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ENGLISH
POLITICS
“We
Shall
LOSE
Our
Whole Income
of Mony
[sic] from Abroad”
[Hare,
Francis]. A letter to a member of the October-Club: Shewing, that to yield
Spain to the Duke of Anjou by a peace, wou’d be the ruin of Great Britain.
The second edition, with additions. London: A. Baldwin, 1711. 8vo (20.8 cm, 8.25").
vi, 42 pp.
Swift’s
views on the ramifications of trade with Portuguese America.
This is the second, expanded edition.
• ESTC T58140; Alden & Landis, European Americana, 711/126; Teerink-Scouten 1034. Blue-green paper wrappers, old style. Title-page with small numeric stamp, faint traces of other annotations. Small area of worming in inner margins, touching a very few letters. A few scattered spots, otherwise clean; edges untrimmed.
France
Sadly
Disappointed
Him . . .
Harper, Robert Goodloe.
Observations on the dispute between the United States and France, addressed
by...one of the representatives in Congress for the state of South Carolina,
to his constituents, in May, 1797...second edition. London: (Pr. in Philadelphia
& repr. by) Philanthropic Press, 1798. 8vo (21.5 cm, 8.5"). [2 (lacking
half-title)], 5–109, [1] pp.
• ESTC T110138; Sabin 30433. On Harper, see: Dictionary of
American Biography, VIII, 285–86. Recent quarter blue morocco with
blue cloth sides, spine gilt-stamped with title within gilt-ruled raised bands
and with trefoils at head and foot. Half-title lacking; one page (not the
title) stamped by a now-defunct institution. Faint traces of waterstaining
to lower outer margins of most leaves. A handsome copy of an important document.
FamedAnti-Hobbesian
UTOPIA
Harrington, James. The Oceana of James Harrington, and his other works som[e] wherof are now first publish'd from his own manuscripts. The whole collected, methodiz'd, and review'd, with an exact account of his life prefix'd, by John Toland. London: The booksellers of London & Westminster, 1700. Folio (32.2 cm, 12.7"). Frontis., [2], xliv, 546, [2]pp.; 1 fold. plt, 1 plt. (incl. in pagination).
Click the interior images for enlargements. Also present here are The Grounds and Reasons of Monarchy Consider'd, The Art of Lawgiving, and six political tracts, along with several other pieces. The volume is illustrated with three engraved plates by Michael van der Gucht: an allegorical frontispiece, a portrait of the author after P. Lely, and an oversized folding plate depicting “The Manner and Use of the Ballot.” The title-page is printed in red and black. This was edited by John Toland.
• ESTC R009111; Goldsmiths'-Kress 3735; Wing (rev. ed.) H816. On Harrington, see: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online. Recent quarter calf and marbled paper–covered boards, spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label and gilt-ruled raised bands, leather edges tooled in blind. Minor offsetting to title-page and elsewhere; intermittent light to moderate foxing; good paper. Oversized folding plate with short tear from upper margin, just touching caption but not extending into text. A handsome book. (25237)
Religion Wantsto Be Free Harris, William. Observations on national establishments in religion in general, and on the establishment of Christianity in particular. Together with some occasional remarks on the conduct and behaviour of the teachers of it. London: S. Bladon, 1767. 8vo (21.2 cm, 8.4"). [2], 60 pp. (half-title lacking).
Uncommon: Only three U.S. institutions report holdings.
• ESTC T3154. Recent marbled paper–covered boards, spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label. Lacking the half-title. Pages lightly age-toned. (21078)
Anti–Slave
Trade[Harrison,
George]. An address to the right reverend the prelates of England and Wales,
on the subject of the slave trade. London: J. Parsons, 1792. 8vo (19 cm, 7.5").
15, [1 (blank)] pp.
• ESTC N46161. Marbled paper–covered boards, old-style, front cover with printed paper label. Pages skillfully reinforced at inner margins; clean throughout.
