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1751WRCAM47800Paris 1751. 23110891pp. Quarto. Contemporary marbled wrappers. Spine mostly perished. Light wear to wrappers internally fresh and clean. Very good. Memorial of Joseph François Dupleix 1697- 1763 Governor General of India detailing the ongoing feud between him and Bertrand François Mahé de La Bourdonnais and reporting on Dupleix's activities in India. The memorial reprints correspondence between the two men during 1746. The feud was escalated in September of that year when the French captured British-held Madras. La Bourdonnais offered generous and lenient terms to the commander of the island only to have Dupleix disregard them once he was left in command. A primary source for French activities in India. unknown books
1870302484London: The London Printing and Publishing Company Limited 1870. 37 plates with 3 prints laid in and a portrait of Dr. Colin Rogers with notation on verso " Superintending Surgeon Madras Med. Dept. who married my Aunt Mary Anne. J.T.C. Ross.". 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. Contemporary green morocco 2 minor tears to the tail of the first leaf not affecting illustration 1-1/2 inch tear to the tail of the second leaf affecting bottom center of image some staining and soiling but overall very good. Various artists including S. Austin Clarkson Stan. 37 plates with 3 prints laid in and a portrait of Dr. Colin Rogers with notation on verso " Superintending Surgeon Madras Med. Dept. who married my Aunt Mary Anne. J.T.C. Ross.". 1 vols. Oblong 8vo. A wonderful album containing images of India drawn during the first two decades of the British Raj signed by "J.T.C. Ross as belonging to Aunt Jini ." <br/><br/>J.T.C. Ross 1823-1897 recieved his medical education at St. George's Hospital and was admitted as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1845. He served as Surgeon Major with the British Bengal Army Medical Service and was eventually promoted to Deputy Surgeon General and Surgeon-General. He was also the first editor of the Indian Medical Gazzette. The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited unknown books
1930321885India 1930. With 124 photographs most 3 x 4 inches a few 4 x 6 inches mounted on black album leaves some with corner mounted others tipped in. With four other photographs and four negatives loosely inserted. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Black cloth. Minor exterior wear. Photos fine and fresh. With 124 photographs most 3 x 4 inches a few 4 x 6 inches mounted on black album leaves some with corner mounted others tipped in. With four other photographs and four negatives loosely inserted. 1 vols. Oblong folio. Abum of travels of a party of western travellers in India with scenes of the Taj Mahal and the Ganges formal gardens and monasteries in Ladakh and many views of plains and mountain valleys. There are excellent photos of large mahseer taken by the three anglers two gentleman and a lady trout fishing and a large trophy tiger. Pictures of the campsites in Kashmir and accompanying shikaris and guides round out the record.<br/>Nicely composed and covering a variety of terrain and scenes with great sporting content. unknown books
1766WRCAM47801Paris 1766. 51pp. Large folio. Stitched. Minor soiling and foxing. Very good. Defense of the Comte de Lally for his actions in India during the Seven Years' War. This is one of two versions authored by him. Lally head of the French expedition to India reached Pondichery in 1758. Though capable he was extremely unpopular and fell into a series of events which proved fatal to his career and his person. He was unsuccessful in the Siege of Madras and beaten at the Battle of Wandiwash and eventually capitulated from the siege of Pondichery. Taken prisoner by the British he returned to France on parole and was imprisoned for two years before being put on trial and executed. This is his last defence published shortly thereafter or perhaps immediately preceding a publisher's note is dated April 14 and Lally was executed May 6. unknown books
1730WRCAM40678Paris 1730. 8pp. Quarto. Very minor foxing. Light soiling along spine edge on last page; small separation along bottom of spine. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree exempting coffee from being taxed. "By this decree coffee of which the Compagnie des Indes enjoys the monopoly is exempt from Customs and duties" - Maggs. "The Compagnie des Indes flourished from 1726 to 1746 paying handsome dividends and bringing wealth to the ports of Bordeaux Nantes Marseille and in particular its home port of Lorient L'Orient although it lost its rights in the western hemisphere. It established trading offices in many parts of India also Canton Yemen Persia Basra and North Africa. The main sources of its wealth were porcelain wallpapers lacquer and tea from China cotton and silk cloth from China and India coffee from Mocha Yemen pepper from Mahé South India gold ivory and slaves from West Africa" - Shakespeare. Wroth locates only one copy in the John Crerar Library; OCLC identifies only one more at the University of Minnesota. Rare. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 323 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1129. OCLC 47950282. Howard Shakespeare "The Compagnie des Indes" in the JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOND & SHARE SOCIETY February 1997. hardcover books
1727WRCAM40679Paris 1727. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Lightly tanned. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree "concerning loans made on the Company's shares" Maggs. In 1721 the Compagnie declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Not in Wroth. OCLC locates only one copy at the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 327 this copy. OCLC 84380833. unknown books
