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Holwell, Z. and Friends - India Tracts Containing I. An Address to the Proprietors of East-India Stock; setting forth, the unavoidable Necessity, and real Motives, for the Revolution in Bengal, 1760. II. A Refutation of a Letter from a Gentlemen. India Tracts Containing I. An Address to the Proprietors of East-India Stock; setting forth, the unavoidable Necessity, and real Motives, for the Revolution in Bengal, 1760. II. A Refutation of a Letter from a Gentlemen. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected, with Additions. 4to, vii+286 pp, 1 fold out plate, later canvas binding with title in gilt on spine.  Good clean copy.  Holwell was a member of the managing council of the East India Company and a survivor of the Black Hole. From February to July, 1760, he acted as temporary governor of Bengal. Size:26.8 x 21.5 cm (10.5 x 8.4 inches) Good Condition Provenance: Keywords: India, History, Rare Book