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• Directory of USSR Ministry of Foreign Trade officials. ([U.S. G.P.O.], 1972) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Trade's release: or, Courage to the Scotch-Indian-Company: Being an excellent new ballad; to the tune of, The Turks are all confounded. ([Edinburgh : s.n., between 1699/1700]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The East-India trade: ([London : s.n., 1693?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Considerations on the trade of Africa, humbly offer'd to the most honourable House of Lords, in behalf of the bill now before them: ([London : s.n., 1698]), by D. T. (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Considerations on the bill for settling the trade to Africa, humbly offered to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled, in behalf of the plantations. ([London : s.n., 1698?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Sales promotion techniques for marketing in communist countries (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, International Trade Administration, Office of East-West Trade Development :, 1981), by David C. Bowie, Susan Thompson, Ellen Gorowitz, Robert B. Dollison, and United States. Office of East-West Trade Development (page images at HathiTrust)

• Reasons humbly offered for supporting the Company of Mercht. Adventurers of England, in their trade to Germany. ([London? : s.n., 1695]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Remarks upon the Scotch Act, in a letter to friend. ([London] : Printed for John Whitlock, near Stationers-Hall, 1695) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The case of the Company of Merchant-Adventurers for the Discovery of New Trades, commonly called, the Russia-Company. ([London : s.n., 1697?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reply to an answer from a friend, to the apology for the English nation. (London : [s.n.], printed, in the year, 1692), by Roger Coke (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• An essay on the East-India-trade by the author of The essay upon wayes and means. (London : [s.n.], 1696), by Charles Davenant (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• By the Protector. A proclamation of assistance to the merchant adventurers of England, for the better carrying on of their trade, and for punishing of offenders against the same. (London : Printed by Henry Hills and John Field, Printers to His Highness, 1658), by England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) and Oliver Cromwell (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• By the Protector. A proclamation concerning the residence of the merchant-adventurers of England, at the city of Dordrecht, and for settling the staple there. (London : Printed by Henry Hills and John Field Printers to His Highness, MDCLVI. [1656]), by England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) and England and Wales. Council of State (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The East-India-trade a most profitable trade to the kingdom. And best secured and improved in a company, and a joint-stock. Represented in a letter written upon the occasion of two letters lately published, insinuating the contrary. (London : [s.n.], printed in the year, 1677), by Robert Ferguson (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A speech made by the Right Honourable George Earl of Berkeley to the Levant company at their annual election, February ix, MDCLXXX His Lordship being governour of that most loyal society. (London : Printed for R. Royston ..., 1681), by George Berkeley Berkeley (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The preamble to be subscribed by all persons, who shall become adventurers in a national joynt stock, for the trade to East-India ([London : s.n., 1698]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discourse concerning the East-India-trade. A discourse concerning the East-India-trade, shewing how it is unprofitable to the kindome of England. Being taken out of an essay on trade; written by Mr. John Cary, merchant in Bristol, in the year 1695. To which are added some observations of Sir Jos. Child and of the author of the Essay on ways and means relating to trade. And also, a copy of the French King's decree, concerning printed callicoes. (London : prnted for E. Baldwin in Warwick-Lane, 1699), by John Cary (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Free regulated trade, particularly to India the interest of England: being the true, natural means, to promote the navigation and riches of this nation. Forts and castles in India, notwithstanding all specious pretences, are occasionally prov'd to be of uncertain advantage, but of certain inconvenience to us. Discours'd in a letter to a friend. ([London? : s.n., 1691]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Plain dealing in a dialogue between Mr. Johnson and Mr. Wary his friend, a stock-jobber, and a petitoner against the E-- I-- Company, about stock-jobbing, and the said company. ([London : printed for S. Eddowes, under the Royal Exchange in Cornhil, 1691]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An essay towards a scheme or model for erecting a National East-India joynt-stock or company more generally diffused and enlarged for the restoring, establishing, and better carrying on that most important trade: fully discoursed in a letter to a Person of quality. (London : printed for the author, M DC XCI. [1691]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A breef and sommarie discourse vpon the entended voyage to the hethermoste partes of America: Written by Captaine Carleill in Aprill 1583. for the better inducement to satisfie suche marchauntes of the Moscouian Companie and others, as in disburcyng their money towardes the furniture of the present charge: doe demaunde forthwith a present returne of gaine: albeit their saied perticuler disburcements are required but in verie slender sommes: The highest beeyng twentie and fiue pounde. The second at twelve pound ten shillynges. And y[e] lowest at sixe pound fiue shillinges. ([S.l. : J. Kingston?, 1583?]), by Christopher Carleill (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Some considerations relating to the trade to Guiny ([London : s.n., 1690?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A remonstrance, proving that the confinement of trade, to particular companies, is of general losse to His Majesty, and His people ([London : s.b., 1662?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A letter to a member of Parliament concerning clandestine trade. Shewing how far the evil practices at the custom-house at London tend to the encouragement of such a trade. Written by a Fair Merchant. (London : printed, and sold by A. Baldwin, 1700), by Fair merchant (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Reasons for the East-India Company's sending out twelve ships to India about the 15th of January next (London : [s.n.], December 7, 1692) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The humble petition and remonstrance of Richrd [sic] Wylde, merchant and adventurer in the East-India trade laying open the many wilfull neglects, ill-managed actions and improvident courses, the governors and committees of the East-India Company, have heretofore, and still do practice in all their way of trade to the East-Indies, to the exceeding great prejudice of the adventurer and nation in generall. Together with a narrative of the principall wrongs and injuries the Dutch have barbarously perpetrated upon the persons, ships and goods of the company in Amboyna, and other parts of India, as also the manner of trade to Potugals [sic] heretofore, and now the Dutch have, and doe practise, to their exceeding great increase of stock which our company would never be perswaded to follow, in so full and ample manner as they ought to have done. ([London : s.n.], Printed in the yeare 1654), by Richard Wylde (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A motion to the East India Company by Thomas Smethwike (an adventurer with them) vpon the reasons following ([London : s.n.], Febr. 19, 1628 [i.e. 1629]), by Thomas Smethwike (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Proclamations. 1699-12-18 (Edinburgh : printed by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, printer to the Kings most excellent Majesty, anno Dom. 1699), by Scotland. Privy Council and King of England William III (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Copy of an act presented to the Parliament by the merchants ([Edinburgh : s.n., ca. 1695]), by Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• An express from the African and Indian Scots Company's fleet, landed in New-Edinburgh in Caledonia. (Edinburgh, : Printed by John Reid, 1699), by Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• London's liberty in chains discovered. (Printed at London : [s.n.], Decemb. 18. 1646), by John Lilburne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A letter from a member of the parliament of Scotland to his friend at London, concerning their late act, for establishing a company of that kingdom, tradeing to Africa and the Indies: ([[Edinburgh] : Printed at London, and re-printed at Edinburgh, by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, printer to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1696]), by Philanax Verax (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Considerations relating to the African bill: Humbly submitted to the honourable House of Commons. ([London : s.n., 1698?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The Case of the East India Company ([S.l. : s.n., 1694?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Histoire de la Compagnie des Indes : avec les titres de ses concessions et privileges : dressée sur les pièces autentiques (Chez De Bure l'aîné ..., 1746), by Joseph Du Fresne de Francheville (page images at HathiTrust)