1724WRCAM40674Paris 1724. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Else fine. A French royal decree guaranteeing the life annuities of the Compagnie des Indes. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. Wroth locates one copy at NYPL; OCLC adds two more at Harvard and the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 301 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1067. OCLC 82545020. unknown books
1723WRCAM40669Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree calling for an assembly to elect trustees for the Compagnie des Indes. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only the copy at NYPL and OCLC adds just two more at Harvard and the University of Minnesota. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1012. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 270 this copy. OCLC 44492890. unknown books
1723WRCAM40671Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor dampstaining in lower corner. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree ordering that the appointment of officers in the Compagnie des Indes not be subject to objection or opposition. "The point made by this decree was already made law by the LETTRES PATENTS of March 1696 see Wroth 358 but is hereby reaffirmed at the request of Nicolas Desprez de Saint-Robert 'Directeur Inspecteur & Commandant pour la Compagnie Royale du Senegal & Costes d'Afrique' whose salary had been withheld by the Cashier of the Compagnie des Indies" - Maggs. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. This copy is from the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. Wroth records only one copy at NYPL and OCLC adds just one more at Harvard. Rare. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1033. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 280 this copy. OCLC 82716091. unknown books
1787WRCAM47797Paris 1787. 434pp. Quarto. Contemporary blue wrappers stitched. Minor wear. Near fine. Memorial of the French East India Company freshly reconstituted in 1785 after its liquidation in 1769. Here they justify their proposed exclusive trade privileges. unknown books
1790WRCAM47672Paris 1790. 28pp. Quarto. Contemporary blue wrappers stitched. Internally clean. Near fine. Memorial of the French East India Company justifying the need for their trade privileges and exclusivities. Fewer than ten copies in OCLC. unknown books
1767WRCAM47669Paris: Louis Cellot 1767. 23pp. Quarto. Stitched as issued. Minor foxing. Very good. The case of Charles-Joseph Patissier Marquis de Bussy against the directors of the French East India Company. De Bussy insists that he has already paid his accounts with the Compagnie - prior to their asking - while they maintain that he owes some 800000 rupies. The Marquis de Bussy would go on to be the Governor General of the French colony of Pondicherry from 1783 to 1785. Only three copies in OCLC. Louis Cellot unknown books
1729WRCAM34683Paris 1729. 3pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree concerning life annuities in the Compagnie des Indes. Good evidence of French administration of speculative ventures in the West Indies. Wroth lists only one copy at Harvard; OCLC locates no more. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1179. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 340 this copy. unknown books
1722WRCAM40666Paris 1722. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Near fine. A French royal decree concerning life annuities in the Compagnie des Indes. The previous year the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only one copy at NYPL; OCLC adds no more. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-1794 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 972. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 254 this copy. unknown books
1723WRCAM34685Paris 1723. 7pp. Quarto printed on folded folio sheets unstitched as issued. Mild toning at left edge of titlepage; minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree "concerning the coffee monopoly of the Compagnie des Indes" - Maggs. Wroth cites only the copy at NYPL; OCLC adds only one more at the University of Minnesota. From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727- 94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1036. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 282 this copy. OCLC 42387426. unknown books
1723WRCAM40670Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree "appointing special commissioners to hear the many cases concerning shares in the Compagnie des Indes" Maggs Bros. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only one copy at the John Crerar Library and OCLC adds just one more at NYPL. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1029. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 278 this copy. OCLC 44493195. unknown books
1720WRCAM40665Paris 1720. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Else fine. A French royal decree concerning oversight of the shareholders in the Compagnie des Indes. In 1719 John Law's Compagnie d'Occident absorbed several other entities to become the present Compagnie des Indes. There was a considerable need for oversight given the excessive speculation in the Compagnie. This copy is from the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. Wroth records only one copy at NYPL; OCLC adds just two more at Harvard and the University of Minnesota. Rare. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 843. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 206 this copy. OCLC 47241713. unknown books
