Gd.4.24
[Project d'une dixme royale. English]
A project for a royal tythe: or, general tax; which, by suppressing all the ancient funds and later projects for raising the publick revenues, and for ever abolishing all exemptions, unequal assessments, and all rigorous and oppressive distraining on the people, will furnish the government a fixt and certain revenue, sufficient for all its exigencies and occasions, without oppressing the subjects. By the famous Monsieur Vauban, Marshal of France, Knight of the King's Orders, and Governour of Lisle..
London: : Printed by John Matthews, for George Strahan, at the Golden Ball in Cornhill., 1708..
[14], xviii, 176, [24] p., [3] folded leaves of plates ; 20 cm. (8vo)
A translation of Vauban's 'Projet d'une dixme royale'.
Title set within a double-ruled border.
With an index.
P. xvii mis-numbered xvi.
Errata on final page.
Signatures: A⁸ a⁸ B-N⁸ O⁴.
ESTC, T107036
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside front cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
18th century calf with 20th century reback; boards have three concentric blind-tooled frames, with innermost and outermost compartments heavily sprinkled; board edges tooled in gold; text block edges sprinkled red.
Previous shelfmark: Di.7.30.
Finance France Early works to 1800.
Taxation France Early works to 1800.
Income tax France Early works to 1800.
Strahan, George, ? - d. 1752 publisher.
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
England London.
eng fre
B47836