{"product_id":"scott-letter-edmund-burke-1783-123248","title":"A Letter to the Right Honourable Edmund Burke.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eA satirical attack on Edmund Burke (1729-1797) for his involvement in drafting the ill-fated Fox-North East India Bill which was the first attempt at reforming the East India Company. Best known for his role in constructing the tenets of conservatism, Burke was at the time Chairman of the Commons Select Committee on East Indian Affairs, a vocal critic of the Company, and would just a few years later lead the impeachment of Warren Hastings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Scott (1747-1819) a fairly prolific pamphleteer and political ally of Warren Hastings in parliament, and particularly attacked Edmund Burke on many occasions.\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, lacking title, else a fine copy; 36 pp.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePicket 1355.","brand":"[EAST-INDIA COMPANY]; SCOTT, John.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57497427509623,"sku":"123248","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/123248_6a6bd610-7036-45a0-9b51-2d5d56e67804.jpg?v=1790613795","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/scott-letter-edmund-burke-1783-123248","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}