Life and Writings of Turgot, Comptroller-General of France, 1774-1776.

£150 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

The first half of this work comprises Walker’s intellectual biography of Turgot, including a detailed account of his highly productive, yet controversial, tenure Minister of Finance, Trade and Public Works under Louis XVI. The rest of the book is made up of English translations of various extracts from Turgot’s work, including parts of the Éloge de Gournay, the letter to the Abbe de Cice on Law’s paper money, and some letters to Adam Smith, Josiah Tucker, and Richard Price.

• Year: 1895

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