A Collection of All the Statutes Now in Force, Relating to the...
1729 Compilation of Laws Concerning the Taxation of Salt [Great Britain]. [Taxation]. A Collection of All the Statutes Now in Force, Relating to the Duties Upon Salt, With So Much of the Laws of Excise, As Are Particularly Referr'd to in the Said Statutes. London: Printed by the assigns of His Majesty's printer, and of Henry Hills deceas'd, 1729. 323, [3], 324-400, [38] pp. A Continuation of the Statutes has separate title page and register. 12mo. (6-1/2" x 3-3/4"). Contemporary sheep, blind rules and fillets to boards, upper corner of front board recornered, raised bands and blind fillets to spine. Light rubbing and some minor scuffs, scratches and stains to boards, moderate rubbing to extremities, front joint cracked, rear joint starting, chipping to spine ends, corners bumped and somewhat worn, armorial bookplate (of the Earl of Kintore) to front pastedown, later ownership signature (of A.C. Taussig) and pencil annotation to front free endpaper. Light toning to interior, light foxing in a few places, early ownership signature ("In. Crauford") to verso of title page. $400. * More comprehensive than earlier compilations, this collection of salt duties from their introduction during the reign of William and Mary to the ninth year of the reign of George II offers unique insights into the mechanisms of enforcement for the taxation of salt in the young British Empire. Salt taxes were both complex and steep, up to several times the market value of the good itself, and often led to smuggling, corruption and political unrest both in Britain and its colonies. The ESTC records two compilations dated 1729; ours includes A Continuation of the Statutes, Relating to the Duties on Salt, From 1729, to 1738. OCLC locates 2 copies in North America (Harvard Law School, University of Wisconsin). Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature N27294. English Short-Title Catalogue (ESTC) N27294.
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