Accountancy & Book-Keeping: A Collection of 106 Books

Not Stated, Not Stated, c2000. Hardback. A smart copy of this very scarce reference booklet for volumes on accountancy and book-keeping. Very scarce work. A booklet containing a collection of one hundred and six books on accountancy and book-keeping, with reference to eighty-nine early and rare works of historical accountancy and book-keeping, together with seventeen histories and bibliographies. Following the famous collection of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, similarly arranged in chronological order. Including notes on the importance of each volume as a historical text in relation to the collection. In the original plastic binding. Externally, very smart with the odd small mark and light spots to the foredge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 949T79

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Accountancy Book-keeping Collection Book-keeping None

An Act (Passed 21st March 1799) for Extending the Time for Returning Statements Under an Act, Passed in the Present Session of Parliament Observations, &C. Upon the Amended Act for Taxing Income

London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan; Bunney & Gold, 1799. Paperback. Two very scarce fascinating pamphlets discussing the implementation of income act, put in place by William Pitt the Younger. Two very scarce pamphlets on taxation, discussing the repealed Duties on Income (No. 2) Act of 1799.These two works provide an interesting look at the first implementation of income tax, put in place by William Pitt the Younger in his December 1798 budget. Pitt introduced this new formation of tax in order to pay for the weapons and equipment in preparation for the Napoleonic Wars.The second pamphlet here examines the act, in the light of various hypothetical examples. The pamphlets are titled;'An Act (Passed 21st March 1799) For Extending the Time for Returning Statements Under an Act, Passed in the Present Session of Parliament, Intituled an Act to Repeal the Duties Imposed by an Act, Made in the Last Session of Parliament, For Granting an Aid and Contribution for the Prosecution of the War; and to Make More Effectual Provision for the Like Purpose, By Granting Certain Duties Upon Income, in Lieu of the Said Duties; and to Amend the Said Act&apos.'Observations, &c. Upon the Amended Act For Taxing Income; With a Variety of Examples, Calculated to Shew the Mode of Estimating the Different Descriptions of Income, and Making the Deductions According to the Cases in the Schedule&apos. Disbound in paper wraps. Externally, wraps are detached but present, with minor edge wear. Ink title to the front wraps. Light marks and fading to the wraps. Internally, disbound. Pages are bright and clean, with a few scattered spots.Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page and verso of the title of 'An Act&apos. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Book number: 907P33

Catalogue: Economics

Keywords: An Act (Passed 21st March 1799) For Extending the Time for Returning Statements Observations, &c. Upon the Amended Act For Taxing Income taxation income tax Observations, &c. Upon the Amended Act For Taxing Income Not Stated

Amalgamations, Absorptions, and Liquidations of Banks in the United Kingdom Since 1700

Not Stated, Not Stated, c1950. Cloth. A very scarce extract outlining the amalgamations, absorptions, and liquidations of banks in the United Kingdom since 1700. Very scarce. A detailed and comprehensive record of the amalgamations, absorptions, and liquidations of banks in the United Kingdom since 1700. Showing the principal changes which have taken place among banking institutions, with additional authoritative information. Each record details the name of the bank, the date of its establishment, and the changes made for this institution. This extract may have been collected from The Banker's Almanac Register of Bank Name Changes & Liquidations. Previously held in the library of Bylaugh Hall, also known as Bylaugh Park, a country house situated in the parish of Bylaugh in Norfolk, England. Bound in full green cloth. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small annotation. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 944T51

Catalogue: Economics

Keywords: Banks United Kingdom 1700 United Kingdom None

Annals of Lloyd&Apos;S Register

London, Lloyds at Society's Head Offices, 1934. Cloth. A smart centenary edition of the annals of Lloyd's register, with illustrations throughout. Centenary edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece, eleven plates, and four in-text images. Collated complete. Documenting the history of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, with chapters on the origins of the Lloyd's Register, the days of wood and iron ships, the introduction of steel ships, and post-war activities. With reference to green books, red books, inquiries, machinery surveys, expansion, committees, and more. Produced by the Lloyd's Register of Shipping. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing to the extremities and fading to the spine. The odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 949T85

