The Debate Upon the Corn Laws, the Corn Importation and Customs&Apos; Duties Bills, and the Other Financial Measures of the Government in Session 1846

London, Office of the Society for the Protection of Agriculture and British Industry , [1846]. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes reporting on the 1846 corn law parliamentary debate, an uncommon work. In 1846, Prime Minister Robert Peel proposed the abolishment of the Corn Laws due to the pending Irish potato famine. These two volumes report the Parliamentary debate within the Conservative party, which caused Peel to lose his leadership position despite the repeal passing in Parliament. Containing the whole of the debates in both Houses of Parliament on the principles and details of Protection to Agriculture and British Industry.The first edition thus, reprinted from Hansard's Parliamentary Debates. Complete in two volumes. An uncommon and interesting copy. With half titles. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally rather worn with considerable shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, some loss to the spine particularly to vol. I, general minor chipping and closed tears to the cloth, particularly to the spine and extremities. With some damp markings scattered to the boards, particularly to vol. II. The backstrips were laid down, the cloth slightly cockled. The rear board of vol. I is detached, the front and rear board of vol. II as well as the front board of vol. I may detach with further handling. The joints have failed. Library stamps to the front free endpaper, half title, tile page, rear pastedown and the occasional other leaf. Internally, the volume is firmly bound. The pages are generally very clean with only the odd minor faint spotting to the odd leaf. Fair . Ill.: None. Fair .

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Boeknummer: 798A38

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: corn law debates parliament debates None

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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Boeknummer: 684P36

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: 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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Boeknummer: 656P17

Catalogus: British History

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

Education Broadcasting: Report of a Special Investigation in the Country of Kent During the Year 1927

Dunfermline , The Carnegie United Kingdom Trustees , 1928. First edition. Paperback. A comprehensive report on education and its improvements in Kent for the year 1927. Bound in the original publisher's wraps.With a loosely inserted compliments slip, from the secretary of the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust. This educational report investigates Kent during 1927. It reports educational matters including the numbers of teachers and what is being taught in the curriculum whilst giving useful information on improvements. In the original publisher's wraps. Externally fairly smart. Detachment to the head and tail of the spine resulting in minor loss to the wraps. Pages bright and clean. Ink inscription to the title page. Includes association copy letter which is bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 875V27

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: Education Kent Year 1927 Kent 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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Boeknummer: 827W58

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: 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, to the Commitment of Richard Houseman, Eugene Aram, and Henry Terry, to York Castle: The Depositions of Anna Aram, Philip Coates, John Yeates, &C. &C. The Examination and Confession of Richard Houseman: The Apprehending of Eugene Aram, at Lynn, in Norfolk; with His Examination and Commitment. To Which Are Added, the Remarkable Defence He Made on His Trail, His Own Account of Himself, Written After His Condemnation: With the Apology, Which He Left in His Cell, for the Attempt He Made on His Own Life; His Plan for a

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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Boeknummer: 684P9

Catalogus: British History

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

The Government&Apos;S Evacuation Scheme

not stated , not stated , 1939. Brochure/Pamphlet. An original fascinating, scarce pamphlet from 1939 that outlines the government's evacuation scheme for the people of London. A scarce and interesting original pamphlet from 1939 detailing the Government's evacuation plans. The pamphlet outlines that children under five, pregnant women and the blind can be evacuated from congested areas of London and outlines how to register and the need for helpers for the scheme. One sheet of paper folded. Lightly age toned with a horizontal fold line. Some creases but pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: none. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 817B36

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: The Government's evacuation Scheme World War Two evacuation home front World War Two none

A Guide to Kenilworth Castle, Containing a Brief Account of Its Ancient History, with a Particular Description of the Present State of Its Ruins

Coventry, H. Merridew, 1830. Paperback. A new edition of this very scarce guide to Kenilworth Castle, with descriptions of its ruins, priory and church. A new edition of this very scarce work in the publisher's original card wraps. Ink inscription to the verso of the frontispiece, dated 1840. Illustrated with seven engraved plates. Collated, complete. A very scarce guide to Kenilworth Castle and its history, with a detailed description of its ruins as they were in the early 19th century, with historical and descriptive notes on Kenilworth Priory and the church. 8 pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Undated, dated using the advertisements. In the publisher's original card wraps. Externally sound, with marks to the wraps, and a small loss to the head and tail of the spine. A little splitting to the head of the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright, with the odd spot, and offsetting to pages facing plates. Marks to pages 6 and 7. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 875M40

