The Alphabet of Economic Science. Part I . Elements of the Theory of Value or Worth [all published].
Published by London & New York: Macmillan, 1888., 1888
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Ted Kottler, Bookseller, Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.Ted Kottler, Bookseller
AbeBooks seller since January 5, 2002
Condition: Used - Very good
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xiii, 3 leaves, 142 pp; 10 folding plates; ads. Original cloth. Somewhat worn. Slightly shaken, as sometimes seen with this book given the thinness of the binding. Else Very Good. 'With the publishers' compliments' ink stamp on title page. Einaudi 6041. Mattioli 3840. Sraffa 6626. 'A very valuable little work which aims at providing a thorough mathematical explanation of the 'fundamental propositions of the theory of value' ' (Harold E. Batson, A Select Bibliography of Modern Economic Theory 1870-1929, 2013, p. 60). See also Lionel Robbins, 'The Economic Works of Philip Wicksteed' [1931], pp. 85-97 in Robbins, Economic Science and Political Economy: Selected Articles (Springer, 1997), and Paul Flatau, 'Jevons's One Great Disciple: Wicksteed and the Jevonian Revolution in the Second Generation' (History of Economics Review, Vol, 40, 2004, pp. 69-107).
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Alphabet of Economic Science. Part I . Elements of the Theory of Value or Worth [all published].
- Author
- WICKSTEED, Philip Henry (1844-1927):
- Publisher
- London & New York: Macmillan, 1888.
- Publication year
- 1888
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Ted Kottler, Bookseller
Redondo Beach, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since January 5, 2002
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