• Advertisement. Edinburgh, the 9th of July 1696. ([Edinburgh : s.n., 1696]), by Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Lists. 1696-04-21 ([Edinburgh : s.n., 1696]), by Company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A letter from a member of the parliament of Scotland to his friend at London, concerning their late act, for establishing a company of that kingdom, tradeing to Africa and the Indies: ([[Edinburgh] : Printed at London, and re-printed at Edinburgh, by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson, printer to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1696]), by Philanax Verax (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River (New York: Macmillan, 1912), by Joseph Conrad
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• Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1915), by Joseph Conrad (page images at HathiTrust)
• Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River (fourth edition; London: T. F. Unwin, 1915), by Joseph Conrad (Gutenberg text)
• An Outcast of the Islands, by Joseph Conrad (Gutenberg text)

• Sumitomo Corporation : hearing before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, second session, September 18, 1996. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1997), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking and Financial Services (page images at HathiTrust)

• Directory of USSR Ministry of Foreign Trade officials. ([U.S. G.P.O.], 1972) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Prospects for improving data collection and enforcement are uncertain (The Office, 1997), by United States General Accounting Office (page images at HathiTrust)

• Directory of firms registered to export grain. (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Federal Grain Inspection Service, Compliance Division, 1992), by United States. Federal Grain Inspection Service. Compliance Division (page images at HathiTrust)

• Oversight of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, second session, June 20; August 1; and September 20, 1984. (U.S. G.P.O., 1986), by United State House Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade (page images at HathiTrust)
• Title II of the Export Trading Company Act : hearing before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation, and Insurance of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, One-hundredth Congress, first session, March 24, 1987. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1987), by Finance United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking (page images at HathiTrust)
• Impact and implementation of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 : hearing before a subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, second session, March 4, 1986. (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1986), by Consumer United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)
• Oversight of the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 : hearing before the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, second session, June 20; August 1; and September 20, 1984. (U.S. G.P.O., 1986), by United State House Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade (page images at HathiTrust)

• Vietnam environmental technologies export market plan (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, International Trade Administration : United States-Asia Environmental Partnership, 2001), by United States. Asia Environmental Partnership and United States. Office of Environmental Technologies Exports (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

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