‎Sciences economiques‎

‎"WICKSTEED, PHILIP H.‎

‎The Alphabet of Economic Science. Part one (all that appeared). Elements of the Theory of Value or Worth. - [ECONOMICS BASED ON MATHEMATICAL METHOD]‎

‎London & Naw York, Macmillan and Co, 1888. Small 8vo. Orig. olive full cloth. Spine worn, otherwise fine. Hinges a bit weak. XIII, (3), 142, (2, -advertisements) pp. + 10 folded plates.‎

‎The rare first edition of this important work on mathematical economics, one of Wicksteed's main works, in which he sets out to solve ""some of the most crucial problems of Political Economy on which the foremost Economists have disputed unavailingly for generations for lack of applying the mathematical method. A glance at the ""Index of Illustrations"" will show that my object is to bring Economics down from the clouds and make the study throw light on our daily doings and experiences, as well as on the great commercial and industrial machinery of the world."" (Preface, p. X).Philip Henry Wicksteed (1844-1927) was en English theologian, classicist and medievalist now primarily famous for his contributions to economics. He studied classics at University College in London and Manchester New College and later on became interested in Economics, primarily in an attempt to resolve social problems with the aid of economic theories. He was one of the fist disciples of Jevons and continued his ideas of marginal utility theory. Though not highly influential in his own time, Wicksteed came to influence many great economists of the later generation, e.g. Ludwig von Mises and the ""Austrians"" of that generation. ""I wish that space permitted me to do justice to the personality of Philip Henry Wicksteed (1844-1927) as it radiated upon me, in 1906, during and hour's chat on the lawn in front of his house at Wantage - his repose that owed nothing to callousness, his benevolence that was not weakness, his simplicity that went so well with his refinement, his unassuming modesty that did not lack dignity. As it is, I can merely record that this theologian, who was a lecturer on Dante, stood somewhat outside of the economic profession - one of the reasons why his work, particularly excellent on the pedagogical side, did not leave a more discernible mark."" (Schumpeter, History of Economic Analysis, p. 831). His books did sell very poorly at the time of their appearance, which is why several of the early ones on economics are now so rare.He did, however, publish significant economic works, which, though to a large extent based on Jevons' theories, came to stand out as valuable and interesting in themselves. ""The general complexion of his system is Jevonian -he was in fact the only Jevonian theorist of note- but he shook off so many old things that still stuck to Jevons' exposition and added so many corrections and developments -partly under Austrian influence- that he may be said to have worked out something that, though of course a revision of the marginal utility system, was his own."" (Schumpeter, History of Economic Analysis, p. 832).It was due to his concern for ethics and the ideologies behind the modern commercial society that this excellent theologian turned to economics and tried to make comprehendible the inequalities of wealth and income. He became a lecturer on economics at the University of London in a program intended to teach adults who had not been able to go to university.In this fairly small but important work, Wicksteed aims ""at giving what theologians might call a ""saving"" knowledge of the fundamental proposition of the Theory of Value"" for this, but no more than this, is necessary as the first step towards mastering the ""alphabet of Economic Science"". (Chapter I, p. (1)).‎

书商的参考编号 : 38100

‎"WIESER, FRIEDRICH VON.‎

‎Der Natürliche Werth. - [THE FIRST FULLY DEVELOPED THEORY OF VALUE - COINING ""IMPUTATION""]‎

‎Wien, Alfred Hölder, 1889. 8vo. Uncut in the original printed yellow wrappers. Light soiling and a few minor nicks to extremities. A very fine and clean copy. XVI, 239 pp.‎

