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ANDERSON, Adam, and William Combe. ANDERSON'S HISTORICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL DEDUCTION OF THE ORIGIN OF COMMERCE, FROM THE EARLIEST ACCOUNTS. Containing an History of the Great Commercial Interests of the British Empire. To which is prefixed, an Introduction, exhibiting a view of the ancient and modern state of Europe; of the importance of our colonies; and of the commerce, shipping, manufactures, fisheries, &c. of Great Britain and Ireland; and their influence on the landed interest. With an Appendix, containing the modern politico-commercial geography of the several countries of Europe. Carefully Revised, Corrected, and continued to the Year 1789, by Mr. Coombe [sic]. Dublin: P. Byrne, 1790. Volume 1 - 4 only (of 6). The first three volumes of this edition comprise "the original part of the historical and chronological work by Mr. Anderson" (v. III., p. 651) and volume 4 begins the contribution of William Combe. This celebrated and informative work was first published in 1764. (This edition - revised, corrected, and continued by William Combe - was first published at London 1787-89.) Four octavo volumes. [2],xv,[1],lxxx,735; [2],656; [2],651; [2],576 pp. Volume 1 is rebound in modern light brown library cloth; volumes 2-4 are in worn contemporary leather bindings with split joints and loose boards. Ex library with all of the usual, but not excessive, library marks. Volumes 2-4 have an early ink ownership (N. Dane) of ffep. Volume 1 has an engraved frontispiece and two folding maps. Both maps are hinged onto a modern blank leaf to allow or easy opening. One map is toned along one edge and trimmed just at the plate margin at the lower half of the inside edge. Volume 3, p. 391-2 has irregular loss at lower forecorner, resulting loss of type to final few lines of text on one page; and p. 561-2 has an open tear in fore-edge margin resulting in small loss of type. Otherwise text is clean. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of ANDERSON, Adam, and William Combe : ORIGIN OF COMMERCE. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres rares, collectables, libri rari, incunabula and used books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |