Lot 13
  • 13

Miscellanies.

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Description

  • Four volumes so titled, containing various pamphlets and tracts, including:
  • ink on paper
Miles, -. The Conduct of France towards Great Britain. 1793–Brissot, J.P. On the Situation of the National Convention; On the Influence of the Anarchists, and the Evils it has caused. 1794–Anon. An Answer to the Complete Investigation of Mr. Eden’s Treaty. 1787–Johnstone, George. Letters which passed between Commodore Johnstone and Capt. Evelyn Sutton, in 1781. [N.d.]Anon. An Address to… the Duchess of York, against the use of Sugar. 1792Venault de Charmilly, - (attrib). Mémoire sur l’esclavage et sur la traite des negres. London, 1798Stone, John Hurford. Copies of Original Letters recently written by Persons in Paris to Dr. Priestley in America. Taken on board of a neutral vessel. 1798Pinckney, Charles. Authentic copies of the correspondence of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry, Esqrs. envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to the Republic of France; as presented to both Houses of Congress, April 3, 1798, by His Excellency John Adams, President of the United States of America. 1798Anon. The trial at large of Arthur O’Connor, Esq. John Binns, John Allen, Jeremiah Leary, and James Coigley, for high treason, before Judge Buller. 1798Clinton, Henry. The narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton… relative to his conduct during part of his command of the King’s troops in North America; particularly to that which respects the unfortunate issue of the campaign in 1781. 1793–Anon. Eleventh report from the select committee appointed to take into consideration the state of the administration of justice in the provinces of Bengal, Bahar, and Orissa. 1784Anon. A Full and Accurate Account of the Debates on the East-India Bill in the House of Lords. 1784–Pulteney, William. The Effects to be expected from the East India Bill. 1783

4 volumes, 8vo, contemporary half calf, some wear to bindings

Provenance

Edward William Vernon Harcourt (1825-91), armorial bookplate

Condition

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Catalogue Note

The full list is:

Miles, -. The Conduct of France towards Great Britain. 1793

Brissot, J.P. On the Situation of the National Convention; On the Influence of the Anarchists, and the Evils it has caused. 1794

Anon. A Short Review of the Political State of Great-Britain… The sixth edition. 1787

Anon. An Answer to the Complete Investigation of Mr. Eden’s Treaty. 1787

Letters which passed between Commodore Johnstone and Capt. Evelyn Sutton, in 1781. [N.d.]

Houcquart de Coubron, -. Nouvelles vues sur l’administration des finances, et sur l’allégement de l’Impôt. The Hague, 1785

Ibid. Calculs sur la circulation , relativement aux impôts. London, 1787

Anon. An Address to… the Duchess of York, against the use of Sugar. 1792

Anon. The Duty of Constables. Gloucester, 1790

Venault de Charmilly, - (attrib). Mémoire sur l’esclavage et sur la traite des negres. London, 1798

Anon. Three Warnings to John Bull before he dies. 1798

Anon. A Plan for Raising the Supplies during the War. 1798

Clare, John Fitzgibbon, Earl of. The Speech of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Clare. Dublin, 1798

Stone, John Hurford. Copies of Original Letters recently written by Persons in Paris to Dr. Priestley in America. Taken on board of a neutral vessel. 1798

Authentic copies of the correspondence of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry, Esqrs. envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotentiary to the Republic of France; as presented to both Houses of Congress, April 3, 1798, by His Excellency John Adams, President of the United States of America. 1798

The trial at large of Arthur O’Connor, Esq. John Binns, John Allen, Jeremiah Leary, and James Coigley, for high treason, before Judge Buller. 1798

Gifford, John. A Short Address to the Members of the Loyal Associations. 1798

The narrative of Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton… relative to his conduct during part of his command of the King’s troops in North America; particularly to that which respects the unfortunate issue of the campaign in 1781. 1793

Scott, John. A letter to the Right Honourable Charles James Fox, one of His Majesty’s principal secretaries of state. 1783

[2 odd ones]

A brief and impartial review of the state of Great Britain, at the commencement of the session of 1783: humbly addressed to the Right Honourable and Honourable the Lords and Commons of Great Britain… the Third Edition. 1783

A candid investigation of the present prevailing topic. 1784

Eleventh report from the select committee appointed to take into consideration the state of the administration of justice in the provinces of Bengal, Bahar, and Orissa. 1784

A Full and Accurate Account of the Debates on the East-India Bill in the House of Lords. 1784

Pulteney, William. The Effects to be expected from the East India Bill. 1783