The Land Question. Property in Land. The Condition of Labor; Contains three separate books [jacket]

George, Henry

Published by Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, New York, 1945

About this Item

Octavo in yellow jacket; 109, 74, 151 pages; 20 cm. This edition uncommon. // Contents: The Land Question, What It Involves and How Alone It Can Be Settled. Property in Land, a Passage-At-Arms Between the Duke of Argyll and Henry George. The Condition of Labor, an Open Letter to Pope Leo XIII, on the Condition of Labor. Originally published as: The Irish Land Question." Each part preceded by half-title. // A seminal treatise advocating land value taxation as a remedy for economic inequality. George critiques private land ownership?s role in social disparity, proposing public collection of land rent to promote fairness and productivity. A foundational text in political economy and reformist thought. About near fine with personal bookplate to front paste-down; in a chipped about good to good(-) jacket with approx. 1 x 2 inch piece loose and neatly lad into to rear panel; now in archival mylar. See photos.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Land Question. Property in Land. The Condition of Labor; Contains three separate books [jacket]
• Publisher: Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, New York
• Publication Date: 1945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Later edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politics And Social Sciences