Present State of Great Britain
Item #79950
[Mitchell, John]. The Present State of Great Britain and North America, with Regard to Agriculture, Population, Trade, and Manufactures, Impartially Considered.... London. 1767. xvi,363pp. plus errata. Half title. Contemporary calf, gilt ruled, edges sprinkled red, rebacked to style. Original boards bumped and somewhat scuffed. Light foxing to outer leaves, light tanning throughout. Very good, in a half morocco box. The first and only edition. The first part is a consideration of the agriculture of Great Britain, the insufficient supply of food and goods in England, and the decrease in population there and in Scotland and Ireland. The second part treats the agriculture and population of the North American colonies, specifically examining Canada, Nova Scotia, Georgia, East and West Florida, and the Ohio and Mississippi territories. The third part concerns the relations between the colonies and Britain, the tax situation, etc. An important and informative pre-Revolutionary work. HOWES M679, "aa." SABIN 49696. KRESS 6478.
Price: $3,750.00