The Logic of Political Economy.

DE QUINCEY, Thomas.

$1,500.00

Item Number: 146689

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1844.

First edition of this study on economics. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, black morocco spine labels, gilt borders to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, silk ribbon tipped in, top edge gilt, patterned endpapers. In very good condition, bookplate to the front free endpaper belonging to Samuel Bronfman, the Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and owner of the world’s largest liquor distilling firm.

Thomas De Quincey was an English writer, essayist, and literary critic, best known for his 'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.' As he was constantly experiencing monetary difficulties, De Quincey turned his attention to the mechanics of value, wages, rent, and profit in his 'Logic of the Political Economy,' a thorough examination of economic thought with special consideration for real-world implications.