An Account of the Proceedings of the Acting Governors of the House of Industry, in Dublin, for Two Years

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1799. Disbound. A very scarce work on the House of Industry in Dublin and the proceedings of the governors. A very scarce work.ESTC citation number T91311.Bound without the title page. The half-title for the 1798 'Proceedings' is the first leaf in this copy.The proceedings of the act of the House of Industry, established in Dublin by an act in 1703. In 1729, the House of Industry became a foundling hospital as well.The House of Industry was help for the employment and maintaining the poor. By 1796, only a couple of years before this work, the House of Industry accommodated more than one-thousand seven-hundred people.The 'acting governors' were each elected annually, with a total of seven governors. Disbound. Externally, the outer leaves are a little age-toned with some marks. A little remains of the original backstrip. Internally, firmly bound. pages are age-toned and generally clean with some marks and some spots. Puncture marks to the gutter of the text. Pages 3-6 are detaching. Page 67/68 is detached but present. page 31/32 is a little closely cropped to the tail, affecting only the note. A small amount of edgewear to the textblock. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: 716P29

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

Catalogue: Politics

Keywords: law politics dublin ireland politics house of industry house of commons None

Casual Letters: January - December 1925

London, James Dunning & Co. 1925. Leather. Collection of this periodical concerned with social, political, and economical issues. The 1925 run in one volume. Containing the consecutive run for 1925 from January to December, earliest seen on the online market. Each article with unique pagination. Bound in one volume. A scarce copy. Compiled by James Dunning & Co Merchants from the letters received and sent to business correspondents all around the world, often featuring social, political, and financial observations on some board contemporary questions. An interesting publication sharing a wealth of ideas and points of view as these letters were originally not intended for publication. Letters include: 'Britain in Egypt'; '"Prohibition"'; 'Humours of Our Time'; 'The American View of the Franc'; '"La Pure et intact France"' (in French and English); 'Hindenberg'; 'Opening Doors in the East'; 'Debts'; 'Caillaux'; 'Communism'; 'Armistice'; 'Security&apos. From the library of R A Scoales collector, with bookplate to front pastedown 'No. 1946' dated 1982.  Rebound in half straight up grain morocco over marbled boards. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly rubbed to joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book no.: 847A21

GBP 265,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 302 US$ 348.43 | JP¥ 53730]

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Keywords: casual letters scarce Foreign Relations scarce None

Committee on the Working of the Monetary System, Principal Memoranda of Evidence and Minutes of Evidence

London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A four volume published account of the minutes, memoranda and evidence of a government discussion on the policies of the Bank of England. The complete four volume set of 1960 publications from the Committee on the Working of the Monetary System, consisting of three volumes of the 'Principal Memoranda of Evidence', and a large single volume dedicated to 'Minutes of Evidence&apos. Published a decade before the UK conversion to decimalisation, these volumes contain reports and oral discussions on the monetary policy and workings of the Bank of England, often referred to as the Radcliffe Report, named after its chairman. The report started collecting evidence in 1957, as a result of dissatisfaction with the workings of monetary policy in the 1950s. It today remains an important reference document on the Bank of England, its workings and its history.With the bookplate of the Standard Chartered Bank Limited Library of London to the front pastedown of 'Principal Memoranda of Evidence' volume I, and no further library markings. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Shelf wear to back strip heads and tails. Library bookplate to front pastedown of 'Memoranda' volume I. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book no.: 798F48

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

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Keywords: Economics Money finance lord radcliffe Money None

The Crown of Denmark: Disposed of by a Religious Minister Through a Fraudulent Treaty. With Reprint of Denmark and the Duchies

London, Privately Printed , 1853. Hardback. A privately printed political work from David Urquhart, in which he discusses the 1852 London Protocol and the schism of Denmark and the Duchies. Privately printed. A very scarce copy. A discussion of the recently signed London Protocol of 1852, an international treaty which affirmed the integrity of the Danish federation and where duchies of Schleswig (a Danish fief) and Holstein and Lauenburg (German fiefs) were joined by personal union with the Kingdom of Denmark. Together with a second edition printing of 'Denmark and the Duchies', with notes on the assassination of the Sultan, Austrian occupation of the Duchies etc.Written by David Urquhart, a British diplomat and politician. Throughout his own piece, he makes his opinion of this treaty known, renouncing it as a scheme to set aside the Danish succession and aligning it with his notably anti-Russian views. Also included for reference is an article from The Times announcing the treaty and a protest of the Prince of Schleswig-Holstein. With a dual-spread genealogical table. Collated, lacking a second folding genealogical table. Bound in later paper covered boards, with spine label. Externally, excellent, with minimal signs of shelf wear. Small bookplate of one Richard Luckett to the front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with toning and a light spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book no.: 986Y24

