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- (1812.) Minutes of Evidence, taken before the Committee of the Whole House, To whom it was referred, to consider of the several Petitions which have been presented to The House, in this Session of Parliament, relating to The Orders in Council.
- ISBN: NA Price: $424.28
- Publisher: [London]: Date Published: 1812
- Description: narrow folio, [iv] (title, index), 687, [1] pp.; some soiling and age spotting on early and late leaves still overall clean and untrimmed but needs rebinding,; testimony from merchants, manufacturers, importers, exporters, et al. on the many economic problems created by the Orders in Council of Jan. 7 and Nov. 11, 1807 aimed at strangling neutral commerce, the United States being the chief target; shortly after this investigation the orders were repealed but too late to prevent the War of 1812. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: Great Britain, United States, commerce, economics, War of 1812 Show items similar to this.
Request a photo for this item.- Item Number: 534528
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating Further Information relative to the Pacific Advances Made on the Part of this Government to that of Great Britain.
- ISBN: NA Price: $34.78
- Publisher: Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, Date Published: 1812
- Description: Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1812; November 13, 1812, Ordered to Lie on the Table.; first edition, signed on title by James Emott (Representative from New York); small octavo, 12 pp.; margins cut down with no loss, extraction roughness at spine, general age toning but not fragile, some leaves have numbers penned in corners, now disbound in self wrappers; mostly correspondence and communications from Jonathan Russell, American charge d'affaires at London, to Lord Castelereagh, President Monroe, and others. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Great Britain, foreign affairs, War of 1812 Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 514224
- Message from the President of the United States, communicating Further Information relative to the Pacific Advances Made on the Part of this Government to that of Great Britain.
- ISBN: NA Price: $31.77
- Publisher: Washington City: Printed by Roger C. Weightman, Date Published: 1812
- Description: November 13, 1812, Ordered to Lie on the Table.; first edition; large octavo, 12 pp.; an untrimmed copy with wide margins but last leaf loses a corner from paper defect with no letters touched, age speckling, still overall good+; mostly correspondence and communications from Jonathan Russell, American charge d'affaires at London, to Lord Castelereagh, President Monroe, and others. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Great Britain, foreign affairs, War of 1812 Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 514225
- Minutes of Evidence taken at the Bar of the House of Lords, before a Committee of the Whole House, To whom it was referred to consider the Orders in Council ... (bound with The Speech of Henry Brougham ..., see below)
- ISBN: NA Price: $416.09
- Publisher: London: Printed by J. M'Creery for J. Ridgway, Date Published: 1808
- Description: with the several Petitions of Merchants and Manufacturers of Liverpool, London, Hull, and Manchester ... xiii, [1], 139 pp. (bound with) Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron. The Speech of Henry Brougham, Esq. before the House of Commons, Friday, April 1, 1808, in support of the Petitions from London, Liverpool and Manchester against the Orders in Council. Taken in short-hand by Mr. A. Fraser. ix, [1], 84 pp.; 2 items bound as 1, old calf very worn and dry with front cover detached, library hand stamps, gift inscription from Josiah Shippey Jr. on first title, general age toning and considerable age staining on early leaves but text not fragile and entirely readable; Sabin 49353 and 8417. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Great Britain, British history, economics, European commerce, neutral shipping Show items similar to this.
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- Item Number: 532924
- Joint Resolutions of the Mayor, Recorder, Alderman, and Common Council of the Borough of Norfolk, Passed the 17th Day of December, 1851; and Memorial of sundry Citizens of the same place.
- ISBN: NA Price: $127.99
- Publisher: Washington: Printed by Gales & Seaton, Date Published: 1822
- Description: 9 pp., 2 folding tables; issued as 17th Congress, 1st Session, H 21; light age staining, extraction roughness at spine and now in self wrappers; objections to an act "by which British vessels are prohibited from bringing the production of British colonies into our ports and taking away those of our country in return",. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Great Britain, commerce, Norfolk, Virginia Show items similar to this.
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- Item Number: 686302
- Report of Decisions of the Commission of Claims under the Convention of February 5, 1853, between the United States and Great Britain, transmitted to the Senate by the President of the United States, August 11, 1856.
- ISBN: NA Price: $544.58
- Publisher: Washington: A. O. P. Nicholson, Senate Printer Date Published: 1856
- Description: [2], 478 pp.; issued as 34th Congress, 1st Session, SED 103 with an added title leaf; light extraction roughness at spine with first leaf partilly detached, age staining, now in self wrappers; a number of these cases involve ships alleged to have been engaged in the slave trade. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Great Britain, treaties, claims Show items similar to this.
