The Trade and Navigation of Great-Britain Considered: Shewing, That the surest Way for a Nation to increase in Riches, is to prevent the Importation of such Foreign Commodities as may be raised at Home.

GEE, Joshua.

Edité par London: printed for A. Bettesworth, C. Hitch, and S. Birt, 1738

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Later edition of Gee's most famous work, advocating for a protectionist trade policy and reduction in the national debt. It "presented its overview of British trade both historically and by national areas, and commented on specific problems of trade (for example devoting chapter 12 to 'French fashions pernicious to England)'. However, the greater part of the work was concerned with suggesting remedies: in particular solving the colonial labour problem by transporting domestic convicts and the unemployed poor and the creation of free ports at Gibraltar and Port Mahon; and, more generally, the encouragement of foreign import-replacing production in the plantations" (ODNB). This copy is a fourth edition. Octavo (162 x 95 mm), pp. xxxix, [9], 239. Wood-engraved headpieces. Late 20th-century brown half leatherette, spine gilt-lettered direct, raised bands ruled in gilt, marbled boards with borders tooled in gilt, marbled endpapers and edges. From the library of the Clive Richards, although unmarked as such. Contents lightly toned: a near-fine copy.

N° de réf. du vendeur 181836

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• Titre: The Trade and Navigation of Great-Britain Considered: Shewing, That the surest Way for a Nation to increase in Riches, is to prevent the Importation of such Foreign Commodities as may be raised at Home.
• Éditeur: London: printed for A. Bettesworth, C. Hitch, and S. Birt, 1738