AN APPLICATION OF SOME GENERAL POLITICAL RULES, TO THE PRESENT STATE OF GREAT-BRITAIN, IRELAND AND AMERICA. IN A LETTER TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL TEMPLE
by [Stamp Act]
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London: J. Almon, 1766.. 86pp. plus [2]pp. of advertisements. Half title. Modern boards with cloth spine. Later manuscript title on cover and flyleaf. Modern bookplate on front pastedown. Minor foxing, stab holes in gutter from prior binding. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth folder. Argues the questions of England's right to tax its dependencies, and addresses the issue of the Stamp Act with reference to America. The anonymous author's opinion on the matter is fairly measured, admitting that the American colonies should contribute to their defense, but asserting that the Stamp Act was the improper way to go about it - he would rather see Americans contribute directly to their own military defense and thereby reduce the costs incurred on Britain, rather than indirectly by feeding the mother country's coffers. Attributed to one Mr. Gretrix, a Dublin lawyer. AMERICAN CONTROVERSY 66-7. HOWES A297. SABIN 1849.
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- Title
- AN APPLICATION OF SOME GENERAL POLITICAL RULES, TO THE PRESENT STATE OF GREAT-BRITAIN, IRELAND AND AMERICA. IN A LETTER TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL TEMPLE
- Author
- [Stamp Act]
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- Used
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- Binding
- Hardcover
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- J. Almon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1766.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Gutter
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