The True Interest and Political Maxims of the Republick of Holland and West-Friesland... Written by John de Witt and other Great Men in Holland. Publish’d by the Authority of the States.
London : Printed in the Year 1702. 8vo, eng. port., lvi, 492 pp, cont. blindstamped panelled calf, spine gilt but worn, lacking label, joints cracked, otherwise a good copy.
The original work, of which this is the first English translation, was first circulated in manuscript and, in 1662, published, without the author’s consent and with various alterations and the addition of two important chapters, by Johan de Witt. It presents important economic arguments for industrial freedom.
Reference: Kress 2344 Goldsmiths’ 3864
Stock No: HMF610
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