COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS of the FOREIGN COUNTRIES with which the United States have COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE (TITLE CONTINUED)

[Biddle, Nicholas] 07d

Verlag: Gales & Seaton, Washington DC, 1819

Beschreibung

FAIR book. VG text. Cohen 7385. 8vo, 528pp. Lists of specific duties charged. Britain, France & Spain take up 3/4 of book. Gilt lettered red leather spine label "COMMERCIAL DIGEST". Book the result of a US Senate resolution, authored by Charles Cutts, of Mar 3, 1817 requesting James Monroe to ".collect, digest & print.the treaties, laws and regulations of the countries (who US traded with) as relates to import, export, tonnage, light-money, pilotage, port duties, bounties & drawbacks.the nationality of mariners, ships, papers, & navigation of foreign countries.". If you're curious about what France's duty was on a beaver pelt this book will tell you. Light aging, foxing & soiling through out but no marginalia or damp staining. Upper board holding by cords alone. Binding cracked at pages 162 & 278. Despite this no loose leaves. Regarding the book's author: Morris Cohen's "Bibliography of Early American Law" # 7385 states "Although N.U.C. and Sabin both indicate that Biddle's name appears on the title page, it appears nowhere in the volume examined. The D.A.B. article on Biddle confirms him as compiler of the work." Nor is Biddle's name on this book's title page, or anywhere else. FAIR book. VG text. Worn full leather. Cracked binding. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003839

Bibliografische Details

Titel: COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS of the FOREIGN ...

Verlag: Gales & Seaton, Washington DC

Erscheinungsdatum: 1819

Einband: Hardcover

Auflage: 1st edition.