The Case of Ireland's Being Bound by Acts of Parliament in England,...
Early Treatise Arguing the Legislative Independence of Ireland Molyneux, William [1656-1698]. The Case of Ireland's Being Bound by Acts of Parliament in England, Stated. To Which is Added, The Case of Tenures Upon the Commission of Defective Titles, Argued by All the Judges of Ireland. With Their Resolutions, And the Reasons of Their Resolutions. London: Printed for W. Boreham, 1720. xv, [1], 236 pp. Two parts, each with title page. Octavo (7-3/4" x 4-1/2"). Contemporary speckled calf, gilt-edged raised bands and fragment of lettering piece to spine, blind tooling to board edges, edges speckled red. Light rubbing to boards, a few small scuffs and gouges and faint dampstain to front board, moderate rubbing to extremities, joints starting at ends, corners bumped and somewhat worn, front hinge cracked, rear hinge starting, faint offsetting to endleaves, which have a few very brief pencil notations, small ink (library?) stamp to front pastedown and free endpaper. Moderate toning to interior, occasional faint dampstaining to lower margin, light foxing in a few places. $675. * First London edition, the first to include The Case of Tenures upon Commission. Originally published in Dublin in 1698, then in 1706 and 1719. Molyneux accepts the superior status of the English Parliament but argues for either a legislative union or a greater freedom for Ireland. The second title has considerable material on legislation regarding the wool and textile trade in Ireland. The Dictionary of National Biography notes: "Molyneux's effort has special value of its own as an attempt to prove the legislative independence of the Irish parliament." Dictionary of National Biography XII:587. English Short-Title Catalogue T20037.
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