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A CATALOGUE OF PAMPHLETS ON ECONOMIC SUBJECTS published between 1750-1900 and now housed in Irish Libraries

By: Black, R. D. Colison

Price: $35.00

Publisher: Belfast: The Queen's University, 1969.: 1969.

Seller ID: 7078

Condition: Very good

Belfast: The Queen's University, 1969.. 1969.. Very good. - Quarto, cloth, in dw. Bumped, cocked & slightly dusty; dw soiled, lightly chipped & slightly darkened with small stains & a tear to the front panel. 632 pp. Very good in a good dw.

First edition. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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AN IRREDEEMABLE PAPER CURRENCY: Speech of the Hon. James G. Blaine, in the House of Representatives, February 10th, 1876.

By: Blaine, James G.

Price: $150.00

Publisher: [Washington, DC?]: 1876.: 1876.

Seller ID: 36822

Condition: Fair

- Octavo, unbound, as published. Two sheets of paper are folded once to form 8 pages, including 7 pages of text & a rear blank. The page edges are darkened with the front edges of the last 2 leaves chipped. The corners of the pages are creased & the top edges lightly chipped. The rear blank is soiled. Good. First edition. No place of publication or printer are indicated. James G. Blaine [1830-1893] was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876 and served as Speaker of the House from 1869 to 1875. Blaine led the...
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LES PROGRES DE LA SCIENCE ECONOMIQUE DEPUIS ADAM SMITH. Revision des doctrines economiques par Maurice Block, membre de l'institut. 2e edition considerablement augmentee. (2 volumes)

By: Block, Maurice

Price: $175.00

Publisher: Paris: Guillaumin et Cie., 1897.: 1897.

Seller ID: 11914

Condition: Good

Paris: Guillaumin et Cie., 1897.. 1897.. Good. - Octavo, softcovers bound in printed tan wraps. The front cover of the first volume is deatched. The spines and covers are quite chipped with early tape reinforcing the spine. 679 pages; and 581 pages respectively. The volumes are shaken with some pulled signatures. Possible ex-library with the following statement "Dokumentatie A.C.W. / Documentation L.N.T.C", stamped in red on the title page of the first volume and half- title of the second volume and a number taped to the bottom of the spines. Despite the bindings, the pages are bright ...
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Image for TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the director of the Lackawanna Steel Company GEORGE WILLIAM BURLEIGH regretting that he won't be able to serve on the Honorary Reception Committee for Maurice Maeterlinck.

TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the director of the Lackawanna Steel Company GEORGE WILLIAM BURLEIGH regretting that he won't be able to serve on the Honorary Reception Committee for Maurice Maeterlinck.

By: Burleigh, George William (1870-1940). Director of the Lackawanna Steel Company and Colonel in the New York National Guard who commanded the Ninth Coast Defense.

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, December 29th, 1919.: 1919.

Seller ID: 94931

Condition: Very good

- Over 60 words typed on 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch wide "Delafield, Thorne and Burleigh" law office stationery. Addressed to James B. Pond, Burleigh regrets that he'll be out of town and thus "will not be able to serve on the Honorary Reception Committee at M. Maeterlinck's opening lecture at Carnegie Hall on that evening". Signed "George W. Burleigh" in black ink. The letter is folded horizontally and vertically for mailing with minor chipping near the top left corner. Very good. A director of the Lackawanna Steel Company, George William Burleigh (1870-1940) served as...
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IL VIAGGIO DELL'INDUSTRIA ITALIANA

By: Colombo, Cesare

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Firenze: Fratelli Alinari, (200l).: (200l).

Seller ID: 23358

ISBN: 8872923441

Condition: Very good

Firenze: Fratelli Alinari, (200l).. (200l).. Very good. - Quarto [11-3/4 inches high by 9-5/8 inches wide], gray cloth titled in gilt in a dust wrapper. The binding is bumped. The dust wrapper is slightly rubbed with some minor rubbing & creasing at the corners. 175 pages. Illustrated by the author with profuse photographic illustrations in color and black & white. Near fine.

