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Law.- Deinology: or, the Union of Reason and Elegance...by Hortensius, contemporary ink signature of James Tomkinson to head of title and with his bookplate, small ink library stamp to verso of title, 1789 § P[udse]y (William) The Constitution and Laws of England, first edition, Tim.Goodwin, 1701 § Clerk's Instructor (The) in the Ecclesiastical Courts...by a Gentleman of Doctors Commons, faint contemporary ink inscription to title and manuscript leaf tipped in at end, ex-solicitors' library copy with old label to pastedown, E. & R.Nutt, 1740 § Jacob (Giles) The Compleat Court-Keeper: or, land-Steward's Assistant, John Nutt [& others], 1713 § [Glasse (Samuel)] The Magistrate's Assistant...by a Country Magistrate, half-title, original boards, uncut, rather worn, Gloucester, R.Raikes, 1784, first editions, some browning, all but the last contemporary calf or sheep, rubbed, rebacked; and 9 others, law, 8vo (14)

Bribery & Corruption.- Potter (John) A Treatise on the Law of Elections..., only edition, title soiled, modern cloth, Guildford, J. & S.Russell [& others], 1790 § House of Commons. Reports of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the Fees, Gratuities, Perquisites, and Emoluments...in the several Public Offices, only edition, without 8pp. advertisements at end, old cloth-backed boards, uncut & unopened, 1793 § Trials (The) on the Informations...against Richard Smith, Esq. and Thomas Brand Hollis., Esq. for having been Guilty of Notorious Bribery, and thereby procuring themselves to be Elected...to serve in Parliament for the Borough of Hindon..., only edition, double column, modern cloth, 1776; and 2 others on bribery & corruption, v.s. (5)⁂ The first is very rare with ESTC recording only 2 copies (British Library and Queen's University, Canada). The second is a detailed forensic examination of salaries and wages paid to clerical and other staff in the civil service, and whether there are any fraudulent practices.

Government & Constitution.- James (Charles) A Correction of Abuses in Government..., ?only edition, contemporary ink signature of G.Ricketts to half-title, a few pencil annotations & markings, bookplate of Edward Ricketts, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, corners repaired, 1792 § Matius. Aeolus: or, the Constitutional Politician, with the Remarks of a Briton on the Trial of the Irish Chairmen..., only edition, half-title, engraved title-vignette, light spotting or browning, later half calf, joints split, S.Bladon, 1770 § Paine (Thomas) Dissertation on First-Principles of Government, second edition, lightly water-stained, no endpapers, contemporary limp boards, title in manuscript to upper cover, stained, [Goldsmiths' 16489], Daniel Isaac Eaton, 1795 § De Lolme (J.L.) The Constitution of England, or An Account of the English Government, first edition in English, foxing, ex-library copy with embossed stamp to title and ink stamp to verso, contemporary half calf, spine gilt with red roan label, 1775, all rubbed; and 12 others on parliament, the constitution, privilege etc., 8vo & 4to (16)⁂ The first is rare with only 5 copies listed on Library Hub. The "Constitutional Politician" in the second item is John Wilkes.

Trade & Excise.- House of Commons. Report (The) of the Committee...To whom the Petition of the Royal Lustring-Company... was Referred... relating to the Smuggling Trade, first edition, initial imprimatur leaf (lightly stained and frayed at edges), with final leaf 'The Names of such other Persons as the House of Commons have Order'd to be Prosecuted in Westminster-Hall for the said Smuggling Trade, and Corresponding with the Enemy, during the War', stab-holes, modern cloth, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 3496; Kress 2095; Wing E2705], E.Whitlock, 1698 § [Davenant (Charles)] An Essay upon the Probable Methods of making a People Gainers in the Ballance of Trade, second edition, 6 folding tables, author's name supplied in ink on title, engraved Johnstone bookplate, contemporary sprinkled calf, rebacked, worming to joints, [Goldsmiths' 3651; Kress 2216; Wing D310], James Knapton, 1700 § Symons (Jellinger) The Excise Laws abridged, second edition, contemporary ink signature of J.Ingilby to head of title and upper cover, ink markings to text and notes to rear pastedown, contemporary calf, rebacked, J.Nourse, 1775 § Plan of National Improvement..., only edition, printed on thick paper, contemporary ink inscription of B.Balfour to head of title, original boards, uncut, name to upper cover, rebacked, new endpapers, [Goldsmiths' 18613; Kress B.4718], 1803, the last three rubbed; and 6 others on trade, v.s. (10)⁂ The first concerns the production of "lustrings" (a light, glossy, black silk) begun by the Royal Lustring Company in 1688, but the trade had largely collapsed by 1698, the number of operating looms having shrunk from over 700 to fewer than 50. Under its Royal Charter the Company enjoyed a monopoly in England and French imports were prohibited, which presumably led to a significant increase in smuggling. The Committee's investigation was both thorough and lengthy, the consequent report throwing considerable light on the organisation of the contraband trade. ESTC describes the final leaf as being blank but the leaf present here is obviously part of the work and always has been, to judge by the stab-holes.

Parliamentary Reform.- Society of the Friends of the People. The State of the Representation of England and Wales, delivered to the Society...associated for the Purpose of obtaining a Parliamentary Reform..., first edition, first and last leaves a little soiled and stained, modern boards, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 15881], [1793] § Francis (Sir Philip) Plan of a Reform in the Election of the House of Commons, adopted by the Society of the Friends of the People in 1795, advertisement leaf at end, some spotting and soiling, later roan-backed marbled boards, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 21967], 1817 § Pelham (Henry, Duke of Newcastle) An Address to all Classes and Conditions of Englishmen, interleaved and extensively annotated in contemporary ink manuscript headed "Quotations from history vindicating the Duke of Newcastle's Address...", old cloth, [Goldsmiths' 27694], 1832 § People's Manual (The); or, Notices respecting the Majority of 199 Peers, who...rejected the Reform Bill, first edition, modern marbled boards, [Goldsmiths 27116], 1831; and 7 others on Parliamentary Reform, mostly relating to the 1832 Reform Act, 4to & 8vo (11)⁂ In 1829 the Duke of Newcastle evicted several of his tenants who had voted against his parliamentary candidate and as a consequence in 1831 his house Nottingham Castle was burnt to the ground by an angry mob. He voted against the Great Reform Bill of 1832 whereby he lost the patronage and interest of six boroughs.

