![TRADE AND FINANCE -- [HAY, George.] Letters on Usury and Interest; Shewing the Advantage of Loans for the Support of Trade & Commerce. London: J.P. Coghlan, 1774. 12° (197 x 110mm). Engraved title. (Some wear and soiling in the margins of title and half-title.) Uncut in the original wrappers (lacking spine, some wear). Provenance: M. Wharton (contemporary title inscription). FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Kress 7030. With 8 others on trade and finance including:](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2013/CSK/2013_CSK_09702_0132_000(trade_and_finance_--_hay_george_letters_on_usury_and_interest_shewing064513).jpg?w=1)
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TRADE AND FINANCE -- [HAY, George.] Letters on Usury and Interest; Shewing the Advantage of Loans for the Support of Trade & Commerce. London: J.P. Coghlan, 1774. 12° (197 x 110mm). Engraved title. (Some wear and soiling in the margins of title and half-title.) Uncut in the original wrappers (lacking spine, some wear). Provenance: M. Wharton (contemporary title inscription). FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Kress 7030. With 8 others on trade and finance including:
[HARTLEY, David.] The State of the Nation with a Preliminary Defence of the Budget. London: J. Almon, 1765. 4°. (Small dampstain in the bottom margin, last bifolium with small loss in the inside margin.) Modern quarter cloth. FIRST EDITION of five. A reply to Remarks on the Budget by Thomas Whatley. Goldsmiths' 10112; Higgs 3492; Kress 6264 (2nd edition) -- [DICKSON, Adam.] An Essay on the Causes of the Present High Price of Provisions, as connected with Luxury, Currency, Taxes, and National Debt. London: E. and C. Dilly, 1773. 8°. Modern boards. One of two issues. Goldsmiths' 11033; Higgs 5780; Kress S.4730 -- New and Old Principles of Trade compared. London: J. Johnson, 1788. Letterpress table. (Rust-hole in the margin of a few leaves.) Contemporary wrappers (lacking spine). FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Variously attributed to William Vaughan and Benjamin Vaughan. Kress B-1455 --[ROSCOE, William.] Thoughts on the Causes of the Present Failures. London: for J. Johnson, 1793. (Some soiling, some wear.) Provenance: Sir Alfred Grant (title signature dated Bristol, April [18]93). Goldsmiths' 15727; Sabin 95694: 'contains many references to the commerce with America' -- Observations upon the Act for taxing Income. London: Bunney and Gold, 1799. 8°. Original blue wrappers stamped with royal arms, white paper spine (spine slightly worn). One of several issues in 1799, this issue including text of the Act. RARE AND ESSENTIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE HISTORY OF INCOME TAX. Kress B.3945.
[HARTLEY, David.] The State of the Nation with a Preliminary Defence of the Budget. London: J. Almon, 1765. 4°. (Small dampstain in the bottom margin, last bifolium with small loss in the inside margin.) Modern quarter cloth. FIRST EDITION of five. A reply to Remarks on the Budget by Thomas Whatley. Goldsmiths' 10112; Higgs 3492; Kress 6264 (2nd edition) -- [DICKSON, Adam.] An Essay on the Causes of the Present High Price of Provisions, as connected with Luxury, Currency, Taxes, and National Debt. London: E. and C. Dilly, 1773. 8°. Modern boards. One of two issues. Goldsmiths' 11033; Higgs 5780; Kress S.4730 -- New and Old Principles of Trade compared. London: J. Johnson, 1788. Letterpress table. (Rust-hole in the margin of a few leaves.) Contemporary wrappers (lacking spine). FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. Variously attributed to William Vaughan and Benjamin Vaughan. Kress B-1455 --[ROSCOE, William.] Thoughts on the Causes of the Present Failures. London: for J. Johnson, 1793. (Some soiling, some wear.) Provenance: Sir Alfred Grant (title signature dated Bristol, April [18]93). Goldsmiths' 15727; Sabin 95694: 'contains many references to the commerce with America' -- Observations upon the Act for taxing Income. London: Bunney and Gold, 1799. 8°. Original blue wrappers stamped with royal arms, white paper spine (spine slightly worn). One of several issues in 1799, this issue including text of the Act. RARE AND ESSENTIAL PUBLICATION FOR THE HISTORY OF INCOME TAX. Kress B.3945.