BURKE, EDMUND.

Mr. Burke's speech, on the 1st of December 1783, upon the question for the speaker's leaving the chair, in order for the house to resolve itself into a committee on Mr. Fox's East India bill.

London: J. Dodsley, 1784. First edition, 8vo, pp. [2], 105; bound without the half-title; recent maroon cloth-backed marbled boards, paper label on spine; very good or better. "An eloquent speech in support of Fox's bill for reforming the administration of the East India Company, noting the dismal record of the Company's relationships with Indian governments" (James Ford Bell Catalogue). JFB Catalogue B-618; Kress B-683; Todd 44a. Item #23404

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