12mo (160 × 90 mm), pp. 72. Woodcut floral ornament to title. Lightly browned, 2 leaves (pp. 17-8; 45-6) slightly scorched at extreme upper forecorner. Preserved in blue paper wrappers to style, old stab-holes visible at gutters. A good copy.
First edition in French of Observations upon the state of the nation, in January 1712/3, an assessment of the position of Great Britain on the eve of the Hanoverian succession. It is primarily concerned with the problem of the succession, but also with the economy and commerce of the nation. There are several references to American affairs and to relations with the Spanish and their American affairs, notably the slave-trade. The work has been attributed to Nottingham, but also on occasion to William Wotton.
Wolrdcat lists only one copy of this translation outside Europe (NYPL).
£300.00
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