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"La richesse de la Hollande, ouvrage dans lequel on expose, l'origine du commerce & de la puissance des Hollandois; l'accroissement successif de leur commerce & de leur navigation; les causes qui ont contribué à leur progrès, celles qui tendent à leur dét

Londres
Aux Depens de la Compagnie
1778

5 vol. in-12mo, (XXX) + 326; (IV) + 368; (IV) + 457 + 1; (IV) + 390; (IV) + 434 + 34 pp. Very important treatise on Dutch history of commerce. Volume five with a ""Table des matières"" of 34 pages. Last quires of vol. 4 & 5 browned. Contemporary half leather bindings. Spines a bit damaged (two spinelabels gone; top of volume V missing); corners a little bumped; otherwise a good set of an extremely rare publication. Printed in Leiden by E. Luzac and J.H. van Damme (STCN)

A historical treatise on the commerce and trade of the Dutch Republic, the causes of its prosperity in the past, the reasons for its present decline, and the means for recovery. Most bibliographers attribute this book to the French lawyer Accarias de Serionne (170?-1792); (afterwards it is adapted into Dutch by Elie Luzac). Barbier, t. IV, 365. Abusively it has also been attributed to the Dutch jurist, philosopher and bookseller Elie Luzac (1723-1796). More scarce than the Dutch translation: ""Hollands rijkdom, behelzende den oorsprong van den koophandel, en van de magt van dezen staat"" (1780-1783), also more scarce than the 4to edition

Economy

ACCARIAS de SÉRIONNE, J.