act continuing laws mentioned relating (5 resultados)

No Binding. Condición: Fine. First edition. Folio. 12 ¼ x 8 inches. pp. [2], 551-554. Disbound, Minor spot of foxing otherwise fine. Continuation Act extending several laws that were nearing expiration. These include "preserving His Majesty's Woods in America, and for the encouragement of the importation of Naval Stores from thence." As British forests were depleted from old growth trees, Britain took a major interest in American trees for ship building, another source of resentment for the colonists. This act also extends tariffs on sail cloth, fisheries in Greenland, whaling and increased taxes on whaling ships in Greenland. Protection of harpooners and others working on whaling ships is also extended from impressment in the Royal Navy. [Naval Stores - America] [Whale Fisheries] ESTCN51617.

Condición: Very Good. 1790. Hardback. 1790. Rebound in full buckram. Fine clean copy with bright gilt title "An Act" on front board, well defined edges and new end papers for tight binding, clean and crisp pages. . . . .

No Binding. Condición: Good. Pages 915-922. [10 pages including cover.] 31 cm. Royal coat of arms on title page. Disbound. Moderate foxing. An act from the reign of King George II. The act also proposes to naturalize foreign Protestants serving on the whaling ships.

Condición: Very Good. 1790. Hardback. 1790. Rebound in full buckram. Fine clean copy with bright gilt title "An Act" on front board, well defined edges and new end papers for tight binding, clean and crisp pages. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

FIRST PRINTING. Folio, general title headed 'Anno regni Georgii 11.,' drop head title on following leaf, pp.[913] 922, black letter, disbound. [ESTC N52984].