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De L'Etat et Du Sort Des Colonies, Des Anciens Peuples. Ouvrage dans lequel on traite du gouvernement des anciennes republiques, de leur droit public, &c. avec des observations sur les Colonies des Nations modernes, & la conduite des Anglois en Amerique.
Philadelphie [i.e. Paris] 1779
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first edition, octavo, xiv, [2], [1] - 336 pp., bound in contemporary mottled calf, spine gilt, some rubbing and wear to corners and extremities, tips of spine worn, light scattered foxing, else very good. Former owner's stamp of William H. Manning.
Guillaume-Emmanuel-Joseph Guilhem de Clermont-Lodeve, Baron de Sainte-Croix, born Mourmoiron 1746, died in Paris 1809. After a trip to St. Domingo, with his uncle who died there because of battle injuries, and some years in the French Army, Sainte-Croix devoted himself to historical studies. In this work he deals with ancient commercial empires and compares eighteenth century imperialism, chiefly by the British in North America. An anti-British, pro - U. S. work that includes a section entitled: ‘Observations sur les colonies des nations modernes & sur la conduite des Anglois dans l'Amerique Septentrionale' - Echeverria & Wilkie 779/94; Sabin 75529; Howes S-44
