New York: Dick and Fitzgerald, Publishers, 1863. From the world prior to the electronic calculator, here is a very useful little book for the math-challenged merchant of the mid-19th Century. The tables allow calculation down to a quarter of a cent. Many other features to the rear of the book: tables of wages by the day or week (calculated as a 10-hour workday); time differences at noon in New York; boards of lumber; including how to figure the weight of cattle. This is a Very Good copy. Yellow paper-covered boards with a tan cloth spine titled in black. The front cover is illustrated with an ... View More...
Unknown: Unknown, 1849. This small volume is missing its Title Page, so publisher information is unknown. The text is that of Martineau's and there is a faint pencil inscription on the front paste-down dated 1849. Brown cloth binding, blindstamped with ruling and decorations; titling in gilt on the spine. Rubbed at the margins, with a chip at the head of the spine. Textblock is foxed but very readable; 178 pages. Please note the condition issues. Quercus must offer this as a Binding Copy, in need of restoration or repair. This mighht be a worthwhile effort, since Martineau's works, although fa... View More...
London: Charles Fox, 1832. Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) has been called "the first female sociologist." Her 1837 study, "Society in America," which contains a critique of the state of female education, is considered foundational. She was certainly a prominent Victorian public intellectual, friend to J.S. Mill, George Elliot, Carlyle, H.H. Millman, and Bulmer-Lytton. She wrote on history and travel, and translated Comte. She was an activist, and her support for abolition made her unpopular in America. An atheist and in poor health, she had a fascination with Mesmerism. Supposedly, she dated E... View More...
London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd, 1929. Considering his influence on the world, decent editions of this seminal work are rather hard to find. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the Second Printing, "Translated from the Fourth German Edition by Eden & Cedar Paul." Black cloth binding; covers ruled, with titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; xvi, continuing to 927. Bibliography and Index. Mild bumps, top a bit dusty, with some abrasions on the rear cover. Really a rather nice copy for one's bedtime reading. No dustwrapper.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - ove... View More...
New York: The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1944. First published in 1921, "...a marvel of satire and lucidity..." Scarce - one of the more difficult Veblen titles to obtain. This is a Fine copy of Later Printing [stated "Eighth Printing, March 1944"]. Green cloth binding, titled in red on the spine. Clean text; 169 pages, very fresh. The dustjacket is complete but has been price-clipped, with a darkened spine and a few small chips. In an archival plastic protector.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. View More...
New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1918. Was Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) an economist, a social scientist, or a humorist? Perhaps these three traits keep his works relevant and popular today. This analysis argues that the ideal university cannot exist in America. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition.. Green ribbed cloth binding, ruled and with Huebsch logo on the front cover.Clean text; viii, 286 pages. Quercus discovers perhaps ten small notes/marks in pencil within. Very lightly rubbed at the tips and the margins of the spine. A solid copy. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Ha... View More...
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of the First Edition. Green cloth binding, ruled at the edges, with titling in gilt on the spine.Clean text; ix, 355 pages; four-page catalog in the rear. Top edge is gilt, fore edge deckled. Previous-owner signature (1972) on the FFEP; front gutter is cracked but holding. Rubbed at the margins; gilt on spine is dulled but perfectly readable. A bit loose in feel, but a serviceable copy nonetheless. In an archival plastic protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Ed... View More...
New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1918. This is a Very Good copy of the Second Edition. Green cloth binding, ruled and stamped on the front cover; gilt titling on the spine. Bright text; ix, 355 pages. This is an ASSOCIATION COPY, with the signature (1920) of Arthur G. Coons (1900-1968) longtime president of Occidental College and one of the architects of the California Master Plan for Education. There is a gift label to Library (with release) on front paste-down, and library numbers in pencil on rear paste-down; these are the only ex-library treatments. However, Coons has heavily notated this book thro... View More...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910. Veblen's critique of corporate dominance was first published in 1904; it's lessons ring true today.This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of a Later Printing of the First Edition, from six years later; the copyright page retains the statement "Published September, 1904." Maroon ribbed cloth binding, ruled on the front; gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; vii, 400 pages. Contemporary (1913) signature on the FFEP. Bumped, with rubbing to the head and foot of the spine, some spots on the rear cover; cracked at the Title Page.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very... View More...
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1932. Veblen's witty views remain relevant today; insightful and a surprisingly fun read! First published in 1904. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of a Later Printing. Maroon cloth binding with gilt titling on the spine. Clean, bright text; vi, 400 pages. Some neat underlining in the first chapter. Small signature on the front paste-down. Spine lightly faded. Front gutter has cracked but is holding. Quercus reccommends some reinforcement as preventive maintenance. No dustjacket.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" ta... View More...
New York: B.W. Huebsch, 1922. Certainly one of the most famous economic theories, by one of the more fascinating theorists. The original publication was 1899, a fitting close to the 19th Century but still relevant today, and a great read. This is a Reprint of the "New Edition" from the 3rd Printing (1918). A Very Good copy: dark green cloth binding, ruled and stamped, with gilt lettering on the spine. Mild wear; with a diagonal crease across the spine; front gutter has cracked but is holding well. This is an ASSOCIATION copy, with the signature of Stanley H. Chapman, prominent American social ... View More...
St. Louis: Geo. C. Hackstaff, Printer, 1882. Freeman (Otis) Willey authored several books on economics. A review (of a different title, 1897) in the Journal of Political Economy called him an "economic optimist." This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition, which is scarce. (Quercus believes he revised and reissued it a few years later). Brown publisher's cloth binding, ruled and decorated on the covers, with gilt titling on the spine. Clean text; 544 pages, bright and unfoxed. Neatly penned contemporary (1887) signature on the second free endpaper. Rubbed at the margins, mild bumps, some wr... View More...
