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Gallatin, Albert. Indexes to documents relative to North Carolina during the colonial existence of said state, now on file in the offices of the Board of Trade and State Paper Offices in London. Transmitted in 1827: by Mr. Gallatin, then the American minister in London. Raleigh: Pr. by T. Loring at the office of “The Independent,” 1843. 8vo (22.2 cm, 8.75"). [2], 120 pp. 
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• Sabin 55624. Original printed paper front wrapper (only, and detached; back wrapper lacking); wrapper torn, with inked inscription in upper margin. Wrapper, title-page, and next four leaves gnawed by a rodent with loss to printed border of wrapper and a letter or two on the title-page — main text not affected. Pages creased, with some instances of light spotting.
Much
More than the Decline & Fall Gibbon, Edward. Miscellaneous works ... With memoirs of his life and writings, composed by himself: illustrated from his letters, with occasional notes and narrative, by John Lord Sheffield. London: A. Strahan and T. Cadell, Jr. & W. Davies, 1796. 4to (28.7 cm, 11.25"). 2 vols. I: Frontis., xxv, [1], 703, [1 (blank)] pp. II: viii, 726, [2 (errata & adv.)] pp.
The work was additionally printed in Dublin and Basil in the same year. OCLC notes that a third volume was printed almost ten years later, by J. Murray; that supplementary volume is not present here.
Signed binding: Contemporary treed calf, covers framed in gilt rolls, beautifully rebacked with gilt-stamped spines preserving handsome original gilt-stamped, two-color leather title and volume labels, turn-ins with gilt rolls. Front pastedown of vol. I with binder's ticket: “Pigge Binders, Lynn.”
A charming silhouette of Gibbon serves as frontispiece to volume I.
• ESTC T79696; Allibone 663; Brunet, II, 1586; Norton, Gibbon, 131. Bindings as above with original leather showing some scuffs and abrasions; gilt on original spine labels a little (but a little only) dimmed. Hinges (inside) reinforced. Final page of each volume, back pastedown of vol. I, and title-page of vol. II institutionally rubber-stamped; no other such marks. Intermittent spots of light foxing. A lovely, wide-margined, archetypically “18th-century” quarto production for this quintessentially 18th-century writer. (23770)
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Frescoes for Westminster PalaceGreat Britain. Commissioners on the Fine Arts. Report of the Commissioners on the Fine Arts, with appendices; and a critical introduction. By command of Her Majesty. London: James Gilbert, 1842. 8vo (20 cm, 7.875" ). x, 37, [1] pp. 
Rare: We trace no U.S. copies of this work via NUC Pre-1956, OCLC, or RLIN, nor is it in NSTC
• Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly age-toned with a little light staining.
Irish SalariesGreat Britain. Exchequer. Ireland. Accounts and papers, presented to the House of Commons, respecting the increase or diminution of salaries, &c. &c. in the public offices of Ireland, for the years 1801 and 1802. [London, 1803]. Folio (33 cm, 13"). 31, [1 (blank)] pp.
Single-click the image for an enlargement.• Recent paper wrappers. Title-page stamped by a now-defunct institution.
The “Who’s Who”Great Britain. Parliament. A true and exact list of the lords spiritual and temporal, also of the knights[,] commissioners of shires, citizens and burgesses, chosen to serve in the Parliament of Great Britain. [London], 1741. 8vo (19.7 cm, 7.75"). 16 pp.
• Register prepared for the 1741 general election, with notations regarding how M.P.s voted on the Convention and on Walpole’s proposed Excise Bill (a tax on tobacco and wine). The current U.K. Parliament website sums up the terms thusly: “The Lords Spiritual are made up of the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York, the Bishops of London, Durham and Winchester as well as specific bishops of the Church of England. The Lords Temporal are made up of Hereditary Peers elected under Standing Orders, Life Peers, Law Lords, the earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain.”
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Uncommon: ESTC locates only four copies, none of which are in the U.S.
• ESTC T26238; Goldsmiths’-Kress 7877.5. Recent marbled paper–covered boards, spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label. Pages age-toned, with some dustsoiling.
Reforming
the
Kingdom’s FinancesGreat Britain. Parliament. A report from the commissioners appointed to take, examine and state the publick accompts of the kingdom. [London]: 1703 [i.e., 1713]. 8vo (17.9 cm, 7.25"). [1] f., 104 pp.
This is less dry than might seem, with notes being present as to which officials’ accountings were in revolting disarray, as to what bakers were scamming Navy purchasing officers, how much was spent on what at military hospitals—etc.
