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Considerations on the advantage of free ports, under certain regulations, to the navigation and commerce of this country.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection HF1418.3.G7 P43 1792
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Peckham, Robert, active 18th century, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Free ports and zones--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Free ports and zones.
- Bonded warehouses and goods--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Bonded warehouses and goods.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- vi, [1], 8-30, [2] pages ; 27 cm (4to)
- Fingerprint:
- o.ly a.s, e.e- frth (3) 1792 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by H.L. Galabin, Ingram-Court, MDCCXCII [1792]
- Contents:
- Advertisement
- Preface
- Considerations, &c.
- Notes:
- Attributed to Robert Peckham. See NUC pre-1956.
- Signatures: A-D⁴ (leaf D4 blank).
- Small woodcut tail-piece (spray of 4 leaves and 2 flowers) on leaf D3v.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy has manuscript note ("PECKHAM") in pencil at head of title leaf.
- Kislak Center copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2021 from John Drury Rare Books.
- Kislak Center copy bound in blue paper wrappers (front wrapper damaged); early manuscript title ("Free Ports") on front wrapper; imprint date in manuscript in pencil on front wrapper; untrimmed edges.
- OCLC:
- 1312649912
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