Eyre V (9 results)

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0710083491. …

Hardcover. [5], 754 p.; 22.5 cm. With texts of Legislation of the change of religion (a) in England, (b) in Scotland, (c) in Ireland. Fair orig. maroon cloth. Edges dampstained, back heavily abraded.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,700grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Very Good. 13 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 24 cms. Category: Recusant History; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Medium green cloth 8vo with gilt lettering and simple borders on a black panel on backstrip. Gilt library stamp on backstrip. A little cocked with bumped corners and light general wear. Yellow end papers. Pages are secure, clean and clear save for some light foxing. Contains a fold out map plate. Trimmed edges with some staining. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Library sticker on front cover.Medium red cloth 8vo with gilt lettering and simple gilt borders on a green panel on backstrip. Gilt library stamp on backstrip. Bumped corners and light shelf wear, a couple of small pen markings on front board. Binding tight. Some foxing and a little grubbiness in places. A few pages have small ink blots and smudges. A fair few pages have chipping at edges. Contains a fold out map. Trimmed with a stained edge. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Clean text, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

London: George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1836. Payouts for Former British Enslavers [Slavery]. [Great Britain]. William IV [1765-1837], King of Great Britain. An Act for Carrying into Further Execution Two Acts of His Present Majesty, Relating to the Compensation for Slaves Upon the Abolition of Slavery, And for Facilitating the Distribution and Payment of Such Compensation. London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1836. [17]-24 pp. Folio (11-3/4" x 7-1/2"). [With] William IV, King of Great Britain. An Act to Authorize His Majesty, Until Six Months After the Commencement of the Next Session of Parliament, To Carry into Immediate Execution, By Orders in Council, Any Treaties, Conventions, Or Stipulations Made with Any Foreign Power or State for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1836. [873]-[876] pp. Folio (11-3/4" x 7-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlets. Light toning, light foxing and soiling to a few leaves, small holes to gutter of first two leaves of first act, which are detached, no loss to text. $950. * Two acts dealing with the aftermath of the abolition of slavery in the United Kingdom. After the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833, all enslaved people in British colonies below the age of six were freed and others were redesignated as apprentices and gradually manumitted. One of the act's central provisions was a ?20 million payout for "the persons hitherto entitled to the Services of such Slaves." The present act elaborates further on the logistics of the payout, including the process by which former enslavers could claim "compensation" for their "great Inconvenience and Loss." The other act authorizes the king to negotiate treaties related to the end of the slave trade without Parliament when Parliament is not in session. London: George Eyre and Andrew Spottiswoode, 1836. (illustrator).…