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Keywords: The Crown of Denmark: Disposed of by a Religious Minister Through a Fraudulent Treaty David Urquhart Politics David Urquhart None

Manifesto of Russian Workers & Soldiers

London, St. Clements Press Ltd. 1917. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce leaflet detailing the manifesto of Russian workers and soldiers during the First World War. Very scarce. Leaflet no. 36b. A leaflet detailing the manifesto of the Council of Workmen and Soldiers' Delegates in Russia from March 1918 to all countries. With the statement that Russia will "steadfastly defend her own liberty from all reactionary onslaughts." Original paper leaflet. With wear and light chipping resulting in minor loss to the extremities. A 1" closed tear. Very bright with light age toning to the extremities and the odd spot. A small cotemporary ink inscription to the top corner. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book no.: 888T60

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

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Keywords: Manifesto Russian Workers Soldiers Russian First World War None

Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Select Committee on the Affairs of the East India Company; and Also an Appendix and Index I. Public

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1853. Cloth. A very scarce volume of minutes of evidence on the affairs of the East India Company. Ordered to be printed 20th August 1853. Very scarce. Volume I - Public. A detailed record of the minutes of evidence on the affairs of the East India Company, an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. Formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large parts of South Asia and colonised parts of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. At its peak, it was the largest corporation in the world by various measures and had its own armed forces in the form of the company's three presidency armies. With extracts from the Report of the Committee. Includes commentary on the home government, local government, law, natives, ecclesiastical commitment, patronage, education, the press, the settlement of Europeans in India, and much more. Previously held in the Ministry of Education Reference Library. Bound in modern cloth. Externally, very smart with minor wear to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd small mark to the boards with a Ministry of Education sticker to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the first and last few pages. Small closed tears to the page edges of the first few pages only. Light spotting to the foredge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book no.: 923T34

GBP 495,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 564 US$ 650.84 | JP¥ 100363]

Catalogue: Politics

Keywords: Minutes Evidence Affairs East India Company Evidence Committee None

The Pamphleteer: Respectfully Dedicated to Both Houses of Parliament Vol. V. No. IX February, 1815 & No. X May, 1815

London, A. J. Valpy, 1815. Leather. Two volumes of The Pamphleteer bound in one, being a collection of articles issued for the Houses of Parliament. Two issues bound in one. Very scarce. Containing Vol. V. No. IX February, 1815 and No. X May, 1815. A collection of articles or pamphlets issued for the Houses of Parliament occasionally, often laid exclusively for this work, for an average of four or five numbers annually. No. IX contains articles such as: Memorial Address to the King of France, A Short Historical View of the Principal Religious and Military Orders of the Roman Catholic Church, and Essay on External Perception, amongst others. No. X contains articles such as: On the Responsibility of Ministers, Observations on the Trail by Jury, and A Letter to his Excellency the Prince of Talleyrand Perigord &c. on the Subject of the Slave Trade, amongst others. In the original half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, sound with rubbing to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head of the spine and board tips. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Cracks to the joints with the front board loosening slightly. Hinges tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot or handling mark. Light age toning to the extremities with worming to the last few pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book no.: 923T16

GBP 150,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 171 US$ 197.22 | JP¥ 30413]

Catalogue: Politics

Keywords: Pamphleteer Houses of Parliament No. IX No. X Houses of Parliament None

