A Letter to the Lord Bishop of Norwich on the Establishment of Adult Evening Schools in Agricultural Districts

London; Norwich, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans; Charles Muskett, 1850. Disbound. A very scarce pamphlet, an essay on the education of the working class in the agricultural districts of Norwich. A very scarce pamphlet on the subject of the establishment of evening schools for adults in the agricultural districts of Norwich.An interesting Victorian essay showing the public's concern with British education among the working class and poorer areas of the country.The letter is addressed to the Lord Bishop of Norwich Samuel Hinds, appointed in 1849 and resigning in 1857, holding the views of the Broad Church.The second edition of this work.Written anonymously. Unbound. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with just a couple of light spots. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 788P23

Catalogus: Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: A Letter to the Lord Bishop of Norwich on the Establishment of Adult Evening Schools in Agricultural Districts samuel hinds adult evening schools agriculture samuel hinds schools norwich None

Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education; with Appendices, and Plans of School-Houses

London, William Clowes and Sons, 1840. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this early Victorian discussion on education and the development of schoolhouses, illustrated with folding plates. The first edition of this work.An account of the minutes of the Committee of Council on Education for the year 1839-40, documenting the movements the committee planned for schools and schoolhouses.Illustrated with sixteen folding plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete. Collated, from Jisc from a copy held at the University of Warwick Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externaly, the backstrip is detached but present. Some discolouration and marks to the boards. Bumping to the extremities, resulting in a little lifting of cloth to the fore edge. Hinges are weak, rear board may detach with further handling. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with some odd spots. A little edgewear to the folding plates. Plates are a little age-toned with a few odd spots. Small closed tear to the edge of folding plate 15 and 16. Fair . Ill.: Not Stated. Fair .

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Boeknummer: 744P32

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Minutes of the Committee of Council on Education education committee of council of education history education plans Not Stated

An Order Made by the House of Commons for the Establishing of Preaching Lecturers, Through the Kingdome of England and Wales

London, B. Alsop, 1641. Cloth. A very scarce work on the mid seventeenth century establishment of the lawful right of preaching in parishes in England and Wales, rebound. A very scarce work. Charles is here sanctioning preaching - just prior to the Civil war. An important source for the political situation at the time. ESTC citation number R16975. Collated, complete. Register runs as A4. With forty-five blank leaves bound to the rear. Rebound in a quarter cloth binding with marbled paper to the boards. A very scarce legal work discussing the church, state, and preaching in Great Britain in the mid seventeenth century. Preaching in parishes in England and Wales, a law for to to be lawful for parishioners to set up lectures and preaches. This work was written during a turbulent time in the history of religion in England, being written during an era where religious policy varied under each monarch. When this work was published, Charles I was King, and he was considered to be too sympathetic to other religions in England. Rebound in a quarter cloth binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Fading to the spine and to the head of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and generally clean with the odd light spot and mark. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 685P1

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: law house of commons england parliament house of commons lecturers wales None

Our Soldiers and the Union of Democratic Control Leaflet No. 8.

London, Union of Democratic Control, 1915. Brochure/Pamphlet. A scarce leaflet from the Union of Democratic Control with details of letters from soldiers during the First World War. Scarce work. Leaflet No. 8. A collection of extracts from letters of soldiers during the First World War directed to The Union of Democratic Control, a British pressure group formed in 1914 for a more responsive foreign policy. While not a pacifist organisation, it was opposed to military influence in government. The original paper pamphlet. Smart with light shelf wear and the odd small crease to the extremities. Very bright with the odd mark and a contemporary ink inscription to the front board. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 888T63

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Our Soldiers Union of Democratic Control First World War Union of Democratic Control None

The Parochial Minister&Apos;S Affectionate Address, on the Thanksgiving of Women After Child-Birth; Commonly Called the Churching of Women

Bristol, J. and W. Richardson, 1820. Disbound. A vanishingly scarce pamphlet discussing the churching of women, a Christian tradition for women after childbirth, an interesting Georgian work. A vanishingly scarce work, only one held institutionally at the University of Missouri, but a later edition published in 1847.No. XIX of the Church of England Tract Society.An interesting pamphlet on the practice of churching of women, a Christian tradition in which a blessing is given to a mother after recovery from childbirth.One leaf of adverts to the rear, listing thirty of the publications of the Church of England Tract Society. Unbound. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean with a few light spots. Small puncture marks to the gutter. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 788P26