Introductory essays by Rainer Stefano Masera and Valerio Castronovo. The text is in Italian. Dust jacket present.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ON INCOME AND WEALTH 1937-1947

By: Creamer, Daniel; editor

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Cambridge, U.K.: Bowes & Bowes, (1952).: (1952).

Seller ID: 6976

Condition: Good

Cambridge, U.K.: Bowes & Bowes, (1952).. (1952).. Good. - Square octavo, rust brown cloth titled in gilt on spine. The covers are bumped & lightly soiled with a stain to the rear cover; the spine & gilt titling are faded. xvi & 184 pp. The endpapers & page edges are slightly darkened. Good.

The first volume in a series of works on the subject.
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IN DEFENSE OF CAPITALISM: An Explanation of the Functioning of Our Capitalistic System of Today and of Specific Measures Which Would Correct Its Defects. Written for Business Men

By: Cromwell, James H. R.; and Czerwonky, Hugo E

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, London: Charles Scribner's Sosn, Ltd., 1937.: 1937.

Seller ID: 11922

Condition: Good

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, London: Charles Scribner's Sosn, Ltd., 1937.. 1937.. Good. - Octavo, navy blue cloth titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The binding is lightly rubbed & bumped & the spine is faded. xvii & 373 pages. The page edges are slightly darkened. Illustrated with 7 folding color diagrams. Good.

First edition.Inscribed by Cromwell on the front endpaper and signed "Jim".

Laid in is a 16-page prospectus for the book, bound in printed yellow wraps, and containing a summary of the contents. First Edition.
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THE SCOTTISH TRADE COURIER: A Record of Manufacturers and Traders who desire to develop Foreign and Colonial business. Textile and Allied Trades Section

By: Cunliffe-Lister, Sir Philip

Price: $75.00

Publisher: (Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.: Glasgow & West of Scotland Guardian Society Ltd., (1934).: (1934).

Seller ID: 31818

Condition: Good

(Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.: Glasgow & West of Scotland Guardian Society Ltd., (1934).. (1934).. Good. - Small quarto [approximately 10-1/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], dark blue cloth titled in gilt with a vignette in red & gilt on the front cover. The binding is rubbed & lightly bumped with a few small stains & with dampstaining to the top edge of the front cover. There is a tiny chip to the head of the spine. Unpaginated. Illustrated with a few pictorial ads in black & white. The top edges & top corners of the front pastedown & the first 13 pages are dampstained. Good.

'Seventeenth Y...
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REAL DECRETO PARA EL ESTABLECIMIENTO DEL SISTEMA GENERAL DEL CREDITO PUBLICO; Y LA BULA DADA POR EL SANTISIMO PADRE PIO VII EN ROMA A 26 DE JUNIO DE 1818

By: de Garay, Martin

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Madrid: En la Imprenta Real, 1818.: 1818.

Seller ID: 16221

Condition: Very good

Madrid: En la Imprenta Real, 1818.. 1818.. Very good. - Small folio [approximately 12 inches high by 8 inches wide], softcover bound in grayish blue wraps sewn with tan cord. The wraps are lightly stained & creased with their corners bumped. There is a 2-inch tear to the tail of the spine & the lower end of each wrap is detached. Title & 33 pages. The endpapers are creased with some light creasing to the remaining leaves. The page corners are bumped. Very good.

First edition.

Martin de Garay [1771-1822] was an eminent economist who was appointed Minister of Finance by Fernando VII in 1816...
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FRAGMENT OF AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY EMILE LOUIS VICTOR DE LAVELEYE.

By: de Laveleye, Emile Louis Victor. (1822-1892). Important Belgian economist.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Circa [1870].: [1870].

Seller ID: 33957

Condition: Good

Circa [1870].. [1870].. Good. - Octavo. The concluding section of a letter penned on one-and-a-half sides of a sheet of paper, 8-1/8 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide. Signed "Laveleye". There is a paper-clip mark & soiling to the top edge of both sides of the letter. There is a short tear to the top edge. Folded twice for mailing. Good.

The letter, which is in French, evidently deals with economic or personal financial matters.

