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RUDINSKY, Jozef.
Mier Ako Problem Medzinarodny A Spolocnost Narodov.
Praha [Prague]: Knihtlaciaren Orbis, 1929..
8vo. pp. 320. text in Czech. cloth (corners rubbed, some discolouration to end-papers, rubber stamp on title page). Signed on title page by the author.
$250 USD Book Number: aly1134 Order / Enquire

[SAHLMOON, Isaac].
Hollands Stats-och Commercie-Spegel Föreställande, Under wisse Anmärkningar, de förente Nederländers Republique.
Stockholm: Benjamin Gottlieb Schneider, 1731..
2 Volumes in 1. pp. 8 p.l., 398, [2]; 1 p.l., 88, 64, 90, 72. first title in red & black. woodcut ornaments. contemporary sprinkled calf, gilt back (rubbed, spine & label bit chipped). old inscription on front free-endpaper: "Till Advocat Fisalen [George Adolf] Rutenschiöd". First Edition. "A survey of Dutch commercial affairs, with considerable emphasis on its overseas companies and alliances." (Bell) Large sections are devoted to the Dutch East and West India Companies and their activities in Africa, India, south-east Asia, and America. The engraved frontispiece to Volume II, announced on the last page of Volume I, was never published. Rare: two copies cited in NUC (Harvard and Bell Library). Bell S35. Kress S.3380. Not in Sabin.
$2883 USD Book Number: EAHll[SA32 Order / Enquire

SAINT-CHAMANS, [Auguste Louis Philippe], Vicomte De [1777-1860].
Du Système D'Impôt Fondé Sur Les Principes De L'Économie Politique.
Paris: Le Normant, 1820..
8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 640, [2]table (inserted between pp. 416 & 417). with half-title. contemporary mottled calf, gilt stamps of the Society of Writers to the Signet on covers (spine worn & chipped, joints cracked, some moderate foxing mainly to outer leaves). First Edition. In Palgrave's opinion, Saint-Chamans "was the most distinguished of the upholders of the theory of the balance of trade." Most of his works seem to be on popular economic topics of the day, i.e. Examen des fautes du dernier gouvernement (1815), Sur le Budget de 1818 (1817), Des Causes et des résultats de la révolution de 1830 (1832), and Traité d'économie publique, suivi d'un aperçu sur les finances de la France (1852). Coquelin & Guillaumin II p. 564. Einaudi 4934. Goldsmiths' 22857. Palgrave III p. 345.
$705 USD Book Number: EINSSAIN31 Order / Enquire

SAY, Jean Baptiste [1767-1832].
Lettres À M. Malthus, Sir Différens Sujets D'Économie Politique, Notamment Sur Les Causes De La Stagnation Générale Du Commerce.
Paris: Bossange, Père Et Fils & London: Martin Bossange et Compagnie [Printed by Firmin Didot Père et Fils], 1820..
8vo. pp. 4 p.l., 194. with half-title. Uncut in original plain pink wrs. (wrs. bit soiled & discoloured, spine partly defective, library rubberstamps on recto & verso of title, occasional light foxing). First Edition. Einaudi 5115. Goldsmiths' 22780. Kress C.617.
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SAY, Jean-Baptiste [1767-1832].
A Treatise On Political Economy; Or The Production, Distribution, And Consumption Of Wealth. Translated From The Fourth Edition Of The French, By C.R.Prinsep, M.A. With Notes By The Translator. New American Edition. Containing A Translation Of The Introduction, And Additional Notes, By Clement C.Biddle, LL.D.
Philadelphia: Grigg & Elliot, 1836..
8vo. pp. lx, [61]-488. 8pp. of ads bound in at front. contemporary sheep (worn, splits in upper joints, head of spine curled down, lacking spine label, few gatherings foxed, marginal dampstain to outer leaves, former owner's blindstamp on title). Seventh American Edition of "the first really popular treatise on political economy ever published in France; [Say's] main divisions and his terminology have become classical and have served as a model for innumerable subsequent treatises...It is he, more than any other writer, who has impressed upon political economy the character of a natural science." (Palgrave) Goldsmiths' 29356. Kress C4242. Sabin 77363. Palgrave III pp. 347-58. cfEinaudi 5122.
$225 USD Book Number: elala5911 Order / Enquire

