You are bidding on a very rare antique hardcover book titled Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland; In the Years 1763 and 1764. Taken by a Military Officer. To Which is Added, An Enquiry -  How far the Restrictions Laid Upon the Trade of Ireland, By British Acts of Parliament, Are a Benefit or Disadvantage to British Dominions in General, And to England in Particular, For Whose Separate Advantage They Were Intended. With Extracts of Such Parts of the Statutes as Lay the Trade of Ireland Under Those Restrictions. This is volume I of a two volume set. Book was published in London in 1766! This is the real First Edition, and not a modern reprint! Very scarce!!!

Like their counterparts in the North American colonies, the Irish questioned the validity of the Navigation Acts imposed at the end of the Seven Years' War. The debates in the Irish Parliament recorded in these volumes offer an interesting perspective on the debates in North America. In the end Ireland accepted the acts, a factor in its growing resentment of Great Britain. 

Book has been rebound recently with full leather binding and new endpages. Covers are firmly attached with no splitting or cracking of hinges. The binding is in very good plus condition with some very light soil. Pages are tightly bound (404 pages) with some expected toning/foxing. Most of the pages show very light foxing. The pages are hand laid paper. No writing in book and no signs of previous ownership. Book is in very good condition.  

A wonderful book on a subject that affected American history and led to the American Revolution.

Would make a super addition to a collection.

Great gift idea!

(Inventory: 387A)