An inquiry into the nature and origin of public wealth, and into the means and causes of its increase

by Lauderdale Earl of, 8th James Maitland

$850 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

Edinburgh: printed for Arch. Constsable and Co., Edinburgh; and T. N. Longman and O. Rees, London, 1804. First edition, 8vo, pp. 10 , 482; folding table of farm expenditure and produce; original green marbled paper-covered boards, printed paper label on spine; label rather darkened, joints and hinges cracked, both covers nearly loose, spine worn with losses at top and bottom; a fair copy overall but the textblock is clean and the sewing structure is sound.

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