‎First edition, rarely seen in the original wrappers, of this important work in which Wieser attempts to apply marginal utility analysis to the determination of cost, thus for the first time fully developing a theory of value. The work ""ranks high as an original achievement"" and is one of the very earliest to realize the information value of prizes. It is furthermore here that the term ""imputation"" is coined.""It was only with Friedrich von Wieser's book [the present] that an attempt was made to fill the lacuna left by Menger and Böhm-Bawerk. Wieser makes it clear that without a solution to the problem of 'imputation' the new theory would remain incomplete and would be subjected to the widespread criticism that it cannot deal with production. The problem is posed as follows"" 'The statement that the productive goods receive their value from the value of their produce suffices only to evaluate [schätzen] the collaborating factors of production as a whole, but not separately. In order to be able to do also this, a rule is needed which allows one to apportion the total produce in detail.'(Wieser, 1889)."" (Steedman, Socialism & Marginalism in Economics 1870 - 1930). ""[H]e continued to work on the same problems and also on what he regarded merely as a first step toward a theory of value that was to be fully developed in [the present work]. He employed the expository device of studying value in a centrally directed economy and suggested possible applications of utility theory to public finance. The book gained him almost immediate acclaim, and it was soon translated into English"" (Frederich von Hayek in IESS).""[In the present work he] worked out the Austrian theories of cost and distribution (he coined the phrase 'Zurechnung', imputation), which Menger had not more than sketched, and this work must in spite of the latter fact and also in spite of glaring faults of technique, rank high as an original achievement. (Schumpeter, History of Economic Analysis)""In this work he applied the marginal utility theory not only horizontally, i.e. to trading and exchange, but also vertically, i.e. to production processes. He defined the value of higher goods produced alongside them, thus developing his imputation theory. Wieser, who possessed a certain ""obsession with compulsive computability"" is recognized as one of the first economist to realize the information value of prices."" (Schulak, the Austrian School of Economics). Masui p. 909Menger col. 395.‎

书商的参考编号 : 50373

‎"WILLIAMSON, OLIVER.‎

‎Franchise Bidding for Natural Monopoly. - [NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS 2009 - INITIATING ""TRANSACTIONS-COST ECONOMICS""]‎

‎Worcester MA, The Heffernan Press, 1976. Royal8vo. In the original blue printed wrappers. In ""The Bell Journal of Economics"": Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring 1976. Entire volume offered. Very light wear to extremities otherwise a very fine and crisp copy (not ex-library). Pp. 73-104. [Entire volume: 353 pp.].‎

‎First printing of Williamson's seminal paper - one of the most influential in economics of regulation - in which he argued that in the presence of uncertainty about future demand or costconditions, the transactions costs of writing a complete contract, contingent on all future outcomes is prohibitively costly. The paper initiated together with Goldberg's paper published the same year the new field of ""transactions-cost economics"".The paper was a contributing factor in Williamson being awarded the Nobel prize in Economics in 2009 for his "" work in economic governance.""In the paper he states that: ""A once-for-all auction for the provision of a natural monopoly service is, in practice, totally impractical. On the other hand, periodic re-tendering introduces its own problems. Most public utility industries require substantial sunk, long-lived investment - whether in distribution wires, rail lines, or telecommunications conduits. Where the life of this investment exceeds the life of the franchise, contractual arrangements must ensure continued investment and maintenance of the sunk asset. It may be difficult to verify the quality of the maintenance of the asset ex post. This is particularly the case where the quality dimension includes maintaining the human capital of the staff required to ensure the continued operation of the asset. In addition, the incumbent provider of the service is likely to have better quality information about the likely cost and demand characteristicsof the service, providing an informational advantage over potential rival bidders.To illustrate these ideas, Williamson used a case study based on the experience of tendering cable television franchises in Oakland, California. He concludes: That franchise bidding for cable television has superior properties to regulation is not transparent - Not only is simple franchise bidding - beset with numerous transactional difficulties, but the institutional infrastructure that predictably develops to check dysfunctional or monopoloid outcomes has many of the earmarks of regulation. Using modern language, Williamson highlights and emphasises the importance of transactions costs. Williamson introduced for the first time the notion that natural monopoly regulation can be viewed as a form of long-term contracting. That long-term contract incorporates mechanisms to allow for adjustment to changes in the environment: At the risk of over-simplification, regulation may be described contractually as a highlyincomplete form of long-term contracting in which (1) the regulatee is assured an overall fair rate of return, in exchange for which (2) adaptations to changing circumstances are successively introduced without the costly haggling that attends such changes when parties to the contract enjoy greater autonomy'.""‎

书商的参考编号 : 50115

‎& Posner Kouzes & Posner‎

‎Studyguide for the Leadership Challenge by Posner Kouzes & ISBN 9780787968335 By: & Posner Kouzes & Posner published: September 2007‎

‎Academic Internet Publishers 2007. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. With usual stamps and markings In good all round condition. 700grams ISBN:9780787968335 Academic Internet Publishers paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 6358002 ???????? : 0787968331 9780787968335

‎'Practioner'‎

‎The Guide to the Accountancy Profession‎

‎G. E. Skerry & Co 1932. This book has hardback covers. Ex-library With usual stamps and markings In fair condition suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item350grams ISBN: G. E. Skerry & Co hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 4165717

