SAY, Jean-Baptiste.

£2,500 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

Catéchisme d'économie politique, First edition, a lovely copy of Say's scarce work, inscribed by him to the head of the half title "De la part de l'auteur". From the library of Amable-Guillaume-Prosper Brugière, Baron de Barante (1782-1866), diplomat, politician, writer and historian, with his bookplate to the front pastedown.Published shortly after the appearance of the second edition of his Traité d'économie politique, Say's Catéchisme gives a brief introduction to his thought, written in a dialogue form to appeal to a wider audience.

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