SEYBERT, Adam [1773-1825].
Annales Statistiques Des États-Unis.
Paris: Brissot-Thivars, 1820..
8vo. pp. xv, vi, [7]-455, [1]errata, 4(ads). with half-title. 69 tables on 24 folding leaves. A fine uncut copy in original wrs. First Edition of the French Translation by C.A.Scheffer of this detailed statistical study on the trade and commerce, revenues and expenditures of the American federal government. The author, a noted physician, chemist, and mineralogist, served as a congressional representative (Democrat) from Pennsylvania from 1809 to 1815, and again from 1817 to 1819; it was during this period that he gathered the data for the present book. First published in English at Philadelphia in 1818. Goldsmiths' 22782. Howes S-309. Kress C.619. Sabin 79632.
$359 USD Book Number: EYBnaSEY64 Order / Enquire

SHAW, Bernard.
Peace Conference Hints.
London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1919..
12mo. pp.108, [2]. wrs (covers soiled, rubbed at edges, crease in front-wrapper, worm-hole in lower corner of some gatherings).
$225 USD Book Number: aly1139 Order / Enquire

SIMCOX, E[dith] J[emima].
Primitive Civilizations Or Outlines Of The History Of Ownership In Archaic Communities.
London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co. & New York: Macmillan & Co. 1894..
2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. x, 576; vi, 554. with half-titles. original cloth (bit of spotting to upper front cover of Vol. II). First Edition. Volume I includes sections on Egypt, Babylon and Assyria, Greece, Italy, Arabia, and Malabar while volume II deals mainly with China. Cordier 3100.
$173 USD Book Number: EMCimSIM12 Order / Enquire

SITUATIONIST INTERNATIONAL.
situationist international revew of the American section of the S.I. Number 1 -- June 1969.
[cNew York]: 1969..
8vo. pp. 1 p.l., 45. wrs. (wear to upper rear wr.).
$150 USD Book Number: dols2528 Order / Enquire

SMITH, Adam [1723-1790].
An Inquiry Into The Nature And Causes Of The Wealth Of Nations.
London: Printed for A.Strahan & T.Cadell, 1793..
3 Volumes. 8vo. pp. x, 499; vi, 518, [5]; v, 465, [49]index, [1]ads. contemporary tree calf (bit rubbed, small leather patch missing from lower front joint & spine of Vol. II, occasional light foxing). Seventh Edition. ''Although Adam Smith did not create the study of political economy, The Wealth Of Nations, coming at a point when 'natural liberty' was being debated, had a decisive influence both on the study of national economy and on the freeing of economic policy from the artificial restraint of the mercantilist system. Smith's statement that labour is the source of a nation's commodities and that the variations in 'stock'' values are due to the interaction of wages, profits, and rent, formulated the doctrine of the classic school of economic thought, and round it all modern economic discussion has revolved."' (PMM)Goldsmiths' 15565. Kress B.2618. Vanderblue p. 4. cfPMM 221.
$3000 USD Book Number: elala5306 Order / Enquire

SMITH, Adam [1723-1790].
An Inquiry Into The Nature And Causes Of The Wealth Of Nations.
Philadelphia: Printed By Thomas Dobson, 1796..
3 Volumes. 12mo. pp. viii, [9]-412; vi, [7]-430; v, [1]blank, [7]-387, [1]blank, [53]index. contemporary tree sheep (head of spines chipped, scattered foxing, paper toned). Second American Edition. The first American edition, also published by Dobson, was issued in 1789. ''Although Adam Smith did not create the study of political economy, The Wealth Of Nations, coming at a point when 'natural liberty' was being debated, had a decisive influence both on the study of national economy and on the freeing of economic policy from the artificial restraint of the mercantilist system. Smith's statement that labour is the source of a nation's commodities and that the variations in 'stock'' values are due to the interaction of wages, profits, and rent, formulated the doctrine of the classic school of economic thought, and round it all modern economic discussion has revolved."' (PMM) "Originally published in 1776, Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was lauded by America's founders as a landmark work of Enlightenment thinking about national wealth, statecraft, and moral virtue. Today, Smith is one of the most influential icons of economic thought in America." (Princeton University Press on Glory M. Liu's 'Adam Smith's America: How A Scottish Philosopher Became An Icon Of American Capitalism') Evans 31196. Kress B.3288. Smith 82305. Vanderblue p. 20. cfPMM 221.
$3500 USD Book Number: elala5912 Order / Enquire

