Some Leading Principles of Political Economy Newly Expounded. [THREE PARTS IN ONE].

Three parts in one volume. Royal octavo. Pp. xix, 506, (2), 54 publisher's catalogue. HARDCOVER, bound in the original publisher's brown pebbled cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, chalked forest-green endpapers, spine ends bit bumped, minute stamp to verso of title, minute blind stamp to title and neat old signature. In a very good condition. Almost entirely still unopened. ~ FIRST EDITION. The American edition was published only later that year (New York, Harper and Brothers). John Elliot Cairnes (1824-1875), Irish economist. At the time of his death he was generally regarded as the leading British economist and the last defender of the classical school. "Some Leading Principles of Political Economy" is considered one of his most important writings. Z-3 IN.