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Lord Grenville - Substance of the Speech Delivered by Lord Grenville in the House of Lords November 13 1801 on the Motion for an Address Approving of the Convention with Russia

Title: Substance of the Speech Delivered by Lord Grenville in the House of Lords November 13 1801 on the Motion for an Address Approving of the Convention with Russia
Description: London, Cobbett and Morgan, 1802. First edition. Disbound. An uncommon pamphlet regarding a political speech given by Lord Grenville in the House of Lords on the 13th November 1801. The first and only edition of this work.Disbound.This speech, given by Lord Grenville, speaks out against the St Petersburg Convention. Despite his disagreement, Grenville worked hard to hold allied coalitions and worked on a complex alliance between Russia and Austria. The treaty Grenville refers to was signed in St Petersburg on the 17th June in 1801 and is the agreement on the principles of free navigation for neutral states and freedom of trade. Grenville disagreed with this because of the adverse effects it could have on Britain. Grenville wished to 'confirm and strengthen the dispositions of friendship, between those to whom Europe still looks for its preservation, and may stifle the seeds of every possible To the rear is the treaties Grenville refers to in his speech.  Disbound. Externally, very smart with a few light spots to the front and rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Light tidemark to the head of pages 116-122 affecting the margin only. Otherwise, just the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

Keywords: russia politics Grenville politics None

Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 726L16

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