Emile Louis Victor de Laveleye [1822-1892] was one of a group of young lawyers, doctors and critics, all old pupils of philosopher Francois Huet, who met w...
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WHAT TO READ / On Social and Economic Subjects: A Select Bibliography compiled by the Fabian Society. Sixth Edition. [Together with]: MORE BOOKS TO READ (1920-1926) / On Social and Economic Subjects: A Supplement to "What to Read," Containing Publications from December, 1920 to December, 1926. (2 volumes)

By: Fabian Society

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London: The Fabian Society/George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1920 and 1927.: 1920 and 1927.

Seller ID: 17287

Condition: Good

London: The Fabian Society/George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1920 and 1927.. 1920 and 1927.. Good. - Octavo, softcover. "What to Read" is bound in printed brown wrappers. The wraps are rubbed, bumped & chipped around the edges with some light creasing. The spine is heavily chipped with a piece out of the head & the front wrap is detached. xii & 80 pages, including 4 blank pages headed "Space for Additions". There is an owner's pencil signature on the title. The top page corners are bumped & there is occasional minor foxing. Supplement: printed self-wraps. 30 pages plus 1-page publish...
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CANADIAN RECIPROCITY: Speech of Hon. George W. Fairchild of New York in the House of Representatives. Thursday, April 20, 1911

By: Fairchild, George W

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Washington, DC: 1911.: 1911.

Seller ID: 22490

Condition: Good

Washington, DC: 1911.. 1911.. Good. - Octavo, softcover, stapled cream self wraps. 8 pages, including wraps & 4-1/2 pages of text. The pamphlet has been folded twice & there is a tiny pinhole in the last leaf. Together with a mailing envelope with the title page information printed in the top left corner and a facsimile of George W. Fairchild's signature in the top right corner. The envelope is soiled, stained & foxed with a piece out of the top edge. Very good in a fair mailing envelope.

A Republican Congressman from an agricultural district of New York State speaks out, on behalf of his ...
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AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY ADRIEN FAVRE PRESENTING HIS WORK ON THE METRIC SYSTEM TO THE PRESIDENT OF AN INSTITUTION.

By: Favre, Adrien. Author of an important work on the metric system. He was a high school teacher in Toulouse.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Toulouse [France]: December 13, 1930.: 1930.

Seller ID: 34087

Condition: Very good

Toulouse [France]: December 13, 1930.. 1930.. Very good. - 79 words penned in black ink on the 1st side of a sheet of cream paper folded once to form 4 sides 8-1/2 inches high by 6 inches wide. Signed "A Favre". There is some very light soiling & some tiny marks to the blank 4th side. Folded twice for mailing. Near fine.

In this letter, written in French, Favre presents a copy of his book advocating the spread of the metric system [Paris: Les Presses Universitaires de France, 1930] to the president of an institution. He hopes that it will be of particular interest to the Americans. ...
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DER HOMO OECONOMICUS IN DER KLASSISCHEN NATIONALOEKONOMIE UND SEINE KRITIK DURCH DEN HISTORISMUS.

By: Fey, Alfred.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Limburg an der Lahn: Limburger Vereinsdruckerei, 1936.: 1936.

Seller ID: 35931

Condition: Good

- Octavo, cream boards backed with black cloth. The binding is soiled & there is a tiny 1938 label on the front cover & some staining to the bottom edge of the rear cover. 141 pages. There is a small stain to the fore-edge with some tiny marks to the top edge. There is a bookseller's stamp on the title page. The rear endpaper is lightly stained & rippled. Good.

First published edition of a 1933 University of Frankfurt am Main dissertation.

The text is in German.
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THE ACCOUNT BOOK OF THE PARISH OF ST. CHRISTOPHER LE STOCKS IN THE CITY OF LONDON 1662-1685

By: Freshfield, Edward; editor

Price: $75.00

Publisher: London: Privately printed by Rixon and Arnold, 29 Poultry, 1895.: 1895.

Seller ID: 10308

Condition: Good

London: Privately printed by Rixon and Arnold, 29 Poultry, 1895.. 1895.. Good. - Quarto [approximately 12-1/2 inches high by 10 inches wide], soft covers bound in printed gray wraps. The wraps are soiled & lightly chipped with staining to the rear wrap & the corners of the front wrap. The spine is perished with large pieces out. Title, [1] leaf & 47 pages with manuscript corrections. There is an owner's ink note on the front endpaper & there are several pencil markings in the margins of the pages. Good.

