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

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


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