‎( Various )‎

‎Biblioteca Scientifico-Politecnica Internazionale‎

‎528pp G/none PB bross. editoriale logora e con piccoli strappi e mancanze sul dorso, copertina sciolta da sistemare, timbro biblioteca in copertina, all'occhiello e titolo, scritta sbiadita proprietario ed alone di umidita' in copertina anteriore, carta lievemente ingiallita, internamente buono. Bibliografia delle piu' importanti opere italiane e straniere sulle scienze esatte e dell'ingegnere arti applicate - tecnologie scienze agrarie ed economiche pubblicate dal 1926 al 1931.‎

‎(Amsinck, Wilhelm)‎

‎Leben, Geist und Character meines verewigten Bruders, Johann Arnold Amsinck, B. R. Lt., Professors der practischen Philosophie am hiesigen Gymnasium.‎

‎Hamburg, 1783. Gestoch. Frontisp. Gestoch. Titel-, Kopf- u. Schlussvign. (v. Geyser). 2 Bl., 100 S. Pp. d. Zt. m. schw. RSch. u. RVergold.‎

‎ANGEBUNDEN: (Derselbe): Materialien zur richtigen Beurtheilung der wesentlichsten Rechtsverhältnisse zwischen Hamburg und Frankreich. Hamburgs gerechte Erwartungen überhaupt, und Frankreichs unstreitige Verpflichtung zum Ersatz der Bank insbesondere, betreffend. Von einem Freunde der Wahrheit und des Rechts. Geschrieben im Januar 1815. Hbg., Nemnich, (1815). Tit., 103 S. 2 Tle. - ad 1) nicht bei Holzm.-Boh., nicht bei Rapp. Schröder 73,3: "Nur für Freunde gedruckt". - ad 2) Holzm. Boh. 3956. Schröder 73, 6. Nicht bei Rapp. - W. Amsinck (1752 - 1831) Richter am Niedergericht, später Bürgermeister Hamburgs. - J. A. Amsinck (1750 - 1782), Studium der Rechte, Prof. d. prakt. Philosophie. - Wenig beriebn. Gutes Exemplar.‎

书商的参考编号 : 1454

‎(ARNOUX.)‎

‎Explications du Maire de Toulouse, au sujet des incidens relatifs à l'introduction de l'éclairage au gaz dans la ville. (Drop-head title.) (At end:) Toulouse, Imprimerie d'Auguste Henault, 1838. - (Followed by:) (LONGHENA, J.) Compagnie lyonnaise. Notes sur l'opposition relative à l'établissement de son usine à gaz. (At end:)‎

‎(Toulouse) Imprimerie de Lavergne, 1839. 2 parts. 45, (1 blank) & (2), 29, (1 blank) pp. 4to. Disbound. First work: Arnoux, Maire de Toulouse, justifies in this text the actions taken by him and his municipal council with regard to the public lightning of the city, negocations with various compagnies interested in the assignment (Compagnie Europeenne, Compagnie de Seynes, Compagnie Lyonnaise) and reveals the various contracts and decisions. The mayor was accused of improper behaviour and having concealed his interests in the compagnie Europeenne, dissatisfied with the results of the deliberations. Second work: The drop-head title on page 1 reads: Notes sur les Faits et Moyens libellés dans l'opposition de quelques habitants du quartier Lafayette, contre l'établissement de l'atelier pour la fabrication du gaz de la Compagnie Lyonnaise. At the end is a "Résumé" by the representative of the Compagnie Lyonnaise, J. Longhena, Avril 1839.The work contains the texts of the opponents of the establishment of the factory, with the remarks and refutations by Longhena, thus allowing the reader to follow the fears and grievances of the opponents and the arguments and refutations of the company.‎

书商的参考编号 : 25931

‎(AUGER.)‎

‎Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire du droit public de la France en matière d'impôts, ou Recueil de ce qui s'est passé de plus intéressant à la Cour des Aides, depuis 1756 jusqu'au mois de Juin 1775; Avec une Table générale des Matières.‎