• ESTC T94705; Goldsmith’s-Kress 5055. 20th-century gray wrappers with title in blue ink on front wrapper. Wrappers with browning, fading, light soiling, a little shallow chipping, and a few shallow tears. Heavy pencilling on inside front wrapper and title-page. Pages with some shallow dog ears and traces of soiling. All edges speckled red.
Irish Trade BalancesGreat Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Accounts, presented to the House of Commons, respecting the importation of flax seed, the exportation of linen, and the importation and exportation of corn, grain, meal, &c. into and from Ireland, at certain periods. [London, 1804]. Folio (32.5 cm, 12.75"). 7, [1 (blank)] pp.
• Removed from a nonce volume, now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Title-page stamped by a now-defunct institution, with small area of offsetting to inner upper margin. Pages with small edge chips.
Balance = £ 39,329 s.
18 d. 8 1/2Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Accounts, presented to the House of Commons, respecting the issue of money from the treasury of Ireland. [London, 1802]. Folio (32.5 cm, 12.75"). 5, [1 (blank)] pp.
Click the image for an enlargement. • Not in NSTC. Removed from a nonce volume, now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Title-page with area of offsetting to upper inner margin, else clean.
Bank of Ireland Accounts — The National DebtGreat Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Account of the commissioners for the reduction of the national debt, of all sums which have been paid to the Bank of Ireland on their account, and of all debentures or stock which have been redeemed or purchased by them. [London, 1803]. Folio (32.5 cm, 12.75"). 17, [1] pp. 
Click the image for an enlargement. • Removed from a nonce volume, now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. One page (not the title) stamped by a now-defunct institution, else clean.
Rewards
& ReimbursementsGreat
Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
Papers presented to the House of Commons respecting payments made by the
government of Ireland, at Par, to all persons in and from Ireland, since the union.
[London, 1804]. Folio (32.5 cm, 12.75"). 14 pp.
Click the image for an enlargement. • Removed from a nonce volume, now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Title-page and last page each with area of offsetting in upper inner margin; last page with offsetting from a rubber-stamp to outer margin.
Sadness
& Screw-UpsGreat Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Papers, presented to the House of Commons, respecting arrears of duties transferred t o the insolvent list; the recovery of surcharges on excise duties; the taxes on hearths, carriages, servants, and windows, not being collected in due time; balances of dismissed and deceased collectors; &c. of Ireland. [London, 1804]. Folio (32.5 cm, 12.75"). 18 pp. 
Click the image for an enlargement. • Removed from a nonce volume, now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Moderate foxing to first and last few leaves.
He
Never Again Held OfficeGreat
Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
Report from committee appointed to draw up articles of impeachment against Henry
Lord Viscount Melville. [London, 1805]. Folio (32.5 cm, 12.75"). 11, [1 (blank)]
pp. 
• NSTC ENG830. Removed from a nonce volume, now in a Mylar folder; sewing gone. Page edges slightly darkened, with occasional small edge chips; title-page dust-soiled. Two leaves with short tears from inner margins, just touching text on one leaf.
How Much Were theTownley Marbles Worth?Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Report from the committee to whom the petition of the trustees of the British Museum, respecting the late Mr. Townley’s collection of ancient sculptured
marbles, was referred. [London, 1805]. Folio (32.5 cm, 12.75"). 8 pp. 
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RLIN and OCLC report only one holding of this item in the U.S.
• Not in NSTC. Removed from a nonce volume, now in a Mylar folder; title-page and final blank lightly dust-soiled. Sewing mostly gone. Title-page with short tear from inner margin, not touching text; some leaves with small edge chips.
Intricately
InformativeGreat
Britain. Treaties, etc., 1760-1820 (George III).
The official correspondence between Great Britain and France, on the subject of
the late negotiation; with His Majesty’s declaration, to which is prefixed,
the preliminary and definitive treaties of peace; with an appendix containing
Colonel Sebastiani’s report to the First Consul, &c. &c. London:
Pr. by D.N. Shury for J. Ginger, 1803. 8vo (21.5 cm, 8.5"). [6], [3]–159,
[1], xlv, [1 (blank)] pp.
• NSTC ENG385. Recent paper wrappers. Title-page with rubber-stamped numeral and shadows of now-absent pencilled annotations. Three leaves with upper outer corners torn off and reattached/repaired without loss of sense. A few faint spots of foxing to title-page, otherwise clean.
Army
ExpensesGreat Britain. War Office. Ireland. An account of the distribution of the sum of £.353,193.1.13/4. part of £.650,000. granted to his Majesty, to defray the extraordinary services of the army, in Ireland, for the year 1801. [London, 1802]. Folio (33 cm, 13"). 62 pp.
• Not in Goldsmiths’-Kress. Recent paper wrappers. Title-page with small section of offsetting from a now-absent laid-in item; a few pages stamped by a now-defunct institution.
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