Bates (Ely) A Cursory View of Civil Government, first edition, modern calf-backed marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt with red morocco label, [Not in Goldsmiths' or Kress], 1797 § Pye (Henry James) Sketches on Various Subjects: Moral, Literary, and Political, second edition, browned, staining to a few leaves, bookplate of Rev.William Long, contemporary sprinkled sheep, scuffed, rebacked, red roan label, 1797 § Select Pieces on Commerce, Natural Philosophy, Morality, Antiquities, History, &c., only edition, contemporary calf, splits to joints, [Not in Goldsmiths or Kress; ESTC lists only 2 UK copies (BL & Bodleian)], for the translator, [1754] § Palmer (John) Observations in Defence of the Liberty of Man, as a Moral Agent: in answer to Dr.Priestley's Illustrations of Philosophical Necessity, first edition, half-title, light marginal water-staining, ex-library copy with label to pastedown but no stamps, later half calf, 1799 § [Shaw (Peter)] The Reflector: representing Human Affairs..., first edition, contemporary ink signature of W.Maule and old ink stamp "Cardus" to title, a little browned, contemporary calf, rebacked, new endpapers, 1750, all but the first rubbed; and 6 others, similar, 8vo (11)

Roads.- Cumming (Alexander) Observations on the Effects which Carriage Wheels, with Rims of Different Shapes, have on the Roads, second edition, two folding engraved plates, one mounted on stub as frontispiece, some light spotting, ex-library copy with stamp to verso of title and label, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, W.Bulmer & Co., 1799 § Phillips (Robert) A Dissertation concerning the Present State of the High Roads of England...[&] a New Method of Repairing and Maintaining them, first edition, 8 engraved plates, one folding, lacking advertisement leaf at end, title soiled, stab-holes, modern marbled boards, L.Gilliver & J.Clarke, 1737; and 2 others on roads and their vehicles, 4to & 8vo (4)⁂ The first is a scarce treatise by Cumming, a watchmaker and mechanic.

Europe.- Sketches on the Intrinsic Strength, Military and Naval Force of France and Russia, Part I [all published], only edition, printed on thick paper, title light soiled and with small stain, with slip pasted over imprint, contemporary tree calf, rebacked, corners repaired, [Kress B4736], Hague, 1803 § Stuart (Gilbert) A View of Society in Europe..., second edition, half-title, errata leaf at end, old marbled boards, rebacked and recornered in calf, 1782 § [Denham (Thomas)] The Temporal Government of the Pope's State, first edition, lacking front free endpaper, bookplate removed from pastedown, contemporary calf, J.Johnson, 1788 § Clarke (Thomas B.) A Statistical View of Germany, first edition, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, [Goldsmiths' 14085], C.Dilly, 1790, all rubbed; and 15 others on Europe, 4to & 8vo (19)⁂ The third item is a comprehensive, damning, and seemingly reasonably objective survey of the civil administration and political economy of the Vatican State during the papacy of Pius VI (1775-1799).

Northern Imprints.- Parquot (P.D.) Plenty, following Scarcity, first edition, wood-engraved tail-pieces, 10pp. list of subscribers at end, modern half calf, uncut, Liverpool, 1803 § Association among Protestant Schoolmasters in the North of England, for the Support of their Aged Brethren, Widows, and Orphans. An Address to the Public in behalf of..., ?second edition, light browning, modern marbled boards, Newcastle, M.Angus, 1788 § Milnes (Richard) The Warning Voice of a Hermit Abroad..., only edition, double column, original boards, uncut, rubbed, rebacked, Wakefield, for the author, 1825 § Atkinson (Charles) The Life and Adverntures of an Eccentric Traveller, only edition, woodcut frontispiece, plate and illustrations, original boards, uncut, rubbed and marked, rebacked with old marbled paper, York, for the author, 1818; and 6 others with Northern imprints, v.s. (10)⁂ The first is largely a chronological diary of imports and exports of grain, and the consequences of government action from September 1800 to the end of 1801. It is rare with Library Hub recording only one copy of this first edition (Manchester Public Library). The extensive list of subscribers is almost entirely made up of Liverpool residents including the banker, lawyer and art-collector William Roscoe. The second item is one of two editions listed by ESTC, of 1774 and 1788 respectively. Both are extremely rare, ESTC lists only the British Library copy of either.

Dundas (Henry, 1st Lord Melville) An Address to the Public; containing a Review of the Charges exhibited against Lord Viscount Melville, second edition, contemporary ink signature to head of title, 1805 bound with Considerations on the Declaratory Bill..., first edition, 1806 and [Sedgwick (James)] A Letter to Mr.Whitbread, on the Duty of Rescinding the Resolutions which preceded the Impeachment of Lord Viscount Melville, first edition, 1806 and John Bull's Soliloquies on the late Impeachment, first edition, 1806, together 4 works in 1 vol., all with half-titles, one or two small stains, near contemporary green straight-grain morocco, gilt, g.e., rubbed, spine faded § Trial (The), by Impeachment, of Henry Lord Viscount Melville, for High Crimes and Misdemeanors, before the House of Peers, in Westminster Hall, first edition, engraved portrait (lightly foxed and offset onto title), bookplate of William Blair of Blair, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked with gilt spine and red morocco label, 1806; and another by Melville, 8vo (3)⁂ Lord Melville, a former Home Secretary and First Lord of the Admiralty, was impeached for misuse of Navy funds, but was acquitted of all charges. Melville's was the last English impeachment trial, conducted in the House of Lords, presided over by Lord Chancellor Thomas Erskine.