Britain is
Losing Her Lead!Hawker, Edward. The Navy. Letter to His Grace the Duke of Wellington, K.G., upon the actual crisis of the country in respect to the state of the Navy. By a flag officer. London: James Nisbet & Co., Hatchard & Son, and Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., 1838. 8vo (19.8 cm, 7.75"). 50 pp.
Included herein is a summary of the state of the U.S. Navy at the time.
Uncommon: We trace only three U.S. library copies.
• NSTC 2H12871. Recent speckled brown wrappers. Lightly age-toned with traces of soiling. Inked numeral in margin of title-page.
Telling
YouWHY
[Hoadly, Benjamin].
A defence of the enquiry into the reasons of the conduct of Great-Britain, &c.
Occasioned by the paper published in the Country-Journal or Craftsman on Saturday,
Jan. 4, 1728-9. London: Pr. & Sold by Ja. Robert, 1729. 12mo. 40 pp. 
• Modern boards; some staining and age-toning.
MUCH!
Is Addressed Here . . .[Hoadly,
Benjamin]. The fears and sentiments of all true Britains; with respect
to national credit, interest and religion. London: A. Baldwin, 1710. 8vo (20.7
cm, 8.15"). 16 pp.
• First edition: Treatise in favor of preserving a high level of public
credit, segueing from that topic to the tangled web of contemporary politics,
religion, and finance. The piece is attributed to Hoadly, Bishop of Winchester.
• ESTC T831; Kress 2665. Sewn, edges untrimmed, now in a Mylar folder. Title-page with numeral in lower margin inked in an early hand. Upper edges slightly darkened; a few small spots but mostly clean.
The
“Mousetrap”
— But Not Agatha
Christie's . . .
Holdsworth,
E. Muscipula, sive Cambro-Muo-machia. Londini: [Pr. by H. Hills?], 1709.
8vo. 8 pp.
•
Uncut, unopened copy. A satire of the Welsh people, supposedly written at the
instigation of Henry Sacheverell. The title means, "The Mousetrap, or The Welshmen's
scuffle with mice." One of several piracies that appeared in the year of publication,
this copy has seven stars on a shield as the title-page ornament.
• ESTC T41625?; Foxon H282. Removed from a nonce volume. Very good copy.
For WALES/WELSH, click here.
Worth
Having for the
Frontispiece
Alone Holdsworth,
E. Muscipula, sive Kamro-Myo-maxia. Londini: [Pr. by H. Hills], 1709.
8vo. 15, [1 (ads)] pp.
• ESTC T60812?, N6124?; Foxon H287. Removed from a nonce volume. Very good copy.
For LITERATURE, click
here.
“Metropole
& Emporium”
— Cathedral
Seat & Political
Center[Hooker, John]. The antient history and description of the city of Exeter.... Exeter: R. Trewman, [1765]. 8vo (20 cm, 7.8"). [1] f., 323, [1 (blank)] pp. (lacking the half-title).
Click title-page for an enlargement. • ESTC T131486. Recent quarter calf over marbled paper–covered sides, spine with gilt-stamped title and decorative devices between gilt-beaded raised bands. Title-page and several others stamped by a now-defunct institution; pages mildly age-toned, with intermittent faint spots of foxing.
Widely Read!Huskisson, W. The question concerning the depreciation of our currency stated and examined. London: John Murray (pr. by C. Roworth), 1810. 8vo (19.7 cm, 7.75"). [1] f., xix, [1], 154 pp.
• First of seven editions printed by 1811. Huskisson, who served as secretary to the admiralty before becoming an MP, was particularly interested in economics; this pamphlet established his reputation as one of the most prominent contemporary analysts of trade and financial issues.
• NSTC H3370; Goldsmiths’-Kress 20080. On Huskisson, see the The Dictionary of National Biography. Recent paper wrappers. Title-page with small inked numeral in upper corner and a bit of staining; other pages clean.
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