SMITH, Charles [1713-1777].
Three Tracts On The Corn-Trade And Corn-Laws: Viz. 1. A short Essay on the Corn-trade and the Corn-laws.first printed in 1758. 2. Considerations on the Laws relating to the Importation and Exportion of Corn.3. A Collection of Papers relative to the Pr
London: Printed for the Author, and sold by J.Brotherton, 1766..
8vo. pp. iv, 235, [1]. errata on verso of title. contemporary sprinkled calf (institutional stamps on front paste-down, small nick at head of spine). Second and Best Edition. "These tracts are by far the best of the earlier works on the corn trade. They embody much valuable information respecting the corn laws of England and other countries, especially France; the prices, imports and exports of corn; the sums paid in bounties on exportation; the numbers of the people using different sorts of corn, and the quantity used by each, &c." (McCulloch) Adam Smith referred favourably to the work several times in the Wealth of Nations (Bonar, Catalogue of the Library of Adam Smith, p. 175) Einaudi 5349. Goldsmiths' 10182. Higgs 3681. Kress 6382. McCulloch p. 68. Palgrave III p. 424.
$692 USD Book Number: EITreSMI41 Order / Enquire

SNELLING, Thomas [1712-1773].
A View Of The Silver Coin And Coinage Of England, From the Norman Conquest To the Present Time. Consider'd with Regard to Type, Legend, Sorts, Rarity, Weight, Fineness and Value.
London: Printed for T.Snelling, 1762..
folio. pp. 1 p.l., 55. 18 engraved plates of coins (some folded; 17 required: the frontis. & 'explanation of the first plate' cropped & inlaid, inserted from another source). inserted engraved portraits of Thomas Snelling (proof) & Richard Miles (on India paper, mounted). 2 engravings of coins in the text. woodcut headpiece & initial. 19th century paneled calf, rebacked (rubbed, edges worn, some foxing). bookplate of William Simonds Higgs. First Edition. [BOUND WITH:] SNELLING, Thomas. A View Of the Gold Coin And Coinage Of England, From Henry The Third To the Present Time. folio. pp. 1 p.l., iv, 36 [i.e. 38]. 7 engraved plates of coins. 2 engravings of coins in the text. woodcut headpiece & initials. London: Printed for T.Snelling, 1763. First Edition. [OFFERED WITH:] SNELLING, Thomas. A View Of The Copper Coin And Coinage Of England, Including The Leaden, Tin and Laton Tokens made by Tradesmen during the Reigns of Elizabeth and James I; the Farthing Tokens of James I and Charles I; those of Towns and Corporations under the Commonwealth and Charles II; and the Tin Farthings and Halfpence of Charles II, James II, and William and Mary. folio. pp. 2 p.l., 46, 6. 6 engraved plates of coins showing 7 groupings. 3 engravings of coins in the text. woodcut headpiece & initial. 19th century half calf (worn, covers detached, marginal hole in 2 leaves, some foxing). London: Printed for T.Snelling, 1766. First Edition. Snelling was a numismatist and coin dealer, who wrote and published many treatises on English coins. William Hunt, the anatomist, was one of his more notable clients. Snelling’s collections of coins, medals, and antiques were sold at auction in 1774. Kress 6061, 6143, 6387. Goldsmiths' 9796, 9905, 10232. Higgs 2756, 2956, 3809. Masui p. 222.
$1200 USD Book Number: elala1278 Order / Enquire

SOMBART, Werner [1863-1941].
Le Socialisme Et Le Mouvement Social Aux XIXe Siècle.
Paris: V.Giard & E.Brière, 1898..
18mo. pp. 3 p.l., 187, [1 leaf]. with half-title. contemporary quarter chagrin (bit rubbed). First Edition of the French Translation.
$231 USD Book Number: EMBSSOMB81 Order / Enquire

SOMERS, Robert [1822-1891].
Letters From The Highlands; Or, The Famine Of 1847.
London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., Edinburgh: Sutherland & Knox, Glasgow: J.R.MacNair, 1848..
12mo. pp. vii, 203. later quarter roan (rubbed, covers spotted, title lightly soiled). First Edition. In the autumn of 1847, Somers, who was then on the staff of the North British Daily Mail, visited the highlands to inquire into the distress occasioned by the failure of the potato crop in 1846. The journalist became a recognized authority on monetary and commercial questions and was the author of a number of pamphlets dealing with the Scottish poor laws, banking, education, and labour, and of several articles on economic matters for the ninth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Goldsmiths' 35541.
$250 USD Book Number: elala1235 Order / Enquire

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