A Letter To Lord Clive On The Great Benefits Which May Result To The Publick From Patriotically

by Arthur Young

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First edition

One large folding engraved plate. 56 pp. 8vo, stitched as issued half-title a little soiled , uncut. London: W. Nicoll, 1767. First edition and quite rare. “In this little pamphlet of 56 pages Young assumed that Clive would spend part of his reputedly tremendous fortune made in India in purchasing land, since ‘consequence and importance in this kingdom are more annexed’ to land than to money. He urged Clive to purchase a large estate of waste

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