Histoire des doctrines économiques.

Paris, Giard & Brière, 1899. Hardcover. .. Two parts in one volume. Paginated consecutively. Royal octavo. Pp. xii, 124; (2), 127-574. Divisional title to each part. Bibliography, extended index of cited authors. HARDCOVER, bound in half black cloth and marbled boards, spine gilt, sprinkled edges; small old institutional stamp to title. In a very good condition. Neat copy with crisp interior. ~ First French edition. A volume in the Bibliothèque Internationale d'Economie Politique Series, edited by Alfred Bonnet. With a Preface by A. Deschamps. Luigi Cossa (1831-1896), Italian economist. Became a professor of political economy at the University of Pavia and was responsible for the revival of the scientific study of economy in Italy. He made Pavia the centre of economic research, and was the first modern Italian economist to gain international recognition. As a brilliant scholar and excellent teacher, Cossa exercised great influenced. His "Guida allo studio dell'economia politica" (1876) was a remarkable achievement for its time. It was translated into many languages and appeared in English under the title "Introduction to the Study of Political Economy" (1880). "Histoire des doctrines économiques" was translated from the revised manuscript of the 3d Italian edition (1892) "Introduzione allo studio dell'economia politica". Uncommon. KVK lists 9 copies. Three other copies are in Germany (Union Catalogs Northern Germany, Bavaria, Southwest Germany). OCLC 4406724. TIMO-5 OUT