The Chief Magistrates of England and Wales. A Momento of the Sixtieth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria of Britain, and Empress of India. Containing a loyal address with autographs and portraits of Lord Mayors and Mayors of the Principal Cities and Towns together with Biographical Sketches.

Southampton: Topographical Publishing Co., 1897. Large folio. pp. 109, [1], li, [1]> illustrations, chart of fleet at Spithead. Full original red morocco, gilt, all edges gilt. A little soiled. Perhaps a deluxe edition as other copies seen have been in half morocco.

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Book number: 42392

Catalogue: History

Keywords: History

IRISH ACTS

An Act for better Observation of the Lord's-Day, Commonly Called Sunday. 1803. [with] An Act Relating to Servants and Apprentices, Artificers, and Day-Labourers. 1831. [with] An Act to Repeal the Several Laws for Recovery of Small Sums Due for Wages, in Ireland> and to Make Other Provisions for Recovery of Such Wages. 1830. [with] A Collection of Acts Relating to the Burning of Land. 1828. [with] Ac Act to Amend the 10 Charles !. For Impounding Distress in Ireland. 1829. [with] An Act for Preventing the Vexatious Impounding of Cattle for Trespass or Damage Feasant. 1829. [with] Two Acts Passed in the 37th and 40th Years of George III. To Prevent the Vexatious Impounding of Cattle for Trespass or Damage-Feasant, and for the More Effective Preserving of Mears and Fences. 1832. [with] An Act for the Relief of Persons Aggrieved by Unlawful or Excessive Distress in Ireland. 1830.

Dublin: George Grierson and His Majesty's Printers, 1803 - 1832. Small 8vo. 8 acts bound in one. pp. 22> 55> 17> 96> 22> 25> 40> 28. Contemporary reversed calf, contrasting leather spine label. Some offsetting on to the final title page, minor wear to the corners else a Fine tight volume. A scarce collection of Acts of Parliament printed and relating to Ireland, none of which appear in the usual on-line catalogues.

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Book number: 41105

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Keywords: History

JAMES BANDINEL

Some Account of the Trade in Slaves from Africa as Connected with Europe and America> from the introduction of the trade into modern Europe, down to the present time> especially with reference to the efforts made by the British Government for its extinction.

Longman, Brown, and Co., 1842. Tall 8vo. pp. xv, 323. Original cloth, soiled and spine starting to split, bookplate of The Right Honourable William Hutt. Presentation copy inscribed on title "To William Hutt Esq. with sincere Respect from the Author, JB" A history of the slave trade, together with an account of moves to abolish it. Sir William Hutt (1801-1882), to whom this copy is inscribed, was a keen supporter of free trade and took an active part in colonial and commercial questions. He was a commissioner for the foundation of South Australia.... As a member of the New Zealand Company, he was instrumental in annexing those islands to Great Britain. This same copy sold Sothebys in 1999.

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Book number: 44765

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J.C. BLUETT

Duelling and the Laws of Honour Examined, upon Principles of Common Sense and Revealed Truth.

R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1835. 1st Edition. Small 8vo. pp. xv, 156, [2, publisher's catalogue]. Original cloth, small ink spot to front cover. Apart from the preface, completely unopened and unread> a Fine copy. The rare 1st Edition, reprinted the following year. Far from being a manual for duelling, this is a measured rebuttal of the practice which, in any case, was beginning to die out in England despite "Within a short period we have seen three successive Prime Ministers of Great Britain, at times of great political excitement and national ferment, engaging in affairs of honour> one fighting a duel, and the other two taking the steps that usually led to it." from the preface.

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Book number: 44331

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CRIME

A Calendar of Prisoners for Trial at the July Quarter & General Session of the Peace to be holden at the Session House, Clerkenwell, on Tuesday, the 12th day of July, 1904. Before William Robert McConnell, Richard Loveland-Loveland...

