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Gd.4.24

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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.

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Added entry--place

England London.

Language code

eng fre

Identifier

B47836
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