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AN ACT FOR THE MORE EFFECTUAL PREVENTION OF THE MANUFACTURING OF ASH, ELDER, SLOE, AND OTHER LEAVES, IN IMITATION OF TEA, AND TO PREVENT FRAUDS IN THE REVENUE OF EXCISE IN RESPECT TO TEA.: Anno Regni GEORGII III REGIS Magna Britannia, Francia, & Hibernia, DECIMO SEPTIMO. At the Parliament Begun and Holden at Westminster, the Twenty-ninth Day of November, Anno Dom. 1774, in the Fifteenth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Thi
by [TEA ADULTERATION]; [ACTS OF PARLIAMENT]:
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan., 1777.. First edition. Folio (32 x 20cm). Unbound. [2], 803-810. Woodcut coat of arms to the title page, decorative woodcut initial to the first text page, text in black letter. A very good copy with just some minor toning and a little wear to the left-hand margin where once bound within a larger volume. An act making it an offence to sell adulterated tea, with a fine of £5 for each pound in weight of adulterated or imitation tea. The act also required anyone found in possession of any more than six pounds in weight of the offending 'imitation' leaves prove that they had permission to gather the leaves from the tree's owner and that the leaves would not be put to use in the creation of imitation tea.
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- Bookseller
- Sky Duthie Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1226
- Title
- AN ACT FOR THE MORE EFFECTUAL PREVENTION OF THE MANUFACTURING OF ASH, ELDER, SLOE, AND OTHER LEAVES, IN IMITATION OF TEA, AND TO PREVENT FRAUDS IN THE REVENUE OF EXCISE IN RESPECT TO TEA.
- Author
- [TEA ADULTERATION]; [ACTS OF PARLIAMENT]:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- London: Printed by Charles Eyre and William Strahan.
- Date Published
- 1777.
- Keywords
- History & Military|Politics, Philosophy, & Economics|Gastronomy
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Sky Duthie Rare Books
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
About Sky Duthie Rare Books
We carry a wide-ranging stock of fine and rare books, unique manuscripts, original artwork, photographs and ephemera. Placing a strong emphasis on the unusual and the visually stimulating, our areas of focus include travel and exploration; natural history; science and medicine; art and design; history; politics, philosophy and economics; literature and poetry; and children's and illustrated books.
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie.
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