Naval & Military.- McArthur (John) Principles and Practice of Naval and Military Courts Martial, 2 vol., second edition, some light foxing, engraved bookplate of Edward Codrington, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, red morocco labels, 1805 § Whitelocke (Lt. Gen. John) The Proceedings of a General Court Martial...for the Trial..., first edition, 2 folding engraved maps, some spotting, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, corners repaired, 1808 § Fabrigas (Anthony) The Proceedings at Large, in a Cause on an Action brought...against Lieutenant General John Mostyn, Governor of the Island of Minorca...for False Imprisonment and Banishment from Minorca to Carthagena in Spain, first edition, erratic pagination, title and final leaf soiled, modern cloth, G.Kearsly, 1773; and 2 others, similar, 8vo & folio (7)⁂ McArthur was sometime secretary to Admiral Lord Viscount Hood and had been an officiating judge advocate at various Naval Courts Martial during the American War. In the first volume is a "chronological list of the principal trials by Naval Court Martial under the existing laws" with the date of trial, name of defendant, rank, ship, nature of charges or offences, how proved, and the sentence imposed.Sir Edward Codrington (1770-1851), naval officer, commanded a ship at Trafalgar, was appointed rear-admiral in 1814, and became commander-in-chief of the Mediterranean fleet in 1827.General Whitelocke's court-martial was the inevitable consequence of his enormous and disastrous ill-judged, and ill-directed, campaign against Spanish forces in Buenos Aires and the Plate region of South America in May-July 1807.The last resulted in a judgment in favour of the plaintiff, Anthony Fabrigas, a gentleman-farmer, and the award to him of £3000 damages with all costs. This is one of two different editions of this year. ESTC records only 2 UK copies of this edition (BL and St John's College, Cambridge) with 5 more in North America.

Naval Impressment.- [Tutchin (John)] Remarks upon the Navy. The Second Part, Containing a Reply to the Observations on the First Part. With a Discourse on the Discipline of the Navy, shewing that the Abuses of the Seamen are the highest Violation of Magna Charta, and the Rights and Liberties of English Men, first edition, final leaf soiled and torn (repaired without loss), modern cloth-backed marbled boards, roan label to upper cover, uncut, [Wing T3382D], 1700 § Tomlinson (Lt. Robert) A Plan for a Practicable, Easy, and Constitutional Method, of Manning the Royal Navy, upon any Emergency, without the usual mode of Impressing Seamen, first edition, printed on thick paper, errata leaf at end, title and final leaf soiled, modern cloth-backed boards, [Goldsmiths' 11143], for the Author, by J.W.Pasham, 1774, 4to & 8vo (2)⁂ The first item is the second part to Remarks on the present condition of the Navy, and particularly of the victualling and a reply to Well-wisher to the Royal Navy of England. Observations on a pamphlet, touching the present condition of the Navy and victualling, both published in 1700. The pamphlet questions the legitimacy of impressment and raises concerns about payment. ESTC records only 2 UK locations (BL and University of Wales) and 5 in America.Of the second item ESTC again lists only 2 UK copies (Cambridge and National Maritime Museum) with 7 more in America.

Military.- Keate (Thomas) Observations on the Fifth Report of the Commissioners of Military Enquiry...particularly on those parts of it which relate to the Surgeon General, first edition, ?lacking half-title, title soiled, [Wellcome III. 380], 1808 bound with [Clarke (John Calvert)] Observations applying to such parts of The Fifth Report of the Commissioners of Military Enquiry, as relate to the Patent Office of Apothecary-General to the Army, first edition, presentation copy from the author to William North Senior inscribed at head of title, lightly browned, Albion Press, 1808, together 2 works in 1 vol., modern cloth § Scottish Military and Naval Academy. Report of the Ordinary Directors..., folding lithographed frontispiece, 1830; Report by the Directors...to the Subscribers, 2 folding tables at end, 1832, together 2 works in 1 vol., modern cloth, Edinburgh § Reichlin von Meldegg (Baron A.P.F.F.) A Treatise on Patrolling, translated by Charles William Short, first edition in English, old library blind-stamp to title, original pink boards, uncut, rubbed, corners worn, rebacked in cloth, 1830; and 2 others on national defence, 4to & 8vo (5)

Naval.- Naval Economy: exemplified in Conversations between a Member of Parliament and the Officers of a Man of War, during a Winter's Cruize..., first edition, contemporary ink signature to head of title (cropped), modern boards, 1811 § Pering (Richard) A Reply to some strictures in the Quarterly Review, (No.XIX.) on Indian-Built Ships..., first edition, presentation copy from the author to J.D.Thompson inscribed at head of title (shaved), title soiled, modern boards, Plymouth-Dock, 1814 § [Palinurus]. Familiar Letters, from an Elder to a Younger Brother, serving for his freedom in the Trinity-House, Newcastle upon Tyne, first edition, half-title, with final errata/advertisement leaf, light foxing, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, Newcastle, for the author, by L.Dinsdale, 1785 § Royal Naval Annuitant Society, Devonport. Rules and Regulations..., first edition, with contemporary ownership inscription of Lt.Richard Bastard to front free endpaper and signed certificates for his wives and daughters to be his beneficiaries from the society in text, tipped in or loosely inserted, contemporary mottled sheep, rubbed, Devonport, Congdon & Hearle, 1824; Rules & Regulations..., original printed blue wrappers, 1d red postage stamp pasted to upper cover, frayed at edges, Plymouth, 1862; and 5 others, naval or maritime, 8vo et infra (10)⁂ The first is an interesting examination, by means of dialogue, between an anonymous M.P. and the officers of an early 19th century Royal Navy warship, on the state of the Navy. Focusing particularly upon the state of existing masts and sails, the author promotes the funding and provisioning of improvements in naval equipment, at the same time as also revealing the subtleties of the command structure and the professional expectations of the officer class in the Royal Navy. Rare, with only 2 copies on Library Hub (BL & National Maritime Museum, although third edition specified) and WorldCat adding 2 copies in America.The Royal Naval Annuitant Society had been established in 1823 to provide annuities for dependents of deceased members. Lt. Richard Bastard served in the Royal Navy from 1798-1834. Library Hub lists a few of the Society's Rules and Regulations but none earlier than 1825 (although Plymouth Library does apparently have a copy of this 1824 edition).

