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The Expediency Maintained of Continuing the System by which the Trade and Government of India are now regulated.
por Grant, Robert
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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London: Printed for Black, Parry, and Co., 1813. FIRST EDITION, 8vo, pp. [ii], xix, [i], 404. Two leaves are folding charts, one printed in red and black. Contemporary sprinkled calf, spine divided by raised bands between gilt rules, red morocco label, A touch of minor spotting, neatly rebacked preserving original spine. A scarce ‘defence of the East India Company's trading monopoly and a history of the company's development up to 1773’ by Sir Robert Grant (1780-1838), son of the chairman of the Company. Grant went on to become a politician, ended his life as Governor of Bombay and is also remembered as a hymn-writer. Goldsmiths'-Kress 20727.
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- Livreiro
- McNaughtan's Bookshop
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 3297
- Título
- The Expediency Maintained of Continuing the System by which the Trade and Government of India are now regulated.
- Autor
- Grant, Robert
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Printed for Black, Parry, and Co.
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1813
- Palavras-chave
- History British India
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