Anno Regni Georgii Regis Magnae Britannae, Franciae, & Hibernae, Septimo

London, Mark Baskett, 1761. Leather. A scarce account of two acts of Parliament, the first dated 1714 and the second as an amendment to the first of 1754. Scarce work. An account of two acts of Parliament. The first act for making the River Weaver navigable, from Frodshambridge to Winsford-bridge in the County of Chester. The second, an amendment to the act for the more effectual preserving and improving the navigation of the river. With a detailed index to each act. Bound in full cloth. Externally, worn with rubbing and wear resulting in light loss to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Front board and endpaper detached. A crack to the rear joint. Rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright with light age toning and the odd spot. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the front endpapers. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 875T65

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Anno Regni Georgii Britannae Franciae Georgii Septimo None

Anno Regni Annae Reginae Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Duodecimo; Anno Regni Georgii II. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae, Tertio

London, printed by the assigns of his Majesty’s printer, and of Henry Hills deceas’d, 1730. Leather. Two very scarce works detailing acts and legislation passed concerning duties surrounding the sale and production of malt in early eighteenth century Great Britain. Two very scarce 1730 printings of legal acts passed in England, bound together.Volume I details acts passed between 25th November 1710 and the 9th April 1713, all discussing duties and taxes relating to the production, sale and purchase of malt. With the final thirty-six pages titled 'An index to the malt acts, &c&apos. To the rear of this volume are the individual title pages for 'A Table of Allowances for Malsters, on the Cistern and Couch Gauges', and 'A Table of Allowances for Malsters, on the Floor', as called for.ESTC reference no. for volume I: N51412Volume II consists of a very scarce act issued from a large volume detailing acts passed between the 23rd January 1727, and the 13th January 1729. This act discusses 'continuing duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry in that Part of Great Britain called England', and further duties upon Malt to be issued in Scotland. This act further details preventative measures that must be taken against 'frauds in the malting of corn for exportation'ESTC reference no. for volume II: N50785With the armorial bookplate of 'Jacob et Antoni Suttonis' to the front pastedown, and the inscription 'Richardson' to the front free endpaper, and a further inscription, dated 1758, to the title page.Two very scarce works providing detailed insight into the legislature surrounding malt in early eighteenth century Great Britain. In a full calf binding. Rebound, with original boards laid down and endpapers renewed. Ink marks to front and rear board. Bookplate to front pastedown. Original front free endpaper, bearing a contemporary owner's inscription, laid down. Internally, firmly bound. Contemporary owner's inscription to volume I title page. Pages significantly age toned, with spotting and handling marks throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 812F2

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: legal acts general acts malt acts parliament general acts None

The Chester Poll Book; Containing the Names of the Voters, Who Polled at the Election for Members of Parliament

Chester , J. Fletcher , 1812. First edition. Leather. This poll book includes the list of Chester voters from 1812. First edition.Very scarce. 24 blank pages added to the front and rear when rebound. This book gives detailed information on the number of people eligible to vote in the 1812 election. As well as giving a comprehensive list of names it also gives information regarding the political campaigns. The aim of publication was to create a comprehensive guide to be given out to candidates and their friends. Bound in a half tipped morocco binding. Externally rather worn. Cracking to the joints resulting in the detachment of the lower spine. Rubbing resulting in loss to the spine and boards. Bumping resulting in loss to all four corners. Internally firmly bound. Significant spotting and age toning. The occasional pencil annotation. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 875V21

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Chester History Politics History None

A Collection of the Public General Statutes

London, George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1799-1849 . First edition. Leather. Eleven scarce volumes spanning fifty years from the early nineteenth century of publications of sessions in Parliament. Eleven volumes of Collection of the Public General Statutes ranging fifty years from 1799 to 1849. In full calf bindings. The scarce first edition of these works.  Published by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode.Reports and documents recording sessions of British parliaments and a record of statues passed in these years. Includes the following Public General Statues:  Passed in the Thirty-Ninth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the Third Session of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain (1799).Passed in the Forty-First Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the Fifth Session of the Eighteenth Parliament of Great Britain (1800).Passed in the Forty-Fifth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the Third Session of the Second Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1805).Passed in the Fifth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth: Being the Fifth Session of the Seventh Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1824). Passed in the Second and Third Year of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth: Being the Second Session of the Tenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1832). Passed in the Third and Fourth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King William the Fourth: Being the First Session of the Eleventh Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1833). Passed in the First and Second Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria: Being the First Session of the Thirteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1838). Passed in the Third and Fourth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria: Being the Third Session of the Thirteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1840). Passed in the Fifth and Sixth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria: Being the Second Session of the Fourteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1842). Passed in the Sixth and Seventh Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria: Being the Third Session of the Fourteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1843). Passed in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria: Being the Second Session of the Fifteenth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1849). In full calf bindings. Externally, sound to fair. To 1849, there is considerable loss to the head and tail of the spine, the joints are cracked, and the hinges held by cords only. To the 1800 edition, the joints are cracked and hinges held by cords only. To the 1843 edition, there is some loss to the head of the spine. There are library location stamps to many of the spines and some chipping to the spine labels. Most of the hinges are starting but firm. Many joints are starting to crack. There is spotting to the fore edges, and rubbing to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some light to occasional spotting. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 850W44