‎A Bruxelles, 1779. xiv, 776, (2, errata, blank), 10 pp. 4to. Contemporary calf, spine gilt with raised bands, red label with gilt lettering, marbled edges, some minor blemishes to binding. Kress B.175; Goldsmiths 11860; Einaudi 207; INED 137; Quérard, La France Littéraire, i, p. 126; Dupin/Camus 954bis, pointing to the fact that this work is only complete with the 10 pages supplement, as is the case here; Le Bucher bibliographique, 114. Very rare only edition and suppressed by the Cour des Aides in February 1779 because it was considered contrary to the authority of the Court, it lacked respect for its decisions and it violated the confidentiality of the decisions. This precious and scarce volume, which was not available on the market and which was suppressed in 1779, contains the work of Malesherbes during his tenure in office at the Cour des Aides, that is, the work of 25 years: the reports of the sessions of the Cour des Aides and the remonstrances. It was published with tacit permission and did not contain, in the first instance, those pleas in which Malerherbes addressed the king in quite frank language. These withheld texts were shortly thereafter nevertheless printed and inserted and they form the indispensible 10 page supplement at the end of the volume.The Court des Aides was suppressed, together with the Parliaments, by Maupeou in his attempt at reform; it played, under Malesherbes, a significient role of opposition to what the Court considered to be "royal arbitrariness" and basically shared the "constitutionalist" ideology common to most members of the Grande Robe. The Court was suppressed in 1771 and re-instated in 1774: Malesherbes was recalled to Paris with the reconstituted Cour des Aides on the accession of Louis XVI; it was at this point that he spearheaded the famous 1775 Remontrances of the cour des aides, which detailed the problems facing the regime and envisioned a total overhaul of fiscal policy. Louis XVI was so impressed with the plan -and fearful for the future of his government- that Malesherbes was appointed minister of the maison du roi in 1775. He held office as a royal minister only nine months; the Court proved intransigent in its opposition to his proposals for fiscal restraint and other reforms, including curtailing the arbitrary issuance of lettres de cachet, and he soon found himself bereft of political support. He resigned together with Turgot in 1776.- Pages 71-72 bound between pages 66-67, and with the pages 71-72 bis present, 457-8 omitted in numbering, numbers 465-66 used twice, but text complete.‎

书商的参考编号 : 27210

‎(BONCERF, J.P.)‎

‎Inconvénients des Droits féodaux. Nouvelle édition, à laquelle on a joint que Montesquieu a écrit sur les Fiefs, dans les Livres XXX & XXXI de l'Esprit des Loix. A Paris, 1776. - (Bound with:) (MIRABEAU, H.G. RIQUETTI DE.) Essai sur le despotisme.‎

‎Londres, 1775. 2 volumes in 1. (1), 155, (1) pp.; 275, (3) pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt with raised bands, red morocco label with gilt lettering, small damage to joint at the foot of the volume. First work: Kress 7193; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; this edition not in INED; cf: Camus 1566; Peinot, Livres Condamnés, i, p. 43 (with wrong date). Third edition, published in the same year as the first edition, first edition with this title. Pierre-François Boncerf, French writer on agrarian subjects. While a clerk in the ministry of finance under Turgot he published a pamphlet, Les inconvénients des droits féodaux. According to Palgrave the work was published with the consent of Turgot. In it he attacked the contemporary system of feudal dues as ruinous to those who pay them, of little advantage to its benificiaries and contrary to the principles of freedom. The solemn condemnation of the pamphlet by the parlement of Paris, which the king vetoed, and the ensuing controversy in the press, in which Voltaire took a prominent part, established Boncerf's reputation and resulted in the translation of the work into many European languages. The pages 70-end contain the relevant texts by Montesquieu. The first edition was published anonymously, the second edition under the assumed name M. Francaleu. Second work: Higgs 6537; INED 3188 (1831 edition); Martin & Walter 24430; not in Goldsmiths (see 11518 for the second edition).First edition. Philosophical and political study on despotism and its effects it pretents to refute the theories of Rousseau while the author in reality attacks straight forward the government. Of actual value seems again his remark 'La nation finit toujours par être plus puissante que le tyran lorsque le pouvoir arbitraire parvenu à son dernier délire a dissous tous les liens de l'opinion et épuisé les ressources que la terre offre à ceux qui la cultivent en liberté. Ainsi les hommes se vengent tôt ou tard.' 'Dans cet insolent libelle, intitulé Essai sur le Despotisme, sous couleur de réfuter les théories de Jean-Jacques sur la bonté naturelle de l'homme, l'auteur s'attaquait de front aux pouvoirs' (Duc de Castries, Mirabeau, p. 105). Important work proclaiming democratic ideas and openly attacking despotism: 'Après cette vue philosophique générale, l'ouvrage s'attaquait seulement au 'despotisme d'un seul'' (Duc de Castries, op.cit)‎

