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The Physiocrats.
by HIGGS, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, Limited,, 1897. Taussig's copy First edition, Frank William Taussig's copy, of Higgs's account of the Physiocratic School, originally delivered as a series of lectures at the London School of Economics in 1896. In the same year Taussig had examined the influence of the Physiocrats on English economic advances in his work, Wages and Capital, also published by Macmillan. "In 1894 [Higgs] had written the entry on the Economistes for Palgrave, but that piece ran to only two short paragraphs" (Palgrave II, p. 653): this book, in addition to his edition of Richard Cantillon's Essai (1931), remains his most extended work on the subject. Octavo. Original red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, ruling continued to boards in blind, black endpapers, edges uncut. Ownership stamp, "F. W. Taussig, Cambridge, Mass." to initial blank, and newspaper clipping with bookseller's description of the Langland Press edition of The Physiocrats pasted to the same. A few knocks to spine and ends bumped, contents toned with some minor nicks to extremities, otherwise a very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122468
- Title
- The Physiocrats.
- Author
- HIGGS, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Macmillan and Co, Limited,
- Date Published
- 1897
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
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- Octavo
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