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Parliament British History Public General Statutes Leather British History None

A Collection of the Public General Statutes, Passed in the First and Second Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth

London, Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1821. First edition. Leather. A very scarce group of five volumes from the Collection of Public General Statutes. The first edition of this work. A very scarce group concerned with the acts proposed, carried and pass during the reigns of King George the Third and George the Fourth from 1816 to 1824. Collated, complete with Index to rear. No half titles as issued. Comprised with the following collections of public general statutes:'In the Fifty-sixth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland', 1816. 'In the Fifty-eighth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third: Being the Sixth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland', 1818. 'In the Sixtieth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Third and the First Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth, being the Second Session of the Sixth Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland', 1820.  'In the First and Second Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth: Being the Second Session of the Seventh Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland', 1821. 'In the Fifth Year of the Reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth: Being the Fifth Session of the Seventh Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,' 1824. In uniform half calf bindings over marbled boards. Externally a trifle rubbed with shelf wear, heavily rubbed to spine across all volumes with minor shipping and loss to extremities of spine and boards, boards lightly marked. Occasional marginal annotation in pencil. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting scattered throughout. Occasional leaf unopened to top edge. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 851A9

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: general statutes very scarce british law very scarce None

Considerations on the Present State of Affairs in Europe, and Particularly with Regard to the Number of Forces in the Pay of Great-Britain

London, Printed for J Roberts, 1730. First edition. Disbound. A scarce first edition of this fascinating pamphlet discussing the affairs in Europe with regard to the British forces. The scarce first edition of this interesting political pamphlet discussing the contemporary affairs in Europe with regard to the British forces in the eighteenth century. The first edition of 1730. ESTC Reference T76562The author is not stated, however Jisc attributes it to Horace Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, diplomatist involved in the affairs of the capital. He was the brother of the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. Disbound. With some age toning and markings to the title page, as usual. Internally, firmly bound. the pages are clean with only a touch of age toning, as usual, and the occasional minor mark to the odd leaf. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 780A54

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: british forces europe affairs europe None

A Digest of the Laws Relating to the Militia, Regular and Local; with the Adjudged Cases; Opinion of Eminent Counsel; Numerous Precedents; and Exact References to the Several Statutes.

London, A. Strahan , 1814 . First edition. Hardback. An exceptionally scarce digest of militia laws applicable in Britain during the early nineteenth century, bound in the publisher's original boards. Vanishingly scarce work, with no known copies held institutionally in the UK. Bound in the publisher's original paper-covered boards, with the original endpaper retained. A comprehensive exploration of both local and more general military laws and guidelines from the early nineteenth century, together with real-life cases and the opinion of an eminent counsel. As stated in the opening advertisement of the work, the author's overall aim was to produce a digest of common use, due to the laws relating to the militia being so varied and widely covered. With chapters on the processes surrounding 'Disobedience, Desertion and Punishment', 'Training and Exercise', 'Appointing Officers', 'Allowances, Pay and Relief to Families' and much more. Written anonymously.With an unpaginated index of eight pages to the rear of the work. With the ink inscription of Sir John Ingilby Ripley, the first baronet of Ripley Castle in Yorkshire. Bound in the publisher's original paper-covered boards, with the original endpaper retained. Externally, generally smart, with slight bumping to the extremities and light marks to boards. Ink inscription to front cover. Front board is a little cockled. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with scattered spotting throughout. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 928Q10

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: A digest of the laws relating to the militia britain law history britain None