Printed by Goode Bros., 1904. 4to. pp. 37. Sewn without wrappers as issued. Title pages rather spotted, some scattered internal foxing. A rare court daily record which gives a total of 117 offenders listing name, age, trade, magistrates, date of trial, verdict, previous convictions, etc. Many of the columns are blank and a few sentences are marked in pencil. There is a wide variety of offences but mostly of burglary, petty theft, running illegal betting houses, and assault but a few are curious and interesting. Hanry Stallard a 17 year semi-literate old bottle washer pleaded guilty to "Attempting to kill and murder himself." A number of men are listed as "Incorrigible rogue - begging" for which they received 6 - 9 months hard labour,

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Book number: 43186

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ELECTIONS

The Law of Elections> being an Abstract of all the Statutes now in Force Relating to the Election of Members to Serve i the House of Commons. In three sections, viz. The duties of the Electors, the Elected, and the Officers Returning.

Printed by E. and R. Nutt for J. Tonson, 1722. 4th Edition. Small 8vo. pp. [8], 116, [11]. Mid-20th. Century half calf. Fine.

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Book number: 42345

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MRS [SARAH STICKNEY] ELLIS

The Women of England, Their Social Duties, and Domestic Habits.

Fisher, Son, & Co., 1839. 3rd Edition. 8vo. pp. 356, [4, publisher's catalogue]. Original blind stamped cloth, a little unevenly faded, very slightly shaken. A nice copy.

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Book number: 44479

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INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS

The Lectures Used by the Manchester Unity of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Sanctioned and Approved by the Bristol A.M.C. June, 1846.

Printed by P.G. Griffin, [1846]. 12mo. pp. 64. Contemporary sheep, a little finger marked but Very Good.

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Book number: 37331

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INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS

Supplement to the Lecture-Book, of the Manchester Unity, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. 1834.

Cockermouth: Printed by P. Pr. G. M. John Naisbit, C.S., 1845. 12mo. pp. 66. Contemporary sheep. A little finger marked otherwise Very Good.

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Book number: 37332

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OLIVER GOLDSMITH

The History of Rome from the Foundation of the City of Rome to the Destruction of the Western Empire.

Derby: Henry Mozley, 1826. 2 volumes complete in one. 8vo. pp. viii, 432> folding map. Full contemporary diced calf, red title label. Very Good.

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Book number: 44401

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GUALTIERI, Nicolai

Index Testarum Conchyliorum Quae Adservantur in Museo...

Florence: Caietani Albizzini, 1742. Folio. pp. xxiii, portrait, engraved title page, 110 full page plates each with accompanying page of text, 16 sectional titles with engravings> the title and sectional titles printed in red and black. Library blind stamp on top corner of first four and last five pages, not encroaching onto the printed area> small ink stamp on verso of title page. Modern quarter morocco, internally a fine, fresh, unpressed and uncut copy. A beautifully engraved book.

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Book number: 34786

Catalogue: Natural History and Science

Keywords: Natural History and Science

HILL, John

The Construction of Timber, from its Early Growth> Explained by the Microscope, and proved from experiments...

Printed for the Author, 1770. 1st Edition. 8vo. pp. 170, [8, index], [2, directions to the binder]> 44 plates [ 2 numbered 33]. Contemporary speckled calf, hinges cracked but sound. A pioneering work on the use of the microscope made possible by the invention of Alexander Cumming's section cutter to obtain the specimens.

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Book number: 40025

Catalogue: Natural History and Science

Keywords: Natural History and Science

JOHANN KRAFT

Pomona Austriaca, ou Arbres Fruitiers d'Autriche, Représentés en Figures, Dessinées et Peintes d'Apres Nature. [Fruit Trees of Austria Represented by figures, drawn and painted from Nature.] Abhandlung von den Obstaumen worinn ihre Gestalt, Erziehung und Pflege angezeigt und beschreiben wird mit 100 sehr feinen Abbildungen in Kupfer gestochen und nach der Natur in Farben dargestellt. [Treatise on Fruit Trees wherein their form, growth and tending will be shown and described, with 100 very fine illustrations engraved in copper, and depicted in their natural colours.]

