A nearly full run of the Acts passed under his reign, one of the most active and crucial reigns for American history.

[Parliamentary Acts] [George III, King of England].

Edité par London -1819., 1760

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Folio, (approximately 275 x 185 mm). 93 volumes, including 5,190 Acts. Bound in contemporary, virtually uniform, calf with the arms of the City of Aberdeen to the upper covers of most volumes. Some age wear as reasonably expected, generally the books are sound with some recent professional restorations to extremities, joints, heads and toes of spines, etc., where it was necessary, recently professionally cleaned and polished. Contents generally fresh and clean, without any significant foxing or damp-staining, exceptional set overall. Provenance: these Acts were compiled and bound for the Royal Burgh of Aberdeen, bearing their arms on the front and back boards until 1792 and the town's motto of Bon Accord on the bottom of the backstrip thereafter. It is likely then that these were originally housed in the old Tollbooth from which Aberdeen was governed until the construction of the larger town house complex in the 19th century. This being the case, it is also likely that the medieval library that these were to be stowed away in was not overly gifted with shelf space and the incidental removal of Acts deemed less interesting to a Scottish readership would have been an easy way of slimming the collection down so that it fitted into its designated place. A near full-run of the Acts passed under the reign of King George III, a period that oversaw the American Revolutionary War, changes in policy regarding slavery, etc. In ninety-three volumes and including 5,190 Acts, this collection recalls the entirety of the reign of King George III, undoubtedly one of the most significant for American history and in general amongst the most dynamic and rapidly changing periods of the modern era. These Acts bear witness to the birth and rebirth of nations, the reorganization and regulation of the East India Company, the gradual abolition of slavery, the rapid onset of the Industrial Revolution, the growth of an empire that touched every corner of the known world and the rising clatter of mechanization and industry. Almost every major Act of George III's reign is included. Sixty years of some of the most energetic social and political history are laid out, kept in time to the marching beat of Parliamentary governance. This set is even more interesting for having been held together and bound with the arms of the City of Aberdeen to mist volumes. This collection is an invaluable primary source of unusual scale and completeness. American contents: The United States of America's rise from a string of far-western colonies to a sovereign state is mapped comprehensively. Tensions in the Americas arguably began with the Royal Proclamation of 1763, which barred American colonists from settling further west of a line closely circumscribing existing colonial boundaries. A year later, the Sugar Act and Currency Act (both vol. VI) heightened unrest by hampering the already struggling economies of the Thirteen Colonies. In 1765, the Stamp Act (vol. VII) passed into law, imposing a tax on printed goods and documents, payable only in British currency. The response was enormous, culminating in the Stamp Act Congress, whose united voices issued the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. Parliament was petitioned, and when it became clear that the Act was harming British mercantile interests in the Colonies, it was repealed. Soon after, however, the Declaratory Act (vol. VIII) reasserted British authority in America. To Britain, control over the Colonies was essential. A succession of failed harvests, combined with large-scale grain exports, had led to soaring corn prices and riots across Britain. In response, Parliament abolished import duties on "Corn and Grain" from America (vol. VIII), followed by the removal of duties on wheat and wheat flour (vol. IX), and later on other American grains including rice and maize (vol. X). America was simply too valuable for Britain to lose. The Townshend Acts of 1767 and 1768 introduced further measures to curb colonial dissent.

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• Titre: A nearly full run of the Acts passed under his reign, one of the most active and crucial reigns for American history.
• Éditeur: London -1819.
• Date de parution: 1760
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
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