London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1925, 1926.. 1925, 1926.. Good. - Octavo, black cloth titled in gilt. Bumped & lightly rubbed with a few small stains & light staining to Vol. 1 rear cover; tiny hole in cloth of Vol. 2 rear cover; score mark to Vol. 3 front cover. xvii, [i] & 924 pp.; xviii, [i] & 966 pp. plus publisher's catalogue; and xxiii & 849 pp. plus publisher's catalogue. Owner's ink inscription & signature on Vol. 1 front endpaper with stain to flyleaf, light soiling to half-title & page edges slightly darkened; Vol. 2 cracked at p. 464 with tears to paper along front hinge & the rear hinge starting; owner's ink name on Vol. 3 front pastedown with 2 rear pages roughly cut. Good. <p>Vol. 2 was published in 1925, Vols. 1 and III in 1926.<p>The best reference in the field.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6962
Title: PALGRAVE'S DICTIONARY OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. 3 volumes
Author: Higgs, Henry; editor
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1925, 1926.
Date Published: 1925, 1926.
Keywords: ECONOMICS; POLITICAL ECONOMY; DICTIONARY; REFERENCE; PALGRAVE'S; HENRY HIGGS. (Economics). (Reference). PALGRAVE'S DICTIONARY OF POLITICAL ECONOMY. 3 volumes. Higgs, Henry; editor.
Bookseller catalogs: Economics;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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