Londres, Le Breton, Desaint, Pissot et Lambert, 1755. In-12 de XXIV-336 pp., veau blond de l'époque, dos lisse orné à la grotesque, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, tranches marbrées. Complet du faux-titre, cachet au titre, petits frottements, coins légèrement usés, petit accroc à la charnière. Ex-libris en page de garde et grand cachet ovale bleu du Grand Séminaire de Coutances sur la page de titre Édition originale, premier tirage, avec l'errata à la page XXIV. Bien relié
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Ouvrage consacré à l’histoire, au commerce et à l’organisation politique et économique des colonies britanniques d’Amérique du Nord, publié à la veille de la guerre de Sept Ans, dans un contexte de rivalité coloniale franco-britannique. S'appuyant sur des sources anglaises, Butel-Dumont examine la population, les institutions, les productions et les échanges commerciaux des différentes colonies, notamment la Nouvelle-Angleterre, la Pennsylvanie, les Carolines et la Géorgie. Il traite également de Terre-Neuve, de l’Acadie et de la baie d’Hudson. L’auteur souligne le rôle essentiel des colonies américaines dans la puissance maritime et la prospérité commerciale de la Grande-Bretagne. First edition of this popular work on the history of British commerce with the east coast of America written from English sources by a member of the controller-general’s staff in Paris. Included are chapters on Newfoundland, Acadia, and Hudson’s Bay. The author contends that England’s American colonies are the major source of her power and wealth. Nice copy M-11A Sabin 9602, Chadenat 1260
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A La Haye, aux dépens de la Compagnie, 1755. xvi, 246 pp. 12mo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt in compartments, red label with gilt lettering, red edges. Kress 5420; Higgs 1029; cf.: INED 884; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in Conlon; Sabin 9602; Howes B.1049; cf.: Leclerc 241; Echeverria & Wilkie 755/5. Edition published in the same year as the first edition. Butel-Dumont argues that Great-Britain owes her power and wealth to the colonies. He analyses the commerce and trade as well as the population of the British colonies at the time of the Guerre du Canada. With the outbreak of the Seven Years War, many of whose battles were to be fought in the New World, considerable curiosity about the British colonies was excited. This was one of the books profiting from this curiosity. It emphasized the phenomenal growth and prosperity of the colonies. 'This is the first extensive French text on the British North American colonies and was occasioned by the heightened tensions preceding the Seven Years War. It gives accounts of the geography, history, religion, government, economics, trade, and products of the several colonies' (Echeverria & Wilkie). According to INED this work was also attributed to Véron de Forbonnais.
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A Londres, et se vend à Paris, Chez Le Breton, Desaint, Pissot, Lambert, 1755. xxiv, 336 pp. 12mo. Modern marbled boards, red leather label with gilt lettering. Kress 5421; Higgs 1030; INED 884; Goldsmiths 9028 (without the preliminaries); not in Einaudi; Conlon 55:545; Sabin 9602; JFBL B635; Howes B.1049; Leclerc 241; Echeverria, pp. 15n and 19; not in Muller. First edition, second issue ('Italic type' as identified by Echeverria & Wilkie) and without the errata on page xxiv and with the errata corrected. Butel-Dumont argues that Great-Britain owes her power and wealth to the colonies. He analyses the commerce and trade as well as the population of the British colonies at the time of the Guerre du Canada. With the outbreak of the Seven Years War, many of whose battles were to be fought in the New World, considerable curiosity about the British colonies was excited. This was one of the books profiting from this curiosity. It emphasized the phenomenal growth and prosperity of the colonies. 'This is the first extensive French text on the British North American colonies and was occasioned by the heightened tensions preceding the Seven Years War. It gives accounts of the geography, history, religion, government, economics, trade, and products of the several colonies' (Echeverria & Wilkie). According to INED this work was also attributed to Véron de Forbonnais. - Tiny hole in half-title and title, modern ex-libris on the front paste-down.
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