Catalogue: Economics

Keywords: Annals Lloyds Register Shipping Lloyds None

Anno Regni Georgii Regis Magnae Britannae, Franciae, & Hibernae, Septimo

London, Mark Baskett, 1761. Leather. A scarce account of two acts of Parliament, the first dated 1714 and the second as an amendment to the first of 1754. Scarce work. An account of two acts of Parliament. The first act for making the River Weaver navigable, from Frodshambridge to Winsford-bridge in the County of Chester. The second, an amendment to the act for the more effectual preserving and improving the navigation of the river. With a detailed index to each act. Bound in full cloth. Externally, worn with rubbing and wear resulting in light loss to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Front board and endpaper detached. A crack to the rear joint. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with light age toning and the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 875T65

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Anno Regni Georgii Britannae Franciae Georgii Septimo None

Anno Regni Annae Reginae Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Duodecimo; Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Tertio

London, printed by the assigns of his Majesty’s printer, and of Henry Hills deceas’d, 1730. Leather. Two very scarce works detailing acts and legislation passed concerning duties surrounding the sale and production of malt in early eighteenth century Great Britain. Two very scarce 1730 printings of legal acts passed in England, bound together.Volume I details acts passed between 25th November 1710 and the 9th April 1713, all discussing duties and taxes relating to the production, sale and purchase of malt. With the final thirty-six pages titled 'An index to the malt acts, &c&apos. To the rear of this volume are the individual title pages for 'A Table of Allowances for Malsters, on the Cistern and Couch Gauges', and 'A Table of Allowances for Malsters, on the Floor', as called for.ESTC reference no. for volume I: N51412Volume II consists of a very scarce act issued from a large volume detailing acts passed between the 23rd January 1727, and the 13th January 1729. This act discusses 'continuing duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry in that Part of Great Britain called England', and further duties upon Malt to be issued in Scotland. This act further details preventative measures that must be taken against 'frauds in the malting of corn for exportation'ESTC reference no. for volume II: N50785With the armorial bookplate of 'Jacob et Antoni Suttonis' to the front pastedown, and the inscription 'Richardson' to the front free endpaper, and a further inscription, dated 1758, to the title page.Two very scarce works providing detailed insight into the legislature surrounding malt in early eighteenth century Great Britain. In a full calf binding. Rebound, with original boards laid down and endpapers renewed. Ink marks to front and rear board. Bookplate to front pastedown. Original front free endpaper, bearing a contemporary owner's inscription, laid down. Internally, firmly bound. Contemporary owner's inscription to volume I title page. Pages significantly age toned, with spotting and handling marks throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 812F2

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: legal acts general acts malt acts parliament general acts None

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Apportionment of the Rent-Charge in Lieu of Tithes in the Parish of Old Cleeve, in the County of Somerset

-, -, 1838. Paperback. A very scarce document listing the rent-charges for those living in the Somerset village of Cleeve in 1838. A very scarce document listing the rent-charges for the village of Cleeve in Somerset in the early nineteenth century. Following changes in the commutation of tithes in 1836, the Tithe Commissioners for England and Wales introduced a rent charge. Presented in columns, the document gives the names of landowners, the names of their properties, the names of the occupiers, a brief description of the agriculture and the size of the plot, and then finally the rent charge for those living in the North Somerset village. Rebound in blue paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. With a couple of mug rings to the front wrap and some light edge wear to the fore edge of the front wrap. The blue paper split along the front joint but remains firmly attached. The spine is missing a little wrap the head and tail of the spine, with a little chip halfway down the spine. Lightly bumped to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 864N23

Catalogue: Economics

Keywords: Apportionment of the Rent-Charge in Lieu of Tithes Parish of Old Cleeve, in the County of Somerset Rent Local Records Parish of Old Cleeve, in the County of Somerset None

Beauties of the Hon. Henry Clay to Which Is Added, a Biographical and Critical Essay