Leeds Mail Coach Robbery.- Davies (W.P.) "A Brand plucked out of the Fire!" or A Brief Account of Robert Kendall...executed at Northampton, the 13th August, 1813, fifth edition, Northampton, 1813 bound with Griffin (Rev. Edward) Strictures upon a publication entitled "A Brand plucked out of the Fire!"..., Nottingham, 1813 and "Laicus". Observations on a pamphlet...entitled "A brand plucked out of the fire"!, Bedford, 1813 and Robbery of the Leeds Mail. An address to the public, occasioned by that part of the alleged "Refutation" published by the writer of Kendall's narrative..., Northampton, 1814 and Davies (W.P.) A Refutation of the Charges alleged against the writer of Kendall's Narrative..., Northampton, 1814 and Some account of the trial of Huffham White, Robert Kendall, and Mary Howes, (otherwise Taylor)..., Northampton, 1813 and Predestined Thief (The); or, A dialogue between a Calvinistic preacher and a thief condemned to the gallows..., 1814, together 7 works in 1 vol., some spotting and soiling, old library blind stamp to first title, engraved bookplate of George Chetwynd, later half calf, uncut, new spine label, 8vo et infra bound into 8vo⁂ A collection of seven pamphlets by participants in, witnesses to, or contemporary commentators on the notorious Leeds Mail Coach Robbery of October 1812. Robert Kendall and Huffham White removed sixteen bags of mail from an apparently moving coach, which continued for several miles before the robbery was discovered. Enquiries by Bow Street officers led to Bristol and then Liverpool, where Kendall and White were arrested after a violent struggle in the cellar of a house. After being found guilty at a 14-hour trial involving forty witnesses, White and Kendall were executed at Northampton in August, 1813. Kendall's conviction aroused some controversy when the Methodist minister W. P. Davies claimed that the verdict was unsafe, with the evidence against him being wholly circumstantial.

Davies (John) A Collection of the most important cases respecting Patents of Invention and the Rights of Patentees, first edition, half-title, contemporary ink signature of John Masterman to head of title, light foxing, contemporary calf, rubbed, rebacked, new endpapers, 1816 § Society for the Illustration and Encouragement of Practical Science. Gallery for the Exhibition of Objects blending Instruction with Amusement, Adelaide Street...Catalogue for 1836, thirteenth edition, folding frontispiece, modern cloth, [1835]; and 2 others, science, 8vo (4)

Poor & Poor Laws.- Davison (John) Considerations on the Poor Laws, second edition, some spotting and browning, modern bookplate and signature of Bryan Kjeith-Lucan, old marbled wrappers, rubbed, spine faded, Oxford, 1818 § Strickland (George) A Discourse on the Poor Laws of England and Scotland, on the State of the Poor in Ireland, and on Emigration, first edition, bookplate of Ferguson of Raith, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Goldsmiths' 25374; Not in Kress], 1827 § [Hayter (Sir William Goodenough)] Proposals for the Redmption of the Poor's Rates, by means of Emigration, first edition, title and last leaf a little soiled and stained, modern morocco-backed marbled boards, [Goldsmiths' 21901; Not in Kress], 1817 § Digest of the Evidence (A) taken before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Andover Union...By a Barrister, first edition, without publisher's catalogue, A.L.s. relating the attempted suicide of a Major Whittaker tipped in at beginning, contemporary half calf, spine repaired, [Goldsmiths' 34801], 1846; and 14 others on the poor and poor laws, 8vo (18)⁂ The last concerns the Andover Workhouse scandal where the inmates were treated appallingly inhumanely and, due to the master stealing their provisions, were driven to consume the bones which they were given to crush for fertiliser.

Maritime.- Congreve (Maj. Gen Sir William) A Description of the Sights, or, Instruments for Pointing Guns...for the Use of the Navy...., second edition, half-title, 3 engraved plates, 2 folding, contemporary ink inscription of Henry Beaufoy to head of title, light marginal water-staining, original boards, rubbed, rebacked, folio, 1819.⁂ A relatively little-known contribution to military technology by William Congreve (1772-1828), best known now for his designs for military rockets. Among the 18 or so patents taken out by Congreve between May 1808 and February 1827, none appears, however, to be for his gun sights. First published the previous year Library Hub list 3 copies of the first edition and 2 of the second (BL & National Maritime Museum).Henry Beaufoy was a son of the astronomer and physicist Mark Beaufoy (1764-1827), a founder member of the Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture. It was Henry who in 1834 was to publish his father's experimental research into the relationship between hull shapes and water resistance.

Duncan (Rev. Henry) The Young South Country Weaver; or, a Journey to Glasgow: A Tale for the Radicals. And Maitland Smith, the Murderer, a True Narrative, second edition, some foxing, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Goldsmiths' 23353], Edinburgh, 1821 § "Eight Seven". A Simple and Effectual Mode of Providing for the Labouring Classes, first edition, ink reference number to head of title, modern half cloth, [Black 3584; Goldsmiths' 24674], Dublin, 1825 § Collett (Anthony) A Letter to Thomas Sheerlock Gooch, Esq. M.P....detailing a Legislative Plan, for the Employment of the Poor..., second edition, lacking half-title, marginal water-staining, old cloth, cockled, [Goldsmiths' 24290.2], Halesworth, 1824 § [Bunn (Thomas)] Answers to Inquiries respecting Frome Selwood, in Somersetshire..., first edition, lacking final leaf (list of contents of Appendix), manuscript notes to front free endpaper, modern morocco, gilt, Frome, 1834; and 4 others on agricultural labourers, 8vo (8)

Maritime.- Griffiths (Capt. Anselm John) Observations on some Points of Seamanship; with Practical Hints on Naval Œconomy, first edition, list of subscribers at end, light spotting, bookplate, ink signature to front pastedown, contemporary half green roan, gilt, a little rubbed, spine slightly faded, Cheltenham, 1824 § Rocco (Francesco) A Manual of Maritime Law, translated by Joseph Reed Ingersoll, first edition in English, half-title, water-stained, contemporary half sheep, contemporary ink signatures to upper cover (and title), rubbed, rebacked, new endpapers, Philadelphia, 1809 § House of Commons. Report from the Committee on Mr. Greathead's Petition, respecting his new Invention of a Life-Boat, first separate edition, title lightly browned and with small old ink library stamp to foot, modern boards, 1802 § Francis' Patent Metallic Life Boats, manufactured at the Novelty Iron Works, New-York, plate depicting rescue using the lifeboat from a wreck off the coast of New Jersey, light foxing, original cloth, New York, 1850, 8vo (2)⁂ The first is a manual for naval men by an experienced Royal Navy officer, with much of great interest on both the management and human side of the early 19th century Royal Navy and which proposes a more humane navy. The list of subscribers includes 57 Admirals and "Fran. W.Austen, C.B.", the elder brother of Jane Austen, who went on to have a distinguished naval career, was knighted in 1860 and became Admiral of the Fleet in 1863.