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- Item Number: 615324
- Correspondence concerning Claims against Great Britain, transmitted to the Senate of the United States in answer to the Resolutions of December 4 and 10, 1867, and of May 27, 1868.
- ISBN: NA Price: $1,017.96
- Publisher: Washington: Date Published: 1869
- Description: 7 volumes, mixed editions, some GPO and others Philp & Solomons, Booksellers; library markings and general age toning, needs rebinding, working set; the Alabama Claims. Volumes Included: 7
- Subject: United States, Great Britain, American Civil War, Alabama Claims, Big Sets Show items similar to this.
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- Item Number: 705086
- Great-Britain's Commercial Interest Explained and Improved: In a Series of Dissertations on the Most Important Branches of her Trade and Landed Interest. ...
- ISBN: NA Price: $1,023.60
- Publisher: London: Printed for W. Owen, Date Published: 1759
- Description: With An Essay, shewing the great Advantages which would certainly accrue to England, from an Union with Ireland. Also a clear View of the State of our Plantations in America, Their Constitution, Trade, and Revenues, with A certain Method to encrease their Commerce and Strength. The Second Edition.; 2 volumes, [2] (advertising leaf), xviii, [4], 548 pp., as issued + [2] (advertising leaf), [xii], 551 pp.; library hand stamps, original paper covered boards rubbed with spine covers badly chipped and both front covers detached along with a few early leaves, general age toning, good only. Volumes Included: 2
- Subject: Great Britain, Ireland, British Colonies in America, agriculture, commerce, economic history Show items similar to this.
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- Item Number: 514135
- Message from the President of the United States, transmitting communications from the Plenipotentiaries of the United States, charged with Negotiating Peace with Great Britain ...
- ISBN: NA Price: $40.00
- Publisher: Washington: A. & G. Way, printers, Date Published: 1814
- Description: showing the Conditions on which alone that Government is willing to Put an End to the War. October 10, 1814. Referred to the committee of Foreign Relations.; 26 pp.; issued as 13th Congress, 3d Session, HD 6; age toning and overall damp pucker, light extraction roughness at spine and now in self wrappers. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Great Briatain, foreign relations, War of 1812 Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 659489
- Memoir concerning the Commercial Relations of the United States with England. By Citizen Talleyrand. .. . to which is added An Essay upon the Advantages to be derived from New Colonies in the Existing Circumstances, by the same author.
- ISBN: NA Price: $74.99
- Publisher: Boston: Printed by Thomas B. Wait, Sold by W. Wells, Date Published: 1809
- Description: 22 pp.; thread tied into self wrappers as issued, light age staining and toning but untrimmed and unopened. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Great Britain, commerce, colonies, MW8 Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 647703
- Mr. Quincy's Speech, in the House of Representatives of the United States, January 19, 1809, on the Bill for holding an Extra Session of Congress, in May next.
- ISBN: NA Price: $28.08
- Publisher: (Boston): Russell & Cutler, printers, Date Published: 1809
- Description: 14 pp.; general age toning and now partially disbiound in self wrappers, good only; Quincy expresses the Federalists continuing dissatisfaction with the Enbargo Act of 1807 and related legislation. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: Embargo Act, United States, Great Britain, commerce, MMW xxs Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 748889
- The Proclaimed List of Certain Blocked Nationals. Revision IX, February 28, 1945. Promulgated Pursuant to Proclamation 2497 of the President of July 17, 1941.
- ISBN: NA Price: $59.22
- Publisher: Washington: GPO, Date Published: 1945
- Description: first edition; 369 pp., library hand stamps, portions of lightly text age toned, still a very good+ copy, stapled into self wrappers as issued; a commercial blacklist or individuals and companies forbidden trade with the United States, prepared by the Secretary of State but drawing on information from the Department of Justice, the Attorney General, et al., covers only countries not actually occupied by any of the Axis powers but including Spain and with a large portion devoted to Latin America, the list is organized by country and gives names and addresses but no other information. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: World War II, United States, commerce, economic history, genealogy, blacklists, Latin America Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 424368
- The Proclaimed List of Certain Blocked Nationals. Revision VI, October 7, 1943. Promulgated Pursuant to Proclamation 2497 of the President of July 17, 1941.
- ISBN: NA Price: $90.38
- Publisher: Washington: GPO, Date Published: 1943
- Description: first edition; 362 pp., library hand stamps, portions of lightly text age toned, still a very good+ copy, stapled into self wrappers as issued; a commercial blacklist or individuals and companies forbidden to trade in the United States, prepared by the Secretary of State but drawing on information from the Department of Justice, the Attorney General, et al., covers only countries not actually occupied by any of the Axis powers but including Spain and with a large portion devoted to Latin America, the list is organized by country and gives names and addresses but no other information. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: World War II, United States, commerce, economic history, genealogy, blacklists, Latin America Show items similar to this.
