Londres, et se vend à Paris, Le Breton, Desaint, Pissot, Lambert, 1755 in-12, XXIV-336 pp., cartonnage Bradel de papier marbré, dos lisse orné de filets dorés, pièce de titre orangée, tranches mouchetées de rouge (reliure de l'époque). Dos un peu insolé.
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Edition originale de second tirage (c'est-à-dire sans l'errata p. XXIV) de cet essai dans lequel l'économiste Butel-Dumont (1723-1788) attribue à la possession des colonies américaines la source de la puissance de la Grande-Bretagne. C'est un bon témoin des tensions accumulées entre France et Angleterre à la veille de la catastrophique Guerre de Sept ans.Sabin, 9602. INED 884. - - VENTE PAR CORRESPONDANCE UNIQUEMENT
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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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A Londres, et se vend à Paris, chez Le Breton, Imprimeur ordinaire du Roi, rue de la Harpe ; Desaint, rue S. Jean-de-Beauvais ; Pissot, quai de Conty ; Lambert, rue de la Comédie Françoise. 1755. In-12, veau, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés, roulette sur les coupes, tranches rouges (reliure de l'époque). XXIV-336 pp.
Réimpression, sans l'errata p. XXIV, à la date de l'édition originale, d'une des premières études complètes publiées en France sur l'état des colonies anglaises d'Amérique du Nord (commerce, histoire, religion, économie et établissement des colons). (Sabin, 9602 ; Leclerc, n° 872 pour l'édition originale ; INED, n° 884).Trace ancienne d'ex-libris ; une coiffe restaurée. Bon exemplaire.
Londres, le Breton, Desaint, pissot, Lambert, 1755. In-12, veau blond, dos lisse orné, pièce de titre maroquin rouge, endrement, filets d’or sur les plats, reliure de l’époque, tranches marbrées. XXIV-336pp. Très RARE. London, Le Breton, 1755. 12mo, XXIV-336pp. Complete with half title. Woodcut headpiece & initial. Contemporary calf, gilt back, red label. 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.