书商的参考编号 : 18836

‎(BOURGELAT, CLAUDE).‎

‎Reflexions su la Milice et sur les Moyens de rendre L'Administration de cette Partie uniforme & moins onéreuse.‎

‎No place, no publ., 1760. Small8vo. Contemp. Full mottled calf. Richly gilt spine. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. A paperlabel pasted on lower part of spine. Stamp on title-page. Title-page in red and black. (4),196 pp. Clean and fine, printed on good paper.‎

‎(CHASSEPOL, F. DE.)‎

‎Traité des finances et de la fausse monnoie des Romains, auquel on a joint une Dissertation sur la Manière de discerner les Médailles Antiques d'avec les contrefaites.‎

‎A Paris, Chez Briasson, 1740. xlviii, 238, (2), (239)-293 (misnumbered 269), (5) pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt with raised bands and gilt lettering, all edges red. Kress 4491; Goldsmiths 7783; Einaudi 1037; Conlon 40:387; not in Mattioli. First edition of this history concerning the money of the Romans and antiquity, their finances, revenue, counterfeits and counterfeiting practices, forgery of antiquities, etc. The work by Chassepol (or Chassipol) is followed by the Dissertation written by Guillaume Beauvais.'Ce petit traité fut commandé par Colbert, desireux de connaître le système financier des Romains. On y trouve quelques faits précieux' (Coquelin & Guillaumin, i, p. 335). - From the Bibliothèque de Mr. le Baron Zangiacomi and the Bibliothèque de Mr. Laumonier.‎

书商的参考编号 : 18038

‎(CHASTELLUX, F.J. DE.)‎

‎De la félicité publique, ou considérations sur le sort des hommes dans les différentes époques de l'histoire.‎

‎A Amsterdam, Chez M.-M. Rey, 1776. 2 volumes in 1. (4), xxii, 272, (2) pp.; (2), 247, (3) pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spines gilt with raised bands. Kress 7197; Goldsmiths 11375; INED 1075; Echeverria & Wilkie 776/6; not in Sabin; not in JFBL; R. Darnton, The Corpus of Clandestine Literature in France 1769-1789, 258. Second edition, the work had been first launched in Amsterdam in 1772 before a French publisher dared to bring it on the market in France. That French publication was simultaneously with the present publication. 'Chastellux's analysis of American society was both more searching and influential. A member of the French Academy, one of the founders of the social sciences, and major general on Rochambeau's staff, he was easily the foremost intellectual in the French forces in America. In an earlier work, De la Félicité, he had sought to determine whether "society is susceptible, if not of perfection, at least amelioration," that is, of an increase in human felicity. (.....) The only possible answer was in social reform. The function of government, he posited, was to achieve "the greatest hapiness of the greatest number." Man must create through the free and enlightened use of his reason a liberal government midway between the extremes of pure democracy and pure absolutism, based upon a true understanding of economic principles (Physiocracy), which would guarantee a high standard of living, adequate leisure, and the right to private property. In this earlier work Chastellux had cited America as an example of man's ability to progress through liberty, reason, equality and agriculturism" (See at length: D. Echeverria, Mirage in the West, p. 110-14).‎

书商的参考编号 : 17918

‎(CREQUY, C.M. DE.)‎

‎Résultat des Assemblées Provinciales, à l'usage des Etats d'une Province.‎

‎Bruxelles (Chartres), 1788. (8), 174, (2) pp. 8vo. Modern half morocco. Renouvin, Assemblées provinciales, 235; Goldsmiths 13526; not in INED; not in Kress; not in Einaudi; not in Mattioli; not in Granier; not in Dada. First edition, very rare. 'Le seul résumé commode que les contemporains aient pu avoir entre les mains' (Renouvin). Survey of reports and results of the provincial assemblees in various provinces during the years 1778-1788, divided into the various subjects dealt with, such as: impositions - cadastre - grandes routes - commerce & manufactures - agriculture - mendicité - projets de bien public - etc.The author deals with economics and administration in a reforming spirit, close to the physiocratic ideas. Deals also with taxes, commerce, manufactures, agriculture, mendicity and public assistance. According to Goldsmiths the 'province' is Artois.‎