Discussion de la Loi Sur L&Apos;Enseignement Moyen Du 1st Juin 1850

Bruxelles , Imprimerie de Deltombe, 1850. Cloth. A very scarce copy of this two volume work on the proceedings of law on middle education in Belgium, written in the original French. A very scarce work. In two volumes. In the original French. This work discussed the debates and proceedings on the law of middle education in Belgium in June of 1850, during a period of radicalisation in the school policy system in the country. Through this, the state created a system of secondary schools run by municipalities. The religious instruction was on the agenda, and ministers were requested to organise it. With a folding table to Volume I. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light marks to the boards and spines. Institutional labels to the rear boards. Label to the front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Small closed tear to the head of the half-title of Volume I. A little loss to the fore edge of the title page of Volume I. Institutional stamp to the tail of the title pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 640P21

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Discussion de la Loi sur l'Enseignement Moyen du 1st Juin 1850 l'Enseignement Moyen loi l'Enseignement law belgian None

Education in Republican Spain: A Brief Survey

London, United Editorial Ltd. 1938. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A smart first edition of this informative pamphlet on education in Republican Spain and relative laws. First edition. A detailed survey on the state of education and relevant laws in the Republican faction of Spain during the Spanish Civil War of 1936. At the beginning of the war, the left-leaning Republicans outnumbered Nationalists by ten-to-one, but by January of 1937 that advantage had dropped to four-to-one. This work details the general education of the masses, the struggle for the emancipation of teaching, protection of the cultural heritage of Spain during the war, as well as elementary, secondary, and higher education. In the original paper wraps. Externally, very smart with minor shelf wear and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 892T59

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: Education Republican Spain Survey Spanish Civil War Republican Spain None

The Etiquette of Modern Society. A Guide to Good Manners in Every Possible Situation. Balls, Conversation, Correspondence, Courtship, Dancing, Dinner Parties, Dress, Driving, Funerals, Introductions, Marriage, Mourning, Presents, Riding, Travelling, Visiting, Walking, & C. , &C.

London, Ward, Lock and Co. 1881. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce guide to navigating Victorian society, with advice on etiquette in a wide variety of social situations. The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work.In the publisher's original cloth binding.Published as one of Ward, Lock and Co's "Shilling Useful Books", this work acts as a simplified guide to ensuring good manners in every possible situation in modern society. The book covers rules regarding meeting gentlemen and ladies, luncheon invitations, dress for dinner parties, horsemanship, correspondence with gentlemen and an array of other topics. With twenty-four pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear, as well as the endpapers. In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Rubbing and bumping to the extremities, heaviest to the spine. Hinges and joints are weak. Internally, binding loosening in places. Pages are generally bright and clean with light spotting to the first and last few leaves. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 912Y42

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: Etiquette Guide Book Very Scarce Guide Book None

An Exact Abridgment of All the Statutes in Force and Use

London, Printed by His Majesty's Printers, 1725. Leather. A very scarce six volume study detailing the legal statutes of Great Britain throughout history, in uniform full calf bindings. Six very scarce eighteenth century volumes containing an abridged account of the legal statutes of England up to the tenth year of King George's reign. A fascinating historical reference work.The preface explains that the first four volumes 'contain the abridgments of all the statutes, from Magna Charta to the End of the reign of Queen Anne' as they had previously been abridged by Wingate and Washington. The fifth and sixth volumes detail statutes passed at the end of Queen Anne's reign, and the first ten years of the reign of King George.For the ease of the reader to use these volumes as reference works, the statutes of the first four volumes have for the first time been arranged alphabetically.To the centre of volume I is a folding plate identified as a 'Table of the Assizes of Bread' and providing pricing information for various loaves. From the library of Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie, an extravagant socialite and renowned beauty of the Edwardian period. Impeccably connected, Pleydell-Bouverie was also the illegitimate granddaughter of King Edward VII, and rumoured to be a lover of King Edward VIII. A sparkling figure of fashionable society, her friends included Nancy Mitford, Coco Chanel, Winston Churchill, and Fred Astaire. This work is from the sale of Pleydell-Bouverie"s library at Julians Park, Hertfordshire. She purchased the home in 1940, redesigning the interior and amassing an impressive library, featuring many examples of her own bookbinding. ESTC reference no. for volumes I-IV: N31274; for volumes V and VI: N2078 In full calf bindings. Minor losses to perimeters of spine labels to volumes I, IV and VI. Private library markings present to back strip of each volume. Small losses to back strip head of volume VI, and head and tail of vol I. Front and rear joint of volume III, front joint of VI and rear joint of IV starting, and held by cords only. Front joints of vols II and V slightly tender, but holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 794F18

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Law Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie Legal Statutes Audrey Pleydell-Bouverie None

