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Item #69363 Abstract of the Publick Acts Passed in the Fifth [Sixth, Seventh] Session of....

AMERICAN REVOLUTION. AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

Abstract of the Publick Acts Passed in the Fifth [Sixth, Seventh] Session of. the Twelfth Parliament of Great Britain, and in the Sixth Year of the Reign of our most Gracious Sovereign Lord King George the Third.

London: Mark Baskett, 1766. London: Mark Baskett, 1766, 1767, 1768. First edition. Three years, bound together in one quarto volume (12 1/8 x 7 5/8 inches; 307 x 195 mm. 171, [1, blank], [2, contents], [2, blank]; 192, [2, contents]; 104, [2, contents] pp. With approximately twenty-two acts related to.....

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Item #68343 Six essays on natural rights, liberty and slavery. ANONYMOUS

ANONYMOUS.

Six essays on natural rights, liberty and slavery. consent of the people, equality, religious establishments, the French Revolution, which were greatly approved, and have been in much request since their original appearance in the Public Advertiser.

London: Printed for S. Woodfall, 1792. A Collection of Five Political Tracts from the Years 1792-1793 [Anonymous]. Six essays on natural rights, liberty and slavery, consent of the people, equality, religious establishments, the French Revolution, which were greatly approved, and have been in much request since their original appearance in.....

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Item #69359 English Constitution. Walter BAGEHOT

BAGEHOT, Walter.

English Constitution. Reprinted from the "Fortnightly Review."

London: Chapman and Hall, 1867. Full Description: BAGEHOT, Walter. The English Constitution. Reprinted from the "Fortnightly Review." London: Chapman and Hall, 1867. First edition. Octavo (7 3/4 x 5 inches; 197 x 125 mm). viii, 348 pp. With half-title and publisher's advertisement. This book was first serialized in The Fortnightly.....

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Item #69275 Autographed B.O.A.C. In-Flight Menu. The BEATLES

BEATLES, The. BEATLES, The.

Autographed B.O.A.C. In-Flight Menu.

London: BOAC, 1968. O.A.C. In-Flight Menu. [London: BOAC, n.d.c.a 1968]. An autographed in-flight menu from the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). The front cover is signed in black ink by John Lennon and George Harrison. The Paul McCartney autograph is actually in John Lennon's hand and Ringo Starr's is in.....

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Item #68068 Tvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances, BIBLE IN ENGLISH

BIBLE IN ENGLISH. BIBLE IN ENGLISH; BARKER, Christopher|HERREY, Robert F.

Tvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances, or large and ample tables alphabeticall. The first contayning the interpretation of the Hebrue, Caldean, Greeke, and Latine wordes and names scateringly dispersed throughout the whole Bible, with their common places following euery of them: and the second comprehending all such other principall words and matters, as concerne the sense and meaning of the Scriptures, or direct vnto any necessarie and good instruction. The further contents and vse of both the which tables, (for breuitie sake) is expressed more a large in the preface to the reader. Collected by R.F.H.

London: Christopher Barker, Printer to the Queenes Maiestie. 1580. A Rare First Edition of Herrey's "Concordances" [BIBLE IN ENGLISH]. [BARKER, Christopher]. [HERREY, Robert F., compiler]. Tvvo right profitable and fruitfull concordances, or large and ample tables alphabeticall. The first contayning the interpretation of the Hebrue, Caldean, Greeke, and Latine wordes.....

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Item #69392 Commentaries on the Laws of England. Sir William BLACKSTONE

BLACKSTONE, Sir William.

Commentaries on the Laws of England.

Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1768. Full Description: BLACKSTONE, [Sir] William. Commentaries on the Laws of England. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1768-1769. First edition, mixed issue. Third edition of Volumes I and II, first edition of Volumes III and IV. Four quarto volumes (11 x 8 3/8.....

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Item #69462 Commentaries on the Laws of England. Sir William BLACKSTONE

BLACKSTONE, Sir William.

Commentaries on the Laws of England.

Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1766. Full Description: BLACKSTONE, Sir William. Commentaries on the Laws of England. Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1766-1769 Mixed edition. Third edition of Volume I, first edition of Volumes II, III and IV. Four quarto volumes (10 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches; 275.....

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Item #67320 Law Tracts, Sir William BLACKSTONE

BLACKSTONE, Sir William.

