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Early English Tracts on Commerce
by McCulloch, J. R. (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1954. Reprint. Hardcover. g. Octavo. XV, [1], 663, [1]pp. Original red cloth with gold lettering and printer's device on spine. Fascinating work being a reprint of the very rare collection of tracts prepared in 1856 for the Political Economy Club. The various tracts compiled in this work contain some of the earliest indications of those liberal commercial principles now so widely diffused throughout the world. Minor age-wear on binding with spine slightly faded. Paper edges slightly soiled and age-toned. Previous owner's name dated 1956 on upper corner of free front endpaper. Binding in overall good, interior in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28413
- Title
- Early English Tracts on Commerce
- Author
- McCulloch, J. R. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Early English Commercial tracts, Liberalism in English commerce, Birth of modern Capitalism, Commercial principles, Reference
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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