书商的参考编号 : 18174

‎(DARIGRAND, E.F.)‎

‎L'anti-financier, ou relevé de quelques-unes des malversations dont se rendent journellement coupables les Fermiers-Généraux, & des vexations qu'ils commettent dans les Provinces: servant de réfutation d'un écrit intitulé: Lettre servant de Réponse aux remonstrances du Parlement de Bordeaux. Précédée d'une épitre au Parlement de France, accompagnée de notes historiques. A Amsterdam, (Paris, Lambert), 1763. With frontispiece. - (Bound with:) SUPPLEMENT à l'anti-financier ou exposé de quelques nouveaux abus commis par les employés dans la partie des domaines & contrôles. No Place, (1763?). - (Bound with:) REPONSE à l'auteur de l'antifinancier.‎

‎A La Haye, 1764. Together 3 volumes in 1. (4), 60, 107, (1) pp.; (2), 26 pp.; 24 pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt in compartments, red label with gilt lettering, red edges, lightly worn, some spots. First work: Kress 6086; Goldsmiths 9873; INED 1276; Higgs 3017; Conlon 63:751. First issue of the first edition. In this vehemently written work, the fermiers-généraux were accused of corruption. It caused the author's imprisonment in the Bastille. The volume was printed by Lambert and distributed by Ormancy, who also were arrested. Four years after its publication the book was still sold secretly at high prices. Second work: Not in Kress; Goldsmiths 10025; Higgs 3018; INED 4797; Conlon 63:752.First edition.According to Goldsmiths this is not by Darigrand, but a reply to Darigrand's work, INED also believes this work to be written by another, anonymous, author, Conlon lists it under Darigrand.Third work: Not in Kress; Goldsmiths 10020; Higgs 3268; INED 4778; Conlon 64:441.First edition.Loosely inserted: ARRET de la cour du parlement de Rouen, qui ordonne que la brochure intitulée: Réponse à l'auteur de l'anti-financier, fera lacerée & brulé par l'exécuteur de la Haute-Justice, au pied du grand escalier de palais; enjoint à ceux qui en auroient des exemplaires, de les apporter au Greffe de la Cour, pour y être pareillement lacérés & brulés, &c. Du 9 Avril 1764. (Drop-head title). A Rouen, Chez J.J. le Boullenger, (1764).Not in Kress; Goldsmiths 10017; Higgs 3252.‎

书商的参考编号 : 16498

‎(DUPRE DE SAINT-MAUR, N.F.)‎

‎Essai sur les monnoies, ou Réflexions sur le rapport entre l'argent et les denrées.‎

‎A Paris, Chez J.B. Coignard & De Bure, 1746. With numerous tables in the text, and 1 folding table. 2 parts in 1 volume. xxi, (3, approbation, privilège du Roi, Fautes à corriger dans la première partie; Fautes à corriger dans les Variations des Prix), 220 pp.; 188 pp. 4to. Contemporary marbled calf, spine gilt with raised bands, red label with gilt lettering, somewhat rubbed and worn. Kress 4804; Goldsmiths 8235; Einaudi 1687; INED 1643; Stourm 42. First edition. Very interesting for the medieval history, giving details on money and extensive information on prices for various commodities, including cornprices, for the period 1202-1746. The Physiocrats used his work often and abundently for statistical details: 'Dupré de Saint Maur, leur guide habituel en matière de statistique .....' (Weulersse, ii, p. 622.)'This work would, perhaps, have been more properly placed along with works on prices. It is full of elaborate researches with respect to the value of money at different periods; and contains tables exhibiting the successive variations in the quantity of silver in the coins, and the prices of a great variety of commodities from the early part of the 13th down to near the middle of the 18th century. Dr. Smith has borne testimony to "the diligence and fidelity" with which M. de Saint Maur has formed his table of prices' (McCulloch, p. 188).‎

书商的参考编号 : 16502

‎(DURRET.)‎

‎Voyage de Marseille à Lima, et dans les autres lieux des Indes Occidentales. Avec une exacte Description de ce qu'il y de plus remarquable tant pour la Geographie, que pour les Moeurs, les Coûtumes, le Commerce, le Gouvernement & la Religion des peuples; avec des notes & des figures en taille-douce. Par le Sieur D***‎