New York, Edward Walker, 1839. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this detailed study on the life and works of American lawyer and statesman Henry Clay Sr. First edition. Very scarce. A detailed study of the life and work of Henry Clay Sr. an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state, and unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections. With chapters on national glory, the rise of parties, transactions of Europe, agricultural claims, labor as the source of wealth, taxation, the powers of government, domestic manufacturers, colonization, the opposition of banks, the American system, and more. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Small splits in the cloth to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the extremities. Contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown with light spotting to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 936T32

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Beauties Clay Biographical Critical Clay None

British Banking and Currency

Not Stated, Privately printed, 1990. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce privately printed catalogue of an exceptional collection of books, pamphlets and manuscripts on the history of British banking and currency; a valuable resource for students and professionals. A very scarce work in the original cloth binding, with a title label to the front board.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and sixty-nine plates, a couple of which are in colour. Collated, complete.An unusual catalogue of a major collection of books, pamphlets, and manuscripts illustrating the history and development of British banking and currency from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. This work draws together many sources including the Bank of England, the library of James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale, the Gurney family, and incorporating the James Holdsworth Collection on Savings Banks. A fantastic resource for students of economics or for professionals in this particular field, with a foreword by the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England Sir George Blunden, and an introduction by Professor Forrest Capie. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart and bright. Front board is slightly warped. A couple of small marks to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .

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Book number: 949M11

Catalogue: Economics

Keywords: British banking British currency Bank of England James Maitland British currency Gurney family Not Stated

Catalogue of a Collection: British Banking & Monetary Policy from 1797

Not Stated, Not Stated, c2000. Cloth. A very smart copy of this very scarce catalogue of a collection of British banking books. Very scarce work. A catalogue of a collection of economics books and manuscripts with a focus on British banking, monetary policy, and currency. With sections on the Bank of England from the development of monetary policy in 1797, the development of private and joint stock banking, money and empire being British banking overseas, and banking law together with general histories. The purpose of this collection is seen as providing a comprehensive and self-contained resource for the study of the development of British banking since the crisis years of the late eighteenth century and the suspension of cash payments in 1797. Being an important collection for its width and balance of original source materials. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Book number: 949T78

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Catalogue British Banking Monetary British None

The Chester Poll Book; Containing the Names of the Voters, Who Polled at the Election for Members of Parliament

Chester , J. Fletcher , 1812. First edition. Leather. This poll book includes the list of Chester voters from 1812. First edition.Very scarce. 24 blank pages added to the front and rear when rebound. This book gives detailed information on the number of people eligible to vote in the 1812 election. As well as giving a comprehensive list of names it also gives information regarding the political campaigns. The aim of publication was to create a comprehensive guide to be given out to candidates and their friends. Bound in a half tipped morocco binding. Externally rather worn. Cracking to the joints resulting in the detachment of the lower spine. Rubbing resulting in loss to the spine and boards. Bumping resulting in loss to all four corners. Internally firmly bound. Significant spotting and age toning. The occasional pencil annotation. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 875V21

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Chester History Politics History None

The Claims of Mr. Wardle to the Thanks of the Country, in Consequence of His Parliamentary Conduct on the Occasion of the Charges Preferred by Him Against His Royal Highness the Duke of York; Considered in a Letter Addressed to the Mayor of a Respectable Corporation

London, T. Collins; John Joseph Stockdale, 1809. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this very scarce report exploring the wrongdoings of Prince Frederick. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.An account of the proceedings upon the charges against Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany by Gwyllym Lloyd Wardle. Wardle was an army officer and, whilst serving as an M.P. developed an interest in corruption in the army. He alleged that Prince Frederick's mistress, Mary Anne Clarke, was promising promotion to officers in return for money. Wardle pursued a legal case against the Duke of York and secured his resignation as commander-in-chief. Following this resignation it emerged that Wardle had negotiated with Clarke regarding Prince Frederick before his parliamentary attack and that her testimony was bought.Mary Anne Clarke was the great-great-grandmother of Daphne du Maurier, who wrote a novel about her life, 'Mary Anne&apos. Rebound in a modern cloth binding. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spots to the title page. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .

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Book number: 949P23

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: The Claims of Mr. Wardle to the Thanks of the Country, in Consequence gwyllyn lloyd wardle prince frederick duke of york and albany gwyllyn lloyd wardle None

A Collection of the Public General Statutes, Passed in the First and Second Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth

London, Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1821. First edition. Leather. A very scarce group of five volumes from the Collection of Public General Statutes. The first edition of this work. A very scarce group concerned with the acts proposed, carried and pass during the reigns of King George the Third and George the Fourth from 1816 to 1824. Collated, complete with Index to rear. No half titles as issued. Comprised with the following collections of public general statutes:'In the Fifty-sixth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland', 1816. 'In the Fifty-eighth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the Sixth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland', 1818. 'In the Sixtieth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third and the First Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, being the Second Session of the Sixth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland', 1820.  'In the First and Second Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth: Being the Second Session of the Seventh Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland', 1821. 'In the Fifth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth: Being the Fifth Session of the Seventh Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,' 1824. In uniform half calf bindings over marbled boards. Externally a trifle rubbed with shelf wear, heavily rubbed to spine across all volumes with minor shipping and loss to extremities of spine and boards, boards lightly marked. Occasional marginal annotation in pencil. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting scattered throughout. Occasional leaf unopened to top edge. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 851A9

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: general statutes very scarce british law very scarce None

A Collection of the Public General Statutes

London, George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1799-1849 . First edition. Leather. Eleven scarce volumes spanning fifty years from the early nineteenth century of publications of sessions in Parliament. Eleven volumes of Collection of the Public General Statutes ranging fifty years from 1799 to 1849. In full calf bindings. The scarce first edition of these works.  Published by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode.Reports and documents recording sessions of British parliaments and a record of statues passed in these years. Includes the following Public General Statues:  Passed in the Thirty-Ninth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the Third Session of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain (1799).Passed in the Forty-First Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the Fifth Session of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain (1800).Passed in the Forty-Fifth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the Third Session of the Second Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1805).Passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth: Being the Fifth Session of the Seventh Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1824). Passed in the Second and Third Year of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth: Being the Second Session of the Tenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1832). Passed in the Third and Fourth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth: Being the First Session of the Eleventh Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1833). Passed in the First and Second Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria: Being the First Session of the Thirteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1838). Passed in the Third and Fourth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria: Being the Third Session of the Thirteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1840). Passed in the Fifth and Sixth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria: Being the Second Session of the Fourteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1842). Passed in the Sixth and Seventh Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria: Being the Third Session of the Fourteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1843). Passed in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria: Being the Second Session of the Fifteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1849). In full calf bindings. Externally, sound to fair. To 1849, there is considerable loss to the head and tail of the spine, the joints are cracked, and the hinges held by cords only. To the 1800 edition, the joints are cracked and hinges held by cords only. To the 1843 edition, there is some loss to the head of the spine. There are library location stamps to many of the spines and some chipping to the spine labels. Most of the hinges are starting but firm. Many joints are starting to crack. There is spotting to the fore edges, and rubbing to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some light to occasional spotting. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 850W44

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Parliament British History Public General Statutes Leather British History None

Considerations on the Present State of Affairs in Europe, and Particularly with Regard to the Number of Forces in the Pay of Great-Britain

London, Printed for J Roberts, 1730. First edition. Disbound. A scarce first edition of this fascinating pamphlet discussing the affairs in Europe with regard to the British forces. The scarce first edition of this interesting political pamphlet discussing the contemporary affairs in Europe with regard to the British forces in the eighteenth century. The first edition of 1730. ESTC Reference T76562The author is not stated, however Jisc attributes it to Horace Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, diplomatist involved in the affairs of the capital. He was the brother of the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Disbound. With some age toning and markings to the title page, as usual. Internally, firmly bound. the pages are clean with only a touch of age toning, as usual, and the occasional minor mark to the odd leaf. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 780A54

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: british forces europe affairs europe None