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PAMPHLETS ON TRADE, 17TH CENTURY -- A collection of 5 works and one fragment, all 8° (numbered 1-6 on titles in a recent hand), bound in one vol., contemporary panelled calf (rebacked), comprising:
a) An Essay upon Master W. Potters Designe concerning a bank of landes to be erected throughout this Commonwealth, London, Richard Wodenothe, [circa 1651], 4° (title and 4ll. fragment, E2-F1, only).
b) [CARTER, William (clothier)] Englands Glory by the Benefit of Woool Manufactured therein, from the farmer to the merchant, and of the evil consequences of its exportation unmanufactured, [London, by T.M., 1669], 4°, dropped head title (some staining). [Wing C673]
d) C[ARTER], W[illiam]. Englands Interest by Trade Asserted, London, for the Author, 1671, 4°, second edition (title shaved at upper margin, affecting first word, and numbered in blue ink). [Wing C675]
e) The Great Loss and Damage to England by the Transportation of Wooll to Foreign Parts, [(?) London, 1662], 4°, dropped head title (occasional soiling).
f) CHILD, Josiah (Sir). Treatise wherein is demonstrated I. That the East India trade is the most national of all foreign trades. II. That the clamors, aspersions, and objections made against the present East-India Company are sinister, selfish, or groundless. III. That since the discovery of the East-Indies, the dominion of the sea depends much upon the wane or increase of that trade .... IV. That the trade of the East-Indies cannot be carried on to national advantage, in any other way than by a general joynt-stock. V. That the East-India trade is more profitable and necessary to the kingdom of England, than to any other kingdom or nation in Europe, London, by J. R. for the Honourable the East-India Company, 1681, 4° (title with numeral in blue ink, upper margins shaved affecting page numbers) [Wing C3866]
g) A Supplement, 1689, to a former Treatise, concerning the East-India Trade, Printed 1681, [London, 1689], 4°, dropped head title (A1 holed with partial loss of word on verso, occasional staining) [Wing C3865]
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a) An Essay upon Master W. Potters Designe concerning a bank of landes to be erected throughout this Commonwealth, London, Richard Wodenothe, [circa 1651], 4° (title and 4ll. fragment, E2-F1, only).
b) [CARTER, William (clothier)] Englands Glory by the Benefit of Woool Manufactured therein, from the farmer to the merchant, and of the evil consequences of its exportation unmanufactured, [London, by T.M., 1669], 4°, dropped head title (some staining). [Wing C673]
d) C[ARTER], W[illiam]. Englands Interest by Trade Asserted, London, for the Author, 1671, 4°, second edition (title shaved at upper margin, affecting first word, and numbered in blue ink). [Wing C675]
e) The Great Loss and Damage to England by the Transportation of Wooll to Foreign Parts, [(?) London, 1662], 4°, dropped head title (occasional soiling).
f) CHILD, Josiah (Sir). Treatise wherein is demonstrated I. That the East India trade is the most national of all foreign trades. II. That the clamors, aspersions, and objections made against the present East-India Company are sinister, selfish, or groundless. III. That since the discovery of the East-Indies, the dominion of the sea depends much upon the wane or increase of that trade .... IV. That the trade of the East-Indies cannot be carried on to national advantage, in any other way than by a general joynt-stock. V. That the East-India trade is more profitable and necessary to the kingdom of England, than to any other kingdom or nation in Europe, London, by J. R. for the Honourable the East-India Company, 1681, 4° (title with numeral in blue ink, upper margins shaved affecting page numbers) [Wing C3866]
g) A Supplement, 1689, to a former Treatise, concerning the East-India Trade, Printed 1681, [London, 1689], 4°, dropped head title (A1 holed with partial loss of word on verso, occasional staining) [Wing C3865]
The lot sold not subject to return.