Author: DE WITT, JAN. COURT, PIETER DE LA, (1618?-1685)
Title: The true interest and political maxims of the Republick of Holland and West-Friesland : In three parts. The First Treating of Liberty in General. Of Manufactures. Fisheries. Traffick. Navigation. Toleration of Religion. A General Naturalization... ...Freedom from Imposts. Impartial Justice; and Settling of Colonys. Part II. and III. Of a Free Navigation, and clearing the Seas. Of War and Peace. Of Treatys of Peace and Alliances, particularly with England, France and Spain...
Description: London : [s.n.]. Printed in the Year MDCCII. [1702] 1702. First Edition. Provenance; bookplate of The Rt. Hon. Thomas Earle of Kinnoult. Viscount Dupplin Lord Hay of Kinfauns. Very good copy in the original full. tree calf. Professionally re-cased with the original and elaborately gilt-tooled and ruled spine and label laid-back; very impressively finished. Panels elaborately tooled in blindAn uncommonly good example - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 492 pages; Referenced by: Goldsmiths'. 3864. Notes: Wrongly attributed to Jan de Witt; in fact by Pieter de la Court. Physical desc.: lvi. 492 p : port ; 20 cm. Notes: Translation of 'Interest van Holland ofte grodnfen von Hollands welvaren. door v. d. H.' Circulated in manuscript and published without his consent and with alterations and the addition of two important chapters (hoofdstukken) and part of another by Johan de Witt. 1662. Republished. enlarged and revised 1669 under title 'Aanwysing der heilsame politike gronden en maximen van de republike van Holland.' and in French as memoires de Jean de Witt.' cf. Van der Aa. Biog. woordenb. III (1858) p. 787-789. and Fruin. R. Aandeel van de Witt aan het Interest van Holland. De Gids. 1865. II. 459. The verso of the half-title bears a portrait of Johan de Witt. Apparently printed by John Darby; the work is listed in an advertisement for 'Books printed by J. Darby' in Algernon Sidney's Discourses concerning government. 1704. Subject: Netherlands - Economic conditions. Netherlands - Foreign relations - 1648-1714. Other names: Court. Pieter de la. 1618?-1685.Weight in Kg appr.:

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