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- Item Number: 680381
- A Review of All that hath pass'd between the Courts of Great Britain and Spain, Relating to Our Trade and Navigation From the Year 1721, to the Present Convention; With some Particular Observations Upon it.
- ISBN: NA Price: $234.51
- Publisher: London: Printed for H. Goreham, Date Published: 1739
- Description: first edition; [title leaf], 60 pp.; extraction roughness at spine, general age toning, now disbound in self wrapper; Sabin 70199 . Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: Great Britain, Spain, Americana, commerce Show items similar to this.
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- Item Number: 609885
- Indexes to Reports of the House of Commons, 1801-1834. (498. II. continued. Banking. - Coinage. - Currency. - Exchange. - Trade and Manufactures.)
- ISBN: NA Price: $68.30
- Publisher: London: Date Published: 1837
- Description: these parts only; narrow folio, not continuously paginated but very substantial with the content of each report well summarized; paper wrappers badly chipped with sides detached, light general age toning to interior. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: Great Britain, economic history, commerce Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 534599
- Message ... transmitting Copies of correspondence relating to the rights accorded neutrals and the rights claimed by belligerents in the war pending between certain European powers.
- ISBN: NA Price: $33.15
- Publisher: Washington: Date Published: 1854
- Description: 23 pp.; issued as 33d Congress, 1st Session, HED 103; light extraction roughness at spine and light general age toning, now in self wrappers; Great Britain states that no letters of marque will be issued and accepts the theory that a neutral flag protects a ship’s cargo except in the case of contraband. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: Crimean War, blockade, Great Britain, United States, neutrality Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 418189
- Message ... transmitting Copies of correspondence relating to the rights accorded neutrals and the rights claimed by belligerents in the war pending between certain European powers.
- ISBN: NA Price: $30.08
- Publisher: Washington: Date Published: 1854
- Description: 23 pp.; issued as 33d Congress, 1st Session, HED 103; light extraction roughness at spine and light general age toning, now in self wrappers; Great Britain states that no letters of marque will be issued and accepts the theory that a neutral flag protects a ship’s cargo except in the case of contraband. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: Crimean War, blockade, Great Britain, United States, neutrality Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 418190
- Great Britain, America, and Democracy by Ephraim Douglas Adams. Anglo-American Relations by Benjamin Russell.
- ISBN: NA Price: $34.20
- Publisher: Boston: World Peace Foundation Date Published: 1919
- Description: small octavo, 48 pp., issued as League of Nations, vol. 2#1, library markings, self wrappers soiled, overall good+. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: World War One, international relations, Great Britain, United States Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 460920
- Our Claims on England. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, delivered in Executive Session of the Senate, April 13, 1869, on the Johnson-Clarendon Treaty for the Settlement of Claims.
- ISBN: NA Price: $33.32
- Publisher: Washington: F. & J. Rives & Geo. A Bailey Date Published: 1869
- Description: first edition, "Injuction of secrecy removed by order of the Senate"; 16 pp., the last two a blank leaf, as issued; light age spotting and a small chip at fore edge, two horizontal fold marks, still overall very good, untrimmed and unopened; Sumner opposes the treaty as letting the British off too easily and feels it is only a "snare", he also is suspicious of any negotiations carried on out of sight over the Atlantic cable. Volumes Included: 1
- Subject: United States, Great Britain, foreign relations, Civil War claims, PL Show items similar to this.
- Item Number: 807520
- The English-Speaking World. (Volume 20, Number 6 - Volume 44, Number 4)
- ISBN: NA Price: $221.24
- Publisher: London: English-Speaking Union, Date Published: 1938
- Description: Volume 20, Number 6 (June 1938, first issue after the title change from The Landmark) through Volume 44, Number 4 (July 1962, last published); quarto before Volume 26 and small octavo after, 12 issues a volume at first and later 6 issues a volume in the smaller format (with a few exceptions e.g. Volume 25 is complete in three issues with the first misnumbered as Volume 24, Number 13; Volume 35 is complete in 8 issues and December 1953 not issued); ex library in 13 later quarter or full cloth bondings, most front covers retained but only some back covers, some early issues are called American Edition; an illustrated magazine to promote Anglo-American friendship and mutual support. Volumes Included: 13
- Subject: United States, Great Britain, Anglo-American relations, SLT, Big Sets Show items similar to this.
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- Item Number: 626124
