The Theory of Wages
by Hicks, John Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Company Ltd, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. xiv, 247pp. Bound in publisher's full brown cloth with gilt spine lettering. Edges foxed, extensive underlining and marginal notes in pencil, very slight lean to spine, in a lovely Near Fine example of the rare dust jacket, price-clipped with a tiny closed tear near the foot but very clean and unfaded.
The first book written by the 1972 winner of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, preceding his Value and Capital. It introduced the microeconomic concept of induced innovation, which nowadays is often applied to climate change.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945057
- Title
- The Theory of Wages
- Author
- Hicks, John Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Company Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- J.R. Hicks, Sir, JR, Nobel Prize Economics, global warming, climate change
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...