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[GOLD RUSH] The noble ship Manchester in great danger, From continuing the services of a Pilot of the Egyptian Bondage Sea, in lieu of a Pilot of the Service of the Free Emigration Australian Sea.
by TAUNTON, Edmund
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- first
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- Seller
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Armadale, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
[Drop-head title:] [Birmingham?] : [s.n.], [1853]. Broadside, folio sheet 430 x 280 mm, with 'Second edition' printed above the title at upper right; verso addressed in manuscript to The Right Honorable Viscount Palmerston, MP, Secretary, Home Department, London with the date of 3 November, and with two contemporary postal markings which record that it was sent from Birmingham on 3 November 1853 and received in London the next day (1d red postage stamp is loose); numerous old horizontal and vertical folds and some minor chipping to edges, the ink from the address and the circular postmarks showing through the fine paper but not seriously obscuring any of the printed text. An apparently unrecorded broadside polemic by one Edward Taunton, self-described as 'an Old Foreign Merchant of 1807'. Taunton bemoans the threat of 'Foreign Exchange' against the trade of Manchester, caused in particular by 'two invincible new opponents': the first is 'the emigration of workmen, that must raise services', and the second is 'the influx of gold, that must raise prices'. The result, Taunton suggests, has been a thirty-three year detriment to 'our national measure of strength and value', only restored thanks to trade with California and Australia. The present copy had the distinction of being sent, presumably by Taunton himself, as a form of petition to Henry John Temple, third Viscount Palmerston (1784-1865), who was then Home Secretary. We have not been able to trace any record of this 'second', nor any apparent first edition with this title.
Details
- Bookseller
- Douglas Stewart Fine Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37333
- Title
- [GOLD RUSH] The noble ship Manchester in great danger, From continuing the services of a Pilot of the Egyptian Bondage Sea, in lieu of a Pilot of the Service of the Free Emigration Australian Sea.
- Author
- TAUNTON, Edmund
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
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About the Seller
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Biblio member since 2022
Armadale, Victoria
About Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Douglas Stewart Fine Books is an antiquarian bookseller based in Melbourne, Australia. We buy and sell books both locally and around the world, working closely with clients to understand their collecting priorities and to source appropriate material. Our clients include libraries, galleries, museums, private collectors and fellow members of the trade.
Douglas began buying and selling books in 1995, while still in high school. He is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years Douglas has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB); he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Douglas is currently the President of ANZAAB.
Our stock at Douglas Stewart Fine Books is diverse: we have rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition to rare books, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, maps and globes, and fine art. Every month we issue a new online catalogue of New Acquisitions, and recommend that you join our email list to be the first to see what's available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries.
We love meeting new people and welcome visitors to our shop, which is open six days a week. If you cannot make it to Melbourne, you can find us at major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney. We're pleased to invite you to any of these exhibitions as our guest.
Last, but not least, we buy books – from important single items to entire libraries – and we'd be pleased to provide advice on the best way to sell your collection.
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
Douglas began buying and selling books in 1995, while still in high school. He is a member of the major international trade associations, and his business is conducted according to their high ethical standards. For many years Douglas has been a Board member of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Antiquarian Booksellers (ANZAAB); he is also a Mentor for the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers.
Douglas is currently the President of ANZAAB.
Our stock at Douglas Stewart Fine Books is diverse: we have rare books across all fields, but our strengths are in travel and exploration – particularly of Australia and the Pacific – and Australian art. In addition to rare books, we deal in all types of heritage material, including photographs, manuscripts, maps and globes, and fine art. Every month we issue a new online catalogue of New Acquisitions, and recommend that you join our email list to be the first to see what's available. Please do not hesitate to contact us regarding any works you see online – we are always happy to assist with your enquiries.
We love meeting new people and welcome visitors to our shop, which is open six days a week. If you cannot make it to Melbourne, you can find us at major fairs in London, New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Toronto, San Francisco, Boston, Hong Kong or Sydney. We're pleased to invite you to any of these exhibitions as our guest.
Last, but not least, we buy books – from important single items to entire libraries – and we'd be pleased to provide advice on the best way to sell your collection.
Douglas Stewart Fine Books
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