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1788263089Londres 1788. hardcover. very good. 3 titles bound together. 183 72 142. 8vo 3/4 vellum backed green boards covers worn. Londres: 1788. Very good . Scarce.<br/><br/> unknown books
1789008991No Place: No Publisher 1789. xvii 318 376 pp. Collated complete. Two volumes bound in contemporary marbled calf the backs ruled in gilt with gilt devices the covers gilt ruled framing delicate gilt floral scrolls marbled end papers. Very Good the boards rubbed scattered light toning. First edition of this scandalous anonymously published book which was condemned to be burned after it caused embarrassment to the French court. Uncommon in such lovely condition. . First Edition. Marbled Calf. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Publisher hardcover books
178560199Paris: np 1785. 22.5 cm. xvi 124 2 125-226 1. Ends with "Post-scriptum" on p. 207-225 "Omission" on p. 226 table of contents on the page following. The "Post-scriptum" was a last-minute addition to the work which as originally printed ended with the "Omission" on p. 207 and table of contents on the verso of that leaf. Text in the post-script ends mid-word on p. 210 with one half of page 211 blank apparently a printer's error. The digital copy available through the University of California library system has the same printer's fault and calls this version "a rare variant of the quarto edition published in the same year without place of publication." Mirabeau's essay on this monopolistic financial institution and its harmful effects on the French economy just before the French Revolution; contributions to the work were also made by Etienne Claviere Brissot de Warville and du Pont de Nemours. Kress B908. Goldsmith's Kress 13059. Plain drab wrappers loss to head of spine some other chipping and wear; a very good untrimmed copy. <br/><br/> np unknown books
17588067Paris 1758. Second Edition of parts I-III first Edition of part IV. 8 192; 2 266 4; 6 264; 8 278 81pp. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary mottled calf with gilt spines red morocco labels; covers a bit rubbed spine extremities and corners worn with slight chipping otherwise a very good copy internally crisp and clean. Frontispiece lacking as is often the case. Bookplates of A. de Seville. Second Edition of parts I-III first Edition of part IV. 8 192; 2 266 4; 6 264; 8 278 81pp. 2 vols. 4to. The Founder of the Physiocratic School. A work of fundamental importance whose appearance created a sensation throughout Europe was widely translated and reprinted and earned its author an international reputation "greater than that of any other economist before or after not excluding Adam Smith or Karl Marx." Schumpeter p. 175n Mirabeau argues that wealth is the product of population -- in particular agriculture -- and that a large populartion is desirable that religious toleration free enterprise a more equitable system of taxation and distribution of wealth were necessary components of a vital economy. The first three parts appeared in 1756; by 1758 Mirabeau had fallen under the influence of Quesnay and issued the fourth part in which the latter's influence is very much felt. The two between them it may be said founded the school of the physiocrats. A fifth and sixth part were added in 1760. Kress 5735; Higgs 1631; Goldsmith 9317 unknown books
1798D7144Paris 1798. Hardcover. Very Good. Contemporary tan calf boards ornately gilt-ruled gilt-stamped detail in spine compartments gilt-stamped lettering in black leather spine label a.e.g.; 3 volumes large 8vo 148 x 234 mm; with half-titles and 15 engraved plates each in 2 states uncolored and color-printed. Latin text with French translation and notes by Victor de Riquetti Marquis de Mirabeau. Lovely bindings in excellent condition just a few small scuff marks here and there. And equally lovely plates -- some light dampwrinkling along top edge of some leaves in Volume 2; a few leaves toned in Volume 3. A handsome set. Cohen-de Ricci 993. <br/><br/> hardcover books
178043060Londres 1780. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Londres: 1780. 2 volumes bound as one vols. FIRST EDITION. 155 180 pp. Text in French. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Brown Full modern period-style mottled calf with contrasting colored morocco lettering labels. On the title-page of volume one someone has added the Roman numeral Ò I Ò to the date making it 1781 but what do they know else a nice crisp clean copy of a hard to find collection of tales and short stories by Revolutionary statesman Mirabeau in new period-style full calf binding. Very good/No jacket issued. Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply Insurance required to ship this item. hardcover books
6142Six parts bound in two vols. Large 4to cont. polished mottled calf spines nicely gilt. Avignon 1756-1758-1760. First edition of all six parts and a fine copy of one of the great classics of political economy. This work marks the birth of the physiocratic school and contains the first appearance on a large scale of the "Tableau Economique" of Quesnay portions of Quesnay's work had been privately printed in a few copies only at the palace at Versailles in 1758 and 1759. In this work Mirabeau made the ideas of Cantillon known and the book had a very great influence in the years before the Revolution. Fine set. unknown books