ILLUSTRATIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. No. I. Life In The Wilds. A Tale. From The London Edition.
de Martineau, Harriet
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Printed by William Brown for E. Littell, Philadelphia: ., 1832 pp. xv, (1), 17-120. Foxed. Inner hinges cracked. **Pierced ownership of Lydia Coates on title page. Lydia was a member of a very prominent Philadelphia family. 16mo. 145 mm. Original leather spine over plain paper covered boards, worn. Spine worn with loss at tail. Joints cracked. Boards very fragile. Hardbound. Good. Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) was a British social theorist, economist, Whig writer, and one of the most remarkable women of her age. This (first American?) edition is scarce. S&S/AI 13576. PAIMP 25. 1st Edition.. Hardcover.
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- ILLUSTRATIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. No. I. Life In The Wilds. A Tale. From The London Edition.
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- Martineau, Harriet
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- PENNSYLVANIA IMPRINTS EARLY AMERICAN LITERATURE FICTION ECONOMICS AFRICA WOMEN HARRIET MARTINEAU ILLUSTRATIONS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY LIFE IN THE WILDS PHILADELPHIA IMPRINT 1832
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- Title Page
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- Spine
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- Foxed
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- Tail
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