[Colonial America] Rare First Edition of the Treaty of Whitehall, King James II's First Treaty and Among the Earliest Between England and France in Relation to America

Treaty of Peace, Good Correspondence & Neutrality in America, Between the most Serene and Mighty Prince James II...And the most Serene and Mighty Prince Lewis XIV...Concluded the 6/16th Day of Novemb. 1686
(London), In the Savoy: Printed by Thomas Newcomb, 1686. First edition. 12mo. 19, (1) pp. Full tan calf, red morocco spine label, stamped in gilt, loss in lower spine with wear to front and rear joints; gilt edges; gilt dentelles; small repair at bottom of title-page; bottom corners of B2 and C2 repaired; scattered spotting. ESTC R477000; Sabin 96532

In this treaty, England and France pledged neutrality in North America, as well as renouncing illegal trade and fishing within the boundaries of each other's colonies, as well as the aiding of pirates and Native Americans. Despite this, the Treaty was short lived, as King Williams's War broke out in 1688 (the first of several North American conflicts between the two nations that would culminate in the French and Indian War), and King James II was shortly after deposed.

According to RBH, this is only the second copy to come to auction since 1991.

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[Colonial America] Rare First Edition of the Treaty of Whitehall, King James II's First Treaty and Among the Earliest Between England and France in Relation to America

How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X

[Colonial America] Rare First Edition of the Treaty of Whitehall, King James II's First Treaty and Among the Earliest Between England and France in Relation to America

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