Shelfmark
Fp.2.11(02)
Main entry--corporate name
Uniform title
[Laws, etc. (Public general acts) 1728]
Title
Anno regni Georgii II. Regis Magnæ Britanniæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, primo. At the parliament begun and holden at Westminster, the twenty third day of January, Anno Dom. 1727. in the first year of the reign of our sovereign lord George II, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, defender of the faith, &c. being the first session of this present parliament.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London, : Printed by John Baskett, printer to the King's most excellent majesty; and Tho. Norris, assignee to George Hills., 1728.
Physical description
666, [4] p. ; 32cm (Fo.).
Note
Title from title-page of first statute. This general title-page precedes each individual act.
Note
The final four pages contain a table that indexes the public Acts (i-xxiii) and lists the private Acts (1-31).
Note
T.p. vignettes (royal arms); woodcut initials; printed marginalia.
Note
Chiefly black letter.
Citation/references note
ESTC, N50858
Provenance
Engraved armorial bookplate of Eton College on the verso of the title-page.
Binding
18th century mid brown calf; blind tooled triple fillet border;swag roll along spine edge; gold tooled roll on board edges; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; red sprinkled edges.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Dk.3.12.
Copy-specific note
Second of two items in volume.
Subject
Great Britain Parliament
Subject
Statutes Great Britain Early works to 1800.
Subject
Law Great Britain Early works to 1800.
Subject
Great Britain History George II, 1727-1760 Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Baskett, John, 1666 or 7 - 1742 printer.
Added entry--name
Norris, Thomas, ? - d. 1732 printer.
Added entry--name
Great Britain Sovereign (1727-1760 : George II)
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B43876