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CAMPBELL (John). A Political Survey of Britain: Being a Series of reflections on the Situation, Lands, Inhabitants, Revenues, Colonies, and Commerce of This Island. Intended to Shew That we have not as yet approached near the Summit of Improvement, but that it will afford Employment to many Generations before they push to their utmost Extent the natural Advantages of Great Britain.1774

London: Printed for the Author, First edition, 2 vols., 4to, [4], vi, [2, blank], 726; [4], 739, [1], [56, index to both volumes]pp., with half-titles, contemporary boards, early marbled paper reback, Ms. spine labels, uncut, custom-made slip-case. A nice copy in the original boards completely uncut and with the rare index to both volumes. Provenance: Early ownership signature of John Trenchard struck-out in ink and replaced with the signature of Jocelyn Pickard (both seems to be contemporaneous in the same hand). Kress 6997; Goldsmiths' 11082; Sabin 10239; Higgs 5884; Einaudi 817.

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