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 number: 716P29

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

All About the I.L. P. Its Origin, Its Methods, Its Policy, Its Object, Its Inspiration, Its Views on the War, Peace and the Settlement

London, The Independent Labour Party, c1919. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart copy of this informative pamphlet from the Independent Labour Party. Scarce work. A detailed guide to the Independent Labour Party, a British political party of the left established in 1893 due to national dissatisfaction with the Liberals' apparent reluctance to endorse working-class candidates. This pamphlet contains details of the origin, methods, policies, object, and inspirations of the party, along with its views on the First World War and the conditions of a peace settlement. Original paper pamphlet. Externally, smart with light shelf wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the external pages. A small contemporary ink inscription to the front board dated 1919. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 892T60

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Keywords: I.L.P. Labour Party Origin Methods Labour Party Inspiration Policy None

The British Workers&Apos; League: Constitution Report of the Executive Committee and Resolutions Passed at the First Annual Conference

London, The Avenue Press, c1917. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce copy of this pamphlet from the British Workers League, a 'patriotic labour' group. Very scarce pamphlet. Detailing the constitution of the British Workers League, a 'patriotic labour' group which was pro-socialist and pro-British Empire. Founded originally as the Socialist National Defence Committee, the league operated from May 1916 to 1927.H.G. wells was an early member. The group espoused A Standard Living Wage for Industrial and Agricultural Workers; The Revival and Development of National Agriculture; Adequate Pensions for all Our Disabled Soldiers and Sailors; Victory in the War to be followed by the Expropriation of Enemy Economic and Industrial Interests Within the Empire; National or Municipal Control of National Monopolies and Vital Industries; The Full Exploitation of the Natural Resources of the Empire in the Interests of the Whole People. This pamphlet includes a report of the executive committee and resolutions passes at the first annual conference held at the Offices of the British Iron, Steel, and Kindred Associations on Wednesday 28th March, 1917. With a subscription form to the rear panel. In the original paper binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark to the boards. Minor age toning and a contemporary ink inscription to the front board dated 1917. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 889T47

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Keywords: British Workers' League Constitution Report Anti-Socialist Constitution 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 number: 847A21

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Keywords: casual letters scarce Foreign Relations scarce None

China: League Against Imperialism

London, International Secretariat of The League Against Imperialism, 1936. First edition. Paperback. A smart first edition of this scarce pamphlet on China and Imperialist oppression. First edition. Scarce work. With a double page map. A detailed political work with commentary on Imperial oppression, the first stage of the Chinese Revolution, the anti-Imperialist movement since the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, and more. Produced by the League Against Imperialism, a transnational anti-imperialist organization in the interwar period. In the original grey paper binding. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear and the odd spot mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Book number: 895T4

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Keywords: China Anti-Imperialism League Against Imperialism Anti-Imperialism 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 number: 798F48

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Keywords: Economics Money finance lord radcliffe Money None

The Elector&Apos;S Remembrance; or, Guide to the Votes of Each Member of the House of Commons

London, Not Stated, 1822. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce pamphlet published to record the votes of the members of the House of Commons, published for the Pamphleteer. A record of the members of the House of Commons' votes for various things, including the monarch, taces, grants and Catholic emancipation.The Pamphleteer Vol. XX No. XXXIX P2.The second edition, with alterations and corrections. In the original paper wraps. Externally generally smart; a prior owner's inscription to the front leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 807R14

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Keywords: House of Commons British Politics History of the House of Commons British Parliament British Politics Pamphlets Political Pamphlets None

Guide to Government Situations: Shewing the Extent, Nature, and Value of the Government CIVIL Patronage at Home and Abroad; with the Manner of Its Disposal

London, C. Mitchell, 1854. Cloth. Very scarce copy of this little guide to the public offices, the tenth edition. Tenth edition of this work, very scarce in all editions. A little guide to the government civil patronage, with notes on the value of the different offices, hours of attendance, extra work, revenue departments, military departments, and more. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 834A39

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List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the Election of Members for the Borough of Macclesfield

Macclesfield, Not Stated, 1859. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. Three scarce pamphlets on people allowed to vote in Macclesfield in 1859. Three pamphlets detailing a List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the Election of Members for the Borough of Macclesfield for No. 1 Ward, No. 3 Ward and for Sutton, Hurdsfield and Tytherington. An interesting collection of documents of local political information. No. 1 Ward is in paper wraps with a handwritten title. No. 1 Ward is in paper wraps with a handwritten title and the other volumes are without wraps. Externally, generally smart. The binding of vol. 3 is loosening, the other two volumes are firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 860B13

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Keywords: List of Persons Entitled to Vote in the Election of Members for the Borough of Macclesfield Macclesfield elections voting Macclesfield None