corn law (11 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

See the entries of Bentinck and FitzRoy Somerset in the Oxford DNB. On approximate 11 x 6 cm rectangle cut from cover of letter. In good condition, lightly aged, with minor traces of grey paper mount adhering to blank reverse. Addressed by Bentinck in the customary staggered way: 'Lieut: Genl. / Lord FitzRoy Somerset G.C.B. / Horse Guards'. Bentinck's signature 'G. Bentinck' is at bottom left, underlined but without the line above the signature. The merest slither of the bottom of the loop of the initial 'G' has been cropped. See image.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. The present item was enclosed in a letter from Serjeant Shee (the future Sir William Shee), offered separately, sent from the House of Commons on 17 February 1854, in which he writes: 'I enclose Mr. Cobdens own handwriting to send to the Papers -'. Attached to a corner at the head of the first page of the present item is a cutting from the Morning Herald newspaper, 18 February 1854, reproducing the details in the manuscript. That circumstance, taken with certain references in the Shee letter, suggest that the recipient of both was either James Johnstone, proprietor of the Morning Herald, or his editor Robert Knox. 2pp, 12mo. On the rectos of the two leaves of a bifolium. In good condition, lightly aged and worn, with a few pin holes at top inner corner, and slight damage at the foot of the gutter, unobtrusively repaired with archival tape. In pencil in contemporary hand on front page, 'Cobdens writing / see accompg letter'. Text reads: 'Pet[ition]s Mr Cobden / Cropton Yorkshire. / for the repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge / Wm. Woods Mitchell of Arundel, printer & publisher of the "West Sussex Advertiser", for the repeal of the compulsory stamp on newspapers. - / Passengers in Emigrant ship Maidstone proceeding to the Colony of New South Wales for Ocean penny postage / Mechanics Institution Kingley Yorkshire for Decimal Coinage'.

4pp., 12mo. Bifolium on pink paper. In fair condition, lightly-aged, with minor evidence of removal from stub. A poem of 13 irregular stanzas. Begins: 'When some great warrior returns | Triumphant to his native land, | The heart of all the nation burns | To welcome him. In countless bands | They line the street, | And press to greet, | With shouts and cries and loud acclaim, | The man who saved them from the shame | And misery of defeat.' The seventh stanza is typical: 'They [ 'starving men and women' ] had been patient many years, | No wild, rebellious cry was theirs; | But unto heaven their groans and tears | Went upward mingled with their prayers. | And Famine stalked about the land, | And Death a mighty harvest reaped, | And Want and Sin went hand in hand, | And all the land in misery steeped; | While far and wide rang out the mournful cry, | We have no bread, and wanting bread, we die!' (The eighth stanza concerns the '[b]rown corn in many a furrow', to be found 'across the sea'.) Scarce: no copy in the British Library, and only two copies on OCLC WorldCat and COPAC (Trinity College Dublin and Cambridge).

1st Edition in this form. Fair copy bound in contemporary aniline calf over marble boards. Faded title with raised bands to spine. Spine worn with loss to bands. Panel edges worn and rubbed. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 864 pages; Description: 864p. 36 x 24cm. Includes issues no. 53 (Sept. 28th, 1844) to no. 145 (July 4th, 1846). Subjects: Corn Laws - Periodicals - The League (newspaper) - 19th century. Economics - Free trade. Text in triple columns. 5 Kg.

First Edition. Fair copy bound in contemporary half aniline calf over marbled boards. Spine cover is worn and cracked, with some loss. Spine bands and panel edges are considerably worn as with age. Surface wear also evident to boards. Both hinges are starting to some loose from the binding, although the text block is intact. Internally, pages are quite clean with some tanning around the margins, and spots of foxing to the prelim. and terminal leaves. Binding copy only. Scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 688 pages; Description: 1v., 688p. , 35cm. Summary: Official publication of the National Anti-Corn Law League. Includes issues: nos. 107 - 145 of vol. 3. : Saturday, October 11, 1845 - Saturday July 4, 1846. Published weekly. Text in triple columns. Subjects: National Anti-Corn Law League -- Perioidcals -- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- Corn Law -- 19th century. 4 Kg.

Engraved ticket, 115 x 150 mm. The National Anti-Corn Law Bazaar was a massive fundraising and publicity event organised by the Anti-Corn Law League in the early 1840s to fund their campaign against grain import tariffs. Held notably in Manchester (1842) and Covent Garden (1845), these bazaars mobilised support, displayed goods from industrial supporters, and helped pressure the government into repealing the Corn Laws in 1846.

Brochure/Pamphlet. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). A very scarce transcribed conversation between a Farmer and a Gentleman, discussing the unpopular Corn Laws that were enforced at the time. In the publisher's wraps.A very scarce pamphlet containing a transcribed conversation, "nearly verbatim", between a Gentleman and a Farmer on a steam boat. They discuss the pros and cons of the Corn Laws, which were tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and corn enforced in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846.The rear notes that the work was issued by the Anti-Corn-Law League, a successful political movement that aimed to abolish these unpopular laws. In the publisher's wraps. Externally, with slight edge wear. Age toning and light spotting to the wrap. A couple small chips to the rear. Closed tear to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned, but otherwise clean. Good. book.

1p., on 12 x 11.5 cm piece of paper, possibly cut from the conclusion of a letter. In fair condition, lightly aged, with traces of glue from mount on reverse and slight loss to two words of text from wear. Apparently written to a family member or intimate (but see note below), the note reads: 'The enclosed is the list of the books that will reach you tomorrow morning by Messrs. Knights' Van - one or two of them (marked) you have lready I think, as I nnot find them on the shelves here - | With kindest regards, - | Yours sincerely, | Jane Cobden Unwin.' Alternatively is she being "The Jane", who took a keen and even intrusive interest in the work of the publishing house".

Brochure/Pamphlet. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). An interesting transcribed conversation between a Farmer and a Gentleman, discussing the Corn Laws that were enforced at the time. In the publisher's wraps.A very scarce pamphlet containing a transcribed conversation, "nearly verbatim", between a Gentleman and a Farmer on a steam boat. They discuss the pros and cons of the Corn Laws, which were tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and corn enforced in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846.The rear notes that the work was issued by the Anti-Corn-Law League, a successful political movement that aimed to abolish these unpopular laws. In the publisher's wraps. Externally, smart with age toning to the wraps and handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good. book.

Poster, 375 x 260 mm. This item may have at some time been mounted and will bear traces on the reverse of adhesive or removal of mounts. Samuel Birch [1757 - 1851] served as Lord Mayor of London 1814 - 15 and although a Tory he opposed the Corn Bill of 1815 and at the meeting referred to here, of the livery at common hall, made a vigourous attack upon the intended prohibition of the free importation of foreign corn. The course he took on this occasion is commemorated by a medal struck in his honour on the obverse side of which is the bust of the lord mayor, and on the reverse a representation of a wheatsheaf, with the legend, 'Free Importation, Peace and Plenty.' Although reported widely in the press at the time I can find no other separately printed contemporary record of this speech.