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GRUNDSATZE DER POLITISCHEN OEKONOMIE, NEBST EINIGEN ANWENDUNGEN AUF DIE GESELLSCHAFTSWISSENSCHAFT. Aus dem Englischen ubersetzt und mit Zusatzen versehen von Adolph Soetbeer. (2 Volumes).
by Mill, John Stuart
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- Condition
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Hamburg: Perthes-Besser und Mauke, 1852., 1852.. Very good. - Octavo, 8 inches high by 5-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, two volumes bound in black cloth backed with black leather spines titled in gilt with gilt decorations on the spines and with leather corners. All edges are tinted red. The covers are rubbed and soiled and the corners and head & tail of the spines are chipped. The leather is splitting along the bottom of the second volume's front joint. xxviii & 600 pages; and xviii & 737 pages. An early owner's name is penned at the top of the first volume's front endpaper. There is offsetting and minor foxing to the slightly soiled endpapers and occasional minor spots of foxing to a few pages. Very good.
First edition in German, with a foreword and notes by the translator.
"Principles of Political Economy" by John Stuart Mill was first published in 1848 and was one of the most important works on political economy in the 19th century.
Of particular importance is the appendix to this German edition which contains a bibliography of 1138 works on political economy from 1840 to 1852.
The translator Adolf Soetbeer (1814 – 1892) was a German economist from Hamburg and was a leading proponent of the single gold standard.
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- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Title
- GRUNDSATZE DER POLITISCHEN OEKONOMIE, NEBST EINIGEN ANWENDUNGEN AUF DIE GESELLSCHAFTSWISSENSCHAFT. Aus dem Englischen ubersetzt und mit Zusatzen versehen von Adolph Soetbeer. (2 Volumes).
- Author
- Mill, John Stuart
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamburg: Perthes-Besser und Mauke, 1852.
- Date Published
- 1852.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ECONOMICS; JOHN STUART MILL; PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY; GRUNDSATZE DER POLITISCHEN OEKONOMIE, NEBST EINIGEN ANWENDUNGEN AUF DIE GESELLSCHAFTSWISSENSCHAFT; FIRST GERMAN EDITION; 1ST GERMAN EDITION; ADOLF SOETBEER; HAMBURG; TRANSLATION; ENGLISH ECONOM
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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