jurisdiction, petty sessions, collections of fines, penalties, &c. and more. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally sound with shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine, boards soiled and lightly damp marked. Backstrip now laid down. Inscribed to rear by a previous owner. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book no.: 834A64

GBP 195,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 222.25 US$ 256.39 | JP¥ 39537]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: first editions very scarce jurisdiction ireland very scarce None

Hanley and the House of Lechmere

London, Pickering and Co. 1883. First edition. Leather. A presentation copy of this fascinating look into the lineage and legacy of the Lechmere family and their ancestral home, Hanley Castle. The author's presentation copy, inscribed to the front free endpaper to a Lechmere family member (first name illegible).The first and only edition of this very scarce work.Bound in quarter calf, with paper covered boards. Illustrated with a frontispiece, one further plate, and numerous in-text figures. Collated, complete. From the library of one of the author's daughters, Katherine Shirley, with her charming woodcut bookplate to the front paste down.A delightful association copy of this local history, originally intended to be printed privately only for the use of visitors of Hanley Castle in Worcestershire, the old seat of the Lechmeres. Comprising personal memoirs, extracts from family documents and diaries. Written by Evelyn Philip Shirley, a British politician, antiquary and genealogist who married Mary Clara Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Edmund Lechmere, 2nd Baronet.  Bound in quarter calf, with paper covered boards. Externally, with spotting and rubbing to the boards. Woodcut bookplate of one Katherine Shirley to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and occasional scattered spots, largely concentrated to the plates. Very Good . Ill.: [Evelyn Philip Shirley]. Very Good .

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Book no.: 988Y37

GBP 295,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 336.25 US$ 387.87 | JP¥ 59812]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: Hanley and the House of Lechmere Evelyn Philip Shirley Author's Presentation Copy Very Scarce Evelyn Philip Shirley [Evelyn Philip Shirley]

Important Considerations Respectfully Addressed to a Distinguished Female Invalid and Published with a View to the Benefit of Other Patients at the Bristol Hot-Wells

Bristol, J Mills and Co, c1810. Leather. A very scarce treatise regarding Bristol Hot-Wells and the treatment of patients. Undated, Worldcat states the date to to be c1808. However, 'The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature' from 1810 mention the work in its 'New Publications in January' notices. This work opens with a note from the Rev T- S- Rector of A*** S*** near T*** in Oxfordshire, to a friend in Bristol. The first and only edition of this work. 'The following paper was dictated by sentiments of sincere grief that no direct public regard has hitherto been awakened by the recent Moralities at the Bristol Hot-Wells&apos. This work is addressed to a lady who was bereaved at the age of twenty three, of an illustrious and fond husband. Being inconsolable with grief she visited the hot wells for its healing water. The Bristol Hot Wells were warm compared to Bath which is the only place in Britain that can claim hot springs. However, was said that the water in Clifton tasted much better. The Hotwells spa was developed into a fashionable resort from 1695 by the Bristol Society of Merchant Ventures. It was a place for the rich and famous until the 1790's. It was claimed that the Spa could cure Tuberculosis and was visited by John Wesley in 1754. A very scarce work. In a full calf binding. Externally, smart. Patches of rubbing to the boards and spine. Front hinge is slightly strained but firm. Prior owner has neatly removed the top of the title page. Small closed tear to the first page of the preface, not affecting any text. Internally, firmly bound. Prior owner has added words to a sentence on page 17. Pages are bright. Just the odd spots. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: 684L7

GBP 550,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 626.75 US$ 723.15 | JP¥ 111514]

Catalogue: British History

Keywords: Oxfordshire Bristol Hot Wells Bristol None