NO RESERVE Slaney (Robert A.) Essay on the Beneficial Direction of Rural Expenditure, [Goldsmiths' 24066], 1824; An Outline of the Smaller British Birds, second edition, wood-engraved illustrations, 1833; A Few Verses from Shropshire, lacking half-title, privately printed, 1846; Reports of the House of Commons on the Education (1838), and on the Health (1840), of the Poorer Classes in Large Towns: with some suggestions for Improvement, pagination occasionally shaved, [1840]; A Plea, to Power and Parliament, for the Working Classes, 1847, together 5 works in 1 vol., all but the second first editions, contemporary calf, green roan labels, rubbed, 8vo⁂ An interesting collection of publications by the Shropshire barrister, naturalist, and politician, Robert Aglionby Slaney (1792-1862). Elected M.P. for Shrewsbury in 1826 Slaney spoke on economic and social reform issues including agricultural improvement, conditions of the poor, education, health etc., acting as Chairman of the Select Committees of the reports in the fourth item. He was part of the nineteenth century scientific establishment, his sister Eliza Harriet Slaney being a natural history artist, and his daughter Elizabeth married the naturalist Thomas Eyton, friend of Charles Darwin.

Intellect.- Grisenthwaite (W.) On Genius..., first edition, presentation copy from the author inscribed at head of title, with 'Prospectus of a New Calculus' and advertisement leaf at end, lightly browned, old boards, uncut, rebacked, new endpapers, 1830 § Haslam (John) Sound Mind; or, Contributions to the Natural History and Physiology of the Human Intellect, first edition, a few spots and pencil markings, contemporary half calf, rubbed, [Wellcome III.221], 1819 § Wildsmith (William) An Inquiry concerning the relative connexion which subsists between the Mind and the Brain: with remarks on Phrenology and Materialism, first edition, modern cloth, London & Leeds, 1828; and 3 others, 8vo (6)⁂ The first is scarce with only 3 copies listed by Library Hub (BL, Cambridge, Oxford).

[Morgan (John Minter)] The Reproof of Brutus, first edition, lacking half-title, with engraved frontispiece, presentation copy from the author to the United Service Club with 6 page manuscript proposal for a residential college for junior officers signed by Morgan and bound in at beginning (loose), library label with note of presentation to front free endpaper, later half calf, 1830 § [Erskine (Thomas)] Armata: a Fragment, 2 parts in 1, second edition, title torn and repaired, light foxing and soiling, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, [Goldsmiths' 21948 & 21950], 1817 § Modern Patriots; a Poetical Letter to T.S.W.Samwell, Esq. By Publius Florus, only edition, light spotting, modern cloth, slightly stained, 1816, rubbed; and 5 others, literature, v.s. (8)⁂ The first is a political poem by a devotee of Robert Owen and his co-operative movement. His manuscript note proposes a college for 400 families which would provide accommodation, education, sporting facilities, entertainment etc., paid for by selling shares and affording a profitable investment.The second is a political romance and utopian novel concerning an imaginary voyage to a parallel earth, by the lawyer and politician Thomas Erskine. It is the first work of science fiction by a Scottish author.The third item is a political verse in the form of almost a running commentary on Lord Liverpool's Tory administration. Rare; Library Hub lists one copy only (BL).

Norfolk.- Brereton (Rev. Charles David) A Letter to the Lord Lieutenant and Magistrates of the County of Norfolk, on the Proposed Innovation in the Rural Police, Swaffham, [?1839]; A Refutation of the First Report of the Constabulary Force Commissioners, 3 parts, folding table, London, Southampton and Swaffham, [?1839], together 2 works in 1 vol., first editions, presentation copies from the author to J.Seppings Esq. inscribed at head of titles (the first cropped), spotting at beginning and end, small stain to last few leaves, bookplate of R.C.Fiske, with cuttings relating to the retirement of the Chief Constable Sir Paynton Pigott in 1909 and his subsequent bankruptcy loosely inserted, contemporary half calf, rubbed, rebacked, spine gilt, corners repaired, [Not in Goldsmiths' or Kress] § Narrative (A) and Authentic Report of the Proceedings at the Election for Knights of the Shire, for the County of Norfolk, only edition, with final errata/advertisement leaf, interleaved, ex-library copy with stamp to verso of title, contemporary ink signature and bookplate of George Crump, contemporary half calf, red roan label, rubbed, upper joint split, Norwich, 1802; and 3 others relating to Norfolk, 8vo (5)⁂ The items in the first volume were written following the County Police Act of 1839 which established the Norfolk Constabulary as one of the first county forces. Both titles are rare with Library Hub recording 4 copies of each: BL, Canterbury Cathedral, Aberdeen & Southampton universities for the first, and Canterbury, LSE, Sheffield University, & Southampton for the second.The second volume is an analysis of the General Election for the county of Norfolk of August 1802.

Tuckett (J.D.) A History of the Past and Present State of the Labouring Population, 2 vol., first edition, original cloth, paper labels, spines faded, 1846 § Parsons (Rev. Benjamin) Tracts for Fustian Jackets and Smock Frocks, No.1-18 in 1 vol., [a complete set], first edition, soiled at beginning and end, first leaf becoming detached, contemporary half calf, rebacked preserving old gilt spine, corners repaired, [1848-49] § [Tufnell (E.C.)] Character, Object, and Effects of Trades' Unions, first edition, 16pp. publishers' catalogue at end, light soiling and water-staining, modern wrappers preserving original wrappers, paper label to upper cover, uncut, [Goldsmiths' 28804; Kress C.3884], 1834 § Hole (James) Lectures on Social Science and the Organization of Labor, first separate edition, damp-stained, contemporary half calf, 1851 § Bernard (Sir Thomas) On the Supply of Employment and Subsistence for the Labouring Classes..., first edition, half-title, modern cloth, [Goldsmiths' 21693; Kress B.6867], 1817, the first three rubbed; and 14 others on labourers, radicalism, trades' unions etc., 8vo (20)

NO RESERVE Mathematics.- Moore (Sir Jonas) A Mathematical Compendium..., fourth edition, engraved plates and illustrations, one folding, tables, contemporary ink inscriptions of William Dale and James Gilbert to front endpapers and notes & calculations to rear endpapers, free endpaper detached, contemporary panelled calf, rubbed, 12mo, J.Philips, 1705.⁂ Popular English schoolbook first published in 1681 by the mathematician and surveyor to the Fen Drainage Company.

