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1821127180London: printed for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1821. With reference to Child Colquhoun Ricardo and Smith First edition of this anonymously authored work divided into three sections: "the principles of production revenue and consumption" "on the commercial intercourse of nations" and "considerations on the past and present state of international commerce". Subjects dealt with include the formation of wealth the nature of capital the extent of demand and the theory of money and foreign exchanges the author citing earlier authorities such as Child Colquhoun Ricardo and Smith. An index of subjects and authors is appended. A former owner has mistakenly attributed the work to Robert Torrens and lettered the spine thus. Octavo 213 x 132 mm. Rebound in modern quarter calf spine lettered and decorated in gilt raised bands the fourth compartment lettered "Torrens" brown cloth boards edges sprinkled dark red. Small hole to top margin of sig. H8 and a couple of neat ink annotations to the first few pages. A very good copy. Goldsmiths' 23104; Kress C.701. hardcover
18332789London: Longman Rees Orme Brown Greene & Longman 1833. First edition. Near Fine. Contemporary violet cloth binding with label to spine. All edges speckled red. Spine a bit sunned. Bookplate of Thomas Henry Farrer to front pastedown. Internally a clean tight complete copy of this rare work. The only copy presently on the market this scarce book documents Marcet's efforts to expand knowledge access to the working classes in order to make political self-advocacy possible. A peer of such feminist thinkers as Maria Edgeworth Marcet is considered one of the most important figures in the history of women's education. Her Conversations books which include texts on politics economics and science were ranked among the best-known educational texts of the nineteenth century. In addition to making these rigorous fields accessible to women who might otherwise be denied such training they also welcomed in young boys whose access to quality education might be hindered by class. Among her most famous readers was Michael Faraday who encountered her books while serving as a bookbinder's apprentice and was inspired to delve more deeply into the sciences Science History Institute. The present work seeks to popularize economic theory and put forward an argument for decreasing wage gaps among rich and poor; and in line with her overall project Marcet seeks to make her argument accessible to readers of all education levels. Wrapped in allegory in order to welcome in labor-class readers who may not have complex economic vocabularies Marcet's tale posits the need for new economic policy into a series of nine allegorical essays told "through the eyes of honest John Hopkins a laborer on low wages" Liberty. Scholars have increasingly viewed John Hopkins as an important and previously undervalued piece of Marcet's oeuvre; and her desire to bring the working class into dialogue about their own economic state signals an important cultural change. "Marcet was engaged in the work of the knowledge broker -- creating and maintaining networks between and among scientists and the larger public. Knowledge sharing was based upon the personal and social connections she facilitated by bringing together bankers scientists and professional economists such as Malthus Ricardo Mill and others. It was extended to the popular culture through the many editions of her Conversations addressed to the middle classes and enlarged to include the working classes with her John Hopkins's Notions on Political Economy" L. Forget. Lesser known but nonetheless one of Marcet's culturally important contributions this volume contains important lessons on how to expand a class's knowledge base and provide the tools for political and economic self-advocacy. Feminist Companion 713. Women in Science 125. Dictionary of Economics. Near Fine. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Greene & Longman unknown