A Genuine and Complete Collection of All the Protests Made in the House of Lords

Edinburgh, For the Company, 1748. Leather. An uncommon volume of the protests made in the House of Lords across the period of one-hundred years, and interesting look at English politics. An uncommon work.Complete as two volumes bound in one, each volume with its own title page, and a continuous pagination.ESTC citation number T109040.Collated, complete.An interesting look at the history of the House of Lords and their many protests made in parliament. These two volumes trace protests made from the year 1641 to 1742, encompassing a fraught and turbulent era in British history, with the commencement of the English Civil War in 1642. After 1641, this work jumps to 1660, when Charles II was reinstated to the English throne.Bookplate of Nath. Cholmley to the front paste down. Nathaniel Cholmley was a Member of Parliament from 1756 to 1774, for Aldborough and Boroughbridge. In a full calf binding. Externally, rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities. A little loss and lifting to the tail of the spine. Spine label to chipped. Minor discolouration to the boards. Surface cracks to the spine. Small crack to the head of the front joint and tail of the rear joint. Hinges are starting but firm. Bookplate to the front paste down. Small chip to the head of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned with a few light spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 855P9

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: A Genuine and Complete Collection of all the Protests Made in the House of Lords house of lords politics england house of lords None

Gold Buyers Act, 1921, and Regulations

Perth, Fred. Wm Simpson, 1942. Paperback. A very scarce Australian pamphlet detailing the 1921 Gold Buyers Act, an interesting work on the history of gold mining in the country. A very scarce works.An intriguing political pamphlet detailing the Gold Buyers Act of 1921 and the subsequent regulations relating to Gold Buyers and Assayers in Western Australia.This act was later amending in 1948. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, with some edge wear to the leaves, resulting in some small chips and closed tears to the wraps and backstrip, and a larger closed tear to the rear wrap. Front wrap is lifting to the head and tail. Light discolouration and a few minor marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: 797P35

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Gold Buyers Act, 1921, and Regulations gold australia gold buyers act gold None

Handwritten Rental Account Book

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1773-1831. Hardback. A unique handwritten account books for rents paid to the Beachborough Estate. An impressive and very scarce handwritten account book, detailing the rents paid to the owner of the book, from Michaelmas 1773 to Michaelmas 1831.The owner of this volume managed the rental accounts for the farms and tenants of the Beachborough Estate, in ah almet in Kent.Beachborough Estate, also known as Beachborough Manor, passed through several generations of the Brockman family, beginning with Henry Brockman in around 1500. During World War II the estate was used by the Allies as an American hospital, and was the home of Prime Minister David Lloyd George in the early 20th century. The manor is now a B&B.This account book offers a unique insight into life in Kent during the Georgian era, with a look into Kentish agriculture. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, a little worn, with loss and lifting to the tail of the spine. Rubbing and marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the extremities. Ink the boards and spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned, with scattered spots and handling marks, with a tidemark to the head of the textblock. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

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Book number: 927P27

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: Handwritten Rental Account Book rent rental accounts rent None

India in 1930-31 and 1931-32: A Statement Prepared for Presentation to Parliament in Accordance with the Requirements of the 26th Section of the Government of India Act (5 & 6 Geo. V, Chap. 61)

Calcutta, Government of India Central Publication Branch, 1932-1933. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes containing reports on India between 1930 and 1932, with folding maps. The first editions of these two works in quarter cloth bindings and the original paper boards. Library bookplate and stamp to the front and rear paste downs of each volume. Library stamps to the verso of the plates and folding maps.India in 1930-31 is illustrated with one folding map, thirty-six plates and nine folding plates, consisting of photographs and diagrams. India in 1931-32 is illustrated with a folding map. Collated, complete.Two volumes exploring the politics, finance, industry and population of India in the 1930s, in reports prepared for presentation to Parliament. These reports were written in accordance with the requirements of the 26th Section of the Government of India Act (5 & 6 Geo. V, Chap. 61), and provide a valuable insight into life in India in this era. The first volume examines India between 1930 and 1931, with chapters on external relations; politics and administration; problems with geography, climate, populations, agriculture and industry; communications; commerce; finance; the advancement of science; and the provinces. With appendices to the rear. This work is uncommon. The second volume examines India between 1931 and 1932, with chapters on politics and administration; defence; agriculture and industry; communications; commerce; finance; health and education; and the scientific surveys. With appendices to the rear. This work is scarce. In quarter cloth bindings and the original paper boards. Externally smart, though a little sunned to the boards with shelf wear to the extremities. Small library inscription to the spine of 'India in 1931-32&apos. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the odd spot, more so to the end papers. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 901M7

Catalogue: Economics & Social Sciences

Keywords: India Politics History Politics Not Stated