Essays, Political, Economical, And Philosophical.
by Rumford, Benjamin, Count Of
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Boston: David West. 1798-99. First American Edition. Hardcover. Hinges cracked but holding, small historical society and paper spine label, lacks top half of last leaf in volume 2, else a clean tight copy. ; 8vo; 2 volumes, tree calf, xxiii, 464, [18], 494p., 12 plates. **Evans #34656 & 36251. Sabin 95466. Rinck 2899. .
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- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13698
- Title
- Essays, Political, Economical, And Philosophical.
- Author
- Rumford, Benjamin, Count Of
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- David West
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1798-99
- Keywords
- Philosophy, Poverty, The Poor, Antiquarian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
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