Anderson's historical and chronological deduction of the origin of commerce, from the earliest accounts containing a history of the great commercial interests of the British Empire ... Carefully revised, corrected, and continued to the year 1789, by Mr. Coombe.
Dublin: printed by P. Byrne, 1790. 6 volumes, 8vo, engraved frontispiece, 2 folding engraved maps and 5 folding tables; contemporary full mottled calf, red and black morocco labels on spines (2 lacking); spine ends chipped, extremities rubbed and worn, but in all, a good, serviceable set. Engraved bookplates of Alexander Crofts. First published in 2 volumes folio in 1762. Anderson (1693-1765) was a Scottish economist, and for 40 years was a clerk in South Sea House, the headquarters of the South Sea Company. Late in his life Anderson traveled to the American colonies, begetting a son, Adam E. Anderson, later noted for being an early settler and planner of the Ohio Territory. Item #48326
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