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: Kenilworth Castle British history Kenilworth Priory Churches British history Not Stated

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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Boeknummer: 642P20

Catalogus: British History

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

Handbook of Birmingham Issued by the Local Committee of the British Association September 1886

Birmingham , Hall and England , 1886. First edition. Hardback. A very scarce copy of the Birmingham handbook issued by the Local Committee of the British Association. The first edition. Very scarce. Including a complete map and map pocket. This handbook was issued by the Local Committee of the British Association in September 1886. The aim of the work was to be used by the British Association to understand the state of Birmingham's affairs. Subjects covered include education, literary, scientific and artistic societies, geology, and manufacturing. In the original cloth binding. Rebacked with the pine laid down. Fading to the boards. Bumping to the corners. Internally firmly bound. Endpapers renewed. Institutional bookplate on the front pastedown. Institutional stamp on the front free endpaper. Ink annotation to the title page. The pages are bright and clean. The map is clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.

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Boeknummer: 881V23

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: History Birmingham Handbook Birmingham None

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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Boeknummer: 834A64

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: first editions very scarce jurisdiction ireland very scarce None

Historical Description of the Monastery or Chapel Royal of Holyroodhouse

Edinburgh, John Petrie, 1818. First edition. Hardback. A first edition copy of this uncommon historical study on the monastery or Chapel Royal of Holyroodhouse. The first edition of this uncommon work in the original pictorial boards. Ink inscription to the front paste down, dated 1819. The Palace of Holyroodhouse, commonly referred to as Holyroodhouse, is the official Scottish residence of the British monarch. This is Charles Mackie's historical description of Holyroodhouse, illustrated with engravings; now uncommon to see. In the original pictorial boards. Externally, shelf wear to the boards and extremities, obscuring a little of the lettering to the front board. A couple of losses and horizontal tears to the spine. Front board is detached. Rear board is tender but held by three cords. Front free end paper is coming loose but the rest of the pages are firmly bound. Pages are spotted throughout. Good Only . Ill.: Not Stated. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 859M32

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: Holyroodhouse Monastery Chapel Scottish history Monastery Not Stated

Historical Notices of the Parish of Withyham in the County of Sussex, with a Description of the Church and Sackville Chapel

London, John Russell Smith, 1857. First edition. Cloth. Scarce first edition of this history of Withyham parish, illustrated with drawings and wood engravings. The first edition of this work, a scarce copy. A study of the history of Withyham parish with detailed descriptive and historical notes of the Church and Sackville chapel. Withyham is a village and large civil parish in East Sussex; much of the earliest history of the Weald of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey, is related to the parish church of St. Michael, dating back to 1288.  Illustrated with drawings and wood engravings, numerous in text and fourteen full page plates, including frontispiece. Collated, complete. Rebacked in full cloth with the original publisher's boards and spine restored. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, boards and spine bumped to extremities, general light soiling. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Illustrated with drawings and wood engravings, numerous in text and fourteen full page plates, including frontispiece. Collated, complete. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 818A96

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: withyham first editions sackville illustrated first editions Not Stated

The History of the Monument of London from Its Completion by Sir Christopher Wren, Until the Present Time

London , Thomas Woodward, c1850. Brochure/Pamphlet. An uncommon pamphlet on the Monument of London, which remembers the Fire of London. A very rare pamphlet detailing the history of the Monument of London. The Monument of London was completed by Sir Christopher Wren who is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. With translations of the Latin inscriptions and an official memoir of the Fire of London which the monument remembers. Bound in the original wraps. Includes adverts for various restaurants and furniture shops. Comprises "the history of the Monument, from its completion by Sir Christopher Wren, until the present time; with translations of the different historical Latin inscriptions, to which is added, an official memoir of the fire of London, in remembrance of which awful event the Monument was erected" With adverts to the front and rear. In the original paper wraps. Externally, worn with marks to the wraps and the front wrap detached, with chipping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Boeknummer: 860B24

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: The History of the Monument of London from its Completion by Sir Christopher Wren, until the present time Monument of London history Sir Christopher Wren Monument of London None

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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Boeknummer: 684L7

Catalogus: British History

Trefwoorden: Oxfordshire Bristol Hot Wells Bristol None