Children.- Worsley (Rev. Henry) Juvenile Depravity. £100. Prize Essay, first edition, 12pp. publisher's catalogue at end, 1849 § Beggs (Thomas) An Inquiry into the Extent and Causes of Juvenile Depravity, first edition, 8pp. publisher's catalogue at end, [Goldsmiths 36439], 1849 § Davenport-Hill (Florence) Children of the State, edited by Fanny Fowke, second edition, advertisement leaf at end, 1889 § Delver (A.) From Dark to Light; or, Voices from the Slums, first edition, wood-engraved plates, Manchester & London, 1881 § Spargo (John) The Bitter Cry of the Children, first edition, plates, some underlinings in red or blue crayon, New York, 1906, all original cloth, the fourth pictorial, a little rubbed, spine ends of the second frayed, 8vo (5)⁂ The first two items were entries into an essay competition on juvenile depravity, and awarded first and second prizes respectively. Both identified particularly the destructive results of intemperance. The third mentioned, first published in 1867, is by a member of the energetic family of London-based social reformers. The sisters Rosamond, Florence (1828-1918) and Margaret Hill were all involved in prison reform, the reform of the treatment of juvenile delinquents and the children of the poor.

Libraries.- Hatton (George) The Inauguration of the Manchester Free Library...a Poem, first edition, presentation copy from the author to C.H.Rickards inscribed at head of half-title, bookplate of Rickards, contemporary limp red roan, g.e., rubbed, rebacked, Manchester, 1853 § Rickman (Thomas) & Henry Hutchinson, architects. An Answer to Observations on the Plans for the New Library..., first edition, occasional foxing, modern cloth-backed marbled boards, Birmingham, 1831 § Tovey (Charles) A Free Library for Bristol, 1855; The Bristol City Library...with a Catalogue of the Books..., wood-engraved frontispiece & additional pictorial title, 4 lithographed plans, 1853, together 2 works in 1 vol., some soiling, small ink stamp to verso of plates, modern cloth, London & Bristol, 8vo (3)⁂ The Manchester Free Library was the first library established under the provisions of the Public Libraries Act of 1850 and opened on 5th September 1852. It was so popular that it required a police officer to keep order in the rush of the first week's borrowing.The second item concerns the dispute over plans for a new university library in Cambridge. Rickman & Hutchinson had submitted a design in competition with Decimus Burton, William Wilkins and C.R.Cockerell. The members of the Library Syndicate kept changing their minds as to the winner, provoking a pamphlet war, but in the end Cockerell's design was chosen although only part of it was built, in 1836-37.

Child Labour.- Smith (George, of Coalville) The Cry of the Children from the Brickyards of England: a Statement and Appeal, second edition, presentation copy from the author to Blackburn Free Library inscribed on front free endpaper, library stamps and labels and loosely-inserted reader's ticket, original limp cloth, spine worn and repaired, ink stain to lower cover, London & Leicester, 1871; another edition, sixth edition, signed and inscribed by the author on front free endpaper, 1879; Our Canal Population: A Cry from the Boat Cabins, with Remedy, New Edition, with Supplement, signed presentation copy from the author to the agriculturist Prof. John Prince Sheldon with tipped-in A.L.s. from Smith, also Smith's card and other related material, Sheldon bookplate, [1878/79]; Gipsy Life, first edition, 12pp. publisher's catalogue at end, 1880; An Open Letter to My Friends; or Sorrows & Joys at Bosvil, signed and inscribed by the author to Rupert Simms and marked "Rough Proof" at head of title, stitched in printed pale blue wrappers, upper wrapper slightly marked and faded, Leek, 1892, some wood-engraved plates, all but the last original cloth, rubbed, the fourth spine a little faded; and a bundle of other material relating to Smith including biographies, pamphlets, letters, cuttings etc., and bound parliamentary reports on the Canal Boats Act (1877) Amendment Bill of 1884 and the Temporary Dwellings Bill of 1887, v.s. (18)⁂ George Smith of Coalville (1831-95) was a notable social reformer who worked tirelessly among the "brickyard, canal, gipsy and van children" for the greater part of his life. Having worked in the brickyards himself as a child he obtained some education and was appointed the manager of a brick and tileworks at Coalville in Leicestershire. The Cry of the Children, published in 1871, drew attention to the plight of child workers in the brickfields and resulted in legislation to regulate and improve conditions, but also caused him to be dismissed from his post. He then proceeded to campaign for the education and improved sanitary conditions of children living on canal boats, and for gipsy children.

NO RESERVE De Morgan (Augustus) A Budget of Paradoxes, first edition in book form, half-title, foxing, contemporary half calf, spine gilt, rubbed, 1872; and another on logic, 8vo (2)

Fisher (Irving) The Nature of Capital and Income, first edition, half-title, diagrams and tables in text, ex-library copy with trace of label removed from verso of title, original green cloth, rubbed, spine a little worn and marked, recased, preserved in green cloth drop-back box with calf label to spine, New York, The Macmillan Company, 1906 § Jevons (W.S.) The Theory of Political Economy, third edition, ink signature to half-title, another cut away at head, original cloth, slight wear to spine ends and upper joint, 1888 § Pigou (A.C.) Industrial Fluctuations, first edition, half-title, 20 folding charts, advertisement leaf at end, ex-library copy with labels and stamp to front endpapers, original cloth, spine slightly faded and torn at head, one or two tiny holes to cloth, 1927; and 2 others, economics, 8vo (5)⁂ Fisher's first published treatise, of central importance to the debate on capital theory.

