Geneve, Antoine Philibert, 1750. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and blind-tooled ornamentation spine. Ex-libris (Carl Juel, Danish statesman and owner of Valdemar's Castle) to verso of front board. Light wear to extremities, otherwise a fine and clean copy. 24, 215 pp.
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The Geneva-edition of the French translation of this interesting treatise which devotes a large part to the trade with American plantations and contains discussions of British trade with Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and New England. First published in 1729, the work was frequently reprinted throughout the eighteenth-century. Translated by J.B. de Secondat, son of Montesquieu.
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A Amsterdam, chez François Changuion, 1750. In-12 de XXVIII-242 pp., veau brun glacé, dos orné à nerfs, pièce de titre en maroquin rouge (reliure de l'époque).
Deuxième édition de la traduction française donnée par le fils de Montesquieu, Jean-Baptiste de Secondat - publiée une première fois l'année précédente (1749). L'édition originale parut en 1729. Remarquable traité - dont une grande partie traite du commerce avec les plantations en Amérique, qui fut réfuté par Daniel De Foe dans son Plan du commerce anglais.Légers accidents sur la pièce de titre et la coiffe inférieure mais très bon exemplaire.Sabin, 26828 ; Kress, I, 5035 (pour l'édition anglaise) ; Einaudi, 2424 ; Polak, 3824.
A Amsterdam, & se trouve à Paris, Chez Delalain, 1770. 2 works bound in 1 volume. 24, 215, (1) pp.; ix, (1), 201, (1) pp. 12mo. Contemporary half calf, spine gilt with raised bands, marbled boards, small damage to one compartment on spine. First work: Not in Sabin (see 26828 for the 1749 edition); not in Leclerc; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths (see 8382 for the 1749 edition); Alden & Landis, European Americana, 750/136; Echeverria & Wilkie 750/4; Carpenter, Economic Bestsellers, XII (5). Second edition, first published in French in 1749. Translated by J.B. de Secondat, son of Montesquieu. Reviews England's commercial situation, indicating trade carried on with many regions, and includes suggestions for improvement. A large part relates to the trade of the plantations in America and contains discussions of British trade with Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and New England. The first English edition appeared in 1729.Second work: Not in INED; not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths.- Tear in titlepage of Grignon repaired.
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Amsterdam, François Changuion, 1750. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Small paper label pasted on to top of spine indicating the placement in an estate library. Ex-libris (Carl Juel, Danish statesman and owner of Valdemar's Castle) to verso of front board. Light wear to extremities, otherwise a fine and clean copy. XXVIII, 242 pp.
Second edition of the French translation of this interesting treatise which devotes a large part to the trade with American plantations and contains discussions of British trade with Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and New England. Translated by J.B. de Secondat, son of Montesquieu.