Catalogus: Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: The Parochial Minister's Affectionate Address, on the Thanksgiving of Women After Child-Birth childbirth women churching of women childbirth thanksgiving of women None

The Poll-Book of the Contested Election for the County of Northumberland

Alnwick, W. Davison, 1827 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of this account of the June-July 1826 election in Northumberland. The scarce first edition of this Poll-Book for the 'contested election' of the June 20th to July 6th, 1826, county of Northumberland election. This volume includes various papers, addresses, songs, and other printed election literature produced during the contest between candidates Henry Thomas Liddell, Matthew Bell, Thomas Wentworth Beaumont, and Henry Grey, Lord Howick.Arguments between canditates resulted in a duel between Beaumont and a supporter of Bell, though neither was injured. Rebound in half cloth, with endpapers removed.With a former owner's inscription, dated 1927, to the head of the title page.A fascinating account of a tumultuous election. Rebound in half cloth, with marbled paper covered boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. inscription to head of title page. Pages lightly age toned, with instances of spotting, and with handling marks throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 891F25

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: local elections northumberland Henry Thomas Liddell Matthew Bell northumberland None

The Proceedings of the Honourable House of Commons, Who Met at Oxford, March 21st 1681, and Were Dissolved the 28th of the Same Moneth

London, John Peacock, 1681. Disbound. A very scarce pamphlet containing the proceedings of the House of Commons during the Popish Plot, a fascinating contemporary work on the conspiracy. Very scarce.ESTC citation number R29780.Advertisement to the first leaf.Collated, lacking the final four leaves, which contained a list of knights, citizens, burgesses, and barons of the Cinque-Ports, that were returned to serve in the Parliament. An interesting pamphlet containing the proceedings of the House of Commons in March 1681, relating to the Popish Plot.This work includes the speeches of lawyer William Williams, the examinations of conspirator Edward Fitzharris, who was later executed, and priest John Sergeant, and more.The Popish Plot was a fictitious conspiracy formed by Titus Oates, in which he alleges that there was a Catholic conspiracy to assassinate Charles II. This led to a fraught anti-Catholic hysteria in England and Scotland. At least 22 men were executed on Oates' accusations. Unbound pamphlet, as issued. Leaves are age-toned with some light marks, marks heavier to the advertisement leaf and the final leaf of text. Tidemark to the tail of the text. Advertisement leaf and title page are detaching a little to the tail. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 858P29

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: The Proceedings of the Honourable House of Commons, Who Met at Oxford house of commonswilliam williams mr fitz-harris mr serjeant house of commonswilliam williams None

The Proceedings Against the Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftsbury at the Old Baily, on Thursday the Twenty Fourth of November, 1681.

London, H. Jones, 1681 . Unbound. A very scarce contemporary publication of the proceedings mounted against the Earl of Shaftsbury following his public support of the Exclusion Bill, at the time of the Popish Plot. ESTC Citation No. R24477. Wing P3553AWith the register [A2], B-E2. Collated, complete.Signed 'Philonomus' at the end of the final leaf, as called for.This very scarce work details the 1681 proceedings held at the Old Baily against Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, following his heading of the movement to bar James II from succession to the monarchy due to his Catholic faith. His sponsorship of the Exclusion Bill in 1679 led to two years of political struggle, but ultimately ended in defeat. During the subsequent Tory reaction in 1681, Shaftesbury was arrested for high treason, a prosecution dropped several months later.Despite the dropped prosecution, Shaftesbury feared re-arrest and execution, and fled to Amsterdam, where he died in 1683. Unbound, as issued. Light tide mark to head of title page, and all other leaves. Spotting to verso of final leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages lightly age toned, with the odd spot. Contemporary ink notation to margin of recto of leaf C. Faint ink page numbers to head of each leaf. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 858F37

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury Earl of Shaftesbury Earl of Shaftsbury popish plot Earl of Shaftesbury None

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Regulations for the Award of Teachers&Apos; Certificates