Law Tracts, In Two Volumes. Vol. I. [II.].

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1762. First Collected Edition BLACKSTONE, [Sir] William. Law Tracts. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. [II.] Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1762. First collected edition. Two octavo volumes. [4], 257[-258], [6]; [4], cxv[-cxvi], [4 ], 135[-136], [8] pp. With eight illustrations of seals and two charts.....

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Item #68272 Letter to the People of Scotland, James BOSWELL

BOSWELL, James.

Letter to the People of Scotland, On the Present State of the Nation.

Edinburgh: Printed and Sold by all the Booksellers, 1783. First Edition. 43, [1, blank] pp. Some minor foxing, mainly to title-page. This pamphlet is bound at the end of the volume. This pamphlet, representing Boswell's first foray into politics, is rare at auction. There have been no copies of this.....

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Item #69374 [46 Parliamentary Acts] Anno Regni Georgii III. BRITISH HISTORY

A Collection of 46 Acts from the Sixteenth Parliament of Great Britain, Many of Which are Related to America BRITISH HISTORY. [46 Parliamentary Acts] Anno Regni Georgii III.. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae. Vicesimo Quinto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Eighteenth day of May, Anno Domini 1784, in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. And from thence continued, by several Prorogations... being the Second [Third, Fourth, Fifth] Session of the Sixteenth Parliament of Great Britain. London: Printed by Charles Eyer and William Strahan., 1785. Full Description:

BRITISH HISTORY. BRITISH HISTORY.

[46 Parliamentary Acts] Anno Regni Georgii III. Regis Magnae Britanniae, Franciae, & Hiberniae. Vicesimo Quinto. At the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the Eighteenth day of May, Anno Domini 1784, in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Third, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. And from thence continued, by several Prorogations... being the Second [Third, Fourth, Fifth] Session of the Sixteenth Parliament of Great Britain.

London: Printed by Charles Eyer and William Strahan. 1785. First edition of a collection of 46 parliamentary acts from the second, third, fourth and fifth sessions of the Sixteenth Parliament of Great Britain. Many acts relating to America. One quarto volume (11 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 301 x 184.....

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Item #69241 Historie of Cambria. Saint CARADOC OF LLANCARFAN

CARADOC OF LLANCARFAN, Saint.

Historie of Cambria. now called Wales: A part of the most famous Yland of Brytaine, written in the Brytish language aboue two hundreth yeares past. Translated into English by H. Lhoyd, and edited by David Powel.

London: Rafe Newberie and Henrie Denham, 1584. Full Description: [CARADOC OF LLANCARFAN, Saint]. The Historie of Cambria. now called Wales: A part of the most famous Yland of Brytaine, written in the Brytish language aboue two hundreth yeares past. Translated into English by H. Lhoyd, and edited by David Powel.....

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Item #68987 English Liberties: Or, the Free-born Subject’s Inheritance. Henry CARE

CARE, Henry.

English Liberties: Or, the Free-born Subject’s Inheritance. Containing, I. Magna Charta, the Petition of Right, the Habeas Corpus Act; and divers other most useful statutes: with large comments upon each of them. II. The proceedings in appeals of murther; the work and power of parliaments; the qualifications necessary for such as should be chosen to that great trust. Plain directions for all persons concerned in ecclesiastical courts; and how to prevent or take off the writ De Excommunicato Capiendo. As also the oath and duty of grand and petty juries. III. All the laws against conventicles and Protestant dissenters with notes, and directions both to constables and others concern'd, thereupon; and an abstract of all the laws against papists.

London: Printed by George Larkin for Benjamin Harris, 1682. Full description: CARE, Henry. English Liberties: Or, the Free-born Subject’s Inheritance. Containing, I. Magna Charta, the Petition of Right, the Habeas Corpus Act; and divers other most useful statutes: with large comments upon each of them. II. The proceedings in appeals.....

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Item #68500 Opinions of Eminent Lawyers. George CHALMERS

CHALMERS, George.

Opinions of Eminent Lawyers. on Various Points of English Jurisprudence: Chiefly Concerning the Colonies, Fisheries, and Commerce of Great Britain / Collected and Digested from the Originals, in the Board of Trade and Other Depositories.

