Louis de Beausobre General Introduction to the study of Poli - Lot 113

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Louis de Beausobre General Introduction to the study of Poli - Lot 113
Louis de Beausobre General Introduction to the study of Politics, Finance, and Trade. By Mr. de Beausobre. New edition corrected and expanded. Amsterdam, J.H. Schneider, 1765. 2 volumes in 1 vol. in-12 with continuous pagination of (4)*-VIII-(2)-251 pp. ; (8) pp. (false title, title and table of the second volume) (253)-526 pp., havana basane, smooth spine decorated, title piece in havana morocco, red edges (contemporary binding). Second edition published in the year of the original. The first edition - composed in Berlin, where the author resided at the court of Frederick II -, intercepted and corrected in France by Sartine was probably not published, according to the specialized bibliographies which, as of 1765, cite only this new corrected and enlarged edition. An economic and demographic overview of all the economic and population issues debated in the 18th century: agriculture, industry, taxes, currencies, trade, colonies, population, intolerance, etc. "The advantages of an abundant soil and a large population far outweigh those of industry and extensive trade. Freckles. Kress, 6239; Goldsmiths, 10061; Einaudi, 376; Higgs, 3528; INED, 352 (1791 edition).
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