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Capital and Population: A Study of the Economic Effects of Their Relations to Each Other.
by HAWLEY, Frederick B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton and Company,, 1882. First edition, presentation copy inscribed by Hawley on the front flyleaf: "E. N. Morse Esq with the compliments of the author Fred. B. Hawley". The first book by the American business man Frederick Barnard Hawley (18431929). Focusing on the economic aspects of population, the book grew out of a number of articles written by Hawley in the late 1870s. Octavo. Original dark brown-red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, rules to spine and boards in black. Spine lightly sunned with loss to ends, cloth a touch scuffed and soiled, mild spotting to prelims and endmatter, light creasing to front free endpaper and flyleaf, short closed tear to margin of front flyleaf. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 141154
- Title
- Capital and Population:
- Author
- HAWLEY, Frederick B
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: D. Appleton and Company,
- Date Published
- 1882
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Gilt
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- Sunned
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- Spine
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Octavo
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- Cloth
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