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Labour, Leisure and Luxury. A Contribution to Present Practical Political Economy
by WYLIE, Alexander
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1884. Octavo, x, 230, [2] (blank), 12 (publisher's advertisements) pages with numerous tables. Gilt- and black-decorated cloth; edges uncut; covers slightly flecked, bumped and rubbed; spine a little darkened; initial leaves slightly foxed; a very good copy. With the pictorial bookplate ['Gang forward'] of Edward Charles Stirling on the front pastedown, his pencilled ownership signature on the half-title (inscribed 'S.S. Pekin, 1885'), and his pencilled notes on two pages at the rear, and with his occasional pencilled emphases.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 129020
- Title
- Labour, Leisure and Luxury. A Contribution to Present Practical Political Economy
- Author
- WYLIE, Alexander
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1884
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Adelaide, South Australia
About Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers
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