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The Treaty of Eden ended for a brief period the economic war between Britain and France and set up a system to reduce tariffs on goods from either country.
He was spurred by the loss of the 13 American colonies and the publication of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations As British Prime Minister, William Pitt was heavily influenced by Smith's ideas -
It lasted until 1793 with the outbreak of war by the French Revolutionary Republic -
Paper copies of this treatise are very rare. There are a few print versions online by T Harrison and S Brooke.
This copy belonged to the Newport Reference Library -
SN - Treaty Of Navigation And Commerce Between His Britannick Majesty And The Most Christian King - 1786
Good condition of the binding, work in its period red half-leather, good condition of the covers and the spine, small rubbing from use, damaged upper crown, gilt title and date on the spine -
Good interior condition, slight browning especially on the title pages -
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