[Impressive collection of British Acts of Parliament relating to America, providing a comprehensive picture of the colonial economy and trade and the relationship with Great Britain in the first half of the 18th century]
by (British Acts of Parliament)
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- Disbound. Some with foxing, some trimmed, a few leaves detached. Overall very good. A couple in duplicate
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About This Item
London: John Baskett; Thomas Baskett; [and others], 1760. Together, approx. 35 Acts, each with separate title with Royal arms. Small folio. Disbound. Some with foxing, some trimmed, a few leaves detached. Overall very good. A couple in duplicate. Together, approx. 35 Acts, each with separate title with Royal arms. Small folio. Includes the following:
An Act for the Continuing the Liberty of Exporting Irish Linen Cloth to the British Plantations in Amerca Duty-free [1717]
An Act for Importing Salt from Europe into the Province of Pensilvania in America [1727]
An Act for the better Preservation of His Majesty's Woods in America [1729]
An Act for Importing Salt from Europe into the Colony of New York in America [1730]
An Act for importing from his Majesty's Plantations in America, directly into Ireland, Goods not enumerated in any Act of Parliament [1731]
An Act to explain and Act ... intituled An Act for importing from his Majesty's Plantations in America [1732]
An Act for the more easy Recovery of Debts in His Majesty's Plantations and Colonies in America [1732]
An Act for granting a Liberty to carry Sugars, of the Growth Produce, or Manufacture of any of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America [1739]
An Act for the more effectual securing and encouraging the Trade of His Majesty's British Subjects to America [1739]
An Act for the more easy and effectual Conviction of Offenders found at large within the Kingdom of Great Britain after they have been ordered for Transportartion [to America] [1742]
An Act for further regulating the Plantation Trade [1742]
An Act to revive several Acts ... relating to Rice, to Frauds in Customs, to the clandestine running of Goods, and to Copper Ore of the British Plantations [1742]
An Act for continuing several LAws relating to the Allowance upon the Exportation of British made Gunpowder; to the Importation of Naval Stores from the British Colonies in America [1743]
An Act to continue Two Acts of Parliament ... for encouraging the Growth of Coffee ... for the better securing and encouraging the Trade of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America [1746]
An Act for the better encouragement of the Trade of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America [1746]
An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act ... for Naturalizing Foreign Protestants ... in America [1747] [two copies]
An Act for encouraging the making of Indico in the British Plantations in America [1748]
An Act for encouraging the People known by the name of Unitas Fratrum or United Brethren to settle in ... America [1749] [three copies]
An Act to encourage the Importation of Pig and Bar Iron from His Majesty's Colonies in America (1750)
An Act for encouraging the Growth and Culture of Raw Silk in ... America. [1750]
An Act for encouraging the making of Pott Ashes and Pearl Ashes in ... America [1750]
An Act for continuing several Laws ... upon the importation of Masts [1751]
An Act for avoiding and putting and end to certain doubts and questions ... concerning Real Estates ... in America. [1752]
An Act for reducing the number of Directors of the Corportatioin of the Governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America [1753]
An Act for continuing several Laws ... and for the encourging the trade of the Sugar Colonies in America [1753]
An Act for continuing an Act ... for encouraging the making of Indico in the British Plantations in America [1755]
An Act for extending the Act ... as shall serve on Board His Majesty's Ships or Vessels employed upon the Lakes, Great Waters, or Rivers in North America [1756]
An Act to enable His Majesty to grant Commissions to a certain number of Foreign Protestants ... in America [1756]
An Act to extend the Liberty ... of importing Bar Iron from His Majesty's Colonies in America [1757]
An Act to prohibit for a limited time the exportation of corn, grain, meal, malt, flour, bread, biscuit, starch, beef, pork, bacon ... from His Majesty's Colonies and Plantations in America [1757]
An Act to continue ... a Liberty to carry sugars of the growth, produce or manufacture, of any of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America [1758]
An Act for continuing certain laws ... and to the Encouragement of the Trade of the Sugar Colonies in America [1758]
An Act to continue several laws ... to the encouraging the growth of Coffee in His Majesty's Plantations in America [1759]
An Act to continue several laws ... to the granting Liberty to carry Rice from his Majesty's Province of Carolina in America [1760].
