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POWNALL, Thomas.
The Right, Interest, and Duty, of the State, as concerned in the affairs of the East Indies...
London, S. Bladon, 1773. 8vo, pp. 48; a nice copy recently rebound in marbled wrappers. First edition: Pownall, English colonial administrator and Governor of Massachusetts, was author of a critical Letter to Adam Smith discussing his Wealth of Nations (1776). In the present work, Pownall argues against the political autonomy arrogated by the East India Company and calls for direct control by the Crown. His argument contains references to America, Africa, the Virginia Company and John Locke.Goldsmiths’ 11027; Higgs 5734; Kress 6962; not in Einaudi or Sabin.
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