London, Office of the National Froebel Union, 1915. Cloth. A very scarce volume published by the union who validated exams and set standards for teacher training. Alongside the syllabus, example papers, the volume also includes the results of the exams. A very scarce volume published by the National Froebel Union, an association which validated examinations and set standards for teaching training courses at pre-school level in the UK. The National Froebel Foundation began as two separate bodies until the Froebel Society of and the National Froebel Union merged in 1938 to form the National Froebel Foundation. The present volume contains the syllabus of elementary and higher teacher examinations, statistical reports on those who took the exam in 1915, and example papers. With a sticker from the board of education reference library to the rear board. The volume also has some numbers in white to the tail of the spine. The volume previously belonged to Board of Education Library, and has several institutional marks as a result, including a library stamp, a stamp reading 'reverse stock', and some numbers inscribed in pen to the title page. With a sticker from London Stationers 'Matthews, Drew & Co.' to the front paste down. In the publisher's original green cloth binding. Externally, smart. Lightly rubbed to the front board and the joints. Missing a slither of cloth to the head of the spine, with a tiny tear at the rear joint near the tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound, with bright and clean pages throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 859N9

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: National Froebel Foundation Teacher Training Standards Educational Institutes Very Scarce Teacher Training Standards None

Report of the Indian Statutory Commission

Calcutta, Government of India Central Publication Branch, 1930. First edition. Leather. A smart calf bound copy of this important Commission on the governing of India, with three folding colour maps. The first edition two volume publication of the Indian Statutory Commission, consisting of volume I, 'Report' and volume II, 'Recommendations&apos. With three folding colour maps across both volumes.The Indian Statutory Commission, also known as the Simon Commission, was a group of seven Members of Parliament assigned to study constitutional reform in Britain's largest and most important possession. The Commission published its two volume report in May 1930. It proposed the abolition of dyarchy and the establishment of representative government in the provinces.This is an important historical document regarding both the history of India and the British Empire. Bound in half calf with cloth covered boards. Very smart. Shelf wear to spine tail of vol II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Contemporary owner's stamp to head of title page, vol I. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 780F47

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Simon Commission Simon Report India British Empire Simon Report Clement Attlee Folding Maps None

Report from the Select Committee Appointed to Report the Nature and Substance of the Laws and Ordinances Existing in Foreign States, Respecting the Regulation of Their Roman Catholic Subjects, in Ecclesiastical Matters, and Their Intercourse with the See of Rome, or Any Other Foreign Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction; with an Appendix. Also, Supplementary Papers Relating to the Above

London, George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1851-4. Leather. A nicely bound collection of two late Georgian reports on politics and the church. In three volumes.A collection of three political reports from the late Georgian era, reprinted during Queen Victoria's reign.These reports offer insight into the relationship between politics and the church in the first half of the nineteenth century.Illustrated with one colour folding map to the appendix volume.The 1851 volume looks at Roman Catholics, which summarises the laws and regulations that try to balance the power between the state and the church in Europe and the British colonies.The 1854 volumes focuses on cathedral commissioners, with the appendix present in a separate volume. This volume looks into the revenues and expenditure of cathedrals and collegiate churches, and various other political questions regarding churches and cathedrals in England and Wales.Bookplate to the front pastedowns, 'Peter Edward Ramsbotham' bookplate to the front pastedown of the appendix. Ramsbotham was a British diplomat and colonial administrator who served under Queen Elizabeth II. In a quarter morocco binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing and marks to the boards and spines. Minor bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to the front pastedowns. Stamp to the verso to the front endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots, mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 727P2

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: Report From the Select Committee Appointed to Report the Nature and Substance roman catholic cathedral cathedral commissioners roman catholic queen victoria catholic None

Report from His Majesty&Apos;S Commissioners for Inquiring Into the Administration and Practical Operation of the Poor Laws

