Illustrations of political economy. No. VIII. Cousin Marshall. A tale

by Harriet Martineau

$75 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books

First edition

London: Charles Fox, 67, Paternoster-Row. Printed by William Clowes, Stamford-Street , 1832. First edition, small 12mo approx. 5¾ x 3¾ , pp. 4 , 132; small losses on spine else a very good copy in original drab printed wrappers. Published in 1832, Illustrations of Political Economy established Harriet Martineau as both a successful and controversial author and a pioneer of nineteenth-century 'social problem' writing. This widely read series

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