‎A Paris, Chez Jean-Baptiste Coignard, 1720. With 6 engraved plates, four of which are folding and including a plan of Lima. Two parts in one volume. xxxv, [1, blank], 282, 244, [2] pp. 12mo. Nineteenth-century half morocco, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, marbled boards. European Americana 720/78; Sabin 21437; James Ford Bell Library D354; Gove, The Imaginary Voyage in Prose Fiction, p. 233; Conlon 20:394; not in Echeverria & Wilkie; Goldsmiths' 5610; not in Kress or Einaudi. First edition of this scarce book which, although suggesting to be an account of a voyage to South America, is actually a work of fiction. Durret himself claims that it was based on an account by the "Sieur Bachelier" to which he only added notes and of which improved the style. This however is not correct, the work is by Durret. "Chapter 17 of the first part and chapter 19 contain descriptions of Santa Catharina and Brazil in general. The letter is signed "Durret," but the account is by Bachelier, a surgeon. Father Labat believes this was an imaginary voyage" (Borba de Moreas, i, p. 281)."Récit, selon Barbier, plein de bévues et de contradictions, car D. l'aurait fait sans sortir de chez lui. Détails sur les moeurs, et sur les coutumes nuptiales de Malte, du Maroc, des Canaries, du Brézil, du Chili, du Pérou, de Madagascar, etc." (INED 1678.)"Contains useful information on the products of the South American coast" (James Ford Bell Library). - Title page cut short at foot and outer margin.‎

书商的参考编号 : 27078

‎(ed.) Bussolo, Maurizio & De Hoyos, Rafael E.‎

‎Gender Aspects of the Trade and Poverty Nexus: a Macro - Micro Approach‎

‎Crisp, clean, bright and tight. Used‎

‎(ed.) Laffont, Jean-Jaques‎

‎Advances in Economic Theory Sixth World Congress Vol. 1 (Econometric Society Monographs; no. 20)‎

‎Previous owner's name on the front end page. Minor edgewear to the dustjacket. Used‎

‎(ed.) Tachibanaki, Toshiaki‎

‎Wage Differentials : An International Comparison‎

‎Sound book with clean pages. Some discolouration and a small tear on the dust cover. Used‎

‎(FORTUNE, T.)‎

‎Histoire concise et authentique de la Banque d'Angleterre, par Thomas Fortune. A Londres, 1797.‎

‎(At end:) De l'Imprimerie des Postes et Messageries, (1798). 44 pp. 8vo. Modern cloth. Kress B.3606; not in Goldsmiths. There is a half-title or title reading 'Histoire de la Banque d'Angleterre', without name, date, publisher and year. The given title is a drop-head title. - With a faint waterstain throughout covering the lower half of the pages.‎

书商的参考编号 : 16254

‎(Georg Ludwig Schnid d'Avenstein)‎

‎PRINCIPES DE LA LEGISLATION UNIVERSELLE.‎

‎E.O. - First Edition – Due volumi in 8vo di XX-389-(3) pagine, e (4)-474-(2) pagine. Legatura coeva in pien a pelle, piccole mancanza agli angoli e al dorso del primo volume. Firma di possesso al titolo (D'Ales Latour). - Prima edizione di questa opera vicina alle idee dei fisiocratici, considerata come una delle più interessanti proposte di riforma globale della società del tempo. Tra l'altro l'autore propone, come garanzia di pace, una Confederazione Europea. Il benessere pubblico viene garantito da “une agriculture florissante, une popolation nombreuse et aisée, la liberté et l'habitude de l'instruction, et enfin une paix durable ou rarement interrompue” (Ined 4116).‎

‎(GIN, P.L.C.)‎

‎Les vrais principes du gouvernement françois, démontrés par la raison et par les faits. Par un François.‎