Boerhaave (Hermann) Aphorisms: Concerning the Knowledge and Cure of Diseases, translated from the last edition printed in Latin at Leyden, 1728, vignette title, first and last few pages toned with some marks,contemporary calf, with gilt stamped device to upper cover, corners bumped, spine rubbed, with later morocco label in gilt, working loose at upper joints, 1735, & Academical Lectures on the Theory of Physic. Being, vol.2, 3 and 6 only (of 6), some spotting and dampstaining, contemporary speckled calf, rubbed at extremities and on spine, red morocco labels to spine, lacking vol.2 and partially lost vol.3, 1743-46, 8vo (4)

France.- Renneville (Constantin de) The French Inquisition: or, the History of the Bastille in Paris, the State-Prison in France, first edition in English, variant with "Osborn" in imprint, with final advertisement leaf, cropped, modern calf-backed boards, A.Bell, T.Varnham & J.Osborn..., 1715 § (Charles Secondat, Baron de) Miscellaneous Pieces ..., first English edition, half-title, contemporary sprinkled calf, splits to joints, spine ends worn, 1759 § Mirabeau (Honoré-Gabriel de Riquetti) Speeches...pronounced in the National Assembly of France, 2 vol. in 1, first edition in English, half-title to vol.1, ink inscription to title of vol.1, light water-staining at end, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, spine ends worn, 1792 § Mildmay (Sir William) Political Treatises:...I. The Police of France..., first collected edition, contemporary ink signature to title, contemporary calf, rebacked, [Kress 6365], 1766 § Stearns (Dr. Samuel) Dr. Stearns's Tour from London to Paris, first edition, engraved portrait, foxing, contemporary half calf, rebacked, 1790, some browning, all but the first rubbed; and 5 others on France, 8vo & 4to (10)⁂ Samuel Stearns (1741-1809/10) was an American astronomer, doctor, author and publisher, and a British loyalist during and after the American War of Independence. In 1790 he travelled to Britain and took a degree from the University of Aberdeen before travelling to Europe and publishing this account of his experiences. The three final chapters include an interesting and detailed proposal for an ideal constitution.

KINGSLEY (Charles, the Rev.): 'The Water-Babies: a Fairy Tale for a Land Baby..', London & Cambridge, Macmillan & Co, 1863: FIRST EDITION, second issue: publishers green cloth gilt, frayed to extremities with lean toward upper board, contemporary ink gift inscription to front flyleaf, lower endpaper joint split, teg, 8vo. (1)

RACKHAM (Arthur, illustrator): 'A Midsummer-Night's Dream...by William Shakespeare', London, Heinemann, 1908: FIRST EDITION thus. Num. col. illustrations tipped-in, tissue guards, scattered foxing, recent brown half morocco, spine gilt lettered and decorated, 4to. (1)

DRAWING MANUAL: PIAZZETTA (Giovanni Battista, 1682-1754): 'Studi di pittura gia dissegnati da...Piazzetta ed con ora l'intalgio di Marco Pitteri...': Venice, Giovanni Battista Albrizzi, 1760: FIRST EDITION. Title page printed in red and black with engraved vignette, decorative head and tail-pieces, 38 plates only (of 48), by Bartolozzi and Pitteri, final 4 cropped and remounted with some repair, scattered foxing and handling marks, 19th century half calf gilt, rubbed and scuffed, oblong folio. For sale with all faults and not subject to return. (1)

FITZGERALD (E A): 'Climbs in the New Zealand Alps..', London, T Fisher Unwin, 1896: FIRST EDITION: 50 b/w plates, folding map in rear pocket, original tan cloth with black morocco labels, teg, remainder untrimmed, large 8vo. (1)

WADDELL (L Austine): 'Lhasa and its Mysteries..a record of the expedition of 1903-1904', New York, E P Dutton, 1905: FIRST EDITION, maps and plans throughout, some colour, folding tinted map at end, recent red leather, gilt ruled and lettered, teg: SAVAGE-LANDOR (A Henry): 'Across Coveted Lands or a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta, Overland..', London, Macmillan, 1902: 2 vols, publishers red cloth gilt, VG with minor wear: with one other, travel. (4)

FORESTER (Thomas): 'Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia...', London, Longman, Brown et al, 1858: FIRST EDITION. With map & 8 litho plates (one folding): publishers salmon cloth gilt, rubbed and dampmarked, free endpapers and flyleaves removed, endpaper joints strained, large 8vo: with 3 others, travel, including Francis Rennell Rodd's 'People of the Vale', 1926. (4)

MOUNTAINEERING: FITZGERALD (E A): 'The Highest Andes...a Record of the First Ascent of Aconcagua and Tupungato in Argentina...', London, Methuen, 1899: FIRST EDITION. publishers red cloth gilt, spine neatly recased, a little sunned and rubbed, 8vo: SMYTHE (Frank) 'The Mountain Vision', London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1941: publishers blue cloth with dustjacket, VG: with 5 others, mountaineering of similar period, generally in very good condition. (7)

ROBERTSON (William): 'The History of America..', London, printed for W Strahan et al, 1777. FIRST EDITION. 2 vols, with folding plate and 4 maps: contemporary full polished calf gilt, twin morocco labels, some cracking to hinges but a smart set, 4to. (2)

SCOTT (Sir Walter): 'The Lady of the Lake; a Poem'. Edinburgh, John Ballantyne, 1810: FIRST EDITION. Engraved frontis of author, contemporary full diced calf gilt with marbled sides, light wear and partial crack to upper hinge, else a very good copy, 4to. (1)

VAMBERY (Arminius): 'Travels in Central Asia, being the Account of a Journey from Teheran across the Turkoman Desert on the Eastern Shore of the Caspian Khiva, Bokhara, and Samarcand...', London, John Murray, 1864: FIRST EDITION, wood engraved plates, folding map in pocket at rear, publishers green cloth gilt, expertly recased with endpaper joints renewed, light wear to extrems but a very good copy, 8vo. (1)

FLEMING (Ian): 'Goldfinger', London, Jonathan Cape, 1959: FIRST EDITION: original black cloth with blind-stamped skull and gilt coins for eyes, dustjacket with design by Richard Chopping, priced at 15s (water stain to fore edge of lower panel, some wear to corners and edges), a very good copy internally in a good plus jacket, 8vo. (1)