London: Printed for Reed and Hunter, 1814. First edition. Two octavo volumes (8 1/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 209 x 130 mm). [2], liii, [1, blank], 364; [2], 532 pp. Each volume with title- page. We could find no copies sold on Rare Book Hub or ABPC. Uniformly bound in.....

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Item #68923 'Why I am a Free Trader" Sir Winston S. CHURCHILL

CHURCHILL, Sir Winston S.

'Why I am a Free Trader" One of 26 Pamphlets comprising "Coming Men on Coming Questions"

London: W. T. Stead, 3 Whitefriars Street, 1905. Why I am a Free Trader". One of 26 Pamphlets comprising "Coming Men on Coming Questions" London: W. T. Stead, 3 Whitefriars Street, 1905. Full Description: CHURCHILL, Sir Winston S.. 'Why I am a Free Trader". One of 26 Pamphlets in Original.....

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Item #68337 Best Preservative against the Plague. Daniel DEFOE

DEFOE, Daniel.

Best Preservative against the Plague. With a Short Account of the State of this Nation, from the Conclusion of the Grand Rebellion of Oliver Cromwel to the Revolution. By an Englilh-Man [sic]. [With 6 other pamphlets].

London: Printed fot J. Leminge, 1721. A Collection of Seven Eighteenth- Century British Pamphlets [Defoe, Daniel? sometimes attributed to]. The Best Preservative against the Plague. With a Short Account of the State of this Nation, from the Conclusion of the Grand Rebellion of Oliver Cromwel to the Revolution. By an.....

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Item #69226 Dens of London Exposed. John DUNCOMBE

DUNCOMBE, John.

Dens of London Exposed.

London: Printed For and Published by the Author, 1835. Full description: [DUNCOMBE, John]. The Dens of London Exposed. London: Printed For and Published by the Author, 1835. First edition [?]. Small octavo (6 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches; 172 x 110 mm). xv, [1, blank], 106, [2, blank] pp. With.....

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Item #69227 Dens of London Exposed. John DUNCOMBE

DUNCOMBE, John.

Dens of London Exposed. Third Edition.

London: Printed For and Published by the Author, 1835. Full Description: [DUNCOMBE, John]. The Dens of London Exposed. Third Edition. London: Printed For and Published by the Author, 1835. [also printed on recto of title page] [DUNCOMBE, John]. A Peep into the Holy Land; or, Sinks of London laid open!.....

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Item #65389 State of the Poor. Sir Frederick Morton EDEN

EDEN, Sir Frederick Morton.

State of the Poor. or, An History of the Labouring Classes of England, from the Conquest to the Present Period; In which are particularly considered, their domestic economy, with respect to diet, dress, fuel, and habitation; And the various plans which, from time to time, have been proposed, and adopted, for the relief of the poor: together with parochial reports relative to the administration of work-houses, and houses of industry; the state of friendly societies; and other public institutions, in several agricultural, commercial, and manufacturing, districts. With a large appendix; containing a comparative and chronological table of the prices of labour, of provisions, and of other commodities; an account of the poor in Scotland; and many original documents on subjects of national importance.

London: Printed by J. Davis, for B. & J. White... 1797. The Beginning of Sociology EDEN, Sir Frederic[k] Morton. The State of the Poor: or, An History of the Labouring Classes in England, from the Conquest to the Present Period; In which are particularly considered, their domestic economy, with respect.....

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Item #66847 State of the Poor. Sir Frederick Morton EDEN

EDEN, Sir Frederick Morton.

State of the Poor. Or, an History of the Labouring Classes of England, from the Conquest to the presend period; In which are particularly considered, their domestic economy, with respect to Diet, Dress, Fuel, and Hibitation; And the various Plans which, from time to time, have been proposed ,and adopted, for the Relief of the Poor: together with Parochial Reports Relative to the Administration of Work-houses, and Houses of Industry; the State of Friendly Societies; and other Public Institutions; in several Agricultural, Commercial, and Manufacturing, Districts. With a Large Appendix; containing a comparative and chronological table of the prices of labour, of provisions, and of other commodities; an account of the poor of Scotland; and many original documents on subjects of national importance...In Three Volumes.

London: J. David, for B.& J. White (and others), 1797. The Beginning of Sociology EDEN, Frederic Morton, Sir. The State of the Poor. Or, an History of the Labouring Classes of England, from the Conquest to the presend period; In which are particularly considered, their domestic economy, with respect to.....

