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PAINE, Thomas. Prospects on the War and Paper Currency.London : 1793
Second edition under this title, following the first of the same year; originally published in 1787 under the title Prospects on the Rubicon.
The pamphlet was published "as an attempt to discourage an English war with France, with its inevitable result of additional taxes falling heavily on the poor and bringing ruin to both countries. The pamphlet... Learn More£250.00Stock Code: 145022
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ARNALL, William. A Letter to a Freeholder on the Late Reduction of the Land Tax to One Shilling in the Pound.London : 1732
First edition. William Arnall (died 1736) was an extensive political pamphleteer, who took up writing for the government at Robert Walpole's personal request. At a government pension of 400 - making him the best paid government journalist in London - "Arnall provided a series of papers which challenged country whig allegations of a supposedly corrupt,... Learn More£200.00Stock Code: 129252
