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Say, Jean-Baptiste, fl. 1832 A Treatise on Political Economy [edited and signed by Clement C. Biddle]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06988 Author/Creator: Say, Jean-Baptiste, fl. 1832 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Book Date: 1832 Pagination: 455 p. : Height: 22 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Fuller title: "A Treatise on Political Economy; or the Production, Distribution and Consumption of Wealth. Translated from the Fourth edition of the French by C. R. Prinsep, with notes by the Translator...containing a Translation of the Introduction and Additional Notes by Clement C. Biddle." Signed by editor and translator Clement C. Biddle. Printed by Grigg & Elliott. The first American edition was printed in 1821.

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