Shelfmark
Fk.2.15(02)
Main entry--corporate name
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
Uniform title
[Proceedings. 1723-03-01]
Title
A report from the committee appointed by order of the House of Commons to examine Christopher Layer, and others; ... Reported on the first of March, 1722, ... Together with the appendixes, ...
Varying form of title
Layers tryal &c
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Printed for Jacob Tonson, Bernard Lintot, and William Taylor, M DCC XXII [1722].
Physical description
13 pts ; 34cm. (Fo.)
Note
Issued as a Parliamentary paper.
Note
With an imprimatur leaf to each of the two parts, each with separate titlepage and register.
Note
The second part consists of twelve sections each with divisional titlepage, pagination and register, the whole comprising the appendixes to the report.
Note
Variant copies have 10pp. of errata following the 13th part.
Note
Part printed by William Bowyer; his records show an initial printing of 3000 ordinary and 1500 fine-paper copies, followed by three printings of 1000 copies each, and a final printing of 500 copies.
Note
Bound with seventeen other items.
Note
Previously: Dm.2.9.
Citation/references note
Goldsmiths', 6253; Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 936; ESTC T122580
Additional physical form available
Microfilm. New Haven, CT : Research Publications, Inc., 1974. 1 reel ; 35mm. (Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature ; reel 369, no. 6253).
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College.
Provenance
Bookplate of Edward Waddington, recording donation to Eton College in 1731.
Provenance
Ms. pencil note: "Checked Feb 1924 some entries added to gen. Cat".
Binding
19th century brown half calf; blue and red marbled paper covered boards; six raised bands; spine title: "Layers tryal &c".
Subject
Spanish Succession, War of, 1701-1714 Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Tonson, Jacob, 1656? - 1736 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Lintot, Bernard bookseller, Printer.
Added entry--name
Taylor, William, ? - d. 1723 printer, Printer.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B20301