DICKENS (Charles): 'The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby': London, Chapman & Hall, 1839: FIRST EDITION, frontis portrait by Maclise and 39 plates by Phiz, 19th century half calf with marbled sides, spine gilt ruled with green morocco label, 8vo. Text with both points of first issue, misprint 'visiter' for 'sister' at pp123, line 17: pp160, line 6 up reads 'latter', later corrected to 'letter'. (1)

ISLE OF WIGHT: COOKE (William): 'A New Picture of the Isle of Wight, illustrated with thirty-six plates, of the most beautiful and interesting views throughout the island...': London, printed by W Wilson, 1808: FIRST EDITION, hand-coloured map and 36 engraved plates, some foxing and browning, contemporary diced calf boards, recently rebacked: LONG (W H) 'A Dictionary of the Isle of Wight dialect, and of provincialisms used in the island...', London, Reeves & Turner, 1886: publishers blind stamped blue cloth, rubbed and bumped, 8vo: with 3 other books on the Isle of Wight. (5)

INSCRIBED COPY: BRADDON (Mary): 'Mohawks..a Novel': London, John & Robert Maxwell, n.d (1886): FIRST EDITION: Volume 1 only (of 3): front free endpaper inscribed in black ink to recto 'To Lady Margaret Herbert with the author's sincere regards, September 6th 1904': publishers green cloth, spine gilt lettered, a little rubbed, 8vo. Inscribed copies by Braddon are rare. (1)

TROLLOPE (Anthony): 'The Last Chronicle of Barset', London, Smith, Elder & Co, 1867: FIRST EDITION. 2 vols, contemporary green half morocco gilt, rubbed, 8vo: 'Barchester Towers': Leipzig, Bernhard Tauscnitz, 1859: 2 vols, 19thc half calf gilt, 12mo: with 20 other volumes, Trollope and other literature. (24)

INDIA: HODGES (William): 'Travels in India during the years 1780, 1781, 1782 & 1783...', London, printed for the author, 1793: FIRST EDITION. Large folding engraved map and 14 engraved plates, without leaf bearing table of plates and advertisements at rear, contemporary marbled boards, 20thc Indian calf gilt reback with endpaper joints renewed and outer corners refurbished, scattered foxing and handling marks internally but a good clean copy overall, 4to. (1)

INDIA: VANSITTART (Henry): 'A Narrative of the Transactions in Bengal, from the year 1760, to the year 1764, during the government of Mr Henry Vansittart. Published by himself': London, J Newbery, 1766: FIRST EDITION. With advertisement leaf in Vol.1, folding engraved table in Vol.3: 3 vols, contemporary full calf, much rubbed and scuffed with some cracking to spine, contents generally sound, 8vo. (3)

DICKENS (Charles): 'Bleak House': London, Bradbury & Evans, 1853: FIRST EDITION. Half-title, pictorial engraved and printed titles, frontis and 38 plates, browned and foxed, period half-calf gilt over marbled boards, rubbed, 8vo: with 7 other volumes, first and early editions by Dickens in varying condition. (8)

ELIOT (George): 'Novels of George Eliot': London, Blackwood, n.d: 8 vols, period black half-calf with twin morocco labels, a few labels damaged or lacking, worn and scuffed with hinges cracked in places: plus a first edition of Charles Dickens 'Master Humphrey's Clock', 3 vols, bindings worn. (11)

ROYAL AIRFORCE: two photographs showing RAF cadets at Cranwell in 1940, variously autographed on reverse: Christmas Day 1940 menu for Officers of 14th School of Technical Training: RAF pullover knitting pattern, plus 1933 first edition of 'Death in the Air'. (Sm qty)

HUGHES (Ted): 'Wodwo': London, Faber, 1967: FIRST EDITION, dustjacket, spine browned and chipped at head: 'Crow..from the Life and Songs of the Crow': same publisher, 1970: FIRST EDITION, dustjacket: with 11 other books by or about Ted Hughes. (13)

HUGHES (Ted): 'Poetry Is..': New York, Doubleday, 1970: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Publishers black cloth with dustjacket, darkened to spine and edges: with 9 others, Ted Hughes. (10)

ELIOT (T S): 'The Cocktail Party': London, Faber, 1950: FIRST EDITION. Dustjacket, spine sunned and chipped to ends: together with NABOKOV (Vladimir, translator) 'Eugene Onegin...a Novel in Verse by Aleksandr Pushkin': London, Routledge, 1964: 4 vols, publishers cloth with dustjackets, VG. For sale on behalf of St Wilfrid's Hospice. (5)

HARPER (Charles): 'The Smugglers..Picturesque Chapters in the History of Contraband': London, Cecil Palmer, 1923: FIRST EDITION: publisher's blue cloth, spine gilt lettered, light wear and dustmarking else VG: with 2 other vols related. (4)

BRAMAH (Ernest): 'The Wallet of Kai Lung..': London, Grant Richards, 1923: No.169/200 copies, signed by author: publishers buckram backed boards, edges rough trimmed, foxing to spine and edges, 8vo: ALLINGHAM (Margery) 'The Fashion in Shrouds..': New York, Book League of America, 1938: FIRST US EDITION: publishers red cloth with dustjacket, head of spine with some loss and rubbed to edges, 8vo: HUXLEY (Aldous) 'Brave New World': London, Chatto & Windus, 1932: 3rd impression: publishers blue cloth, some wear, 8vo: with a shelf of other books, 20th century literature. (One shelf)

17TH CENTURY CHRONOLOGY: 'The Historical and Chronological Theatre of Christopher Helvicus, Distributed into Equal Intervals of Tens, Fifties and Hundreds: with an Assignation of Empires, Kingdoms, Governments, Kings, Electours, Princes, Roman Popes, Turkish Emperours and other Famous and Illustrious Men...': London,  printed by M Flesher, 1687: FIRST ENGLISH EDITION: recent half calf over marbled boards, raised bands with red morocco lettering piece, a bit crinkled and browned but a good crisp copy, marginal tears from fore-edge of second and third leaves, small folio. (1)

LYNTON (Norbert): SIGNED COPY 'William Scott', London, Thames & Hudson, 2004: FIRST EDITION, inscribed from author to title page, large 4to, publishers yellow cloth with dustjacket, VG: with 5 other volumes, large format art reference. (6)