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Title: A Philosophical and Political History of the Settlements and Trade of the Europeans in the East and West Indies...Newly translated from the French by J. O. Justamond...with a New Set of Maps Adapted to the Work, and a Copious Index Author: Raynal, Abbé [Guillaume-Thomas François] (1713-1796) Place: Edinburgh Publisher: Mundell and Son Date: 1804 Description: 5 volumes. vi, 411; vi, 429; vii, 460; vi, 415; viii, 416 pp. Illustrated with 5 folding maps. Instructions to binder tipped in at title page of Vol. 1. (12mo) 7x4, contemporary full calf, morocco title labels, marbled endpapers. Raynal's seminal work on the relations between the European colonial powers and their far-off conquests and domains. Originally published anonymously in 1770 in a shorter version, the book expressed strong sentiments against despotism, slavery, the established religious order, the Inquisition, and the colonial system in general. It was suppressed by the French monarchy, and early editions were produced in Geneva, Amsterdam, Lausanne, The Hague, London and elsewhere. Sabin 68089. Lot Amendments Condition: An ex-library set with call numbers in white on spines, rubberstamp and hand-written markings on endpapers. Edges and corners rubbed, some scratching to boards, joints and hinges splitting on Vol. 1; some browning and occasional foxing; a few of the maps with worn edges; overall very good. Item number: 171457