Illustrations of political economy, No. XXIII: The three ages. A tale

by Harriet Martineau

$50 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

London: Charles Fox, 67, Paternoster-Row, 1833. First edition, small 12mo approx. 5 x 3¾ , pp. 4 , 126, 2 ; original printed wrappers; wrappers soiled, but good and sound, or better. Harriet's first commissioned book, Illustrations of Political Economy, was a fictional tutorial intended to help the general public understand the ideas of Adam Smith. Illustrations was published in February 1832 in an edition of just 1500 copies, since the publisher

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