An Act for the Continuing the Liberty of Exporting Irish Linen Cloth to the British Plantations in Amerca Duty-free [1717]
An Act for Importing Salt from Europe into the Province of Pensilvania in America [1727]
An Act for the better Preservation of His Majesty's Woods in America [1729]
An Act for Importing Salt from Europe into the Colony of New York in America [1730]
An Act for importing from his Majesty's Plantations in America, directly into Ireland, Goods not enumerated in any Act of Parliament [1731]
An Act to explain and Act ... intituled An Act for importing from his Majesty's Plantations in America [1732]
An Act for the more easy Recovery of Debts in His Majesty's Plantations and Colonies in America [1732]
An Act for granting a Liberty to carry Sugars, of the Growth Produce, or Manufacture of any of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America [1739]
An Act for the more effectual securing and encouraging the Trade of His Majesty's British Subjects to America [1739]
An Act for the more easy and effectual Conviction of Offenders found at large within the Kingdom of Great Britain after they have been ordered for Transportartion [to America] [1742]
An Act for further regulating the Plantation Trade [1742]
An Act to revive several Acts ... relating to Rice, to Frauds in Customs, to the clandestine running of Goods, and to Copper Ore of the British Plantations [1742]
An Act for continuing several LAws relating to the Allowance upon the Exportation of British made Gunpowder; to the Importation of Naval Stores from the British Colonies in America [1743]
An Act to continue Two Acts of Parliament ... for encouraging the Growth of Coffee ... for the better securing and encouraging the Trade of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America [1746]
An Act for the better encouragement of the Trade of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America [1746]
An Act to extend the Provisions of an Act ... for Naturalizing Foreign Protestants ... in America [1747] [two copies]
An Act for encouraging the making of Indico in the British Plantations in America [1748]
An Act for encouraging the People known by the name of Unitas Fratrum or United Brethren to settle in ... America [1749] [three copies]
An Act to encourage the Importation of Pig and Bar Iron from His Majesty's Colonies in America (1750)
An Act for encouraging the Growth and Culture of Raw Silk in ... America. [1750]
An Act for encouraging the making of Pott Ashes and Pearl Ashes in ... America [1750]
An Act for continuing several Laws ... upon the importation of Masts [1751]
An Act for avoiding and putting and end to certain doubts and questions ... concerning Real Estates ... in America. [1752]
An Act for reducing the number of Directors of the Corportatioin of the Governor and Company of Merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America [1753]
An Act for continuing several Laws ... and for the encourging the trade of the Sugar Colonies in America [1753]
An Act for continuing an Act ... for encouraging the making of Indico in the British Plantations in America [1755]
An Act for extending the Act ... as shall serve on Board His Majesty's Ships or Vessels employed upon the Lakes, Great Waters, or Rivers in North America [1756]
An Act to enable His Majesty to grant Commissions to a certain number of Foreign Protestants ... in America [1756]
An Act to extend the Liberty ... of importing Bar Iron from His Majesty's Colonies in America [1757]
An Act to prohibit for a limited time the exportation of corn, grain, meal, malt, flour, bread, biscuit, starch, beef, pork, bacon ... from His Majesty's Colonies and Plantations in America [1757]
An Act to continue ... a Liberty to carry sugars of the growth, produce or manufacture, of any of His Majesty's Sugar Colonies in America [1758]
An Act for continuing certain laws ... and to the Encouragement of the Trade of the Sugar Colonies in America [1758]
An Act to continue several laws ... to the encouraging the growth of Coffee in His Majesty's Plantations in America [1759]
An Act to continue several laws ... to the granting Liberty to carry Rice from his Majesty's Province of Carolina in America [1760].
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 339119
- Title
- [Impressive collection of British Acts of Parliament relating to America, providing a comprehensive picture of the colonial economy and trade and the relationship with Great Britain in the first half of the 18th century]
- Author
- (British Acts of Parliament)
- Format/Binding
- Together, approx. 35 Acts, each with separate title with Royal arms. Small folio
- Book Condition
- Used - Disbound. Some with foxing, some trimmed, a few leaves detached. Overall very good. A couple in duplicate
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Baskett; Thomas Baskett; [and others]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1760
- Keywords
- Colonial | Economics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Social Thought;
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