Lot 139
Late 18th century British politics, a collection, including Burke, Edmund
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 14 February 2018 at 10:00 GMT
Description
A Letter from the Rt. Honourable Edmund Burke to His Grace the Duke of Portland on the Conduct of the Minority in Parliament. 1797. 8vo, 94pp. + 2pp. adverts, stitched, ?lacks wrappers; [Combe, William] A Letter to His Grace the Duke of Portland, from a country gentleman. 1789. 8vo, 88pp. + blank, stitched, ?lacks wrappers; Burke, Edmund A Third Letter to a Member of the Present Parliament, on the Proposals for Peace. 1797, 8vo, 165pp., stitched, ?lacks wrappers; Playfair, William Letter to the Right Honourable The Earl Fitzwilliam, occasioned by his two letters. 1795, 8vo, 24pp + 4pp. adverts., stitched, ?lacking wrappers; [Howard, Frederick] A Letter from the Earl of Carlisle to Earl Fitzwilliam. 1795, 13pp. + 3pp. adverts, stitched, inscribed "These two letters very Tom Fool"; Copies of the several testimonials transmitted from Bengal by the Governor General and Council relative to Warren Hastings. 1789, 8vo, stitched, ?lacking wrappers; [Phillips, George] The Necessity of a Speedy and Effectual Reform in Parliament. Manchester: M. Falkner, [n.d.], 8vo, wrappers; Jersey, George Villiars, Earl of Correspondence between the Earl & Countess of Jersey and the Rev. Dr Randolph. 1796, 8vo, 37pp., slight marginal loss to final leaf, ?lacks wrappers; [Stewart, Robert] A Report of Two Speeches delivered by the Rt. Hon. Lord Viscount Castlereagh. Dublin: J. Milliken, 1799, 8vo, ?lacks wrappers; Scott, Major A Second Letter from Major Scott to Mr Fox containing the final decision... on the charges brought against Rajah Deby Sing. 1789. 8vo, 28pp + 4pp. adverts, ?lacks wrappers; Miles, W.A. A Letter to the Prince of Wales, on a Second Application to Parliament. [n.d.], 8th edition, 8vo, ?lacks wrappers; Sempill, Hugh, Lord A Short Address to the Public on the Practice of Cashiering Military Officers. 1793. 8vo, 47pp., lacks wrappers; Harper, Robert G. Observations on the Dispute between the United States and France. Dublin, reprinted by P. Byrne, 1798, original wrappers, worn; [Sparke, Michael] Truth Brought to Light, or the History of the First 14 years of King James I. London: R. Baldwin, 1692, 4 parts in one volume, 12mo, additional engraved title & 1 engraved plate, contemporary calf, leaf before title frayed and with Newbattle Abbey College stamps, binding worn and detached; German Museum or Monthly Repository. 1800, nos. 1-7 (and duplicate of no. 1), 8vo, original printed wrappers, uncut, slightly worn; [Auckland, William Eden, Baron] Some Remarks on the apparent circumstances of the War. 1795. 8vo, original wrappers; Seze, Raymond de The Oration of Deseze. 1793, 8vo, ?lacks wrappers; Brissot de Warville, J.P. To his Constituents on the Situation of the National Convention. 1794. 8vo, ?lacks wrappers; [Adair, Robert] A Whig's Apology for his Consistency. 1795, 8vo, ?lacks wrappers; Pitt, William A Collection of Addresses and Letters. [1812], 8vo, ?lacks wrappers; Mornington, Lord Substance of Lord Mornington's Speech in the House of Commons. 1794, 8vo, lacks wrappers; [Blane, Sir Gilbert] Inquiry into the Causes and Remedies of the late and present Scarcity. 1800. 8vo, presentation copy to the Countess of Ancram, ?lacks wrappers; Scott, John A Letter to the Right Honourable Charles James Fox. 1789. Second edition, 8vo, ?lacks wrappers; Burke, Edmund Two Letters addressed to a Member of the Present Parliament. 1796. 8vo, last 2 leaves torn without loss, ?lacks wrappers; and 12 others, early 19th century, uncut, without wrappers; most with first and last leaf dust-soiled; sold not subject to return
Footnote
Provenance: The property of the Newbattle Abbey College Trust