{"product_id":"cotsford-letters-court-directors-1784-first-edition-123244","title":"Letters to the Honourable the Court of Directors of the English East-India Company,","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eWritten by Edward Cotsford (1740-1810) bidding for the role of Governor of Madras following the impending replacement of Lord Macartney after he declined the governor-generalship of India. Macartney had successfully negotiated the Treaty of Mangalore with Tipu Sultan which saw the end of the Second Anglo-Mysore War in 1784.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward Cotsford had served in Madras since the age of 17, becoming Chief at Masulipatam, and was a frequent critic of the limitations of the governance of Madras. He returned to England with a considerable fortune and after failing to be considered for the Governorship turned to politics and was a staunch opponent of the Pitt administration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst edition; 8vo (21 x 13.5 cm); modern quarter red morocco, gilt rolled red cloth boards, spine lettered in gilt, all edges speckled red, a fine copy; [ii], 54 pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePickett 1446.","brand":"[EAST-INDIA COMPANY]; COTSFORD, Edward.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57497422856567,"sku":"123244","price":203.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123244_11e9311a-74d1-486a-84e8-d8928876e812.jpg?v=1790613741","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/cotsford-letters-court-directors-1784-first-edition-123244","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}