First edition. Scarce. First Edition.
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MONETARY POLICY AND ECONOMIC STABILISATION: A Study of the Gold Standard

By: Gayer, Arthur D

Price: $125.00

Publisher: London: A. & C. Black Ltd, 1935.: 1935.

Seller ID: 16063

Condition: Very good

London: A. & C. Black Ltd, 1935.. 1935.. Very good. - Octavo, maroon cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is rubbed & bumped with the extremities spotted. xiii & 288 pages. There is very light staining & foxing to the pastedowns & endpapers, else the contents are very good.

First edition.

Laid into this work about economic instability and the gold standard is a four-page autograph letter signed from Gayer to economist Michael Heilperin, who was in favor of an international gold standard . The letter, dated November 14, 1935 is written on Gayer's personalized letterhead and is ...
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ENGLISH CALVINIST OPINION ON USURY, 1600-1640. Reprinted from Journal of the History of Ideas, Vol. XVIII, No. 4, October, 1957. (Cover title)

By: George, Charles H

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Journal of the History of Ideas, 1957.: 1957.

Seller ID: 16957

Condition: Very good

Journal of the History of Ideas, 1957.. 1957.. Very good. - Octavo, softcover bound in printed blue wraps. The wraps are lightly bumped with some small stains to the top edge of the front wrap. There are small stains to the wraps around the staples. Pages [455]-474. The top page corners are lightly bumped. Very good.

Inscribed by the author on the front wrap: "To a fellow student of a fascinating subject / Charles H. George".

Laid in is an autograph letter signed in full by the author and penned on University of Pittsburgh Department of History letterhead. George writes to a Mr. B...
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A PERPLEXED PHILSOPHER: Being an Examination of Mr. Herbert Spencer's Utterances on the Land Question with Some Incidental Reference to His Synthetic Philosophy

By: George, Henry

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York: Charles Webster & Company, 1892.: 1892.

Seller ID: 4704

Condition: Good

New York: Charles Webster & Company, 1892.. 1892.. Good. - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The binding is rubbed & bumped with some light staining. The head & tail of the spine are lightly chipped. Half-title, iii & 319 pages plus an 8-page publisher's catalog. The hinges are cracked & the endpapers & front & rear blanks are darkened with a piece out of the corner of the front endpaper. Good working copy.

First edition. First Edition.
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A PERPLEXED PHILSOPHER: Being an Examination of Mr. Herbert Spencer's Various Utterances on the Land Question with Some Incidental Reference to His Synthetic Philosophy

By: George, Henry

Price: $95.00

Publisher: New York: Charles Webster & Company, 1892.: 1892.

Seller ID: 26383

Condition: Fair

New York: Charles Webster & Company, 1892.. 1892.. Fair. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE EMINENT ECONOMIST & PHILOSOPHER HENRY GEORGE - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine. The cloth is splitting along the front joint and the front cover is nearly detached. The spine is chipped with 2 horizontal tears. The covers are rubbed & bumped with some staining. Half-title, iii & 319 pages plus an 8-page publisher's catalog. The hinges are cracked and the front endpaper is lacking. There are some minor chips to the front edges of the first few leaves and minor dampstaining to the inner edge of ...
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FOREST INDUSTRIES OF THE PHILIPPINES by Winslow L. Gooch, Forest Products Utilization Specialist (Special Technical and Economic Mission to the Philippines), United States Mutual Security Agency

By: Gooch, Winslow L

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Manila: The Bureau of Forestry, May 1953.: May 1953.

Seller ID: 11560

Condition: Very good

Manila: The Bureau of Forestry, May 1953.. May 1953.. Very good. - Small quarto [10-3/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial green & white wraps. The rear wrap is soiled & spotted with its bottom corner chipped. There is some very light spotting to the front wrap. The spine is creased, chipped & slightly darkened. 160 mechanically reproduced pages with an errata sheet tipped onto the title page. Black- and-white illustrations & tables. The front edge of the last leaf is chipped & the bottom corners of a number of rear leaves are chipped, else very good.

"A Co...
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Category: Economics