Published by AILLAUD, PARIS, 1835
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
HARDCOVER BROWN. Condition: Very Good. 2ND ED. Leather spines, written in French, hinges strong and very good, no markings, age toned pages, some foxing spots throughout, green marbled boards have some speckling due to loss of paper, Clean, tight binding, an absolutely stunning specimen. General shelf wear, bumped corners, else, beautiful! original green marbled boards with leather spines, 4 raised ribs on spine, Contemporary binding. Format of the binding: 22 x 14.5 cm. Very fresh and unburred copy of the first French edition. The original English edition (On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation) dates from 1817 and is one of the most important works defining political economy in the 19th century. David Ricardo (1772-1823) is considered one of the most influential British economists of his time. Translated from the English by the Portuguese medical doctor Francisco Solano Constancio (1777-1846). With explanatory notes by the leading French classical economist Jean Baptiste Say (1767-1832) under the R DATE PUBLISHED: 1835 EDITION: 2ND ED 378+328.