London, B. Fellowes, 1834. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this work discussing the creation of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, a law aiming to help provide relief for the poor of England. The first edition of this work. This work discusses the Poor Law Commission, and it's creation in the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, which led to the establishment of workhouses. This was known as the New Poor Law, replacing the Old Poor law of 1601. The Poor Laws was a tax on property imposed in each parish, used to try and relieve poverty. This work analyses how the Poor Laws protected that poor, and how the law actually worked in providing relief to the poor. With the bookplate of Riccardo Bachi to the front pastedown. Bachi was an Italian economist and statistician, and was the author of many economic works. The last one-hundred and twenty-eight pages are supplements and an index. Rebacked with the original cloth boards lain on. Externally, smart. Light marks to the boards and spine, heavier to the boards. Minor bumping to the extremities. Bookplate to the front pastedown.Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 653P36

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: poor laws poor law poor law commision poor poor law amendment act riccardo bachi None

The Report of the Trials of the Rioters, at the Assizes Held at Warwick, August 20, 1791, Before the Right Hon. Mr. Baron Perryn. Taken in Short-Hand by Marsom & Ramsey

Birmingham, John Thompson, 1791. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this account of the 1791 Birmingham Riots, presided over by Richard Perryn. A very scarce work. The first edition of this work. An account of the 1791 Priestley Riots, or the Birmingham Riots of 1791. The rioters were rioting against religious dissenters, most notably the controversial Joseph Priestley. The riots started with an attack on the Royal Hotel in Birmingham on the 14th July and ending on the 17th July 1791. Richard Perryn presided over the trials a the Warwick Assizes on the 23rd and 24th of August 1791. He was a Welsh judge who went on to become the baron of the exchequer. Bookplate to the front pastedown, stamp to the boards, stamp to the title page and stamp to the top, fore, and bottom edges, all from the Law Library of Los Angeles County. In a quarter cloth binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Institutional stamps to the boards, top, bottom, and fore edge. A little loss to the spine label. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Institutional label to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned with the odd spot and mark. Puncture marks to the textblock close to the gutter. Stamp to the title page. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 640P36

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: rioters warwick baron perryn marsom and ramsey warwick priestley riots birmingham None

Return to Two Members of the Honourable the House of Commons

London, House of Commons, 1878. Leather. A smartly bound copy of these works documenting the people sitting in the House of Commons in history, in a signed binding by Bemrose Derby. In two volumes. In a signed binding by Bemrose Derby. A return to two orders of the House of Commons, dated 4th May 1876, and the 9th March 1877. Documenting the people sitting in the House of Commons, noting their constituency. Order of 4th May 1876, 'of the names of every member returned to serve in each parliament from the year 1696 up to the present time, specifying the names of the county, city, university, borough, or place for which returned&apos. Order of 9th March 1877, 'that there be added to the return relative to members of parliament, ordered by this house on the 4th day of May 1876, a return, from so remote a period as it can be obtained up to the year 1696, of the surnames, Christian names, and titles of all members of the lower House of Parliament of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with the name of the constituency represented, and date of return of each&apos. Part I contains England from 1213 to 1702. Part II contains Great Britain, 1705 to 1796, United Kingdom, 1801 - 1874, Scotland, 1357 - 1707, and Ireland, 1559 to 1800. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedowns. In a half calf signed binding by Bemrose Derby, with cloth to the boards. Externally, smart. A little rubbing to the spines. Prior owner's ink inscription to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd scattered spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: 650P13

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: members of parliament house of commons united kingdom great britain house of commons scotland parliament None

The Social Science Review

London, James Wilson, 1862. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first volume of this periodical regarding social sciences. The first edition of vol. I of 'The Social Science Review' published by James Wilson. Comprising the continuous run of 1862 from June 14th to December 27th. A very scarce volume in all issues and numbers. Recording the advancement and development of the study of social science in the United Kingdom, with discussions on topics such as  infantile deafness, sanitary sciences, crime, and female education among others. With advertisements found at the end of each issue.  In a half calf binding over marbled boards. Externally sound with some shelf wear and scuffing to the leather both on the front and rear boards, as well as some minor rubbing to the spine and boards. The head and tail of the spine and the extremities are slightly chipped. With some very minimal loss to the tail of the spine. Library stamp to the title page. Internally, firmly bound, slightly cockling the occasional leaf. With some faint minor scattered spotting throughout, particularly to the first and last few leaves although they appear generally clean throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 786A7

Catalogus: Economics & Social Sciences

Trefwoorden: social sciences review periodicals very scarce review None