8vo. xvi, 424 pp. An account of Calonne's administration. Spine has gilt embossed "II" below title, suggesting that this was previously paired with Necker's writing. However, the volume is complete in terms of the given title. (There are no folding tables, as in a larger format version.) Upper spine extremity a bit chewed, with small pinprick hole beneath. Scuffing and wear to leather elsewhere. Light scattered soiling within. View More...
8vo. Front hinge a bit shaken. Bookplate removed from flypaper. Chipping top of spine, and spine darkened. Pages clean, age toned/browned. Good copy. View More...
4to. 546 pp., 280 engravings, including 2 color chromolithographs. VG. Slight fading to gilt decoration on cover, but still quite bright. Slight unraveling of cloth at upper spine tip area. Pages toned, but clean. Work discusses and illustrates virtually every aspect of American economy and its current status as of the 1870s. Work is particular informative about technology, decorative arts, and industrialization, written at a pivotal time in Americn history, at the onset of the most dramatic upsurge in industrialization, from which the U.S. was to emerge as the most powerful economy in... View More...
