By Count de Mirabeau, Honore Gabriel Riqueti
London   W Faden
9" by 5.5" [2], i-vi, [1], 2-168pp
A very scarce, English language edition of this political writing regarding the free navigation of the Scheld.
By Count de Mirabeau, Honore Gabriel Riqueti

1785 Doubts Concerning The Free Navigation of the Scheld Claimed by the Emperor

London   W Faden
9" by 5.5" [2], i-vi, [1], 2-168pp
A very scarce, English language edition of this political writing regarding the free navigation of the Scheld.
£1,100.00
: 0.75kgs / : 751L23

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Description

First Edition

Written by one of the leaders of the early stages of the French revolution, Honore Gabriel Riqueti. 

ESTC reference no: T83504. 

A very scarce work, 

This translation is of Mirabeau's 'Doutes sur la liberte de l'Escaut reclamee par l'empereur'. 

Engraved vignette to the title page. With the folding map, which has been rebacked with linen. 

Bookplate of the City of Westminster to the front pastedown. 

The Scheldt river flows through northern France, Western Belgium and southwestern part of the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Access to this river was the subject of the brief Kettle War of 1784, and during the French Revolution. This book looks at this issue of access to the river. 

Condition

In a half morocco binding. Externally, generally smart. Patches of rubbing to the spine and extremities. Small loss to the head and tail of spine. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. A few chips to the title page, and to a2 and A1. Pages are clean.

Very Good

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