Collection of six governmental papers re The State Of The Navy, 1804

Published: 1804. DESCRIPTION: Possibly the personal collection of Charles Abbott, Speaker of the House of Commons (1802-1817) being collection of six governmental papers concerning the parliamentary debate on the state of the navy of Great Britain in 1804 bound as one in full leather binding. See provenance. See resume for full list of papers. The bookplate to the front paste down belongs to Right Honourable Lord Colchester and is dated 1887. Paper 2 contains the signature of Charles Abbot, being the 1st Baron Colchester. The paper also has the words "from the author" to the title page that could refer to Charles Abbot responding to the initial paper as Speaker of the Hose of Commons. Language: English. Book Condition: Restoration Only: Detached front and rear boards. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 56, 36, 58, 68, 198, 60. Size: 8vo 22cm by 13cm. PROVENANCE: BOOKPLATE: Lord Colchester. INSCRIPTION- "From the Author". SIGNATURE- Charles Abbot. Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester (1757-1829) was a British barrister and statesman and served as the Speaker of the House of Commons between 1802 and 1817. Constitution Club; Opened in 1883, the Constitutional Club was a Conservative party-aligned gentlemans club in London. Lord Colchester donated to the clubs library about 3000 volumes from the Kidbrooke Library, which was formed by Charles Abbot, 1st Baron Colchester. The club closed in 1979. BOOK RESUME: 1) A Brief Enquiry Into The Present Condition of the Navy of Great Britain, published by S. Highley 1804. 2) A Reply to a Pamphlet intitled 'A Brief Enquiry Into The Present Condition of the Navy of Great Britain', published J. Ginger 1804. Inscribed by the author. 3) An Answer To Mr Pitts Attack upon Earl St. Vincent and The Admiralty in his Motion for An Enquiry Into The State of the Naval Defence of the Country on the 15th of March, published by Henry Ebers 1804. 4) Audi Alteram Partem or the Real Situation of the Navy of Great Britain at the Period Lord St. Vincents Resignation. 5) A Key To The Papers which have been presented to The House of Commons by Mr Jeffry, M. P. for Poole 1806. 6) Observations on a Pamphlet which has been privately circulated said to be 'A Concise Statement of the Facts, and the Treatment Experienced by Sir Home Popham, since his return from the Red Sea' to which is added A Copy of the Report made by the Navy Board to the Admiralty on investigating the Account of Expenditure for The Romney and Sensible at Calcutta, in 1801, published by J. Ginger. …