Shelfmark
Fo.7.01 - Fo.7.21
Main entry--corporate name
Great Britain Parliament.
Uniform title
[Proceedings. 1668-1739.]
Title
A collection of the parliamentary debates in England, from the year M,DC,LXVIII. to the present time. Vol. I. [-XXI.]
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : Dublin: printed. London: reprinted, and sold by John Torbuck, 1739-1742.
Physical description
21 v. ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Note
Vol. 3 is dated 1739; vols. 9, 13 and 15, 1740, and vols. 19-21, 1742; all other vols. are dated 1741.
Note
Imprint to vols. 10-12 and 14: "Dublin printed: London: re-printed, with additions; and sold by John Torbuck"; all other volumes after vol. 1 bear the imprint: "Printed in the year".
Note
Vols. 22-24 were published 1745-49.
Note
Part printed by William Bowyer (entered in his records at 18 July 1741); his records show 1500 copies printed.
Note
Punctuation in imprints to vols. 10-12 and 14 varies; wording the same. Other editions of vols. 20 and 21 appeared in 1743 and 1745 respectively
Citation/references note
ESTC, T130681
Citation/references note
Maslen and Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 2954
Provenance
Inscription in vol. 1: "G. Waddington. The gift of his excellent friend, the Revd. Thomas Cautley, Trin: Coll: Camb:", and at head of title: "G. Waddington 21 vols." Probably George Waddington (1753-1824), mathematical tutor and chaplain to the duke of Clarence.
Provenance
20th century bookplate of Eton School Library, dated in ms. 1936.
Binding
18th century; inboard binding; sewn; paper boards; tight spine with five raised bands and gold-tooled compartments with red and brown leather labels in second and third compartmnets; full cover of sprinkled tanned calf with border of single gilt fillets; endbands; endleaves; cut edges sprinkled in red and green; no spine label.
Subject
Great Britain Politics and government 17th century.
Subject
Great Britain Politics and government 18th century.
Added entry--name
Torbuck, John, active 1736 - 1742 bookseller.
Added entry--name
Bowyer, William, 1699 - 1777 printer.
Added entry--name
Eton College School Library former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B43338