Reports on Science and Art, Factories, and the Poor Laws

London; Dublin, George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode; Alexander Thom & Sons, 1854. Cloth. Four very scarce Victorian reports bound in one, exploring science and art, factories, and the Poor Laws. Four very scarce reports bound in one volume, exploring the political inspections proceedings in regards to science and art, factories, and poor laws in Britain during the mid-Victorian era. This volume provides insight into the state of the country in the 1850s, of particular interest in regards to the discussion on the Poor Laws, which were helping to reform the quality of living for the working and lower classes.Containing:'First Report of the Department of Science and Art', illustrated with three folding plates, one folding table, and in-text illustrations.'Reports of the Inspectors of Factories to Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, for the Half Year Ending 30th April 1854&apos.'Sixth Annual Report of the Poor Law Board, 1853', with one folding table.'Seventh Annual Report of the Commissioners for Administering the Laws for Relief of the Poor in Ireland', with three folding tables. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with marks and spots to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine, heavier to the extremities, resulting in a small amount of loss of paper. Spine is faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book no.: 963P30

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Keywords: Reports on Science and Art, Factories, and the Poor Law in Ireland science and art factories poor law science and art politics victorian None

Summary of the Report of a Select Committee, Appointed to Enquire Into the Causes Which Have Led to the Extensive Depreciation or Reduction in the Remuneration of Labor in Great Britain and the Extreme Privation and Calamitous Distress Consequent Thereupon

London, Not Stated, 1824. Brochure/Pamphlet. A very scarce report of the reduction in the remuneration for labor across Great Britain. Very scarce. A summary of a report on the depreciation in the payment of labor across Great Britain, exploring the deprivation and growing distress of those workers. With reference to specific Bills and British Government action. The original paper pamphlet. Externally, smart with light wear and the odd small tear closed to the extremities. A mark to the front external page with the odd spot to the pages. Small splits in the paper at the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and light marks to the extremities. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: 907T80

GBP 150,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 171 US$ 197.22 | JP¥ 30413]

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Keywords: Summary Report Remuneration Labor Report None

Twenty-Fourth Report of Commissioners on Charities: Further Report of the Commissioners Appointed in Pursuance of Two Several Acts of Parliament

Not Stated, The House of Commons , 1831 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce copy of the twenty-fourth report investigating a number of charities in England and Wales in the early nineteenth century. First edition. Vanishingly scarce. The twenty-fourth report given by a group of commissioners who were appointed to investigate two acts of parliament, being: "An Act for appointing Commissioners to inquire concerning Charities in England, for the Education of the Poor""An Act to amend and Act of the last Session of Parliament, for appointing Commissioners to inquire concerning Charities in England, for the Education of The Poor, and to extend the Powers therof to other Charities in England and Wales". Originally passed in 1818 during the reign of King George III, these acts aimed to improve charitable foundations, with the report of 1831 undertaken to determine the acts' progress. Discussing charities from Durham, Huntingdon, London, Suffolk, Surrey, Worcester and Bedford, as well as the notable mention of Ashton's Charity and Almshouses. Lacking pages 213-480, which would have contained information on the the County of Salop. Illustrated with two plates, as called for. Bound in full modern cloth. Externally, excellent, with a few marks and light rubbing to the extremities. Endpapers renewed and blanks retained. Tide mark to front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a little age toned, with a few spots. Final hundred pages, including plates, have a black mark to the center of the page, from fire damage, although text remains readable. This damage has caused the affected area to be a little delicate, with a few small chips. Portion of title page has been excised, not affecting text. Lacking p213-480. Ink to contents page, crossing out the pages lacking. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book no.: 961Q17

GBP 225,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 256.5 US$ 295.84 | JP¥ 45619]

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Keywords: report commissioners parliament politics commissioners Not Stated

Anon

An Abstract of Such Parts of the Acts of Parliament of &Apos;the Guardians of the Standard of Wrought Plate, Within the Towns of Sheffield and Birmingham,&Apos; As Particularly Relate to the Silversmiths and Plate-Workers in the Said Town of Birmingham,

Birmingham, J Belcher, 1813. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce pamphlet regarding the condensed rules on hallmarking in the context of the Birmingham silversmiths and plate-workers. The first edition of this work. This work looks at the acts of parliament regarding hallmarking so as to protect the public against fraud and to protect the trader against unfair competition. There are explanations to this work of how these acts relate to Birmingham, or within twenty miles thereof. This pamphlet is aimed at the silversmiths and plate workers, for their better understanding of the rules and regulations. A scarce work, with only one on jisc, held at the University of Birmingham. In marbled wraps. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing and fading to the extremities. Light creasing to the corners. Internally, firmly bound. Minor offsetting to the endpapers. Pages are generally bright, with just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book no.: 690L8