1719WRCAM40663Paris 1719. 7pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. A French royal decree eliminating the tariffs on several items. "This decree abolishes the duty on olive sweet almond nut and fish oils on fish itself and on playing cards" - Maggs. It also alters the tariffs on tobacco. In 1719 John Law's Compagnie d'Occident absorbed several other entities to become the present Compagnie des Indes. Wroth lists three copies; OCLC adds only one more. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 707. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 135 this copy. OCLC 54193398. unknown books
1712WRCAM23780Paris: Chez la Veuve François Muguet & Hubert Muguet 1712. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Contemporary inscription. Fine. Royal decree by Louis XIV allowing the rights to a tenth of the value of all prizes captured usually allowed to the Admiral of France to the Compagnie des Indes until the expiration of their current license after which the "dixième" will revert again to the Admiralty. Some of these prizes were seized in American waters. Wroth cites only one copy that in the John Crerar Library; OCLC locates only one more at the University of Minnesota. Rare. <br> <br> This copy is from the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727- 94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 79 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 500. BELL F971 ref. OCLC 62617219. Chez la Veuve François Muguet & Hubert Muguet unknown books
1905264298New York London et al.: Underwood & Underwood 1905. 100 albumen print stereoview cards housed in original brown cloth box. 1 vols. 8vo. Images fine light wear and spotting to box gilt titling faded. 100 albumen print stereoview cards housed in original brown cloth box. 1 vols. 8vo. A complete set of 100 stereoviews of India by Underwood & Underwood part of their popular "Tours of the World" series. Underwood & Underwood unknown books
1727WRCAM40676Paris 1727. 8pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Very minor foxing. Light soiling along spine edge; minor dampstaining along bottom edge. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree establishing two offices to control the inspection of goods from the Compagnie des Indes. "The Compagnie des Indes flourished from 1726 to 1746 paying handsome dividends and bringing wealth to the ports of Bordeaux Nantes Marseille and in particular its home port of Lorient L'Orient although it lost its rights in the western hemisphere. It established trading offices in many parts of India also Canton Yemen Persia Basra and North Africa. The main sources of its wealth were porcelain wallpapers lacquer and tea from China cotton and silk cloth from China and India coffee from Mocha Yemen pepper from Mahé South India gold ivory and slaves from West Africa" - Shakespeare. A variant and unrecorded issue of Wroth 1096 "which cites the 'Lettres Patentes' only of which but one copy is known to exist that in the New York Public Library whereas no edition of the 'Arrest' itself seems to be known" - Maggs. OCLC locates only one copy at the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 309 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1096 ref. OCLC 79795021. Howard Shakespeare "The Compagnie des Indes" in the JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOND & SHARE SOCIETY February 1997. hardcover books
1725WRCAM40677Paris 1725. 12pp. Quarto. Unbound folded sheets. Minor foxing. Light soiling along spine edge. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree releasing the Compagnie from some of its debts an important step in its reorganization. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. "This decree discharges the Compagnie des Indes of a large number of financial burdens which had been weighing on it for a number of years" - Maggs. Wroth locates only one copy at NYPL; OCLC identifies three more copies. Scarce. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 311 this copy. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 1101. OCLC 62370774. unknown books
1723WRCAM40668Paris 1723. 4pp. Quarto on a folded folio sheet. Light dampstaining and soiling. Contemporary inscription. Very good. A French royal decree pertaining to the rights of the Compagnie des Indes regarding taxes in New France. In 1721 the Compagnie had declared bankruptcy and was reorganized after the Mississippi Bubble burst. Wroth records only the copy at NYPL and OCLC adds two more at Harvard and the John Carter Brown Library. Rare. <br> <br> From the library of Cardinal Etienne Charles de Lomenie de Brienne 1727-94 Minister of Louis XVI Archbishop of Toulouse and of Sens. A friend of Voltaire and a member of the Académie Française Brienne wielded significant power as head of the Finance Ministry which earned him many enemies. He died in prison during the French Revolution despite having renounced Catholicism in 1793 presumably as an attempt to save his life. WROTH ACTS OF FRENCH ROYAL ADMINISTRATION 991. MAGGS FRENCH COLONISATION OF AMERICA 258 this copy. unknown books
1787WRCAM47668Amsterdam & Paris 1787. 2140pp. Quarto. Contemporary blue wrappers stitched. Spine with some wear and chipping. Minor scattered foxing. Near fine. Untrimmed. Mémoire of the French East India Company freshly reconstituted in 1785 after its liquidation in 1769. The text includes figures on investor shares and the business of the Company. Seven copies are listed in OCLC. unknown books
1769WRCAM47671Paris 1769. 250pp. Quarto. Contemporary marbled wrappers stitched. Spine lightly worn and faded. Minor foxing to first and last leaves. Very good plus. Jacques Necker 1732-1804 was serving as a director of the French East India Company when he penned this rebuttal to the MÉMOIRE of Abbe Morellet. Morellet had argued against the Compagnie's trading monopoly which Necker here defends. Necker would become Finance Minister under Louis XVI until the French Revolution. unknown books