twells john (4 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. Illustrated with black and white figures and painting reproductions (illustrator). 1st Edition. Firmly bounds and clean, laminate surface of the cover has some small bubbling.

Paper covers. Zustand: As new. No Jacket. 1st edition. Nearly new. Author's signature on t.p. The story of Nelson's life and death, told in stanzas grouped into seven parts: Wide Horizons, Spanish Triumph and Disaster, The Band of Brothers, A Foreign Court, The Northern Treat, The Long Chase and Trafalgar. Illustrated with seven monochrome plates; attractive coloured cover (Nelson by Rigaud on the front, Emma Hamilton by Romney on the back). Unpaginated; with 218 numbered stanzas, a short bibliography and autobiographical sketch of the author. Weight: 1 Language: English.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Signed. Signed with message by author on reverse of title page. Otherwise unmarked. Unread. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A very scarce contemporary publication of John Twells' speech in opposition to Robert Peels' Bank Charter Act in 1857. A fascinating and very scarce publication of the testimony given by English banker John Twells at an 1857 public meeting of those opposed to the monetary system established by Sir Robert Peel's Acts of 1819 and 1844.The meeting was held in the town hall of East Retford, and a post script notes that he 'was listened to throughout the whole of his lengthened speech with the greatest attention and interest'.Twells also gave evidence at the 1857 Parliamentary Select Committee on the working of the Bank Charter Act 1844.With the stamp of the Nottinghamshire County Library to the verso of the first leaf, and no further library markings.Karl Marx later referenced Twells's comment that the 1844 Act had been profitable for bankers, while disadvantaging merchants and those in business. Rebound in full cloth. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Library stamp to verso of first leaf. Pages lightly age toned, with handling marks to the first and final leaf, but otherwise clean. Very Good. book.