From Athena Rare Books ABAA, Fairfield, CT, U.S.A.
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1 leaf with publisher's statement (?) on verso + TP + [I]-vi + [I]-ii + 1-586 + 2 blank leaves, 12 mo. First Edition, First Issue (Tchemerzine III, p. 482).First Edition, First Issue of Condillac's Most Important Work on EconomicsThere are three editions from 1776 of this work: one with errata on page vi, which we consider to be the first edition; another edition (Kress 7201) without the errata and the errata corrected, also continuously paginated as the first edition but newly set and printed, and another edition which is in two separately paginated volumes with two title-pages, no errata but the errata only partially corrected: the first two errata as listed in the first issue are not corrected, the last three are corrected as indicated in the errata of the first edition.This copy is first edition, first issue with the errata on page vi and continuously paginated with only one title page.NOTE: this copy is printed on extremely pale blue paper rather than the more usual white. "On the whole, [this work] was a popularization of the physiocratic doctrines of Francois Quesnay and Du Pont de Nemours. Like them, he believed in agriculture as the fundamental source of wealth, in free trade (as against mercantilism), and in the power of reason to discover the laws that would preserve each man's right to enjoy the fruits of his labor." (EP, Vol. 2, p. 180). The Encyclopedia of Philosophy lists this work along with the four philosophical works (Essai sur l'origine des connoissances humaines, Traité des Sistêmes, Traité des sensations and Traité des Animaux) as Condillac's most important books. Contemporary full calf with gilt lettering and gilt devices on the spine. There is a two-inch bit of "worming" on the top gutter of the front board along with the usual bumping and wear. Still, this is a very pretty copy of this fluential work by Condillac. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Seller Inventory # 855
Bibliographic Details
Title: Le Commerce et le Gouvernement, Considérés ...
Publisher: Jombert & Cellot, Amsterdam
Publication Date: 1776
Edition: FIRST EDiTION, FIRST ISSUE.
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