Reflections Upon Naturalization, Corporations, and Companies: Supported by the Authorities of both Ancient and Modern Writers. By a Country Gentleman.

(ANGLO-JUDAICA).

M. Cooper

London

1753

First edition. With a contemporary presentation inscription on half-title: “To the Right Hon. the Lord Talbot.”

Roth, 221; Kress 5295.

“MONOPOLIES ARE EQUALLY DANGEROUS IN TRADE, IN POLITICS AND RELIGION”: 1753 DEFENSE OF JEWISH NATURALIZATION AND EMANCIPATION. First edition of this significant tract dedicated to Jewish emancipation. The author attacks trading monopolies, especially those concerning Turkish trade and takes a forthright stand in favor of full citizenship and commercial liberty for the Jews. In sum, his argument is that by advancing their own interests, Jews promote the interests of the country in which they reside. The author’s defense of Jewish rights appears on pp. 74-91 within a detailed discussion of Turkish trade. There are also several pages on the Greenland Whale Fisher, references to the East and West Indies, and a general discussion of the issue of chartered vs. joint-stock companies.