An enquiry into the melancholy circumstances of Great Britain : more particularly in regard to the oeconomy of private families and persons, gentlemen, clergy, farmers, merchants, tradesmen, mechanicks, &c. : with observations on the new methods of living and diversions in both city and country, with some remedies to prevent the ruin of private families; and remarks upon our trade in general, and especially of such commodities as are imported for luxury, or injurious to our manufactures : also some hints to prevent the growing poverty of these nations.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic conditions.

Great Britain--Economic conditions--Early works to 1800.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Commerce--Early works to 1800.

Commerce.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 47 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 18 cm (8vo)

Fingerprint:

nds, nss, rete huFo (3) 1740 (Q)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for W. Bickerton ..., [1740 or 1743?]

Notes:

Signatures: [A]⁴ B-G⁴.

Publication date of 1740 from ESTC; date of 1743 from Hanson.

Half-title on first leaf.

Price from half-title: "Price one shilling."

Woodcut head- and tail-piece.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has partial ms. list of names on half-title; most of text lost where page is trimmed.

Cited in:

ESTC, T75757

Hanson, L.W. Contemporary printed sources for British and Irish economic history, 1701-1750, 5685.

OCLC:

32348651