Economia político-práctica ó examen del proyecto de arreglo de la deuda de España.
by LABRADOR [y Vicuña], Camilo
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Madrid, Imprenta de los Sres. Andres y Diaz, 1850.. FIRST and ONLY EDITION. 8°, contemporary green morocco (slight wear at some extremities), spine with raised bands in six compartments decorated with three blind-stamps and horizontal gilt fillets, gilt letter, boards richly gilt with some blind-tooling in romantic style with gilt Spanish royal crown at center, gilt-tooling to edges of covers and spine, inner dentelles gilt, all edges gilt, endleaves decorated with gilt floral pattern and white over light blue. Tables in text. In very fine condition. Author's signed six-line presentation inscription in ink on recto of blank leaf before title-page: "A. S.M. la Reyna Madre // D.ª M.ª Cristina de Borbon // En prueba de profundo respeto y gratidtud, // Su muy humilde servidor, // Q.B.S.R.P. // Camilo Labrador." (1 blank l.), [iii]-x, 349 pp., (1 l., 1 l. errata). Leaf containing p. 349 (verso blank) is repeated. Lacks the half-title. *** FIRST and ONLY EDITION of this hefty work calling attention to the critical state of Spain's national debt, which had been accumulated largely due to wars. Labrador reviews the accumulation of debt all the way back to the thirteenth century, when D. Alfonso XI retook the city of Algeciras on borrowed money. He has separate chapters for each century, and beginning in 1801, for each decade. This section includes information on the cost of the Peninsular War (1808-1814). The author's prologue, pp. v-x, is a respectful call to make provisions for the debt. Numerous tables offer information on the liquidation and conversion of the debt, and figures for the 1848 budget and the projected 1850 budget.Labrador y Vicuña wrote several works on weights and measures, the decimal system, and mathematics.Provenance: D. Maria Christina (1806-1878) was the fourth and final wife of D. Fernando VII, and his niece. She is also known as Maria Christina Bourbon of the Two Sicilies, and was queen consort of Spain from 1829 until her husband's death in 1833. Then she acted as queen regent until 1840, successfully holding the throne during the Carlist Wars for her daughter, the future Isabella II.*** Palau 129218.
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- Richard C. Ramer Old & Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- Economia político-práctica ó examen del proyecto de arreglo de la deuda de España.
- Author
- LABRADOR [y Vicuña], Camilo
- Book Condition
- Used
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- FIRST and ONLY EDITION
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- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Madrid, Imprenta de los Sres. Andres y Diaz, 1850.
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- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- economics, finance, public debt, Spain, Spanish History, bindings, royal copies, ABAA-BIB-WEEK
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