Original full tree calf, gilt on burgundy title label mounted on upper spine. Rubbed along edges, some surface cracking/crazing, rubbed joints and spine extremities. Foxed endpapers, some toning and scattered foxing to interior but otherwise intact, with firm binding. Former owner's signature on front flyleaf. viii,472 pp. Exceptionally scarce first American edition, issued a year after the first (British) edition of 1820. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Title

Principles of Political Economy, Considered with a View to their Practical Application [First American Edition - 1821]

Publisher

Wells and Lilly, Boston, MA

Publication Date

1821

Binding

Full-Leather

Edition

First American Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

N/A

Book Type

Book

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The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. Hours by appointment or chance April through October, closed winters. Do drop by and browse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. If traveling from a distance, please call ahead to be sure that we're not off at another auction! Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel.

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Full refund guaranteed on any misrepresented item returned in original condition within 30 days of receipt. We use standard ABAA grading terminology and make every attempt to represent the condition of our books accurately. For terminology, please see "A B C for Book Collectors," by John Carter, as revised by Nicolas Barker. Saucony Book Shop is a sole proprietorship registered with the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury as EIN 99-1955307.

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