Memorials Presented, by the Deputies of the Council Of Trade in France, To The Royal Council, In 1701. Being The Year after the Establishment of the said Council of Trade by King Lewis XIV. Concerning

by FRANCE. CONSEIL GÉNÉRAL DU COMMERCE

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London: Sold by J. and P.Knapton, E.Symon, and J.Stagg, 1737., 1737. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., viii [ie. xvi], 120 [ie. 240], [1]. French English text on opposite pages with duplicate pagination. woodcut title vignette, ornaments initials. contemporary calf (bit rubbed, occasional light foxing, short tear to outer margin of B7 - no loss). armorial bookplate of Sir Richard Neave. First Edition. The first memorial, pp. 1-20, concerns the Guinea Company, the commerce of the French colonies in America, the state of the French West Indian islands (Martinique, Sainte Croix, Saint Domingue, c.) and the means of preserving and extending trade there. Included are remarks on restricting some branches of commerce to certain ports, exclusive companies, and farms of certain commodities, particularly tobacco and sugar. Goldsmiths 7461. Kress 4346. Sabin 47744 (title from a bookseller s catalogue).. F.

• Publisher: London: Sold by J. and P.Knapton, E.Symon, and J.Stagg, 1737.
• Year: 1737
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: unknown

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