Shelfmark
Gd.4.24
Author
Uniform title
[Project d'une dixme royale. English]
Title
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..
Publication, distribution, etc.
London: : Printed by John Matthews, for George Strahan, at the Golden Ball in Cornhill., 1708..
Physical description
[14], xviii, 176, [24] p., [3] folded leaves of plates ; 20 cm. (8vo)
Note
A translation of Vauban's 'Projet d'une dixme royale'.
Note
Title set within a double-ruled border.
Note
With an index.
Note
P. xvii mis-numbered xvi.
Note
Errata on final page.
Note
Signatures: A⁸ a⁸ B-N⁸ O⁴.
Citation/references note
ESTC, T107036
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Edward Waddington inside front cover, recording donation to Eton College in 1731. Armorial bookplate of Eton College.
Binding
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.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Di.7.30.
Subject
Finance France Early works to 1800.
Subject
Taxation France Early works to 1800.
Subject
Income tax France Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Strahan, George, ? - d. 1752 publisher.
Added entry--name
Waddington, Edward, 1670 or 71 - 1731 former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng fre
Identifier
B47836