(Walsh, Robert)

A LETTER ON THE GENIUS AND DISPOSITIONS OF THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, Including a View of the Taxation of the French Empire, Addressed to a Friend, by an American recently returned from Europe.

Baltimore, MD: P.H. Nicklin and Co. [and others], 1810. First edition. 8vo. iv, 253 pp. On the burdens of taxation in the French empire. Sabin 101165: "A study undertaken because of its bearing on the political situation in the United States." American Imprints 21934. Bookplates on front pastedown and endpaper. Text uniformly and lightly age toned, but a very good copy. Somewhat later half-calf and marbled boards (rubbed, corners and edges bumped), gilt, marbled endpapers, leather label and gilt ornaments and rules on spine. (11236). Item #65372

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