Vienne [Vien]: A. Baumer and Rudolph Graffer, 1796 - 7 [and 1816?] 2 volumes. Folio. [365 x 240 mm] pp. 24 [gFrench text], xvi, 45 [35 numbered 8 times] [German text]> hand painted frontispiece of garland of flowers heightened in gilt> 100 hand coloured plates: 20 [French text], [2], 46 [German text]> 100 hand coloured plates. The deluxe edition in folio with the coloured hand painted frontispiece> list of 37 subscribers. Contemporary tree calf with early reback, spines gilt, margin repair to page 7/8 of Volume 1 French text. The final 20 illustrations of volume 2 are laid down onto what appears to be different versions of the plates. These final plates bear captions in both German and French whereas the first 180 plates bear German captions only. The pastedowns bear a shelf ticket and pencil note "(coll) Metternich", possibly from the library of Prince Klemens von Metternich [1773 – 1859], Austrian politician and statesman. A Fine copy of perhaps the rarest of pomological works. The genesis of this copy is curious and complex having both the French and German texts. The French title page of Volume 1 bears the date MDCCCXVI, although the last four digits have been inserted in ink over a scratched out date [probably 1796 or 7]. The German title page is dated 1816, but again the last three digits have been replaced. The imprints read as follows: Volume 1. French. Vienne: A. Blumauer, MDCCCXVI. [but probably 1796 or 1797] Volume 1. German. Vien: Rudolph Graffer, 1816. [but probably 1796 or 1797] Volume 2. French. Vienne: A. Blumauer, MDCCLXXXXVII. Volume 2. German. Vien : A Blumauer, 1796. According to all the best authorities the German edition preceded the French, but they date it to 1797. It is reasonable to speculate that early in the life of this copy, perhaps in 1816, the German edition was rebound to include the French text before the German presumably to avoid breaking the existing text block. This French text would have been supplied either directly from the publisher who scratched out the dates, or from a defective or incomplete copy of the French issue. It is certain that the French text had at some time been separate from the rest of this copy, as the inner margins of the text bear damp staining, which is not present on the frontispiece, German text or the plates. Genuinely rare both in commerce and in institutional collections> no other copy is recorded with both the French and German texts. Nissen 1097> Plesch p. 292 [defective copy] > Janson pp. 289/91> An Oak Spring Pomona 50.

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Book number: 42563

Catalogue: Natural History and Science

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HANNAH LAWRANCE

Historical Memoirs of the Queens of England, from the Commencement of the Twelfth Century.

Edward Moxon, 1838. 1st Edition. Tall 8vo. pp. x, 454. Original cloth, spine faded and a little light mottling but an excellent copy. Covers: Maude. Adelais of Louvain. Maude of Boulogne. Maude the empress. The learning of the cloister. Elinor of Aquitaine. The "Poet-fathers of England". Isabel of Angoulesme. Elinor of Provence. The arts in the thirteenth century. Elinor of Castile. Although this is not marked as volume one, a second volume covering the period up to Ann of Neville, wife to Richard III, the last of the Plantagenets was published later.

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Book number: 44402

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MANNI, Dominico Maria

Il Senato Fioentino o sia Notizia de Senatori Fiorentini dal suo principio fino al presente. Seconda edizione ampliata. Al Nobiliss. Sig. Marchese Alamanno Bartolini Salimbeni.

Firenze: per lo stecchi, e il pagani, 1771. Small 4to. pp. VIII, xliii, 143, [1 printed addenda], [5, manuscript addenda]. Contemporary half Italian (?) vellum a little soiled with 4 pin pricks in the spine, but an excellent clean copy. With engraved title page and engraved armorials throughout. The single sheet printed addenda covers two senators appointed in 1767> the five pages of neat contemporary manuscript cover a further eight senators appointed up to 1782, each with a hand drawn armorial.

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Book number: 21611

Catalogue: History

Keywords: genealogy italy florence History