‎A Genève, 1777. (4), (2, Avis au Lecteur, blank), vii, (1, blank), 316, (4, errata) pp. 8vo. Contemporary marbled calf, spine richly gilt in compartments, label with gilt lettering, marbled edges. INED 2037 (later edition); not in Kress; not in Goldsmiths; not in Einaudi; not in Mattioli; Mornet, Les origines intellectuelles de la Révolution, pp. 217-8. Rare first edition of this work which is primarily a defence of monarchic government against the theories of Montesquieu and Mably, notable for a variety of observations on economic issues. Gin identifies the products of agriculture and manufacture as the basic forms of wealth, and condemns import on the grounds that they lead to a diminution in the population. 'Il y défend les lois fondamentales de la monarchie pure, réfute la théorie de la liberté politique ou de constitution de Montesquieu, celle de l'équilibre des pouvoirs et refuse de donner des limites à la puissance du monarque' (Mornet). 'Sociologie politique. De la monarchie, en général, et du gouvernement français en particulier. Plusieurs passages consacrés à des questions économiques. Réflexions sur les impôts et sur les richesses en général' (INED). - Some annotations concerning author and book on verso front free blank. A very nice copy with good margins, and an interesting copy: after the title-page there is a "Avis au Lecteur", reading: "Ce livre n'ayant pas ete imprime sous les yeux de l'Auteur, il s'y est glissé plusieurs fautes typographiques. On a corrigé les plus importantes dans l'Errata qui est à la fin de cet Ouvrage." Both this "avis" and the errata are almost always lacking in copies usually found, the errors in those copies not being corrected.‎

书商的参考编号 : 18142

‎(GOYON DE LA PLOMBANIE, H. DE.)‎

‎Vues Politiques sur le Commerce, Ouvrage dans lequel on traite particulièrement des Denrées, & où l'on propose de nouveaux moyens pour encourager l'Agriculture & les Arts, & pour augmenter le Commerce général du Royaume.‎

‎A Amsterdam, Aux depens de la Compagnie, 1759. Title printed in red and black. viii, 296 pp. 8vo. Contemporary blind marbled covers, paper shelf number to spine, uncut. Kress 5781; Goldsmiths 9441; Einaudi 2671; Mattioli 1484; Higgs 1978; INED 2119; Conlon 59:827; Spengler, French Predecessors of Malthus, pp. 86-90. First edition. The copies catalogued in Kress and Higgs have 535 pages and the title ends after the words 'Commerce général', lacking the additon 'du Royaume'. No priority has been established, either of these editions is very rare. The author, one of the editors of the Journal Économique, philantropist and utopian socialist, proposes in this work to 'faire entrer tous les moyens de mettre en exécution les projets les plus grands pour le bonheur de la nation': the founding of a state-owned agricultural company for the sale of its products with the purpose of maintaining price stability, the foundation of 'sociétiés de crédit', development of the use of machines, etc. The whole of his socialist and utopian ideas is also elaborately dealt with in J.-C. Perrot's work 'Histoire intellectuelle de l'Économie Politique', chapter entitled Le despotisme de la raison dans l'utopie économique de Goyon de la Plombanie, pp. 284-304. See also A. Lichtenberger, Le Socialisme au XVIIIe siècle, pp. 329-334. - Occasional faint dampstain, a very good copy.‎

书商的参考编号 : 10252

‎(Hatton, Edward); Ready-Reckoner.‎

‎COMES COMMERCII, OR, MERCHANT AND TRADER'S-COMPANION. The Eighth Edition.‎

‎Fuller title: COMES COMMERCII, OR, MERCHANT AND TRADER'S-COMPANION. Containing I. Exact and useful Tables, shewing the Value of any Quantity of Goods or Wares ready cast up, more adapted to Merchants Use, than any other extant. Calculated by an Ingenious Accomptant. II. Tables of Exchange. In two Parts. 1. English Money Exchanged into Irish. 2. Irish Money Exchanged into English. Each by Addition only, for any Sum of 300 Pounds to 1 Penny, and at the several Rates, whether Quarters or Eighths, from Five per Cent. to Eleven per Cent. III. Tables of Commission at the several Rates mostly used in Ireland. IV. An Index to Intrest. Containing Tables of Simple Interest. To all which is prefixed, A Table of Guineas and Half-Guineas. Together with a Table of the Number of Yards in the Several Scores of Linen, from 1 to 150. The Tables of Exchange, Commission, and Coin calculated originally: All the other Tables cast up in Manuscript, and the whole Work carefully corrected. pp. [144]. Tall 12 mo. 200 x 8 mm. Foxed and age stained. Original full leather binding, very broken and worn. **Interesting manuscripts and notes on the fly-leaves: "Robert Taylor his Book Brought from Ireland to the United States of America" / "Mathew Kirkpatrick His Book in hand. 1 June 1790. Steal Not this Book. Etc." / Manuscript notes on the costs (in pounds and shillings) for making a (woman's) clothing outfit. Very scarce (and well-used) ready-reckoner, owned in Ireland and America. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMER 11‎