Fourierisme

1821 · 166040 — Paris: C. Ballard 1821. First edition of the first of Fourier's demographic surveys of Paris giving the most detailed to date account up to that point of the Parisian population. Fourier was appointed director of the Bureau of Statistics of the department of the Seine by his former pupil Chabrol de Volvic the prefect of the department. His demographic surveys of Paris and its environs published in a regular series showed how the population was structured by age and mortality rates among these ages. The tables include details on meteorology population movements public assistance deaths agriculture the fine arts industry and commerce. Octavo 199 x 124 mm. With 63 statistical tables on 38 folding plates. Contemporary black straight-grain sheep by P. Purgold stamped in gilt to spine smooth spine gilt in compartments gilt rule border to covers gilt turn-ins marbled endpapers gilt edges. Very minor bumping very light foxing at beginning and end short closed tear at head of pp. ix/x not into text else a fresh clean copy. Einaudi 1961; Kress 3488; Westergaard Contributions to the History of Statistics pp. 113-6. unknown