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Item #69039 Paralel of Times and Events. Jean FROISSART

FROISSART, Jean.

Paralel of Times and Events. being, a narrative account of an introde [sic] made by the Scots into England, in the reign of King Richard the Second; and how the Scots fleed at the Approach of the English Forces, and were pursued by them into Scotland. With an account of the great preparations at that time made by the French King, to invade England from the Coast of Flanders, France, and Brittany; As the same is set forth, by Master John Froisart, in his history of those times; and also, by Master Richard Grafton, in his Chronicle.

London: Printed for C. Corbett, 1746. Full Description: FROISSART, Jean. GRAFTON, Richard. A Paralel of Times and Events. being, a narrative account of an introde [sic] made by the Scots into England, in the reign of King Richard the Second; and how the Scots fleed at the Approach of the.....

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Item #67517 George IV Document. King of England GEORGE IV

GEORGE IV, King of England. GEORGE IV, King of England.

George IV Document.

1821. England]: July 19, 1821, the day of his coronation. Document states that Mayor General Christopher Jefferson is now a Lieutenant in the army. Signed by Wellington and three other Lords. Affixed with 2 seals on the left hand side. One is a red circular wax seal and the other.....

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Item #68890 History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment, of the Independence. William GORDON

GORDON, William.

History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment, of the Independence. of the United States of America. Including an Account of the Late War; and of the Thirteen Colonies, from their Origin to that Period. In Four Volumes.

London: Printed for the Author, 1788. Full Description: GORDON, William. The History of the Rise, Progress, and Establishment, of the Independence of the United States of America. Including an Account of the Late War; and of the Thirteen Colonies, from their Origin to that Period. In Four Volumes. London: Printed.....

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Item #67689 Memoirs of John Joseph Gurney. Joseph GURNEY

GURNEY, Joseph. FORE-EDGE PAINTING; BRAITHWAITE, Joseph Bevan|NASH, John.

Memoirs of John Joseph Gurney. With Selections from his Journal and Correspondence. Edited by Joseph Bevan Braithwaite. In Two Volumes. Second Edition.

Norwich: Fletcher and Alexander, 1855. Fore-edge Paintings of Regent Street and Regent Park Designed by John Nash [FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. GURNEY, Joseph. Memoirs of John Joseph Gurney. With Selections from his Journal and Correspondence. Edited by Joseph Bevan Braithwaite. In Two Volumes. Second Edition. Norwich: Fletcher and Alexander, 1855. Second edition.....

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Item #69457 Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation. HAWAII

First Edition of the Treaty Between Hawaii and England HAWAII. Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation. Between Her Majesty and the King of the Sandwich Islands. Signed at Honolulu, July 10, 1851. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. 1852 London: Harrison and Son, 1852. Full Description: [HAWAII]. Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation, Between Her Majesty and the King of the Sandwich Islands. Signed at Honolulu, July 10, 1851. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. 1852 London: Harrison and Son, 1852. First edition. Small folio pamphlet (12 5/8 x 8 inches; 320 x 205 mm). [2], 6, [2] pages. Self-bound. Stitched and left margin. Inked page numbers to upper right corner of 5 leaves, the first two leave with number partially erased. About fine. We could only find three other copies at Libraries. [Together with]:

HAWAII. HAWAII.

Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation. Between Her Majesty and the King of the Sandwich Islands. Signed at Honolulu, July 10, 1851. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. 1852.

London: Harrison and Son, 1852. Signed at Paris, June 29, 1869. Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty. 1869. London: Harrison and Sons, 1869. First Edition. Small folio pamphlet (12 5/8 x 8 inches; 321 x 205 mm). 4 pp. Two sheets, unbound. Inner margin a......

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Item #69572 First Part of the Life and raigne of King Henrie the IIII. John HAYWARD

HAYWARD, John.

First Part of the Life and raigne of King Henrie the IIII. Extending to the end of the first yeare of his raigne.

London: John Wolfe, 1599. Full Description: [HAYWARD, John]. The First Part of the Life and raigne of King Henrie the IIII. Extending to the end of the first yeare of his raigne. Written by I.H. London: John Wolfe, 1599 [i.e.1638]. A counterfeit printing. "The imprint is false; printed by M......

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