GBP 275,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 313.5 US$ 361.58 | JP¥ 55757]

Catalogue: Politics

Keywords: Parliament Hallmarking Hallmark Metal Hallmarking Silverplate None

Anon

Casual Letters from Jan - Dec 1926

London, Dunning, 1926. Leather. A collection of the periodical Casual Letters from 1926 on social, political and economical issues involving, amongst others, the UK, USA, Germany, China, and Russia. Bound by Hatchards, with a bookbinder ink stamp to the front pastedown. With several fold-out diagrams, often financial. The Casual Letters included: Rubber Russia; Foreign Policy; Ambassadors et Als; A Review of British Trade; The Lesson of the Strike; What Price the British Empire; American Prosperity; An Empire Worth Knowing; Germany in the League; Disarmament; The Message From Mars; and From a Merchant of Foo-Chien. In a half crushed morocco binding. Externally, rubbed. The joints are just starting. Internally, firmly bound, and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: LTH3-B-14

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

Catalogue: Politics

Keywords: Russia Foreign Policy Foreign Relations Politics Foreign Policy China USA None

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Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Lords Committees

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1818. Cloth. A fascinating statistical work on factory apprentices in England, being notes taken from the parliamentary meetings. From Nottingham Public Reference Library; with their bookplates and bound in library cloth. Donated to the library by Mrs. W. R. Robinson.Complete with an appendix to the rear. A scarce work on employment in British factories. In a full library cloth binding. Externally generally smart; a touch bumped to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities. Library bookplates to the front pastedown and endpaper. Internally, binding is generally firm. Pages are uncut and a little spotted in places. The occasional instance of underlining in the margins. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: 804R3

GBP 70,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 80 US$ 92.04 | JP¥ 14193]

Catalogue: Politics

Keywords: Economics Minutes of Evidence British History Factories Minutes of Evidence Factory History None

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Remarks on a Letter to Sir John Barnard in Which the Proposals of That Worthy Patriot Are Vindicated

London, J Hinton, 1746. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this political tract regarding stock-jobbing. It forms a criticism of a letter to John Barnard, the politician noted for promoting an act preventing stock-jobbing. Recently rebound, in a full cloth binding. John Barnard successfully passed a 1734 act on preventing stock-jobbing. The act was then renewed in 1737 and later became known as the 'John Barnard's Act&apos. With the half-title.Collated, complete.ESTC reference no T46747. An interesting very scarce economic and political treatise. In a recent full cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Just the odd spots to pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Book no.: 755L4

GBP 225,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 256.5 US$ 295.84 | JP¥ 45619]

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Keywords: Barnard Stock-Jobbing Stock Market Economics Stock-Jobbing None

Anon

Warning to the Whigs and to the Well-Affected Tories

London, J Roberts, 1744. Paperback. A politically fuelled eighteenth century pamphlet, written anonymously and addressed to the 'Whigs and Well-Affected Tories&apos. This work charges that criticism of George II strengthens the Pretender's (James Stuart) cause. Two editions of this work appeared in this year by the same publisher. This work is a copy of ESTC no. N24599 and has the ornament on the title page of a face flanked by two cupids. There was another edition of 1744 issued by J Roberts and another copy printed in Dublin for Joshua Kinnier. This edition is closely cropped to the bottom edge in some places, affecting the occasional catch-word and printer's signature mark. The author of this work is unknown. To the entry for the 1745 edition on the ESTC it is noted that there is a manuscript note 'By Mr. Gordon&apos. In paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Loss to the paper wraps at the head of front wrap. Minor chipping to the extremities. Several light tidemarks to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with light scattered spots to the first and last few pages and the odd spots to textblock. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book no.: 601L5

GBP 675,00 ≈ [Appr.: EURO 769.25 US$ 887.51 | JP¥ 136858]

Catalogue: Politics

Keywords: Kinnier Pretender Jacobite Jacobean Pretender Hanover None